Monday, May 11, 2009

Hershey....The Land of Chocolate

Jason and I wanted to do something special for our five year anniversary and decided to go to Hershey, PA. We wanted to stay at a Bed and Breakfast but nothing was available during our anniversary weekend so we decided to go my birthday weekend instead since Laneah and I will be in St Louis for the next two weeks. We left Saturday morning and started our trip at Hershey's Chocolate World!
This was so much fun. They had this cute free tour that was a ride and very interactive. As you rode through they showed you how cocoa beans were made into delicious chocolate. They even had funny singing cows.And yes, these are giant sheets of chocolate. (It smelled so good!)
They had a counter of how many candy bars had been made that day, it is crazy how many they make each day.
They even have automated wrappers. These kisses went from chocolate to wrapped chocolate before you could even blink.
They ended the tour with a free sample of chocolate that only makes you want more as you enter the huge gift shop full of delicious chocolate and a food court and activities. We had chicken tenders with chocolate flavored BBQ sauce. It was surprisingly good. We got a few gifts before leaving.
Then we went to the Hershey Gardens which was very pretty and peaceful but we didn't stay long because a wedding was about to start.
Then we headed to our Bed and Breakfast at Cameron Estates which is this colonial mansion on acres of beautiful land.
Our room was gorgeous

and had a free standing whirpool tub (with a remote control!)
and a fireplace
The grounds were equally as beautiful and amazing.

The food was exquisite. For breakfast we sat in the sun porch dining area and they served us apple pancakes, country potatoes, candied bacon and fresh fruit. The Bed and Breakfast was wonderful and I would recommend it to anyone. On Sunday after breakfast we went to Hershey Park and spent the day riding roller coasters and enjoying each others company. Even though I was nervous to leave Laneah overnight for the first time ever, we had a great time (and Laneah had a great time with her grandma) and I am so glad we went.

7 comments:

Heather said...

What a fun trip! Isn't it nice to actually be alone with your husband? You forget how much you actually love them when you're so busy being a mommy :) Holy moly...Jason shaved his head!?!

Amanda and Brandon Jamison said...

That sounds like so much fun! It must have been SOO nice to have some alone time.....good for you!

Rachel said...

Yep, he did, I will explain in my next post which will be all about hair

K+C=M+K said...

That looks like so much fun! I've always wondered how they wrapped those little kisses- wish I could have seen it with my own eyes! That area looked so pretty and yes, your room was lovely too:) BTW, I didn't know Jason shaved his head! It's crazy seeing him without hair! Looks good though. When are you going to go back blonde? i thought you said sometime soon..

Cam said...

Happy 5th anniversary! Looks like you had a great time. What happened to Jason's hair?!?

lisa said...

It looks like you had a perfect time. Love the pictures....especially the one of you two on the stone bridge and the one of you on the bridge from a distance. How can it be 5 years since we were having that fun reception?

J, E, M & I said...

It is always fun to go up there... It is about 30 mins for us.