The last day

Today was basically the last day of our vacation....we do have tomorrow, but that will be filled with travel, and we probably won't get to the blog at all. Today was a day of rest here in Bethlehem. We spent some of the afternoon at the new casino that has been built on the property of the old deserted Bethlehem Steel Company. The Sands Casino company has purchased the entire old Steel Mill, which consists of a great number of acres of land and numerous old industrial buildings including the smelters that heated the steel for over a hundred years. It was steel from this foundry that built the sky scrapers in New York City, the rail lines that went across the United States and much of the steel that went into the American auto industry in the twentieth century. The Casino is just the first step in the company's plans for this land, which will eventually include a hotel, markets and shops, and housing. They plan to save many of the old buildings and part of the land and buildings will be turned into an national museum of industry.

We plan to see Kate and Jon one more time tonight and then tomorrow we will take a bus to Philadelphia and our flight will leave from there in the late afternoon and we will be home around midnight Pacific time. We've had a great time, but are very anxious to get home and back to our family and dogs.