Just down the road from Scenic Views RV Park is the town of Berlin (BER lin) OH. This is a major shopping town in Amish Country, so we decided to give it a look for items that are hand-made in Holmes County. Most of the stores here are full of tourist kitsch from China. We had to look for buggies to find out where the locals shop. After a couple hours of browsing we left Berlin with a bar of home-made soap, a couple of kids’ puzzle books and a new bulb for my sewing machine.
Duane found the idea of a biker shop in Amish country rather humorous.
What attracts a lot of people here is the beautiful country. Bikers love the winding, rolling roads,
while all travelers enjoy the vista views of orderly (mostly dairy) farms. This is the type of country that inspired those winter songs like Over The River and Through The Woods, and Jingle Bells.
We enjoyed lunch at Der Dutchman and bought an apple fritter at the attached bakery. We made one more stop at Swiss Village Bulk Foods in nearby Sugarcreek. We used a coupon for a free 1/3 pound of cheese, and bought some Swiss cheese, dates, peach jam, and freshly-baked cinnamon rolls, all locally made.
Tomorrow, lunch with friends from Canton.
Louise and Duane
1 comment:
I was so upset the first time I saw Chinese stuff in one of those stores that were supposed to be Amish, but I walked out and said I never will come in the store again. And I haven't been back.
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