Crystal Cave, Kutztown, PA/Tour of Amish country, Lancaster County, PA

A week ago Friday, we decided to take one of the trips on our "to do" list. We went to Crystal Cave in Kutztown, PA. This picture isn't very clear and the reason that I'm only posting one picture. It's difficult to explain the formations when the lighting is not that good. This formation is known as "Jack Frost." Can you make out his face? It's the dark part of the picture. I decided to go on a weekday, thinking it would be less crowded. However, I didn't account for the kids from summer camps. They were a bit noisy inside the cave, making it difficult to hear our guide. Aside from the noise, it was interesting and fascinating. I enjoyed the stories of the cave and all of the information we learned. After the cave, we went in search of Amish food. Lo and behold, the Kutztown Fair, a fair which I've long wanted to attend, was in town. We drove over there only to be disappointed by the small size of the fair. Soooooo, I said, "what the heck, let's drive to Lancaster and see the Pennsylvania Dutch country." We did just that, found the city of Lancaster too busy, checked our map and headed for the Intercourse Pretzel Factory. That is where we noticed that we were in the heart of Amish country. We did the pretzel thing, found an Amish buffet for dinner (yum, yum is all I can say) and then set out driving around the countryside. Pictures and comments of that venture below. We want to go back and see more! We had a very full and great day. We left home at 9am and returned at 11pm. Went one way, came back another.