The next leg of our journey bring us to Hershey, Pennsylvania, "the sweetest place on Earth!". We stopped at Chocolate World on our way in--kind of Hershey's welcome center. There you can ride a ride that takes you through the candy-making process and get a free piece of candy at the end of the ride. (Lily and Carson rode it 4 times!) They also have a 4-D movie where the candy solves a mystery. I thought it was cute but everyone else thought it was dumb! There are souvenirs of all kinds--t-shirts, stuffed animals, candles and any kind of Hershey-made candy you can think of--in any size you can think of! It is a sweet-lovers paradise! We decided to try our hand at the "Create Your Own Candy Bar" attraction. We had to wear aprons and hair nets (and a beard net for Kevin's goatee to go!) and we got to pick via a computer screen what type of chocolate we wanted and what fillings such as butterscotch chips, pretzel pieces, almonds and toffee bits. You could also select to have yours with or without sprinkles. After that, you went into the room where the candy bars were being made on an assembly line and you got to see your bar being made. When it was at a certain station, your name would light up in front of it. Then we got to design our own packaging for our bar, watch it being boxed up and put in our personalized tin. It was a highlight for the kids! Here are some of the pics from Chocolate World.
That night we used our preview pass from staying at the Hershey campground to go to Hershey park for a couple of hours. We did get a couple of the big rides out of the way before closing and caught the shuttle back that night. We spent all day at the park on Tuesday and got in an hour early because we were staying at their campground. (also got discounted park tickets--pays to go Hershey!! :) For all you thrill seekers, Hershey Park has 9 large roller coasters! They have some of the scariest roller coasters I've seen! The first one I rode got up to speeds of 75 mph and it was downright painful! I needed a chiropractic adjustment afterwards! We played a lot of games and enjoyed the food which is pretty good for an amusement park--especially the Reeses Extreme Funnel Cake and the Reeses smores! YUM!
Today we left Hershey and made a stop in Intercourse, PA which is in the heart of Amish country. We saw many horse and buggys on the roads and endless corn fields. We shopped in the Kettle Kitchen Village and Lily and Kevin bought some produce from an Amish girl in front of her farm. Lily loved that!
We are staying right outside of Washington, DC tonight and planning to go in to DC in the morning. Friday we are headed home! I do miss my kitty cats! It has been a fun trip but there's no place like home!
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