Due to writing my car off last week (don't worry we are all fine) i decided that the only way i could carry on getting Isabelle to nursery would be to take her by train.
Her nursery is normally only a 25 minute car journey during rush hour, so taking the train wasnt too much longer of a journey. We would just have to walk to the train station, get the train which is only an 8 minute journey, then it is a 15 minute walk from there.
The only downside is.....i am the laziest person you will ever meet. I just don't walk. Unless it is round a shopping center, zoo or somewhere else of interest then i wont do it. I have to have a nice view and something to keep my mind occupied. I drive even the shortest distances which in reality would probably be quicker to walk.
Anyway, our little train journey ended up surprising me and i actually really enjoyed it!
We left the house at 7:30 with Booboo and Sulley in toe and made the walk to the train station, where we live it is quiet a rural area so if you take the time to walk and notice what is going on around you, its actually quite nice.
Isabelle doesnt go in the pushchair often, she usually rides on her buggy board but i wasnt brave enough for that on our first journey so i had Amber in the sling and Isabelle in the pushchair. It gave me and Isabelle the chance to have a chat and talk about the things she saw. You could see she was deep in thought during the walk and would point to things and say "See tree?" "See Birds?" "See Cars?" and many other phrases along those lines.
Once we got to the train station Isabelle got very excited once we got on the train and she was able to look out of the window and see what was passing by.
It was mainly lots of trees but she made sure everyone else in the carriage knew about the trees by shouting "Trees, look trees" at everyone she saw.
The walk from the train station to the nursery is along country roads so we were able to see lots of horses in their fields and even though it was very much up hill and my legs started to feel very sore it didnt take very long and we were at Nursery by 8:10. Just in time for breakfast!
Not having a car has it's plus sides. I didnt realise how enjoyable a simple walk out exploring the local area could be. Isabelle really enjoyed it and so did i.
We have to get the train to Isabelle's hospital appointment on Monday so i will be sure to take more pictures to share with you then too!
