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friday morning, michael had the fabulous idea to take luke on a free trolley ride through town. round-trip is only about 40-minutes, so we knew the little guy could handle it. as an added bonus, the adults had fun, too.
the trolley we rode was air-conditioned (yay!) and originally built in the 1920s in australia. random, huh? once it was retired in sydney in the mid-1980s, it made it's way to dallas.
our trolley "operator" (he corrected me when i called him driver) was random, too. he's been an operator for 50-ish years, he said. while he was personable, michael and i decided it takes a special person to become a trollery operator. i'm sure driving the same 40-minute route all day long gets old.
the woodwork in the trolley was beautiful!
luke loves trains, and loves to say "choo-choo!" by the end of our trip, i think i'd convinced him that "ding-ding!" is just as cool. what a fun family outing!
That is so cool. We took the trolley when we were down at Galveston a few years back. It was NOT air conditioned though. Aren't boys fun?!
ReplyDeleteoooh, we may try that this week!
ReplyDeleteWhen I grew up in the Philadelphia area, "real trollies" still existed. (Nowadays, they may CALL them trollies, but they're busses.)
ReplyDeleteI loved to hear the snapping from the wires.
Thanks for bringing back memories.