Pennsylvania Dutch (Lancaster County, PA)

The Pennsylvania Amish of Lancaster County are America's oldest Amish settlement.  I love the countryside and all the beautiful farms.  The Amish here ride around in buggys (they shun modern conveniences), hang their clothes on a clothesline to dry, and let their kids play outside without things like iPhones and computers.  I think it's a great way of life (minus the horse and buggies; I like a car).

Out of respect for the Amish, I didn't photograph their faces - and the kids' faces I blocked out.

(Hey, I didn't name the town!!!)

 

TRAFFIC JAM!

 

There are some beautiful homes in the country.

 

 

A cool mailbox.

 

The town was nice to walk around.

 

The Gourd Man

 

I loved this building in Lancaster.

 

Pretty weather vane.

 

For a fee, you can take a buggy ride (I didn't take one)

 

Crocodile Dundee waiting for a bus in Lancaster????

 

I love all the farms in the area.

 

 

Beautiful horses.

 

A very sweet pony

 

 Some kids playing - minus the X-boxes and iPhones!!

 

 

 I like how the Amish use nature to dry their clothing!  (Ok, so I DO like my dryer; but I use a clothesline sometimes too!)