Day 49 of #BoxsterRoadTrip finds us sightseeing in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania.
We started the day by stopping at a salon to get Steve a haircut (which greatly improved his mood and appearance) and then a walk around downtown Kennett Square. It is a lovely small town, with quaint shops and loads of restaurants. I should also say that this part of Pennsylvania is known for its mushrooms – it is the Mushroom Capital of the World! First thing we did was stop at Portabello’s Restaurant and book a dinner reservation.
After wandering around town, we walked down to La Michoacana Ice Cream, where Jo had corn ice cream sprinkled with chili powder. She also had a scoop of peanut butter with fudge (Andi, eat your heart out!). The corn ice cream was the most unusual ice cream Jo’s ever had and she loved it. The peanut butter fudge was so much better than the normal chocolate with peanut butter that you usually find. Yum. Steve had his usual, one scoop of mint chocolate chip and one scoop of coffee.
After our ice cream, we headed to Longwood Gardens. All we can say is WOW! We thought Butchart Gardens in Victoria, BC was spectacular, but it pales in comparison to Longwood Gardens! We could have spent an entire day just in the conservatory. I wish we would have set aside two days for touring these gardens!
What they do with Chrysanthemums is amazing. Who would have thought you can train Mums to grow into a tree? I can barely get mine to grow, let along create a “mum sculpture”!
Then there are the orchids. And there were hundreds of them and they were all beautiful, as were the Lady Slippers.
And as if that weren’t enough, there was a water garden with more water lilies than we’ve ever seen in one place, some of them almost big enough to walk on! If only there was a way to sneak one out of the pond and take it home with us!
We ended this fabulous day with dinner at Portabello’s, which we had booked earlier and which was yet another highlight and another restaurant we would highly recommend. All in all, this was another day to remember.
And the journey continues . . .