Our first overnight stay was at Portland, Maine, USA which is a 5 hour drive from where we live in Canada. While we did not venture far from our motel that night we did enjoy the lovely tulips which were everywhere to be seen in this area. The next day we were on our way to Scranton, Pennsylvania and on the way enjoyed many beautiful sights such as this rippling stream. Scranton has a number of lovely homes as you will see below and over the road from this dwelling we enjoyed a great meal with lovely people at Anna Maria's Restaurant. We were made to feel so welcome by Lee and Jackie and enjoyed spicy calamari, orange ruffy, veal marsala, salad, pasta & freshly baked bread.
From Scranton we travelled to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the sight of some of the bloodiest fighting during the American Civil war. We stayed at the Battlefield B&B which is situated on Southern Calvary Field, on the Southern end of the battlefield. This B&B is a fantastic place to stay and Florence and her staff were outstanding. Each morning of our stay commenced with a history lesson which gave us a greater understanding of the civil war period. We were entertained by a Musicologist who introduced us to the music of the civil war and history behind the tunes. Another day we heard from Mr Horace Greeley ( in period costume) editor of the New York Tribune before, during and after the civil war who gave a excellent monologue of his life and thoughts during the civil war and finally a history of the house which is now the B&B. To see more of what the B&B is like please have a look at http://www.gettysburgbattlefield.com/
Gettysburg is a very pretty place as well as an education centre, below is a photo of one of the great buildings located at the Gettysburg College. We found a nice French Cafe in town which served NZ Lamb and the waiter named Donnie, a final year student at the University in town who had been on exchange for one semester at Wagga Wagga, NSW. We left some of our Ozzie wine for him.
The battlefield tour of Gettysburg is an emotional journey which leaves one with an overwhelming sadness at the massive loss of life during the fierce 3 day battle that occurred here in July 1863. So many young men lost their lives here, some of whom did not even really appreciate what they were fighting for.
Gettysburg is a very pretty place as well as an education centre, below is a photo of one of the great buildings located at the Gettysburg College. We found a nice French Cafe in town which served NZ Lamb and the waiter named Donnie, a final year student at the University in town who had been on exchange for one semester at Wagga Wagga, NSW. We left some of our Ozzie wine for him. The battlefield tour of Gettysburg is an emotional journey which leaves one with an overwhelming sadness at the massive loss of life during the fierce 3 day battle that occurred here in July 1863. So many young men lost their lives here, some of whom did not even really appreciate what they were fighting for.
The area is very well preserved and so peaceful now that the guns are now silent. Thoughout the battlefield cannons remain in position, pointing in the same direction as they did in the battles. There are many monuments located around the battlefield and below is an example of the many that are now there to remember the fallen and to educate those who come to visit.
The photo below shows the attack line of the centre of Pickett's Charge where 12,000 men on a frontage of 1 mile advanced across the open ground with very few of them making it to the stone wall in the foreground before being repulsed with a resulting 50% casualties. Such a tragedy.
We have more to follow on the road trip which we will post in a week or so as on Monday we are off to Halifax, NS to meet Ross's sister Toni, who is flying in from London and will be staying with us until the end of May. We are so looking forward to seeing her.
The photo below shows the attack line of the centre of Pickett's Charge where 12,000 men on a frontage of 1 mile advanced across the open ground with very few of them making it to the stone wall in the foreground before being repulsed with a resulting 50% casualties. Such a tragedy. We have more to follow on the road trip which we will post in a week or so as on Monday we are off to Halifax, NS to meet Ross's sister Toni, who is flying in from London and will be staying with us until the end of May. We are so looking forward to seeing her.So all the best and stay happy, safe and well.
Love Bev, Ross and Murphy
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