Trip to Amish and State Fair

Am in Ambulatory Clinic rotation this month, which means I have all my weekends free! I had taken my weekends for granted until I started working here in the US, where the concept of weekends is non-existent. Every day is a working day with a day-off every 6-7 days.

Went to an Amish farm auction. I had heard about the Amish community prior but never knew much about them. A bit of Googling informed me that the Amish community do not permit electricity or telephones in their home, with the aim to keep modern world from intruding into their home lifes. They still live and work much as their forefathers did!

Some of the items on auction - a wagon anyone?

Amish-grown vegetables for sale

After the Amish farm, we went to the Minnesota State Fair, which has been reported to be the largest state fair in the whole US of A. This year, a grand total of 1,790497 people attended, according to their website.

Too many Minnesotans

During the state fair, people come to be entertained, to exhibit their best livestock, to show off their abilities in a variety of fields including singing and dancing (think Miss Minnesota Fair!) and most importantly, to enjoy the many different types of food (some weird and wonderful!) - mostly on a stick!

Deep fried alligator on a stick

Cheesecakes on a stick

And the people's favorite - cheese curds!