I know, I know, it’s another one bites the dust, but I couldn’t resist, give me a little creative license! Can you blame me? Is there anything better than Queen? Don’t answer that, I know you all have your own opinions. Queen isn’t my all-time favorite band, but it’s one of them. I have so many. But…we are not here to discuss my musical tastes, maybe one day.

No, what I’m here to tell you is we went to two new coffee places as a part of the Lebanon Valley Java Journey! Caffenation Station and Ancestor Coffeehouse & Creperie.

We decided to start at Caffenation Station. I love the tagline…Train your Coffee Craving! Muwahaha, too funny! We started here because it was further away from the next location, it was a nice drive and we made it in no time. There is a green play train on the front lawn/walkway, then you walk in and it’s trains, trains, and more trains. There are quilts, and pictures, and posters, oh my! There is a loft and around the outside were model trains and at one point, they moved down the tracks, fun!

PSM got the specialty drink, I got a chai latte, I know, shocking! with oat milk, then we each got egg sandwiches, I got mine on “a real NYC bagel, straight from the Bronx!” And PSM got his on some home made thick sourdough bread.

Drinks were good, food was good, atmosphere was good, staff was great! We got there at a good time, there was one other family in at that time, but by the time we left… it was crowded, perfect timing! You could tell it was a neighborhood place. We did see a few of the passports, but people seemed to know each other. That tells you a lot about a place.

When we went to the first Lebanon Valley Motorcycle Club meeting, the president’s wife and I were talking and I was telling her about the Java Journey, she was very excited about Caffenation Station, she spoke very highly of it! And she was right!

Would we go back again? I would!

Our next stop was Ancestor Coffeehouse & Creperie. This might sound familiar because we went to the other location a few weeks ago. This location is closer to us, hence going to Caffenation Station first. Easy to get to, not much bigger than the other site, menu is the same, welcoming environment. We each ordered a drink, decaf coffee for PSM and a chai latte made with macadamia nut milk. I also bought a strawberry something macron, it was good. I’m not a macron expert by any means, but I liked it.

This location is a little bigger than the other location, it’s open, charming, welcoming. I loved the walls, brick on one wall, the brick fed into another wall and it was painted blue, then the opposite wall was all stone, I liked it! PSM had a decaf coffee and I had a chai latte with macadamia nut milk, I was excited, because I love macmilk and chai, I know you’re shocked by that, ha ha, and I really liked it at the other location, this one, not so much. Maybe it was an off day for me and mac milk chai lattes, but it didn’t hit the spot.

Would I come back and try again, absolutely! I want to try their crepes, give them another chance, if it was the first time, I would say no, but I liked the other one, so why not! And it’s closer! Of course, the other one is attached to Schnitz Brewery…imagine…have breakfast/brunch at the Coffeehouse & Creperie, hang out and move right into the brewery when it’s beer:30! Sounds perfect to me!

So… all in all a success! Two more stamps and we are at the end! That’s tomorrow, I’ll tell you about our entire journey, right now…zzzzzz nothing keeps me awake when I’m that tired, which is funny coming from someone who deals with insomnia!

Have a happy Saturday night!