Philly Day

Unfortunately I didn't get many pictures of the next three days of our visit, and the ones that Keisha took I'm not able to turn, but sometimes it's nice to just enjoy yourself without having to worry about snapping a picture every where you go!

Wednesday we spent the day in Philly seeing as many sites as possible. We saw the bell, took the walking tour, ate at the Reading Terminal (of course), got some killer crepes, but swore to myself that next time I'm getting the sushi! The two sideways pictures were too cute to leave out. Damian was able to hop over the little stands in the sidewalk, so the next picture was Jayda attempting to do the same!

We don't make it into the city very often, but everytime we do I'm always reminded of how cool it is to live so close to so much history and culture.

Thursday we started our day out at the Shady Maple Smorgasbord. I seriously can't even count now how many times I've been there, but I never get sick of it. Perhaps we will move in one day!


At the Smorgasbord, there was a guy that made carvings out of wood. His biggest product were carved chickens. Above is his tiniest chicken, look at it compared to the penny, but the funny thing was that you could still tell it was a chicken!

After that we went straight to Hershey to take the tour and check out all the chocolate goods. There's not a whole lot to do in Hershey (at least not when you don't have a whole lot of cash), but I still enjoy it and it's always worth the trip.



On our way home we stopped in Kitchen Kettle, another place that I've been too a lot. I love the samples and the jams. I always have to go home with something, usually a sampler of meat and cheeses, love it!


While we were there, Rachel treated us to a horse buggy ride through the area. It was really cool because the guy that took us was born into the Amish community, but during his time of experiencing the world outside of the Amish world, he decided not to go back. He still has very close connections to his family though and talked about how his kids get to experience best of both worlds. It was cool and really eye opening.


Our last day was spent taking it easy, enjoying each other's company, and eating good food (as always). We had a wonderful time with Rachel, Keisha and Damian. It was a fantastic way to spend Spring Break!