Friday, August 23, 2013

Visiting Amish Country

Our last trip to Pennsylvania involved numerous trips to Amish country, mostly to eat!














We tried several country-style buffets before concluding we liked Miller's - and Good 'N Plenty in Smoketown the best.














There is something restful about visiting the region's small towns and farms.














But I also felt a vague dissatisfaction that  the simple country life we go to see...














... has become a museum-like rarity.














I felt like a voyeur, spying on a lifestyle that's a remnant from another age - without knowing what to make of it.














What do I really know about the Amish, who cling to life as their forefathers knew it? Only that they still drive horse-drawn buggies and dress in black. 

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