Lancaster, United States Travel Blogs

Day 2: The Beauty of Amish Country
Aug 31, 2004 (59 photos)

... .  Yes, the dog has a stroller.  We pushed her around in it and you would have thought she was the president of the United States - she got so many looks, laughs, and comments!  A few people even took her picture.  It was hysterical!  Anyway, Kitchen Kettle ...

Day 1: Getting There and Setting the Pace
Aug 30, 2004 (42 photos)

... out of watching Alison play with the stuffed animals and beanie babies.  She thought Alison was adorable!  I wound up buying a pink Lancaster nightgown, a key chain (it's clear and has an Amish family holding hands and walking in the street engraved on it, ...

The Road to Enlightenment is through the Past!
Nov 2, 2007 (14 photos)

... ll send you the link to his website when I'm finished the book.   Historical Moment   "Lancaster is the oldest inland city in the United States of America. It is 71 miles west of Philadelphia and is snuggled along the north and ...

Day 4: A Full Day of Shopping
Sep 2, 2004 (30 photos)

... her in on what we had done at Hershey Park the day before and to see if she had planned anything else for her upcoming Lancaster vacation.  After fifteen minutes of talking on the phone and watching PBS Kids with Alison, mom, dad, Aunt Stacy, and Alan made ...

Day 5: A Fond Farewell
Sep 3, 2006 (9 photos)

... way home, but they were all out of the way and we were all tired and just wanted to get home.  Before we even left Lancaster I fell asleep, and woke up when we were on the Belt Parkway back in Brooklyn (in Bensonhurst, to be exact), only fifteen minutes ...

Amish Part 2/ The Tabernacle
Aug 11, 2007

... to leave the Gray's and travel on to our next destination in Somerset. But before that we attempted to make it to Lancaster, PA because Bro. Robert had suggested to us that we should see the Tabernacle reproduction there cared for by the Mennonites. We ...

Lakes and Mountains
Jun 26, 2009

... bridge.  Finally we crossed yet another iron bridge and found ourselves in New Hampshire, and our stop for the night – Lancaster. We notched up our 8000th mile today and should hit the Atlantic coast sometime tomorrow afternoon – I’ve got ...

Hanging out counting the days
Jun 26, 2009

Well we are looking forward to the trip, trying to get everything ready eg. prepping the camper ready, finalizing the route etc. Someone I work with suggested that we do a travel blog so that any one interested could see what we were up to ...

Desperately packing
Jul 30, 2009

We are burning the candle at both ends trying to get eveything together. Wishing that getting packed up cold be more relaxing but I guess that is the way it goes, at least we are close to ready

On The Road Again
Sep 16, 2008 (8 photos)

Not far from Columbus, Ohio, in the little town of Pickerington, is the headquarters of the AMA (American Motorcyclist Association) and the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum.  Since I'm this close, I take advantage of the opportunity to visit the museum ...

Castles from afar
Jan 3, 2008

... it. In the end, it was a four hour drive and it was not long after dark that we found our "home" for the night at Lancaster, a small town north east of LA. For the first time our whole trip, we ventured back to a Motel 6 (a staple of past trips). ...

The Lancaster Blues
Aug 19, 2004

... words, I'm having a rough time. I may trek over to Kitchen Kettle Village and get some different jams (a bit of Lancaster County goodness) and a decorative plate or something. Suggestions are welcome. One Lancaster place I will miss is Tony Wang's. AM ...

45 Days and Counting...
Jul 19, 2004

... did meet a cool Turkish guy who had to apply for a visa just to visit Spain; I'm glad relations between Spain and the United States haven't deteriorated that much. Thankfully, I got my passport in the mail today with new visa and all. My last hurdle ...

