Philly and NY

From DC we drove up to Philadelphia but it was a Friday afternoon and hit crawling traffic about 20 miles out. After 5 days of historic culture in DC we figured it wasn't worth the hassle to see an old bell. Skipping out on a philly cheesesteak, however, almost made us reconsider. Next we had a great visit with some friends in NY despite marginal weather. Continuing north we visited my cousin's family in Connecticut. Then drove up through Rhode Island and into Cape Cod. At this point we were getting real sick of all the toll roads. Probably blew about $30 from DC to Massachusetts. The only measurable value out of it was one toll collector blasting Metallica from his booth- in New Jersey, of course. Sorry, no pics for this section. Instead listen to the soothing sounds of Metallica for effect.