Pennsylvania
“The Civil War is the central event in America’s historical consciousness. While the Revolution of 1776-1783 created the United States, the Civil War of 1861-1865 determined what kind of nation it would be. The war resolved two fundamental questions left unresolved by the revolution: whether the United States was to be a dissolvable confederation of […]
We started this morning with the Trolley Tour, which (as we found out) sells out quickly during the summer months. Turns out hoards of families with lots of kids descend upon Hershey, Pennsylvania during summer vacation. Maybe that’s why the first time we came was in October – after the rush was over and we could enjoy […]
We had originally wanted to go straight from ice cream to chocolate, but it wasn’t in the cards since the Hershey trolley was sold out for the next day. We decided it was probably better that way – to have a short break from the sugar – so we swopped and headed to the Indian Echo Caverns a day early. It was a pretty […]
When you think about the every day blah blah, sometimes the days run together and it’s tough to remember which is which. But add a vacation in the mix and those memories stick with you. While we’re enjoying one, we almost always reminisce about previous vacations – usually the silly things that went wrong and turned out […]