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Monday, July 26, 2010

Trip from CT to GA

On the trip from CT to GA I made a stop in Easton, PA to go to the Crayola Crayon Factory.  Easton is a super cute old fashioned yet modern city.  There were a ton of tents set up on the circle of the city where vendors were selling everything from jewelry to farmers market foods. 

At the Crayola Crayon Factory I learned a few things:

            


Crayola has come around over the years to be culturally sensitive to people of all skin colors, which I LOVE!  (now only if Band-Aids would catch up... ever seen a Band-Aid that's flesh colored for a black person?  Didn't think so...)


I got to see the WORLD'S LARGEST CRAYON!



And, I made a new friend!


 After Easton, PA I drove to Hershey, PA to go to Chocolate World.  Chocolate World is on a property which also contains an amusement park that I did not go to.



Millions of KISSES!

After leaving Hershey I went to Shippensberg, PA to go to Tiny Town.  Shippensberg is a very small, very rural farming community.  Tiny Town is in some guy's back yard.  You can tell that at one time it was very well cared for, but has been neglected for a while now.  I almost felt invasive getting out of my car, walking on some guy's private property, and taking pictures of his "tiny town".  It is just a series of miniature buildings, similar to doll houses but a little bigger, and even the insides of the building are (were) decorated with detail. 

View to the right of the yard

The School House - with Boys and Girls Outhouses


Detail inside the school building - desks arranged
in rows with names and picture on them



Railroad Station

View of the left hand side of the yard


 

It was an odd little place with an entrance that read "Look, but don't touch.  Donations".    I left $2 in the little drop box and left.  I drove another hour or so to Stranton (?) VA and stayed the night at a Comfort Inn.  The only rooms they had left were smoking, which I wouldn't have preferred, but the continental breakfast the following morning made up for it!!!

Sunday, July 18, 2010

IN -> OH -> PA

All packed up and ready to hit the road!  I left Mishawaka at 8am.

I got off the toll road in Toledo, Ohio to go to Tony Packo's Cafe.  Inside that restaurant there is a hot dog bun museum that I wanted to see.  On my way there, an 81 year old lady rear ended me while I was stopped at a red light.  This ordeal took an hour to clear, which ended up being a blessing in disguise because Tony Packo's didn't open until 11:30am and that was the time it was upon finishing with the police.
HOT DOGS SIGNED BY FAMOUS PEOPLE!!!

   

But the all time best hot dog bun there was....


I'm in State College, PA right now staying at my aunt and uncles house for the night.  Upon reflecting on today's events:

Things I did today that I've never done before:

1.  Called 911
2.  Ate at a restaurant by myself

Things I learned today that I never knew before:

1.  The IN toll road's speed limit is 70mph but OH and PA are only 65 mph :(
2.  Running over a large turtle at 70mph does not damage your car, however it does damage the turtle, as it will never "get to the other side"


Love,
Courtney and Dill