Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

When I lived in D.C., I went to Gettysburg twice.  One of those times was with Josh after he had flown out to propose to me.  When our boys were in 2nd grade, the older three all dressed up like Abraham Lincoln and recited the entire Gettysburg Address in their school Heros program. We spent months memorizing it and I ended up having it memorized too. Gettysburg has always been a place with a special place in my heart.  I knew I wanted to take my boys there sooner than later and just hoped they were ready to experience this sacred place.  

 There were a few towers we could climb so we could see the land around this area and it was just so beautiful.

 The boys really liked this story about a dog named Sallie that grew up with the Union soldiers in the Pennsylvania infantry.  She would stay with the bodies of the dread from their infantry.  Someone had put some dog snacks on the monument.

 There are a few things I remember from the first time I came to Gettysburg, and this monument is one of them.  It is General Lee on the top.

 Josh is showing the boys that General Lee is facing General Meade, who was the Union general, from across the valley.

This was President Dwight D. Eisenhour's farm after he was done being president.  I think this would be a nice place to retire.

 The highest tower.  We got some good steps in on this adventure.

 The last time we came it wasn't during tourist season.  We loved the peopel dressed up as civil war soldiers that would tell us about the battle of Gettysburg.

 Josh and I havea picture on this monument from when we were engaged.  It was fun to bring our kids here and get the same picture with them.

 The three boys that recited the Gettysburg Address.  It was fun to see where it was actually given.

 There are so many soldiers burried here from lots of different wars.  We saw two soldiers who had been killed in the Pearl Harbor attack.

 These were the grave markers for the people who died in the battle of Gettysburg.

 There are names on these rings of cement.  We were guessing that they were people who died in Gettysburg.  There were so many, it was sad.

 Oh this made my heart so happy to see my boys interacting with my parents.  It was a really special experience for us to be with them.

 Once we were done, we went down to the town for dinner.

 My friend taught me to trust Yelp, so I did and found this little gem, Hunt's Battlefield Fries.  It looked so sketchy and everyone was a little freaked out to go there.

 The ambience was a little...eclectic, but the food was so yummy!

 THere were pictures of all of the country singers that the owner loved and some of them were signed.  He came out and told us all about his little shop/restaurant.  He was so nice.

 This bucket o' fries was divine and the homemeade lemonade was so so so good.

Overall I would give this place two thumbs up.  The food was so yummy!