July 3rd- Hershey, PA

We found a really great hotel but couldn't stay there for as long as we would have liked. We thought we would break up all the histroy tours with something the kids could really sink themselves into: CHOCOLATE! We stopped first at the gardens. All three of them found amusement in searching for whatever bugs or other such easy to catch and hold creatures they could spot. So when we saw the ad for the butterfly house at the gardens we knew we couldn't pass it up. Of course we got in trouble for trying to catch the butterflies. (I can only stay with one child at a time and they were just plain excited about seeing all the butterflies that my "no touching" comments went in one ear and out the other.) We stayed until I could no longer take them ignoring my every word of caution. We went to the Chocolate World for lunch, (very bad idea) and a chocolate treat, (very scrumptious idea). We went on the "tour" of how the candies are made and they kids went into work at their children's factory. Before we knew it, we were on the road again. We were on long country roads for most of this so it was very pretty. The kids loved the roller coaster effect of the hills and we enjoyed listening to them giggle at each one of them.