good guesses considering yesterday was the 4th of July. But both of those places are too far west.

in the middle of the delaware river, on a rowboat?

a lot closer, a bit too far east, a day late.

King of Prussia Mall??????

conshohocken, pa?

now you are both too far west again.

When unc guessed in the middle of the Delaware River you were within a mile of where I am.

Penn boathouse, on the banks of the might "surekill" river...

Yeah, but the "middle of the delaware river", on a river that is 360 miles long, hardly seems logical to be less than a mile from you....

I base my answer in close reference to UP.

I originally said Barbadoes Island, but I see Tysons Dump.... Wonder why where Tyson took a crap is so important????

So..... BN, "Tyson's Dump! hehehe

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tyson's dump...i love it :)

Sorry I was incommunicado for a bit. I went to Erie PA yesterday afternoon, came back this evening, and had no time for getting online. Stayed at the Sheraton on the downtown lakefront...nice spot.

OK, Tysons dump is also too far west, as is Penn's boathouse. But I have been to some good boathouse parties and in my high school art classes I drew a few pencil and pen & ink drawings of the boathouses and the boats in the water.

I'm in Philadelphia and since I was thinking of our recent Independence Day holiday, where I'm hiding is related to that holiday...though I'm not at Independence Hall.

anywheres near drexel, where my nephew currently rows?

send him my best wishes, but no...I'm east of Broad Street and south of Arch Street.

Rittenhouse Square, is my latest guess.... i HAVE A BOOKMARK FOR THE MOVIE lAW ABIDING CITIZEN, JUST OVER THE ROAD, FROM HERE...


oops cap lock. meh

near the Bourse?

Zook,
Rittenhouse Sq. is west of Broad St. so outside my defined perimeter. But if you're on the Square give me a call and I'll buy you a juicy steak dinner at Smith & Wolensky in the Rittenhouse Hotel.

unc, the Bourse building is less than 2 city blocks from where I am.

Where I am is closely related to the Declaration of Independence.

independence hall?

Oops, and I was looking at the other side an all..

I was gonna say, carpenters hall, but thought I was on the wrong side...

Independence Hall and Carpenter's Hall are very close to where I am, within 2 city blocks. But neither of those are correct.

clue: who drafted the Declaration of Independence?

don't see nothin' jeffersonian within a two block radius of the bourse, independence hall, or carpenters...

you ain't lookin' good enuff

You are right thinking of Jefferson, and I did mention that this place is related to the Declaration of Independence which Jefferson wrote. I'm not sure how much more I can say without giving it away.

jefferson university hospital?

nope. This place has to do with the writing of the D.of I.

"The Signer" Statue

nope, not at a statue. But "The Signer" is about 2 blocks away from the house I am in.

A house that is related to the writing of the D. of I.

I didn't think it was the statue, but I was hoping for another clue... remember that I'm not a local, so if I get it right, I want a green card........


City Tavern.....

Zook, you don't need no stinkin' green card! Just come and call me when you get to the airport and I'll pick you up.

City Tavern is a good guess, and actually it is part of the story related to the house I am in, and the guy who was in that house writing the D. of I. and he got his meals sent in from the City Tavern.

Graff House

that should be it...

and it is. Good sleuthiness, Zook. Especially for someone not from this neighborhood. You're up!

The Declaration House (Graff House)

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...raff_house.jpg

The Graff House, aka The Declaration House, is Jacob Graff's house where Thomas Jefferson spent the better part of three weeks writing his original Declaration of Independence. The Graff family was living there while he did that so I wonder if they talked about it and if they gave him any ideas? Even though now it's hard to imagine the corner of 7th & Market Sts. not being in the heart of the city, back then it was on the outskirts of old Philadelphia.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...I/clips424.jpg

Fun Facts
- The house was once owned by Hyman and Simon Gratz. Their sister, Rebecca, is said to be the inspiration for Walter Scott's "Ivanhoe" and Thackeray's "Rebecca."
- Jefferson complained about the houseflies from the stable across the street while writing the Declaration of Independence.
- Jefferson had an account at the City Tavern while writing the Declaration.
- The site became among other things a print shop and a Tom Thumb diner.
- The Independence Hall Association (owners of ushistory.org) led the efforts to have the Declaration House rebuilt in 1975 for the Bicentennial.

Gee that was easy..........



now, we head off to lands far far away..... from the USA...

24 degrees C here today...

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Northern Hemisphere?

yes.

island?

No.... not an island either.....

This will be of absolutely no help, but the capital of this country was where my grandfather was born.

Are you in Europe?

Eastern Hemisphere?

Netherlands?

Europe yes
further North that the Netherlands.....

sweden?

west of Berlin?