Amish Country

Our day trip to Pennsylvania was way more interesting and fun than I expected it to be. 

  I was shocked at how beautiful this part of the country is...

 Our first buggy sighting.   The Amish people do not like their photos taken as it is against their religious beliefs.  I got a shot of the backside of a buggy.  This just shows how integrated the buggies are on the road...

 beautiful...

 Check out the crossing sign...

 The horses are not just your ordinary horses.  These horses are huge, beautiful, working horses...

 Can you imagine living here?  I think most people have this idea that not having technology would be a bore.   I think Tosh and I ( and my mom for sure)  would love to live this lifestyle.   Well,  I guess I couldn't blog...

 Lots of cows...

 Isn't this beautiful?

 Not a bad way to live...

 Green grass...

 This is probably my favorite image...

More cows...

 The homes are not what any of us expected .  I had an image of a modest, small, shack looking thing.  These houses are amazing.  They are well constructed, large, modern homes.  Most of them have very nice garages to park their buggies in.   

  

  

 Would love to see the inside of these homes...

 A cemetery...

We were able to go into a market. It was a fun experience.  We saw all the hand made goods. Mom got a purse.  I was able to get Finn a postcard to add to his collection.   Mom was so happy to get to mingle with real live Amish folk. 

What a neat experience to have.   They have a beautiful, simple way of life.  Tosh's beard fit right in and he  kind of helped our group blend in.  

Mom and I really wanted to buy a quilt.   We saw them in the market and dad said "how many do you want?"  He was only kidding because they were 500 dollars.