Today Chris and I went to visit our friend Philip in Lancaster. I’ve never been there, and I especially wanted to see the Amish (or Mennonites, or PA Dutch) as they interact with our car-driving, machine-fabricated, lightbulb-burning, electricity-consuming world. We saw several horses trotting along, pulling buggies of both tourists and bonnet- and beard-sporting locals. Here’s a video!
Apparently there are horse-hitching posts! And they don’t lock their horses either – I wondered aloud about whether horse/buggy theft would be a concern, but all I got was a laugh from Chris and Philip. One of the buggy’s owners came back, and as she assembled her ride, two things caught my eye: her footwear, and the sliding front windshield of the buggy.
Along our travels we stopped by a farmhouse for homemade root beer. Chris is evidently fond of root beer. Here he is purchasing it from the stand, which was at the end of a long driveway onto the farm property. They also sell dresses for $10…but I don’t think any were my size!
Fortunately, we did plenty of shopping at the outlets =)