For our anniversary, we went to Amish Country. On the way out of Toledo, we got breakfast at MacDonald's. We love their breakfasts, but have not had it in a long time.
It was about a three hour drive. The drive was really beautiful. Everything was green. We first starting noticing that there were a lot less power/phone lines. Then we saw a buggie coming down the road.
Our first stop was in Bunker Hill, Ohio at Heini's Cheese Chalet. Thanks Miller Family for the post about it on your blog! We got a free tour, but sadly they do not make cheese on Wednesdays (unless they have excess milk). It was really interesting. 
Jon was able to talk to the tour guide later and we learned a lot of things about the Amish that we never knew before. "Pennsylvania Dutch" is actually a dialect of Swiss German, which we had figured out before hand. In an Amish church service, they will read a part of the Bible in High German, and then, explain it in Pennsylvania Dutch. 
If there is a visitor there, they will just speak in English so everyone can understand it.
We were also able to sample a lot of different kinds of cheese and cheese fudge. Jon and I both picked one kind of cheese to buy. We got pizza cheese and jalapeno yogurt cheese. Yum! This is definitely a place to visit if you like cheese.
Then we drove down the road to Charm, Ohio and Chalet in the Valley for lunch/dinner. It was the best German/Swiss food we have found in a long time. Here is our food (and you can kind of see my shorter hair).
We also got a piece of red raspberry pie for dessert. James was very talkative while we were eating. Shortly after this picture he fell asleep. 
We were sitting next to this wall. 
Check out the Coo Coo Clock, Beer Steins, and Cow Bells. This is the Cheese Factory across the street. 
We were going to check it out too, but it was pouring rain at this time and James was sleeping, so we headed for home.
It was about a three hour drive. The drive was really beautiful. Everything was green. We first starting noticing that there were a lot less power/phone lines. Then we saw a buggie coming down the road.
Our first stop was in Bunker Hill, Ohio at Heini's Cheese Chalet. Thanks Miller Family for the post about it on your blog! We got a free tour, but sadly they do not make cheese on Wednesdays (unless they have excess milk). It was really interesting. 
Jon was able to talk to the tour guide later and we learned a lot of things about the Amish that we never knew before. "Pennsylvania Dutch" is actually a dialect of Swiss German, which we had figured out before hand. In an Amish church service, they will read a part of the Bible in High German, and then, explain it in Pennsylvania Dutch. 
If there is a visitor there, they will just speak in English so everyone can understand it.
We were also able to sample a lot of different kinds of cheese and cheese fudge. Jon and I both picked one kind of cheese to buy. We got pizza cheese and jalapeno yogurt cheese. Yum! This is definitely a place to visit if you like cheese.
Then we drove down the road to Charm, Ohio and Chalet in the Valley for lunch/dinner. It was the best German/Swiss food we have found in a long time. Here is our food (and you can kind of see my shorter hair).
We also got a piece of red raspberry pie for dessert. James was very talkative while we were eating. Shortly after this picture he fell asleep. We were sitting next to this wall. Check out the Coo Coo Clock, Beer Steins, and Cow Bells. This is the Cheese Factory across the street. We were going to check it out too, but it was pouring rain at this time and James was sleeping, so we headed for home.
2 comments:
Happy Anniversary! And WAY cute hair. Isn't liberating to chop off a lot of hair? And I'm loving your German-themed anniversary!
the pizza cheese was my favorite! glad you guys had fun!
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