Highlights: Yvonne. Flowers. Shady Maple, Christmas Center, Kitchen kettle, Strasburg Rail Road, Quilts, Railroad Museum, Cherry Crest Farm (Maze), Miller's, Sight and Sound Theater ("Joseph", "Moses" and "Jesus"), etc.
July 28, 2007
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Yvonne at the farm we visited.
Flowers close to Kitchen Kettle.
October 3, 2015
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Artwork in lobby of Shady Maple
This photo, and next 3 photos, taken from inside bus on our way to Kitchen Kettle Village
A cemetery
Kitchen Kettle
October 3, 2015 and April 9. 2016
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Across from Kitchen Kettle, Route 772
The farm I always photograph. Also see Penn-Dutch
April 9, 2016 - On our way to Shady Maple. It rained, it snowed
Display in Kitchen Kettle Village
Displays outside Lupe's store, across from Kitchen Kettle Village, Route 772
Shady Maple - December 2016 Page LLLLL
On our way to Shady Maple
Shady Maple
Quilt hanging in vestibule
National Christmas Center - December 8, 2007
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The Center closed after the Christmas of 2017. It closed January 7, 2018 and eventually opened in a new location.
Zook's Homemade Chicken Pies is now in this spot. 3427 Lincoln Highway East Paradise, PA 17562
María can be seen at the top of stairs.
María
Inside the Center. Remember the bubbling lights_
Santa masks and boots from different periods
A doll maker. The hands, feet and face of some of the displays are made using living subjects to make the molds.
Chapter 2 of the story of Tudor Towne, where individuals were trying to stop Christmas from taking place.
María
In this room, you have to imagine you are standing under a Christmas tree. Also next 2 photos.
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December 8, 2007 and December 18, 2010
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12/18/2010
Santa over the years.
Mangers from different countries. This one is from Slovakia
Congo. South Africa - Zulu
Manger from Puerto Rico
Group photo of 12/07/2007. Slightly kneeling man on the left under the red L&M sign is Qua, owner/tour director. María is on the right, in middle of two women and in front the OPEN sign. I am almost smack center on staircase.
December 18 2010: Can you find me? I am on the right, just in front of the OPEN sign. María? I have no idea. Qua is up front, burgundy jacket. Scott is on the extreme left.
December 18, 2010
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Amish home where we enjoyed a delicious Amish lunch.
A close-up
Turkey at Eli's (Countryside Road Stand)
Kitchen Kettle
These photos taken at Kitchen Kettle
December 01, 2012
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National Christmas Center - No flash
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Kitchen Kettle. It's a bear!
One of the bricks laid in Kitchen Kettle. It also appears on another page.
Strasburg, PA - July 28, 2009
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Entrance. This trip was with the LeFrak City Senior Center. Not as organized as an L&M Tours trip but it was still interesting.
Strasburg Railroad (Also see NY A-2)
Train waiting for passengers to board
Water tank
A train entering station
Some trains were different and had no dining car
The group waiting to get into the dining car
Looking out the window. visitpa.com
Elton in dining car
Ticket. What did we eat, a sandwich?
View from the tower. Building next to where tickets are sold.
A farm in the distance
More views from the tower.
Outside the Railroad Museum.
A closer view
Inside the museum. We did not have time to explore the museum. See New York - A-2 for a tour of the museum
Elton contemplating his next move.
Flowers at the railroad station
A close-up of the flowers in photo at left
Huge hibiscus at Hershey Restaurant. We visited the gift shop.
Hibiscus moscheutos
At People's Place Quilt Museum close to Kitchen Kettle.
Explanation
More quilts
Kitchen Kettle
A white hibiscus
The farm I photograph from Kitchen Kettle's parking lot. Also see New York A-1 and A2 and Penn-Dutch.
Elton enjoying his popcorn. Note the bricks by Elton's foot.
Jorge in Kitchen Kettle. No smile?
The buggy seen over my shoulder is one that gives rides in area to visit farms.
July 5, 2014
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Farms seen on our way to Shady Maple and later Strasburg Railroad
Strasburg Railroad
Water tank
Thomas the Tank Engine
The locomotive that pulled our train
Cherry Crest Farm, part of which is a maize maze
Part of the maze
On our way to Paradise.
At Paradise, the train stopped and the locomotive moved from what was the front to the back (now the front).
Here comes the locomotive. You can see people looking out the windows.
The farms next to Strasburg Railroad
July 4, 2017
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Cell phone used to take this photo.
After lunch at Shady Maple, we headed to Strasburg Railroad. All remaining photos taken with Fuji camera.
The Cherry Crest Maze
The Cherry Crest Maze
July 4, 2017: Sunset. Photo taken with cell phone. As we headed home from Lancaster. West Side Highway.
Brick at Strasburg Rail Road
The brick was requested and a certificate was sent to me. However, I do not know if it has been installed. I booked a trip in October 2022 to Strasburg but due to lack of interest, the tour was canceled.
Brick 418 will read:
Carmen Nieves STX Maria Rodriguez NY Jorge Rodriguez NY
If you see it, please let me know. Take a photo if you can. Thanks.
Miller's - August 13, 2011
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Lunch at Miller's, family style, then we headed to Kitchen Kettle and Bird-in-Hand Bakers
Farm behind Miller's
Corn, alfalfa, corn
Animal at the petting zoo at Bird-in-Hand Bakery (542 Gibbons Road).
Pink and red hibiscus at Eli's
Buggy parked at Eli's.
Llama at Eli's
Artwork on the back of the Village Quilts building
The Old Country Store
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"Joseph", Sight and Sound Theatres - March 27, 2010
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March 27, 2010 - Rego Center Mall. On my way to Burger King to wait for the L&M Tours bus.
We had lunch in Good 'N Plenty. These flowers outside the restaurant.
Ticket for the performance
Various views of the theater
Before the show began. Photographs not allowed once show starts. I did try. See photo on the right.
An incredible show. Fabulous theater. Live animals. At this point, I was told to put my camera away.
Farm next to the theater
Rego Center at night.
Another view of farm next to theater
On our way home: Commodore Barry Bridge, connecting Pennsylvania with New Jersey, over the Delaware River. Taken from inside the bus.
The group who attended "Moses" at Good 'N Plenty. Find me? Look in the back. I am behind the woman holding the red L&M Tours sign. Where are all these people now? I miss Good 'N Plenty!!!! The food was REALLY good and plenty! What is going in this location? An Amish hospital.
"Moses", Sight and Sound Theater - December 13, 2014 Went with the Senior Center at St. Paul's The Apostle Church with María
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Before the show began. The theater was filled to capacity. The parting of the sea was spectacular. During some scenes the sides of the theater are used. Live animals walk up and down the aisles.
Cover of playbill.
Inside of the playbill.
Ticket for the performance
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July 25, 2018 - Sight and Sound Theater
From the playbill
The ticket.
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