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Shuls:
Kesher Israel (great minyan with breakfast after shachris)
Chabad
Degel Israel

Hotels Near Shuls:
IHG Only one in walking distance from KI, 36min
Days Inn 17min from Chabad
ABVI 25min from Chabad
SPG, None are walking distance:
Sheraton 7k/C&P (3 suites, corner rooms are very large, kids aren't allowed in the club lounge)

FP 4k
FP 3k/C&P


Kosher Food:
Central PA's Kosher Mart
The shul has a limited number of items for sale including packaged food items and dairy including chalav yisrael milk, yogurt and ice cream. Kosher meat and chicken are available at:
  • Weiss Markets, 1700A Fruitville Pike, Lancaster (717) 397-8127
  • Wegman’s, 2000 Crossings Blvd, Lancaster (off Harrisburg Pike)
Chalav Yisrael (Kreider Farms) milk is available at:
  • Giant Food Store (at Stone Mill Plaza), 1360 Columbia Ave., Lancaster
  • Weiss Markets (Kendig Square) 2600 Willow Street Pike, Willow St, PA

Attractions - Harrisburg: - Check Groupon for Deals
http://www.hersheypark.com/
https://www.hersheys.com/chocolateworld/en_us.html
https://www.laketobias.com/
http://indianechocaverns.com/
http://www.crayolaexperience.com/easton


Attractions - Lancaster: Check Groupon for Deals
Dutch Wonderland
Cherry Crest Farm
Crayola Factory
Kreider Farm Tour
Turkey Hill Factory

Go 'n Bananas https://gonbananas.com/
Verdant View Farm Tours
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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #260 on: July 12, 2018, 02:34:03 PM »
Become Amish.

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #261 on: July 12, 2018, 03:17:17 PM »
Become Amish.

Very Cute.

Is the Horse and Buggy tour the way to go?

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #262 on: July 12, 2018, 03:22:32 PM »
Its like everything else, the more time you spend there and wander around, the more you get to experience it.

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #263 on: July 12, 2018, 06:01:45 PM »


Is the Horse and Buggy tour the way to go?
This.

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #264 on: July 13, 2018, 04:14:14 PM »
Anybody stay at the Courtyard by Marriott on Chocolate Avenue?

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #265 on: July 15, 2018, 10:46:22 AM »
What is the best way to get the ultimate amish experience? Drive/walk around or with a tour? any tour recommendations? thanx
Don't go on a Sunday. You won't see anything and their stores are closed

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #266 on: July 16, 2018, 09:03:09 PM »
Don't go on a Sunday. You won't see anything and their stores are closed
Good to know, thank you.
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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #267 on: July 16, 2018, 09:45:59 PM »
Good to know, thank you.
No problem

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #268 on: July 23, 2018, 04:42:08 PM »
Selling 2 nights at eden resort. King studio villa. This coming week Sunday July 29 and Monday July 30. At cost price $460

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #269 on: July 23, 2018, 04:43:09 PM »
Anyone know where to buy discounted tickets to Dutch wonderland?

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #270 on: July 23, 2018, 07:21:32 PM »
Anyone know where to buy discounted tickets to Dutch wonderland?
Prob giant in Pennsylvania

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #271 on: July 24, 2018, 12:38:02 AM »
When are you going? I heard that whole area is flooded now

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #272 on: July 24, 2018, 06:48:08 AM »
Anyone know where to buy discounted tickets to Dutch wonderland?

We got discounted tickets at the grocery store, Weis.

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #273 on: July 24, 2018, 11:41:21 PM »
We got discounted tickets at the grocery store, Weis.
We're they also selling to Hershey Park?

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #274 on: July 26, 2018, 09:07:29 AM »
FYI:For those going to Lancaster,I was just by the shul, Degel Israel, and they have a room next to where they daven and that is basically a mini supermarket. They’ve got two fridges and a chest freezer stocked with all kinds of cholov Yisroel milk and dairy products, Yogurt leben, cottage cheese butter Pride of the Farm 1/2 gallon milks, chocolate milk iced coffee etc. and half gallons of just about every flavor of POTF ice cream for a really decent prices, actually pretty close, and in some cases below what I pay in seasons in Lakewood- $7 for ice cream, $1.25 for a pint of iced coffee or choc milk etc., and they have shelves of cookies, snacks, Gefen instant soups etc. and even some franks and buns. If I had known I would have travelled with a much smaller cooler :)

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #275 on: July 26, 2018, 02:17:33 PM »
We're they also selling to Hershey Park?

I think so, but call them to verify.

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #276 on: July 26, 2018, 02:19:45 PM »
Anyone was there this week? I canceled my booking because of the weather and am wondering how it was?

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #277 on: July 26, 2018, 04:03:58 PM »
I went and had a great time. The park was closed the whole week though so pretty much everyone staying in the hotel were in sour moods (I stayed in the Courtyard Marriot on Chocolate Ave). Hershey Chocolate World and Hershey Museum were operational, also went to Lancaster and did Amish tour and Krieder farm. Weather was far from ideal but it didn't get in the way of my plans (I did not plan on going to the park).

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #278 on: July 26, 2018, 04:05:57 PM »
I went and had a great time.
Wow you are a sport!

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Re: Lancaster, PA (And Hershey Park) Master Thread
« Reply #279 on: July 26, 2018, 04:14:13 PM »
Wow you are a sport!
Not about the hand your dealt.....its how you play your hand  :) :)