Wait, before you call DCFS, we have remedied the situation.
We were staring down a beautiful day, had no plans, and Mike did not have to work. We thought it would be fun to go on a little adventure with the girls and did just that.
We packed up a few things and walked over to the Metra station and grabbed a train to the city. From there we took a water taxi down to Chinatown for only $2.00. The boat ride is just long enough. Only a few minutes but there is a lot to see and the views of the city on the return trip are beautiful. Thank goodness, Eloise can now cross 'boat ride' off her bucket list.
There is a great park at the Chinatown water taxi stop and the taxis leave every 15 minutes so you could just hop off and play for a bit or head in to Chinatown for lunch and some sightseeing. We did the latter and I am so glad.
We walked around and looked at all the shops, had a delicious lunch at one of the many restaurants, watched someone making ramen noodles by hand, bought some souvenirs, and danced in the town square. Well, Harriet danced. We laughed.
We caught a late afternoon water taxi and did the whole thing in reverse. Great day and wonderful end to the summer.
The best line of the day was when we were reading a plaque in the town square about how paper was invented in China. I could see the wheels turning in Eloise's head and she said, "Mom, I think they invented pencils there too because all of my pencils say 'Made in China' on them".
Awesome.
harriet thoughtfully riding the train
here comes the taxi
taxi stand in chinatown
eloise's new favorite... bubble tea
harriet's new favorite... shrimp tempura
headed back to the city on the taxi
with dada
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