Monday, April 29, 2013

Lancaster Area in Pennsylvania

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After our rough start to our road trip, we enjoyed a sweet and smooth mini vacation in Pennsylvania Amish country. We did our traveling in the Mothership, but actually parked our motorhome at a hotel parking lot, and stayed at Best Western Eden Resort!

I didn't take a single photo at the hotel, but we enjoyed our large room (three queen beds and a sofa bed), and especially the hotel pool area. Meanwhile we managed to trap a mouse in the Mothership (and none since, so hopefully we are the only inhabitants of our motorhome currently).

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It was spring in southern Pennsylvania! Beautiful, and a lot warmer than New England.

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Our friends from Scranton area came on this trip with us, and together we visited the towns of Bird-in-Hand and Intercourse.

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Say what...???!!! Yes, there were quite a few chuckles over the names of these towns.

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Both towns had a strong Amish presence, and we saw many horses and buggies on the road. You can read more about the Amish here.

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We walked around some, visited shops, and took the free pretzel factory tour. We were glad the factory tour was free, as it was more a short presentation on how a pretzel is made than a true factory tour. Still, they showed us how to twist a pretzel, and now we are official pretzel twisters:)

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In one gift shop the girls found a game a tic-tac-toe.

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Bird-in-Hand had a great Farmers Market where we sampled yummies, and stocked up on honey, cheese, meats and cider.

If we have a chance, we'll stop here again on our way up North in June. A lot to see and do in the Lancaster area!

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Pysähdyimme kahdeksi päiväksi Lancasteriin, Pennsylvaniaan, ja lomailimme hotellissa. Asuntoauto vaan hotellin pihaan parkkiin:) Hotelli oli ihanan tilava, ja uima-allasalue kiva. Kävin jopa saunassa! Harmi vaan, kun ei saanut lyödä löylyvettä kiukaalle...  Olimme ihan Amissien alueella, ja katukuvassa näkyi usein hevonen ja kärryt. Asuistakin amissit tunnistaa. Täältä voi lukea lisää heidän tavoistaan, kulttuuristaan ja uskostaan. Kiva alue, mahdollisesti pysähdytään uudestaan kun palaamme pohjoiseen kesäkuussa.

2 comments:

  1. I just recently found your blog...love it! My husband and I are currently in the process of restoring a 1966 Airstream travel trailer so it was neat to see that your home away from home is an Airstream...we have a soft spot for them. :)

    I enjoyed this post! I am from southern PA and the photos made me homesick. I haven't yet taken my children to visit Amish country but it's up there on my list of things to do next time we get back to PA! Glad you enjoyed your visit.

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  2. Thank you, Shelby!! And how exciting! We love the vintage Airstreams. I'm headed your way to visit your blog:)

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