Living on the East Coast allows us to visit historical areas and understand more fully the sacrifices made by our ancestors. Take a drive through Gettysburg and visit battlefields, monuments erected to the fallen and an interactive museum and gift shop. The kids enjoyed running loose on the beautiful May day we visited the actual… Continue reading Gettysburg
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Chocolate in Hershey and Cannons in Valley Forge
Summer 2009 has been one of our more memorable summers. We've enjoyed adventure after adventure along the East coast. Our long weekend started with a trip to Hershey Chocolate World in Hershey, PA where we rode on a chocolate scented ride to learn how chocolate is made from the cocoa bean to the bar. We… Continue reading Chocolate in Hershey and Cannons in Valley Forge
Work Will Set You Free
"Arbeit Macht Frei," work will set you free. These words on the entrance to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site will be forever ingrained in our mind. A visit to the concentration camp outside of Munich is both somber and interesting as you stroll the grounds of what used to be a real death camp… Continue reading Work Will Set You Free