Toddler and I are doing some #CrossBorderRail.
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@EvilCartyen The Legoland train just doesn't cut it for us.
Or: trying to get all regular grandparent and associated family visits out of the way in a nicely limited block of time.
I remember vividly dragging our youngest around the country to visit family when she was the same age as your hobbit. Super tiresome, although it's of course nice to see people.
Anyway, one of the great things about having a #2 was the ability to say "Ok, you're not dragging tiny humans around, you should come to us now."
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15 minutes in. Toddler is bored out of their mind starfishing the window.
It's going well.
We're now in Germany. Toddler waved at the German border police. They waved back.
Apparently waving gets you out of being actually asked to show your passport as we appear to be only passengers not asked for it..
Also did a diaper change in what happened to be the cleanest toilet I've encountered on this route. So that's nice as well.
Back to starfishing against the window.
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We're now in Germany. Toddler waved at the German border police. They waved back.
Apparently waving gets you out of being actually asked to show your passport as we appear to be only passengers not asked for it..
Also did a diaper change in what happened to be the cleanest toilet I've encountered on this route. So that's nice as well.
Back to starfishing against the window.
@Pepijn It's like a giant repetitive blurry TV! Just like, well, real TV!
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We're now in Germany. Toddler waved at the German border police. They waved back.
Apparently waving gets you out of being actually asked to show your passport as we appear to be only passengers not asked for it..
Also did a diaper change in what happened to be the cleanest toilet I've encountered on this route. So that's nice as well.
Back to starfishing against the window.
Omg. Screw 1st class. The ICE Small Child Cabin is where it's at.
It has:
-a door preventing escape
-place for stroller
-an acceptable amount of sharp corners -
Omg. Screw 1st class. The ICE Small Child Cabin is where it's at.
It has:
-a door preventing escape
-place for stroller
-an acceptable amount of sharp cornersInstant update: toddler found the door and is annoyed it doesn't open. We also found a sharp corner.
Still amazing though. I want to take this for a ten hr route at night.
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Instant update: toddler found the door and is annoyed it doesn't open. We also found a sharp corner.
Still amazing though. I want to take this for a ten hr route at night.
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They're about the same weight but I must admit traveling with my toddler is much heavier than traveling with my #Brompton
An hour in the Espace petits enfants / peuterzone / kleinkindbereich / spazio bambino piccoli / toddler zone might even it out though.
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They're about the same weight but I must admit traveling with my toddler is much heavier than traveling with my #Brompton
An hour in the Espace petits enfants / peuterzone / kleinkindbereich / spazio bambino piccoli / toddler zone might even it out though.
Difference between traveling as a single man with a Brompton versus a Baby: people, specifically women, go out of their way to make conversation.
Last hour:
-Jehovah witness: walked over to us (I mentioned the "child's former mom" converted to Islam).
-Friendly lady: initiated conversation and ended up showing photos of her house & cat.
-Bakery woman: came to our table with a free pastry. Turns out she thought I was single due to lack of ring & our earlier smalltalk. Feel a bit bad for her.
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Difference between traveling as a single man with a Brompton versus a Baby: people, specifically women, go out of their way to make conversation.
Last hour:
-Jehovah witness: walked over to us (I mentioned the "child's former mom" converted to Islam).
-Friendly lady: initiated conversation and ended up showing photos of her house & cat.
-Bakery woman: came to our table with a free pastry. Turns out she thought I was single due to lack of ring & our earlier smalltalk. Feel a bit bad for her.
It probably doesn't help that toddler keeps on waving and saying "Hiiiii" to every single human, object, reflection or cat in sight.
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It probably doesn't help that toddler keeps on waving and saying "Hiiiii" to every single human, object, reflection or cat in sight.
Excellent! Toddlers first experience on a rail-replacement-bus* is on a bus self-identifying (drivers don't know how to change it..) as "PARTYBUS" ("feestbus").
As @jon often uses music to illustrate his journeys I think I have a banger for this one: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw
*this is the train from Leer to Groningen.
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Excellent! Toddlers first experience on a rail-replacement-bus* is on a bus self-identifying (drivers don't know how to change it..) as "PARTYBUS" ("feestbus").
As @jon often uses music to illustrate his journeys I think I have a banger for this one: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6Zbi0XmGtMw
*this is the train from Leer to Groningen.
@Pepijn lol, great link to some cool music! Vengaboys - the Mozarts of our time 🤪
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@Pepijn lol, great link to some cool music! Vengaboys - the Mozarts of our time 🤪
