David has a good number of clients in the Philadelphia area. He wanted to meet with them and decided to make it a business/family trip! It was the first time for the boys and I, and we were excited to share this adventure.
After a full day flight, dinner, and one night at an airport hotel, we drove to Glenside, PA, and checked into the property we would be staying at for the week. The property is located on what was once an estate. There are three buildings: the mansion, the barn, and the caretakers home. All three of these are now private residences. Attached to the caretaker’s home is a little two bedroom apartment that was the chauffeur’s apartment. This is where we stayed. You can see it here on VRBO. It is as charming as it looks and aside for the minor electrical issues of being in an older house, it was ideal for us.
We drove up to Doylestown for lunch at the Hickory Kitchen, then drove to check out the Foothill Castle and Moravian Pottery and Tile Works Factory. They are both located on the same grounds. Unfortunately, we only had time to attend one and I picked the Moravian factory. Follow the link to learn about it. Pretty neat.
The Moravian factory exterior…
‘A’ posing in his “urban swag”…(BTW, “swag” is his current favorite word…)
Here is ‘R’, trying to be a good sport, when what he really wanted to do was go to the castle instead. He ended up rallying and enjoying the tour, but it took a while 🙂
I can’t wait to read more! We hope to do the east coast sometime in the next couple of years! I’m taking notes!