6.25-26.09 – I’m going to the Creation Festival in Mt. Union, PA today. United Airlines gets me to Harrisburg, PA via one small plane connecting to another small plane through Washington, D.C. I get my Dollar rental car and take a quick spin around some local sites before getting to Mt. Union. I drive past the Pennsylvania state capitol, which is quite an impressive building and complex. When planning to come here, the other place I discovered is nearby is Hershey, PA. I can’t be this close and not see one of the capitols of chocolate. I had to pass Cadbury World in England a few weeks ago. I'm not making that mistake again!
Driving into town is lots of fun. I arrive on Chocolate Avenue. The street lamps are covered to look like candy kisses. This town is a great piece of history. I make a quick stop to Chocolate World on the Hershey property. There are a few things to do here, like a 3D movie and a factory experience ride. The main thing, though, is huge array of more Hershey-related merchandise than you can imagine; playing cards, salt and pepper shakers, you name it. The only thing I do is a quick ride through the Factory World experience. It is educational, but frankly a bit annoying as well. Imagine lots of loud singing cows mixed with a large dose of the “It’s A Small World” ride at Disney World.
Off to Mt. Union, PA. The Pennsylvania countryside near Mt. Union is beautiful. The mountains and forests, the small towns –it’s all very peaceful and stirring at the same time. After Creation, I make a late night trip back to Harrisburg. It takes about two hours. I check in about 2:30 a.m., with a 7:30 a.m. wake-up call for the flight home tomorrow. Not much sleep tonight, but a good day here in Pennsylvania.