Saturday, Sept 24
And we were off again. First stop was the National Christmas Center. We are getting better with driving around the area and getting used to sharing the road with a horse and buggy.
The National Christmas Center is a museum and a gift shop. We have visited this place before but we don't remember going through the museum. The museum cost $12 for adults and I had a $1 off coupon. It was actually pretty interesting. I think I have some things they might enjoy having here. If the Hemet library ever gets tired of my reindeer they would fit in here really well. I ahve no idea how I would get them here.
Anyway, there were a lot of displays and I think we were in here for well over an hour. It is a walk through museum with different rooms with different displays. Things like Santa's, nativities, a five and dime, cards, ornaments and other things.
There was a really neat quilt hanging on one wall.
I saw some things that I know we have at my folks house.
After this we drove around looking for more covered bridges. We couldn't find one but did locate the other.
We drove through one small town that had a full size railroad. This weekend they had Thomas the Train here and it was crowded. Traffic was horrible. Remember, these streets are generally one lane each direction so it doesn't take much to create a traffic jam.
We finally located a Kohl's and I did a bit of shopping. I had to spend my $10 certificate, didn't I? I got another pair of jeans and a top. I was looking for a sweater but couldn't find anything I liked. There was a store next door to Kohl's called the Christmas Tree Store. We thought it was a Christmas shop but it turned out to be more like a Big Lots store. Weird.
After lunch we headed back to the campground but first stopped at a little shopping center on the corner leading to the campground. It was really interesting and we spent some time there. They had a lot of interesting things. The stores that sell jelly and stuff and a lot of samples to taste. Yummy. We decided that the next time we are in the area we are going to have to take a horse and buggy tour. What about it Lydia, next year?
Back at the campground there was a knock on the door. Some Amish children were selling baked goods. I bought a loaf of fresh bread for us. We were both checking out the pies but decided we didn't need them. I bet they taste great.
So enjoy all the pictures.
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