louisville to bethlehem/allentown pa. 2

i packed up the family for a trip to pa. to see my grandfather and enjoy a cx race in jersey. well we saw grandpa and had an awesome time. he was happy to see us and couldn't get over how our kid had grown. things you may not know about allentown are,

1.Allentown holds historical significance as the location where the Liberty Bell (then known as the Pennsylvania State House bell) was successfully hidden from the British during the American Revolutionary War.

2.In 1905, Mack Trucks moved to Allentown, beginning Allentown's focus on heavy industrial manufacturing.

3."Allentown" is a song by American singer Billy Joel.

now for bethlehem,

1.In 1762, Bethlehem built the first water works in America to pump water for public usage.

2.The Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1857–2003), based in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was once the second-largest steel producer in the United States, after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based U.S. Steel.

3.The old Bethlehem Steel Corporation is now the Sands Casino.

4. Also know as the Christmas City.

i didn't make to the cx race in jersey do to lots of traffic and one lane traffic on the pa turnpike. good thing i didn't make it to the race. after we made it to the hotel i found a crack in my frame when i was putting my wheels on.

we made it out to the crayola factory/store in easton and saw the worlds largest crayon. bought some tastykakes and some drake's cakes and some delicious bread that i have grown up with. yes i like to eat we i go up east.

we also made a stop at bethlehem brew works for some tasty beer. we went in search of the perfect slice, didn't find it. penn pizza was closed and settled for westgate pizza, not so good.

on the way home we stopped at the site of flight 93. the plane that crashed on 9-11 in pennsylvania. a very solemn place.