Berlin Ohio June 15th

So we left Chicago, found our way back to the airport to our rental car. We ended up with a 2008 Jeep Patriot, Nice huh...... Well it looks nice but we have no automatic ANYTHING!! Did you know they still make cars where you have to hand roll your own window up and down? No cruise control or power locks. So after about 10 minutes of laughing, we decided we better hit the road. We Made our way out of Chicago without getting lost, through Indiana and into Ohio. Mom has always wanted to go to an Amish country, so here we are in Berlin known to be one of the biggest Amish countrys in Ohio. As we were driving out, Mom found a nice Hilton to stay in outside of the Amish country. I thought, No, if you want to go to an Amish place, then we have to stay there as well. So we continued on our way. About 20 minutes into the drive, we hit gravel road and horses and buggy's. So i said, "Yeah your right, lets go back to that nice Hilton we passed". Mom then decided it was to far back and she wanted to stay in the Amish County. I was a little nervous not knowing what to expect. Let me tell you, I was happy to see lines on the road again :). We ended up finding an absolutely beautiful hotel and suites! We stayed in a beautiful room with a balcony overlooking a nice patio and green field! We enjoyed the pool and hot tub and layed in bed watching our 46 inch plasma TV. There was no Phone service here so we had to drive a couple miles away to let people know we were OK. The pool was nice, although on the side of the pool it said 8 feet. I was thinking man this is a deep pool, but sure doesn't look that deep. So I held my breath and tried to touch bottom, as i went down, i stopped before my head was under water.....yep it wasn't 8 feet, only 5! Oh, well we know for next time. I would highly recommend this hotel if anyone wants to stay in an Amish Country. We are going to spend a few hours shopping, and head to Pittsburgh PA later today.