Here in the Jones household we don’t believe in relaxing on vacations…it’s all about packing in as much as possible in a short time frame. Let’s take our latest trip for example to Philadelphia, Amish Country, and Hershey:
After getting lost and ending up in New Jersey on the first day and not arriving in Philadelphia till the middle of the afternoon we still managed to make it to the Franklin Institute and explore everything there, and ascend the stairs (like Rocky) of the Museum of Art.
The second day was packed with walking around Independence National Park and all the historical monuments and sites. We walked from 8:45 am till 4:00 in the afternoon and only stopped because it started raining. We saw every house, building, took tours, etc. that had anything to do with the founding of our nation (I love history), not to mention visiting the US Mint (where we saw nickels and pennies being made).
The next day was full of driving, because the Amish don’t exactly come to you, you have to go to them! We had a great time getting ourselves lost on all the back roads of Lancaster County trying to see Amish farms, horses and buggies, stores, etc.
Then there was a big snag in our plans, I got sick, and when you are sick, you can’t rush around going here, there and yonder, which I quickly found out when I got sick in some plants in front of Hershey Chocolate World. Don’t worry though, I still managed to go on the Hershey Chocolate Tour Ride, go to the Hershey Story Museum, the Hershey Gardens, and visit the Hotel Hershey (don’t ask me how I did it, because I am not even sure). So, who wants to go on our next Jones family vacation with us? No takers? I don’t know why, relaxing is so over rated!
The second day was packed with walking around Independence National Park and all the historical monuments and sites. We walked from 8:45 am till 4:00 in the afternoon and only stopped because it started raining. We saw every house, building, took tours, etc. that had anything to do with the founding of our nation (I love history), not to mention visiting the US Mint (where we saw nickels and pennies being made).
The next day was full of driving, because the Amish don’t exactly come to you, you have to go to them! We had a great time getting ourselves lost on all the back roads of Lancaster County trying to see Amish farms, horses and buggies, stores, etc.
Then there was a big snag in our plans, I got sick, and when you are sick, you can’t rush around going here, there and yonder, which I quickly found out when I got sick in some plants in front of Hershey Chocolate World. Don’t worry though, I still managed to go on the Hershey Chocolate Tour Ride, go to the Hershey Story Museum, the Hershey Gardens, and visit the Hotel Hershey (don’t ask me how I did it, because I am not even sure). So, who wants to go on our next Jones family vacation with us? No takers? I don’t know why, relaxing is so over rated!
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