September 2013: Road Trip to Historic Delaware River, Bristol, PA and Valley Forge
Presenting PixTraveler's 2013 Bristol, PA Road Trip. It began when we read about the ten oldest continually operating restaurants in the country. One of them was the King George II Inn in Bristol, PA. We were looking for a new place to visit and this sounded interesting This sounded like an interesting. We decided to make a two night, three day trip of it. We decided to stay at the The Homewood Suites by Hilton in Doyleston, PA which was at a central location. We found out that Bristol is located on the Delaware River just south of Washington Crossing where George Washington crossed the Delaware on the was to the victory at Trenton, NJ. On the way home, we stopped at the nearby Valley Forge Encampment.
Our Itinerary
Days 1-3, Sept 17-19 2013 - Trip Summary
This trip began when we read about the ten oldest continually operating restaurants in the country. One of them was the King George II Inn in Bristol, PA. We were looking for a new place to visit and this sounded interesting more...
On Day 1, Sept 17, 2013 we drive to Bristol, PA for Dinner at the King George II Inn
On this beautiful day in September we left our home in Frederick and took the more scenic northern route up Rt. 15 and east on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Today our main purpose was to eat at the King George II Inn in Bristol, PA. We had found this inn in a list of the ten oldest continually operating restaurants. We stopped at our hotel, The Homewood Suites by Hilton in Doyleston, PA and then took a route to Bristol more ...
On Day 2, Sept 18, 2013 we drive along the Delaware River to go to the Bristol Riverside Theater
On another beautiful day, we retraced our Sept. 17'th route at a more leisurely pace. Our main objective was to attend a performance of "My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish and I Am Still in Therapy" at the Bristol Riverside Theater. more ...
On Day 3, Sept 19, 2013 We Visit Valley Forge, PA On the Way Home
With the central, Doyleston, PA, location of our hotel, we were not too far from our final objective, George Washington's Valley Forge encampment. Washington chose this location more ...