We went down to Union Station and took a street car ride. Elias found it interesting to count the stops, watch out the window, and listen to the automated announcements. He wanted to understand the route map, but I couldn’t stand up and get closer to the map to show him. After going round and round we settled on counting the stops with our fingers. Seven stops going, nine stops coming back.
I just love packing a stroller and taking kids into a city. Every part of the experience can be a fun adventure. At one point Elias said, “Mom, this is a lot like a subway”. I said, “You’re right! The only difference is we are up on the street, and a subway is below the street in tunnels. Sub means below.” It was a very impressive observation considering he has never seen a subway, although there is a Curious George episode about it. Legit reference…George is a city kid.
They were fascinated by the water wheel. I tried to explain the uses to Elias but the concepts were a bit to abstract since this wheel was not hooked up to anything that we could see…and there was no river.
We explored City Market but it was pretty quiet on a Tuesday morning. Then we rode the street car back to Union Station and they loved the ride again.
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