Here Is an Interesting and Historical Place to Stay

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This motel is a real trek back into history. The location is ideal for shopping and touring. It is located in the middle of Lancaster County Amish Country where there is plenty of shopping nearby, Hershey is close and offers tours in Chocolate Town and also has an amusement park, Gettysburg is about an hour and fifteen minutes away, plus many other things to see and do.

Best of all, you or you and family members have the opportunity to sleep in a refurbished rail car.

Train Cars Motel
 

911 said:
This motel is a real trek back into history. The location is ideal for shopping and touring. It is located in the middle of Lancaster County Amish Country where there is plenty of shopping nearby, Hershey is close and offers tours in Chocolate Town and also has an amusement park, Gettysburg is about an hour and fifteen minutes away, plus many other things to see and do.

Best of all, you or you and family members have the opportunity to sleep in a refurbished rail car.

Train Cars Motel
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That's one place we've visited in the US although we didn't stay in the Red Caboose motel. We did visit Hershey for a tour round and then went on to Gettysburg. We found the Amish country quite intriguing.
 
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No thanks … I saw too much of the other side.

Having grown up in “Amish Country” in Northeastern Ohio, I never learned to like their ‘mystique’ that they had on visitors.
If you went to school with people like Delbert Schmucker you would understand!

…. and on Saturday night … watching the Amish girls go into town and get in phone booths to change out of their normal garb, into dating clothes was quite a sight …
they could have given Superman a run! :ROFLMAO:
 
On one of our driving trips back east we came upon a flea market at the home of Robert Fulton, we had been once before, but this time there a lot more people. We decided to pay the dollar to tour the little house. Upon our leaving we were met & invited to dine with the group supporting the food tent next to the house. We had a great meal all paid for by the supporters. Met many different tourists & really enjoyed the meal. That & the 3-4 meals at 'The Good n Plenty' were our memories of a great time in PA.

We went & did the tour at Hersey's, made the stop at Gettysburg, even though my wife tried almost in vain to side track me from stopping at all the sites monuments to read the engraving. After making 1/3 of them i was convinced to bypass some monuments to speed up the tour I think there was something like 1400 stops commemorating the battle. Then we toured the museum.

I think PA was the highlight of our visits and will remember them long after. I remember a visit to a shetland/tiny horse barn we stopped at but was embarrassed with my PETA daughter making strange noises at each stall. We did make the journey to Philadelphia to visit Independence Hall & make the various tours. So many things to see & do at every turn.
 
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I search out small almost rundown cheap motels off the beaten path. There aren't many left but they have more character and fun. Sometimes a pool, or a little dinner and dark bar or honky donk. Maybe even an attraction like an oddity or go carts. I'll never stay in a regular boring cookie cutter hotel.
 
Talk about interesting and historic... I stayed on the Queen Mary in Long Beach for a sales meeting. Having one of the old portholes that opened with bolts in my cabin was really historic. The rest just felt... spooky.
 
JustBonee said:
No thanks … I saw too much of the other side.

Having grown up in “Amish Country” in Northeastern Ohio, I never learned to like their ‘mystique’ that they had on visitors.
If you went to school with people like Delbert Schmucker you would understand!

…. and on Saturday night … watching the Amish girls go into town and get in phone booths to change out of their normal garb, into dating clothes was quite a sight …
they could have given Superman a run! :ROFLMAO:
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REALLY? Amish girls getting naughty? Actually, I never had any experience with an Amish girl, but they are human, I suppose. Sounds like a breakdown of society.
 
On a hike into a wilderness area in Montana, I came upon an Amish married couple camping at a remote lake. They had with them a newborn, just a couple of days old. I guess they were welcoming the newborn child into the world as God wanted it. I dunno. Maybe they just wanted to go camping. They showed me the baby. It seemed too delicate to take into the wilderness.

But they were armed with a Winchester that was leaning on a nearby stump. The word that comes to mind is incongruous. Since they were not allowed to drive, they paid a Mennonite to drive them to the trail head. It's an interesting belief system. It seems harmless enough, but I have heard that they have occasional problems with their teenagers. I can understand why. It's not a life for everyone.
 
Nathan said:
I love old ships in general, the QM is so fascinating, did a complete tour of her one-time after having had too many Mimosas at a nearby restaurant.
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I did the tour as well. Wasn't it especially fascinating touring the innards of the ship like the engine room?
 
JustBonee said:
No thanks … I saw too much of the other side.

Having grown up in “Amish Country” in Northeastern Ohio, I never learned to like their ‘mystique’ that they had on visitors.
If you went to school with people like Delbert Schmucker you would understand!

…. and on Saturday night … watching the Amish girls go into town and get in phone booths to change out of their normal garb, into dating clothes was quite a sight …
they could have given Superman a run! :ROFLMAO:
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In Lancaster County, PA, my ex and I stopped at an Amish roadside stand. It was about 8 PM. There was an Amish girl tending the place, which was lit with old timey oil lamps. My ex wanted to buy something, but we didn't have enough cash. The girl said "no problem", and from under the counter she whipped out an electronic credit card reader. The Amish still ride in horse drawn buggies, but the Amish do take VISA.
 
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