A Road Trip to Gettysburg

Yesterday my mom and I enjoyed the day in the historic town of Gettysburg. We began by walking along the streets surrounding the square - peeping in this store and that. One of our favorites was Dirty Billy's Hat Shop. The owner of this store creates amazing reproductions of Civil War period hats and bonnets. It's a favorite store of re-enactors - 6 of whom were in the shop while we were there - dressed in their Civil War garb trying on hats. Dirty Billy's also creates hats for various museums and events - truly amazing work.


We enjoyed lunch outside at a little restaurant called the Blue Parrot Bistro. Their menu was delightfully filled with all kinds of wonderful sounding soups, sandwiches and salads.


We decided on the Bacon, Spinach & Cheddar Quiche with Fresh Fruit, and we weren't disappointed - delicious.


A few miles outside of town we stopped at the Thomas Bros. Country Store. This 100-year-old store is literally a blast from the past. The cash register is a huge gold machine with the name of the store on the top, the Russian sleigh from the movie of Doctor Chivago sits in the back of the store, and a bin for pretzels and cookies that would have been used long ago still sits behind the counter. Wow.


Our last stop was a visit to the Round Barn in apple country. The bottom of the barn contains a farm market with all kinds of treats. You can peep into the silo which has been cleaned out as a little play area for kids. I climbed the steps to the second level to see the immense barn floor. Looking up into the rafters is truly breath-taking. A piece of artwork in the top of a barn. What a masterpiece.