I was off of school yesterday. Since it’s a long weekend, and since I will be spending tomorrow and Monday working on school stuff, I felt like I should do something special, so I went to Gettysburg.
I started at the outlet mall there. I didn’t remember there was an outlet mall, but since I was driving right by it, I looked for some teacher clothes. It’s Labor Day weekend, so there were some very good sales. I got some dress pants for 70% off the outlet price. They were $17! I got three colors.
My next stop was a diorama of the Gettysburg area. There was a slide show and lights that pointed to different areas while a narrator told the story. It was very informative. I was glad to get the refresher history lesson.
It’s the largest military diorama in the United States.
After that, I did the self-driving tour of the area. It was getting late, so I didn’t get out at all the places, but I did remember Round Top from my previous visit to Gettysburg, so I got out for some surveying of the battlefield. The higher ground gave some beautiful views.
Somehow, this picture doesnt convey the distance well.
Kudos on your shopping expedition – nice finds!
[I never really got to do that this summer due to credit card fraud at the time I wanted to shop, but considering how full my closet always seems, I should make it fine. Shoes, though,could be the issue…]
Ah, Gettysburg…do you get to teach about the Civil War this year at all?
I will only teach History incidentally, like when I read This Day in History to my homeroom, or when we read a Literature selection that references the Civil War.
Love love love Gettysburg! Were you on Big Round Top or Little Round Top? Devil’s Den always amazes me.
It was Little Round Top. There are less trees there, and no path to get to the observation area – it’s right next to the road. I didn’t make it down to Devil’s Den. I will have to go there next time for sure.
What a nice way to spend a Friday. Discount clothes and a history tour? Win win. (Except for the history tour for me. For some reason, my brain can’t absorb it.)
That guy in the wheelchair at the top of the steps? That is not ADA compliant.
Your post brought back memories of when Uncle Paul & Aunt Linda took Lyle & I there years ago. I remember going into a room in the visitor center that had a map and told about ALL the casualties…..It really made an impression on me….Most things that happened back in early U.S. History days do!!!
I kept thinking how in one sense, 1863 seems like a long time ago, but in another sense, it seems like it wasn’t that far back at all. One hundred fifty-one years? That’s less than two lifetimes.