Great tour to learn about Amish, Mennonites and English in Kalona
Kalona Chamber of Commerce的点评
点评:We went to the friendly Chamber of Commerce to take a historical tour. These are done at 11 and 1 each day and are about 90 minutes long. We were the only 2 on the tour at that time. We learned about the Amish, Mennonite and English in town and how they came here. He explained the differences between and other interesting facts about how their lives may be different or the same as the English. We made stops at a wood shop which is owned by an English woman whose grandfather who was Amish started the shop. She gave us a short tour and we got to try some jam that the neighbors made. The wood pieces were gorgeous. We drove by many Amish and Mennonite farms and learned about their phone booths. Another stop was at the Amish Walmart which is a store where you can buy hats, hardware and more. We made one last stop at a bakery/food store to buy some goodies to take home. John does accept tips and does a great job. Make sure to check out the many sidewalk quilts on display underfoot in the downtown area.
翻译:我们去了友好的商会,参加了一次历史之旅。这些活动每天上午11点和下午1点进行,大约90分钟。当时我们是行程中仅有的两个人。我们了解了镇上的阿米什人、门诺派教徒和英国人,以及他们是如何来到这里的。他解释了他们之间的差异以及其他一些有趣的事实,比如他们的生活与英国人的生活有何不同或相同。我们在一家木工店稍作停留,这家店的老板是一位英国女士,她的祖父是阿米什人,创办了这家店。她带我们参观了一番,我们还品尝了邻居们制作的果酱。这些木制品非常精美。我们开车经过了许多阿米什人和门诺派教徒的农场,了解了他们的电话亭。另一站是阿米什沃尔玛,这是一家可以买到帽子、五金件等等的商店。我们最后在一家面包店/食品店买了一些好吃的东西带回家。约翰确实接受小费,而且做得非常好。一定要去看看市中心脚下展示的许多人行道被子。