Gettysburg, Day Two
And here I sit at the end of a long day.
Sure, he's cute... but is he well-behaved?
We started the day simply enough by raiding the hotel's complimentary continental breakfast for bagels and milk. Somehow, we managed to get the baby to go back to sleep, and we dozed until mid-morning.
Stephen Stalks a Fuzzy Caterpillar
Today's activities? Well, we roamed the battlefields some more, which is probably the best part about Gettysburg. There are a lot of really great monuments here, not to mention houses, and historical sites. It's imperative, besides, that we go out and let the boy run about, so that he can expend some of his boundless energy. Otherwise, he complains and whines at having to sit in his car seat for extended periods.
One Of the Many Monuments of Gettysburg
We ended up finding a local grocery store so that we could pick up some drinks and snacks, and then we ate lunch at the Gingerbread Man, a local eatery off of Steinwehr Avenue. The food was mediocre, and the service was quick but it felt somewhat rushed. Like a lot of other places around here, there were both smoking and non-smoking sections in the restaurant. We sat in the non-smoking section, but the scent of smoke was still pretty strong.
Stephen Takes Stock of Confederate Cannons
To be honest, we would have preferred to eat at the Dobbin House, which is a restored Colonial-era house. We didn't, though, since we weren't sure how suitable it would be to Stephen's mercurial moods. In retrospect, we should've gone there.
Stephen Patrols the Confederate Breastworks
After eating, we walked over to the Regimental Quartermaster, a sutler a purveyor of Civil War reenactor gear. We picked up some trinkets: a trio of brothel tokens (which I thought were funny), a couple of wooden swords for the boy, a hat pin for Amy, and a container of Pecard's leather dressing.
A Big Freaking Observation Tower
We went to tour some more battlefield sites, but Stephen nodded off in the car. I decided to climb a massive observation tower while Amy and the sleeping boy remained in the van. After about 100+ stairs, I made it to the top. My legs like rubber bands, I snapped a few pictures before returning to the ground.
"Can we go home now?"
The boy was still asleep, so we made our way back to the hotel room. We didn't accomplish much more than that. It feels like it's been a long day, despite the fact that we slept in. Tomorrow morning, we'll check out of here and begin the three-hour drive back to Ligonier. The forecast says that it will be raining, so it's liable to be an exciting drive.
Wish us luck!
We started the day simply enough by raiding the hotel's complimentary continental breakfast for bagels and milk. Somehow, we managed to get the baby to go back to sleep, and we dozed until mid-morning.
Today's activities? Well, we roamed the battlefields some more, which is probably the best part about Gettysburg. There are a lot of really great monuments here, not to mention houses, and historical sites. It's imperative, besides, that we go out and let the boy run about, so that he can expend some of his boundless energy. Otherwise, he complains and whines at having to sit in his car seat for extended periods.
We ended up finding a local grocery store so that we could pick up some drinks and snacks, and then we ate lunch at the Gingerbread Man, a local eatery off of Steinwehr Avenue. The food was mediocre, and the service was quick but it felt somewhat rushed. Like a lot of other places around here, there were both smoking and non-smoking sections in the restaurant. We sat in the non-smoking section, but the scent of smoke was still pretty strong.
To be honest, we would have preferred to eat at the Dobbin House, which is a restored Colonial-era house. We didn't, though, since we weren't sure how suitable it would be to Stephen's mercurial moods. In retrospect, we should've gone there.
After eating, we walked over to the Regimental Quartermaster, a sutler a purveyor of Civil War reenactor gear. We picked up some trinkets: a trio of brothel tokens (which I thought were funny), a couple of wooden swords for the boy, a hat pin for Amy, and a container of Pecard's leather dressing.
We went to tour some more battlefield sites, but Stephen nodded off in the car. I decided to climb a massive observation tower while Amy and the sleeping boy remained in the van. After about 100+ stairs, I made it to the top. My legs like rubber bands, I snapped a few pictures before returning to the ground.
The boy was still asleep, so we made our way back to the hotel room. We didn't accomplish much more than that. It feels like it's been a long day, despite the fact that we slept in. Tomorrow morning, we'll check out of here and begin the three-hour drive back to Ligonier. The forecast says that it will be raining, so it's liable to be an exciting drive.
Wish us luck!
posted by Gary at 4:41 PM
1 Comments:
Grandma misses everyone ...... Can't wait to begin babysitting once again:)
Hi to my baby boy and Gary and Amy, too. Love, Mom
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