Last week we left Julie’s church to find a beautiful late Summer afternoon so we took an unplanned road trip over to Pennsylvania’s Longwood Gardens. It’s not particularly close but it’s beautiful and its car-free acreage makes it very kid-friendly so we have memberships there (thanks to Martin’s Mom these last two years!). Below: scenes from Longwood’s Fall model train exhibit, orchid room and waterfall.
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Yummy eats en route to Ohio
August 29, 2007
More back blogging from our Ohio trip, this photo from a vegan eatery a few miles off a rural Pennsylvania turnpike exit. Prices were steep and the homemade non-dairy ice cream servings small but we ate everything from our plates.
Photo: Vegan food & messy boy at Maggie’s Mercantile off exit 91 of the Penna Turnpike, an hour or so east of Pittsburgh. Enlarged photo.
Cayahoga Valley Railroad trip, Akron to Peninsula Ohio
August 29, 2007
Our our way out of Ohio the other week we took a scenic train ride. Kind of funny that the engines and cars both resemble current NJ Transit stock but hey, trains are always fun. A drizzly day made the two-hour layover in the historic-gone-touristy town of Peninsula, Ohio rather unpleasant (matters weren’t helped that the shoppes were mostly closed). We finally ducked into the lovely Fishers Cafe and had a nice lunch.
Photo: Locomotives sit waiting in the Peninsula station. Enlarged photo.