Lucky Number13: Road Trip Adventure:: Amish Country

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Tuesday we headed out on a little Road Trip Adventure this week to Arthur, Illinois; a little Amish town about 40 minutes from us. Complete with horse & buggies, people in traditional Amish dress and horse-pulled plows. If you're looking for a post that goes on and on about what a wonderful day we had, how well-behaved the kids were and that I enjoyed a quiet, peaceful drive there and back....sorry folks, you came to the wrong blog today. I will tell you this: at one point I considered pulling over into an empty parking lot off the highway to dump the kids off. Yeah, it was that kind of day.

The bright spot was that I did get some good photos and that we found a cute antique store and got

to see a little glimpse of a whole different way of living, the kids especially loved the horse & buggies.

The kids did not get their dollars to spend and I just got a couple easter cookie cutters like my mom had when we were little, bunnies and eggs. The antique shop had a lot of cool stuff, a little overpriced

but now I can't stop fantasizing about a canister set I saw there for my kitchen.

Oh and the VW bus...sigh. I have always wanted a VW, this one was in great condition and so cute.

The sticker on the back says "Grateful Dad" instead of Grateful Dead.

I'll take mine in baby blue or red though, please and thank you.

12 comments:

KarinaMarch 24, 2011 at 11:11 AM
My hometown in PA is very near the Amish Country - when you see them all the time you forget how charming it all is. Some beautiful shots here - thanks for reminding me of home. You did bring the kids home with you - right? Just checking ;)
Amy @ Lucky Number 13March 24, 2011 at 11:23 AM
yeah, they got to stay...this time : )
Handbags*and*PigtailsMarch 24, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Funny Karin(above)...Im not that far from Amish Country in PA:) LOVED all the shots you got! Road trips can be so unpredicatable with kiddos, cant they?
GemMarch 24, 2011 at 12:28 PM
The kids may not have been little angels but boy did you get some great photos, they are amazing. I would love to be able to take photos like yours they always look so professional. xxx
TelaMarch 24, 2011 at 12:34 PM
at least the water tower is smiling :)
AprilMarch 24, 2011 at 3:43 PM
I have one question...can i go next time?? lols
the pictures are awesome. what an awesome trip for your kids.

april
Karen thisoldhouse2.comMarch 24, 2011 at 4:09 PM
OH, you did get some great shots... and oooh, I ve had days like that. I remember all too well the "MOOOOOOM he's on MY SIDE OF THE CAR!!" kind of stuff.
KimMarch 24, 2011 at 5:34 PM
You'd never know they were not the best behaved kids on the planet from your pix. At least they make great models. ;) Love the bus. Love the yellow. Love the sticker. Oh, and that car is pretty sweet too!
GabeMarch 24, 2011 at 7:32 PM
my grandparents used to take us to Amish country (in Indiana) when I was growing up. Loved these pictures, brought back many, many fond memories!
the pleated poppyMarch 25, 2011 at 12:17 AM
oh the memories! my husband had the desoto you took a picture of towards the top when we first got married! same exact colors, too - baby blue and navy blue!
NicolleMarch 31, 2011 at 10:54 AM
I always love your pictures! I just had to comment on the Dublin Dr. Pepper, made right here in Texas. We visited the Dublin manufacturing plant a few months ago and it was really fun!

http://boydscrazymama.blogspot.com/2010/09/on-road-again.html
UnknownMarch 31, 2011 at 6:46 PM
i still remember my trips to Amish country side although i was very small at that time. I have a lot many pics on my site below.