This weekend we took our second day trip and went to Lititz. Lititz is a small town about 15 miles outside of Lancaster. Established as a Moravian town with strict social regulations in 1756, it has evolved into a BoBo (aka David Brooks) paradise today. We had heard about this picturesque town and wanted to see what all the fuss was about and we were not disappointed.
The town has beautiful old buildings and architecture perfectly showcased through a quaint town square. As you walk up and down Main Street, there is a row of shops selling everything from teas and coffees to books, clothes, decorations for a home and cafes. This is home to the Wilbur Chocolate Company and the first pretzel bakery in the United States. Gregg and I loved the beauty, old-world charm and new world products.
In addition, Lititz also has a grocery store called Stauffers which is somewhat like a Whole Foods. We have one closer to us but the one in Lititz is huge and very well stocked. Since we do not have a Whole Foods here, I was delighted to see their selection.
I certainly went a little crazy and completely blew my budget. But here is a partial list of what we bought during the course of the day:
1) 3 second-hand books (This Proud Heart and The Three Daughters by Madame Liang both by Pearl S. Buck and a book on 1984)
2) 3 (one-ounce) packs of tea leaves (three different ones from India). This was from a store which sells only teas and coffees from different countries and they are NOT tea bags.
3) A teapot (with an infuser built in)
4) Coffee (pumpkin spice)
5) Cheese (Humboldt-Fogg’s goat cheese with ashen center)
6) Dried cilantro (which plumps up when put into liquids)
7) Some very good cuts of steak
Overall, a great day!!! Now for the bad part…grading 60 tests.
The town has beautiful old buildings and architecture perfectly showcased through a quaint town square. As you walk up and down Main Street, there is a row of shops selling everything from teas and coffees to books, clothes, decorations for a home and cafes. This is home to the Wilbur Chocolate Company and the first pretzel bakery in the United States. Gregg and I loved the beauty, old-world charm and new world products.
In addition, Lititz also has a grocery store called Stauffers which is somewhat like a Whole Foods. We have one closer to us but the one in Lititz is huge and very well stocked. Since we do not have a Whole Foods here, I was delighted to see their selection.
I certainly went a little crazy and completely blew my budget. But here is a partial list of what we bought during the course of the day:
1) 3 second-hand books (This Proud Heart and The Three Daughters by Madame Liang both by Pearl S. Buck and a book on 1984)
2) 3 (one-ounce) packs of tea leaves (three different ones from India). This was from a store which sells only teas and coffees from different countries and they are NOT tea bags.
3) A teapot (with an infuser built in)
4) Coffee (pumpkin spice)
5) Cheese (Humboldt-Fogg’s goat cheese with ashen center)
6) Dried cilantro (which plumps up when put into liquids)
7) Some very good cuts of steak
Overall, a great day!!! Now for the bad part…grading 60 tests.
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