August 27, 2014

We drove into Hershey and I saw the street lights with Hershey Kiss covers.

 

 

 

That hasn’t changed since I was there several years ago – it is one of the very few things that hasn’t changed.  There is a huge Hershey Amusement park which has 12 different roller coasters!  There are others rides too and it does not appear to be wide spread – just very concise.  We went to the Hershey museum and it was fascinating.

 

 

 

 

We found out they used tubs to transport the hot chocolate mix AND they still do! 

Another thing we learned was that the founder and his wife left their entire estate ($60 million) to a trust for a school for orphaned boys.  It has since been expanded to cover any needy child regardless of race or gender.  They always have more applications than they can accept.  Preference is given to children in the three surrounding counties. After we finished the museum, we went to the Chocolate Lab where we made a candy bar – FUN!

 

 

 

 

 

Leaving there we went to the Hershey Chocolate Factory where we rode in small buckets around an animated candy factory – not like I remembered.
  

 

It was so hard to resist buying LOTS of chocolate – I was proud of myself.  Throughout the trip I have bought bracelet charms of various places we have visited.  Unable to find a charm that I liked at the gift shop, we went to a local jewelry store and found a great “Hershey Kiss” which they attached to my bracelet.  In talking with the lady, she confirmed that my memories of the Hershey plant were correct.  About 5 years ago they tore down the old plant after building a new plant outside the city.  She confirmed that years ago they did in fact have tours through the real factory, not an automated factory.  As we were leaving town we saw a “closed” gas station (in good shape) with gas pumps at $.32 a gallon.  What is bad about that is that James and I remember when it was even cheaper!

 
Drove to Gettysburg – can you believe that we have never been!   In talking to Stacey she told me she was taking the dogs to the “SPA” because of the odor!  Just so long you can have three dogs in the house!!  She also said that there was an issue with her mammogram and she had to go back tomorrow for additional test. This is a night of prayer!