I just got back from vacation! Lots of pics, but they're all small and you can click on the thumbnails to enlarge (yes, this thread is 56k-friendly).
Day #1: Driving into Hershey Pennsylvania, we briefly stopped at a place called the Jolly Trolley in Dushore, PA.
Day #2: Tour of Gettysburg. We're looking down from the Union positions toward Devil's Den.
Day #3: Hershey Park! I had no idea there was a full-blown theme/amusement park in Pennsylvania until recently. It's quite cool. They even have "product characters", like this peppermint candy guy.
A walking Hershey's Kiss!
Rebecca watching the boys on the balloon ride. David is getting older but he still likes to do the kiddie rides at first.
More rides
The big Hershey's Chocolate bar guy at the front gate of Hershey Park. This pic was actually taken on day #4. We never took a picture of him on day #2, and day #3 was Rebecca's spa relaxation day, so we got back to him on day #4 when we went to see Chocolate World. With the park, Chocolate World, and a few other sundry attractions such as the Gardens and the Trolley Ride and the Museum, Hershey basically gives you two full days of activities at a minimum.
Occasionally, my ugly mug makes it into one of the pictures
The Hershey Museum. Interestingly enough, large portions of it are devoted to general-interest subjects, rather than all of it being focused on chocolate. Milton Hershey was quite an interesting person, who seems to have created the entire town of Hershey himself, complete with its cultural attractions.
Hershey Gardens
The butterfly greenhouse
I saw a great quote from Mark Twain about his wife, who he described as "both a girl and a woman", and that's what I always think when I look at my Rebecca.
I for one welcome our new insect overlords.
Relaxation
As the daylight fades, we start the long drive home. But we were struck by the beauty of the Pennsylvania landscape, so we kept stopping to take pictures. It really is quite lovely country, especially for people who grew up as we did, with no mountains nearby.
Day #5: we stopped at a motel overnight to break up our journey back, and now we're underway again.
The darkened interior of the one of the lecture rooms at Elmira College, in Elmira NY
Rebecca and the boys posing by a statue of Mark Twain
More Elmira stuff
I know what you're thinking, and this road sign is
not a Photoshop job. There really
is a road called "Sodom Road" near Fort Erie, Ontario. This was the last picture of our trip.
Day #1: Driving into Hershey Pennsylvania, we briefly stopped at a place called the Jolly Trolley in Dushore, PA.
Day #2: Tour of Gettysburg. We're looking down from the Union positions toward Devil's Den.
Day #3: Hershey Park! I had no idea there was a full-blown theme/amusement park in Pennsylvania until recently. It's quite cool. They even have "product characters", like this peppermint candy guy.
A walking Hershey's Kiss!
Rebecca watching the boys on the balloon ride. David is getting older but he still likes to do the kiddie rides at first.
More rides
The big Hershey's Chocolate bar guy at the front gate of Hershey Park. This pic was actually taken on day #4. We never took a picture of him on day #2, and day #3 was Rebecca's spa relaxation day, so we got back to him on day #4 when we went to see Chocolate World. With the park, Chocolate World, and a few other sundry attractions such as the Gardens and the Trolley Ride and the Museum, Hershey basically gives you two full days of activities at a minimum.
Occasionally, my ugly mug makes it into one of the pictures
The Hershey Museum. Interestingly enough, large portions of it are devoted to general-interest subjects, rather than all of it being focused on chocolate. Milton Hershey was quite an interesting person, who seems to have created the entire town of Hershey himself, complete with its cultural attractions.
Hershey Gardens
The butterfly greenhouse
I saw a great quote from Mark Twain about his wife, who he described as "both a girl and a woman", and that's what I always think when I look at my Rebecca.
I for one welcome our new insect overlords.
Relaxation
As the daylight fades, we start the long drive home. But we were struck by the beauty of the Pennsylvania landscape, so we kept stopping to take pictures. It really is quite lovely country, especially for people who grew up as we did, with no mountains nearby.
Day #5: we stopped at a motel overnight to break up our journey back, and now we're underway again.
The darkened interior of the one of the lecture rooms at Elmira College, in Elmira NY
Rebecca and the boys posing by a statue of Mark Twain
More Elmira stuff
I know what you're thinking, and this road sign is not a Photoshop job. There really is a road called "Sodom Road" near Fort Erie, Ontario. This was the last picture of our trip.
Cursed GTA.