Day 6 - Part 2
Apr 26, 2008 (3 photos)

The bus ride to Lancaster, Pennsylvania was 2 and a half hours. So we are at the hotel now waiting for dinner. More on that later. By Kim and Kelsie

the elusive amish
Sep 12, 2007 (3 photos)

I have always been curious about the amish and wanted to see for myself the buggies and the beards.  I have seen movies about them, but I just needed to see them for myself to know they were really real and that people could really live like that ...

20 days and counting...
Aug 13, 2004

20 days and counting... I bought my main piece of luggage for this trip. It only took 1½ hours at downtown Portland's REI store. After talking with Chuck, who just got back from spring semester in Sevilla, he suggested I buy a backpack instead of ...

Amish People
Jun 17, 2005 (6 photos)

Today we depart for Lancaster county, West of Phili. We visit the Amish village, getting a guided tour of the house. Afterwards we are allowed to wander around the following buildings: Blacksmith Shop with tools of the smithy's trade; fully furnished ...

The Simplicity of the Amish culture
Sep 12, 2009 (15 photos)

... and giving thanks for the safe trip & wonderful sights of his creation, at the SACRED HEART of JESUS CHURCH in downtown Lancaster.        Tomorrow we plan to visit a bit more of the Amish community as well as tour some of Lancaster ...

Lancaster, PA and area
Jul 15, 2003 (6 photos)

... where we hooked up with some friends of Marcus from high school. Because they live so close to Amish Country, we went up to Lancaster and checked them out. I was shocked that a faith that lives so simply has so much money! Their farms are enormous! We ...

Amish Country Buggy Ride-Jeska's family in NJ
Sep 29, 2006 (10 photos)

... fitting considering Lincoln wrote the Gettysburgh address at a hotel about 50 feet away. We got out on the road for Lancaster around 12pm. I knew I wanted to show Jeska the Amish country but didn't know exactly where to start. I remembered going to a ...

Penn State Trial Garden
Jul 30, 2008

I meet someone here....

Have a Dutch Wonderful Day!
Jun 26, 2009 (27 photos)

We returned to good 'ol Lancaster to go to Dutch Wonderland.  The best way to realize that you have entered Lancaster County is that it will smell like a barn full of cows. Dutch Wonderland was described as a great place for young kids.  We also ...

Day 2....drove to Gordonsville, PA
Sep 2, 2008

Day 2 left Natural Bridge Station, VA starting odometer 49,921 arriving odometer 50,182 We drove 261 miles today arriving in the Pennsylvania Dutch Country. We will stay here two nights.

The Pennsylvania Dutch Country
Jul 9, 2006

Today involved much driving and tasty food. We had a good, old fashion Pennsylvania Dutch dinner - complete with meat and Wonder Bread.

Ideas for future posts
Jun 8, 2009

To keep this blog going until we leave on the big trip and make sure I have all the features down, I'll blog about other things.  Such as: Smaller road trips we go on (we are planning to go to Philly, DC, NY, and Baltimore) Post about trips we've ...

We will Miss her very much
Feb 9, 2007

On this Date at this time sorry to say mother (Mary L. Damewood/aka Mary L. Brooks) has gone to a better place. God bless and Amen. I/We will miss her very much (being the mommas boy that i am). She.....is with-in all of us! Shawn Brooks ...

Day 11: The Amish
Oct 2, 2008

... dispel any concerns you may have that I had an unnatural fixation with the aforementioned statue.  Anyway having arrived in Lancaster I took myself off on the 'Amish Experience' based at Intercourse (yes, there are many strange names in Amish country ...

In the Amish Country
Oct 18, 2006 (3 photos)

In the past 2 days we have been hearing about the tremendous floods in Housten and Texas. In both places people have been killed as a result. Today we got the tail end of that storm front and consequently had our first day of rain since leaving Australia ...

Day 20 ...drove to Lancaster, NH
Sep 20, 2008

Day 20 starting odometer  51,038 arriving odometer  51,255 We drove 217  miles to Lancaster, NH.

Amish Country
Sep 11, 2008

Wierd place, impossible to get a hotel, saw 1 horse and buggie