A couple of extra pics from the train museum…
A boy’s wonder…
He REALLY wanted to get his hands on that train…
In one case, he was literally trying to pry the glass apart to get to the trains inside… LOL
And of course PPP and ‘Auntie’ were trying to get pictures too!
‘Auntie’ was trying to get Jace to look at her, but he was more interested in Thomas the Tank Engine and wanting to play with it. I couldn’t resist…
Yesterday was the one good meal of the trip, I took them to Cattleman’s for dinner for their birthdays. And after requesting they get embarrass…er… Sang Happy Birthday to, the restaurant dropped the ball…
Oh well, they got serenaded in the parking lot (No, I can’t sing. Can’t carry a tune in a bucket, thank you very much).
If I dug long enough, I could find photos of me at Pennsylvania’s Strasburg Railroad in the very late ’50s or very early ’60s.
If anyone needs a serious dose of railroad. I would suggest,
A ride on a full size steam train,
http://www.strasburgrailroad.com/
Then across the street to a Railroad Museum,
http://www.rrmuseumpa.org/
Just down the road to a much smaller scale train layout,
https://www.choochoobarn.com/
I have not stayed here, but we drove through and it looked pretty cool,
http://www.redcaboosemotel.com/
And if you are in the area August seventeenth to August twentieth of this year, I suggest,
http://www.roughandtumble.org/
And I know a local guy that is retired and probably free to be a tour guide and is willing to work for red wine!
It looks like a great time was had by all the children on your outing, maybe especially the retired child.
I well understand his desire. I have many good memories of playing with my train sets. Used some for WWII troop maneuvers, some for Civil War maneuvers and some carried cowboys who had to fight off Indian attacks. Many hours spent and would love to do it again. I’m glad you got him on film (chip). It will mean a lot to him later on.
And I wonder how many kids got a Lionel train set for Christmas.
Do they stiull even make them?
Time with grandkids. Priceless.
Wow! He is getting big!!
Trains and kids are always a great mix.
There is an old steam engine show in Buckley MI every Aug…they have 2 stream engines pulling trains that you can ride on as often as you want…just pay for parking, want to say $8 maybe…plus they have an entire calipee of steam boat whistles they blow at noon, plus lots and lots of other steam powered stuff (lumber mill, oil pumps, foundry) plus a huge flea market.
Our feet always hurt by the end of the day. 🙂
I get a huge kick watching all the little kids faces.
Suz
I used to live in Roseville and Sacramento, but never made it to that museum. I still miss shopping in old Sac.
All- Thanks for the comments! 🙂 And JMI, you missed a good one!
Looks like he had fun.