There were still some things that were not great.
I have mentioned that after Philadelphia nothing was pedestrian-friendly; that was most true here.
It's not just getting around within the area. Yes, there were sidewalks that connected most of the lodgings with businesses like Walgreens and Chipotle, which was nice. However, to get to the park - which was only a mile away from our hotel, so we did not anticipate any problems getting there - you leave the sidewalk, walking along narrow shoulders and bushes. The grade of the hill wasn't terribly steep, but the reason there was a hill was that the path dipped under an underpass. Therefore, at the bottom of that dip you were walking through a tunnel with no shoulders and for that stretch no visibility. We were taking our life in our hands.
Some of the hotels (thought notably not ours) had shuttles, which is a good thing. It may seem unnecessary based on distance, but for safety purposes it is really valuable. However, if it seems like everyone is just expecting you to have your own car, there is a reason for that: cars are the only way into Hershey.
The nearest Greyhound depot is in Harrisburg, ten miles away. Harrisburg is also the site of the airport and the Amtrak station, but the Amtrak station couldn't help us because there was no connection from Easton. We went Greyhound.
Before that, we looked for shuttle services, even calling the Hershey Hotel. She told me that everyone rented cars.
Well, maybe most people did, but we got a taxi at the bus station, and then took one to the airport when we left. The taxi services are similar to in Easton, unaffiliated individual with varying levels of cleanliness and professionalism.
I guess there's not enough people going back and forth for a SuperShuttle there, but we would have liked that.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment