Amanda-My Amish dreams have come true! Greg was under great pressure to take me to Lancaster County, PA after all the Beverly Lewis books I've read! Since we wanted to immerse ourselves in the cultlure, Sunday we rested just liked the Amish. 
Monday we started with breakfast at the Bird-n-Hand Family Restaurant where "English" as well as Amish can take in a hearty meal. It was a Smorgasbord!
Then we went to the Bird-n-Hand Bake Shop where I stocked up on some baked goods like fresh baked bread, cookies, and a dessert sampler including whoopie pie, shoofly pie, and apple struedel. Also found a Lancaster made faceless doll and a bonnet for Hope. Also bought some locally canned jams. Good Amish find!
Then we went to Aaron & Jessicas's buggy rides for a 3 mile tour of the countryside in an Amish buggy with an Amish driver. He also drove us through a nearby dairy farm. We watched men working in the fields with their horses and all the homes had laundry out to dry since it was Monday-laundry day. After the ride we walked over to a local grocery store that sold bulk baking products to the Amish. I bought almonds, fresh ground peanut butter, honey with the comb in it, some yummy local yogurt and milk.
With a few snickers, we headed toward the town of Intercourse. Greg thinks the Amish have an interesting sense of humor. We went to Kitchen Kettle Village to watch the Amish women can in a large kitchen. Of course I had to stalk up on some more canned jam, apple butter, and even salsa.
Across the street I went to Stotzfus Deli. I love to try local food wherever I am, and I was not dissapointed. I bought the family a chicken pie, some local sausage, deli meat, different cheeses, and crackers. Fun!The one disappointment is that many stores have sprung up trying to sell junk made to look Amish that is "made in China". You actually have to check labels to find things "made in Lancaster County". Short visit but fun. It began to drizzle as we headed toward Philadellphia via Delaware and New Jersey.
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