Shipshewana

I had a fun outing during my vacation week.  My sister Cheri and niece Halle had planned a day trip to Shipshewana, Indiana and when they found I had that day off, the invited me along.  Shipshewana is a town that is in the middle of an Amish community.  It is known for the huge flea market that occurs weekly.  We didn't go to the flea market, but visited many of the cute little shops in the area, and enjoyed the beauty of the area, along with seeing all the Amish things which we don't see in our area.

We saw many Amish homes with clothes hanging on the lines.

I love seeing all the buggy's on the road.

Another thing you see a lot of is bikes.  I'm sure the Amish people are healthier with all the fresh air, non-processed foods and exercise they get.

We stopped in a large grocery store.  It has all kinds of things in bulk.

It's interesting to see bikes, wagons and things like that sold along with groceries.

They even sell these old fashioned wash tubs.

Another place we stopped at sells lots of Amish made furniture, both for inside and outside the house.  Cheri and Halle said this glider bench was very comfortable.

Another thing we did was to take a carriage ride.

We had a 20 minute ride on this beautiful afternoon.

We went over this covered bridge which was built by an Amish man, constructed with no nails, just using mortise and tenon joints.

Here's the bridge from the side.  Such a pretty view!

Our last stop was the Das Dutchman Essenhaus Restaurant.  It is the largest restaurant in Indiana and seats 1100 people!  It's known for it home-style Amish food and homemade pies.
We had a wonderful supper and then headed home.
It was a fun way to spend a vacation day.  Thanks Cheri and Halle for letting me tag along!  :)