Watch out for these 2

I'd steer clear of these kids if I were you.

Day 4 - Hershey Park

Day 4 - Bright and early, we are on our way to Hershey Park, in Hershey, PA (of course). I have to say that the park itself was kind of a disappointment, but I did enjoy the "pretend" tour of the chocolate factory. In fact, this was the highlight of the visit.


The entrance to Hershey Park:


The waterpark was brand new in 2007 and very popular on this very hot day:

David loved the surfing simulator --

Wipe out!


Here are a couple pics of the pretend factory tour:



It was a really long day, and very hot and humid. It felt great to get back to the hotel and relax!

Day 3 - Gettysburg to Harrisburg, PA

The next day, we finished the second half of the battlefield tour. It's really hard to choose my favorite photos, but here are a few of my best:




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After this, we went into the town of Gettysburg for souvenir shopping and just to walk around a bit. Gettysburg is a very charming town, with many historic buildings. Here we are at the Farnsworth House (remember the ghost tour?) in the daytime:

And a few random pics around and about Gettysburg:


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That afternoon, we drove to Harrisburg and checked into our hotel there. In the evening, we visited the local mall and Bass Pro Shop. And that ends Day 3.

Day 2 - Gettysburg, PA

We are finally here in Gettysburg! We did a lot of touring today --

First, the Gettysburg Museum of the Civil War:


And right across the street from the museum is the Gettysburg National Cemetery where Lincoln's historic Gettysburg Address was made (spoken...addressed...? whatever):


Then, we toured the battlefield. It was pretty awesome to be there. We all really enjoyed the auto tour -- a CD that you play in your car that narrates all the stops and various monuments, etc., and gives you a very interesting story about the battle.

Here are a couple photos from the Gettysburg battlefield:



Later that night, we went on a ghost tour at the Farnsworth House. I won't tell you what I experienced here, but it was weird enough for me to get the chills right now just thinking about it! Also, Chuck and David and I all heard what sounded like guns firing at night over the battlefield. David insists they were fireworks, but there were no lights and I don't think they were. Spooky!



Here's a link to more about the Farnsworth House (named by the Travel Channel as one of the Top Ten most haunted inns in the U.S.):

http://www.jennie-wade-house.com/farnsworth-house.htm


After touring the haunted inn and going on the haunted ghost walk tour, we all went back to our hotel and had a good nights' rest (muahahaha).