Bedford Pennsylvania Trip Fall 2007

Rita and I took a weekend off a few weeks ago and traveled to the Laurel Mountains, south and east of Pittsburgh. We went about two hours to Bedford, Pennsylvania. This is a beautiful mountain valley town with much history from the Civil War and the Revolutionary period. The city is lined with Bed and Breakfast lodging, neat shops and restaurants and the historic village titled "Old Bedford Village". Bedford Village is a Colonial period where old buildings exist with villagers working as they did during the Colonial period. It was closed until Christmas when we were there but we spent most of our time visiting the restored Bedford Springs Hotel. This was a resort built during the 1800's for rest and relaxation, health spa etc. It was used by presidents and the wealthy from all over the world. The hotel fell in to disrepair during the late 70's and closed in the 80's. A group of developers from the Texas area put together an investment project to restore the hotel and restore it they did. The hotel opened this year and what a beautiful place it is. You can look it up on the Internet so I won't bore you with all the information about the project. We found the best of the Fall colors there during our trip and below are the pictures of the Hotel and Fall in the Laurel Mountains. I also enclosed a lot of pictures of my sweetheart....