First Road Trip (part III)
The Seneca Lake and the Amish Community

We drove around the lake region, it would be impossible to cover all the lakes, we decided on the one that was nearest to the hotel. The Seneca Lake.


In front of the Seneca Lake

In this region, we could still see the Amish community.

We drove to this Amish store, it was an eye-opener for us, the city dwellers.


The house cum shop


Inside the shop, with an Amish lady. They still dress in their traditional clothings and the ladies are very good in quilting.


Amish boy and girl and a little toddler. Just in case you are wondering if they dressed up for us? The answer is 'no'. The Amish community is still pretty active here.


Ann doing her share of shopping in the shop


The Amish people still make use of horse-drawm carriage to travel. On our way there, there were signs showing horse-drawn carriages, we have to give way to them.

Outlets shopping

We left behind the old and moved on to the present...outlets shopping!

Outlets shopping is very common over here. It is basically a huge place where all the branded names are housed under one roof. You would imagine...branded names = expensive. Well, it is in fact the opposite. Branded names = inexpensive. Yes, some of you out there have been paying extras. An example, branded sweater selling S$100, here selling USD6.00. These are not rejects or pre-owned. They are basically just off-season.


Some of the names at the Waterloo Premium Outlets. By the way, this is just one of the many, many directories


Kai with a toy soldier


Angels everywhere


This elderly man was very kind. The carpark was jammed packed. He was helping us to park without even us asking him.