Pub In The Park

We stayed at a cheap hotel in Philadelphia and we were surprised at how clean, quiet and nice it was. The entire staff was helpful and friendly. After we unloaded the car and grabbing a bite to eat, we checked our map and found that the Valley Forge National Park wasn’t too far and it wasn’t too hard to find. We saw literally thousands of deer when we went for a hike, my children were absolutely thrilled; an excellent choice on my part.

The next day we headed to Sesame, but first we had breakfast at our hotel.

We got our tickets on-line and the plan was to spend the whole day there. The parking cost $18, which in my estimation is a lot for a family of four to afford. Once we were inside the park, we were overwhelmed and very unprepared, all my planning went right out the window. We had to rent a locker, which was $20.00, to store our belonging, like purse, camera, and our money, since we didn’t need it at a water park. Then I should have purchased water shoes, because the walkways between the water rides was hot, so we literally couldn’t walk on it. Then, the lines for the rides were just as bad as Disney, my children are young and they really had no concept of waiting in line, so most of the rides we skipped. Then the water was cold!

When it was time to grab a bite to eat, and for a family of four, eating at the water park would have cost us over $50! If I had known the food was going to be so much, I would’ve made sure my family had plenty to eat before we entered the park. It already cost us $250 to get in the park, which is extremely expensive for us. So, my whole idea of fun at a water park for the entire day was a bust. My children wouldn’t do the lines, I wouldn’t pay over $50 for food and the park was a lot smaller then we anticipated. We only managed to play in Elmo’s World and called it a day.

My family would have had so much more fun in our own back yard! When we got back to our hotel, we finally had lunch and I sent the children off to a playground not far from the hotel. I remember my parents always taking us kids somewhere fun for vacation, I just hope my kids will have as much fond memories as I have.