In our previous post on Lancaster, Pennsylvania, we didn’t mention the city having two international airports less than an hour away as a big plus for this retirement location. An Amtrak station right in town offers another option for travel possibilities.

We love riding trains and have always wanted to visit Philadelphia to learn more about our nation’s beginnings.

So we booked inexpensive roundtrip tickets and climbed aboard for a 2-day excursion to the “City of Brotherly Love.”

BTW—know how Philadelphia got that nickname? William Penn, the city’s founder, combined the Greek words for love (phileo) and brother (adelphos).

Arriving in time for breakfast, our first stop was the Reading Terminal Market, one of the country’s oldest and largest public markets.  Wow, compared to the market in Lancaster, this place was overwhelming. The selection of meat, seafood, cheeses, produce, baked goods and prepared food is so fantastic, we...