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North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster August 11th 2021

Lancaster Pennsylvania http://www.heygo.com Our surprise tour today with Aaron & Patrick took us to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Rich in heritage, history, and culture, In 1777, the city was briefly the capital of the American colonies and also served as Pennsylvania's capital from 1799 to 1812. John Wright, a prominent citizen, gave it the name “Lancaster” after Lancaster, England where he formerly lived. The city is known as the “Red Rose City” due to its link to Lancaster, England. We saw so many interesting buildings, one in particular Fulton Hall is named after Lancaster County's steam engine pioneer, Robert Fulton. The building was built on the foundation of Lancaster's pre-Revolutionary jail. In 1763, a vigilante gang known as the Paxton Boys massacred the Conestogo Indians being held there for their protection. The exterior wall of the jail co ... read more

American Adventures: Into the PA countryside and Washington

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster April 25th 2018

Amish country

Timgray

" Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you'd drop dead in ten seconds. See the World. It's more fantastic than any dream made or paid for in factories." Ray Bradbury. According to the travel plans, next stop scheduled is Lancaster PA. A two block walk away from our NYC hotel was Penn Station where an Amtrak train was scheduled to leave station at 10h50 bound for Lancaster. For us South Africans from the quiet backwaters of the Eastern Cape, Penn station was a maelstrom of movement and semi chaos. People, trains, schedules and just a hint of panic as we anxiously studied the train departures and platforms. In the midst of all this we were requested to "evacuate" our seating area while the local feds searched a suspect looking bag. Also approached by a ... read more

American Adventures "Perfect Flight or Imperfect Fantasy"

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster April 18th 2018

Timgray

"Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer" Destinations conjure up a myriad of fascinating thoughts. Enchanting, exciting and exhilarating places and countries. Mystery, and often the great unknown. But all destinations have one common denominator and that is one has to travel there by some mode. A few centuries ago the journey would have been undertaken by ship and on departure to wherever, it was a given that it would take “weeks” or possibly “months”. If you got to your destination you were generally a lucky sod in the knowledge that the ship hadn’t ended up on the bottom of some remote ocean. Today we are spoilt for choice and air travel puts us within reach of all corners of the globe in next to no time. It’s convenient, comfortable and supposedly ... read more

Amish community,Watkins glen,Niagra Falls

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster August 30th 2017

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Ozziekiwi

Hi Everyone On the move again,this morning we visited a Amish farm in Lancaster,Pennsylvania the only museum in the world of Amish Life They make products to sell,I thought they were expensive though.when there young people turn 16 they go out to the world we know for 2years,5percent don't come back.it wax interesting to see it all. We went to a place called Watkins glen 832 steps down this ravine following the stream,quite a feat for me!!it was beautiful. Arrived at Niagra falls in the evening,and saw the falls all lit up it was stunning. We have an early start again today Thanks for travelling with us Catch you soon KS... read more

Shady Maple Visit Pat Hamrick and Dr. Crichton

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster August 22nd 2016

shady Maple

JudyfromMoody

Geo: 40.038, -76.3013Editor's NOTE: Normally Glenn proof-read's my blog and does some major editing, however I am not asking him to do this for me, since he needs a break. So bear with me if there are misspelled words and the grammar is incorrect. Thanks for reading. Also, I've changed the format for the most recent entries to be on top.Monday morning, we went to Shady Maple Smorgasbord just about 2 miles from Verna and Earl's house. We got there just after 7:30am. Perfect timing. The food was delicious. I had the strawberry French toast. As we were sitting there enjoying the food, I noticed a "boat load of Amish or Mennonite folks - like 60-80 people come marching in to the special banquet room. This Smorgasbord is the biggest in the country. Besides feeding tons ... read more

Friends in Amish Country

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster July 19th 2016

The banister at Wheatland was impressive

Will Abney

What a great and stress-free day! Lancaster is in the heart of Amish country, but they’re not the only folks that live ‘simply’ around here – you’ve got Mennonites and Brethren, too. So what was the first thing we did this morning? An Amish market! The market is called Root’s, and it’s pronounced a little differently than I would’ve thought. But it’s a happening place. It’s like a big farmer’s market and flea market all in one, and it meets basically every day. And it’s massive. So many people were selling things, and many more were wandering the aisles – both indoors and out – looking for just about anything you could want. Many of the vendors are Amish or Mennonites, typically with their distinctive clothing and hairstyles. And if you want something, you can probably ... read more

Seeing Amish

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster September 25th 2015

Driving to Lancaster

nomadicguard

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GAP IN AMISH COUNTRY

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster September 19th 2015

GAP

John and Gloria Travels

Had an easy drive up from Washington DC around 3 hours. Staying in Gap which is about 12 miles from Lancaster out in a small town in the countryside.. so pretty! Thought it would be nice to spend our last 3 days 2 nights in the countryside before heading back into NYC. We are staying in an Amish family's home in the township of Gap. Lovely young couple with two little kids 2 1/2 and 9 months... spick and span home with everything you need, they had gone away for the weekend so they rent out their home when they go away.. we have had some wonderful experiences with AirBNB and this is no different. They are not very strict, though no TV in house (which I guess is a good thing) as they seem to ... read more

Amish

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster October 30th 2014

Amish Farm and House

Martijn

Afgelopen zaterdag heb ik dus een bezoek gebracht aan het land van de Amish. Met veel zon en een lekkere temperatuur van 22 graden Celsius was het een mooie dag om een stuk te gaan rijden. De Amish wonen in Pennsylvania Dutch Country in Lancaster County, er zijn ook communes in andere delen van Amerika zoals Ohio en Minnesota. Omdat de leefwijze van de Amish nogal ongebruikelijk is in de huidige tijd is Lancaster County omgetoverd tot een ware toeristische trekpleister waar men zich onder andere kan vermaken met het pretpark Dutch Wonderland, buggy rijden of een bezoek aan een typisch Amish huis/boerderij. Zo ook ik. Via een collega had ik een aantal adressen gekregen en mijn keus viel op Amish Farm and House. Een plek waar vandaag geschiedenis aanraakt (vertaald van de slogan op de ... read more

Day14-Amish

North America » United States » Pennsylvania » Lancaster May 19th 2014

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athisya

we went to visit the amish people in Lancaster, PA. This was my favorite part of the whole trip because this was something new and the scenic beauty of country side was warm and pleasant. Also this type of farming was interesting to watch, because they were using mechanical tractors and animals instead of machine operated tractors. The farmers market had food cultivated by these farmers....which is in a way organic...so i tried the pumpkin pie and i liked it. But the amish community also don't like to be disturbed by visitors ...though we could observe their lifestyle only from a distance...it is surprising how they survive without technology. In my opinion native Americans are the true inhabitants and it is bad how the Quakers and Mennonites got treated by the new immigrants especially around new ... read more

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