Trains, Trains, Trains

Nearly every day on our way to somewhere, we pass the "Train Museum."  It's barely 5 minutes from our house and while driving on an overpass, the kids can see the trains down below.  "Momma, Momma, can we PLEASE go to the train museum today?"

One rainy Sunday, I gave in to their constant requests and off we went.



[Can you read that?  Entrance fees were Rs. 10 for me and Rs. 3 for each of the kids ... 
grand total of $0.33 USD to get in]

We had kind of forgotten to eat a filling lunch before we left, so we followed the signs to the "Canteen" and had a little snack of chips and lemonade.

The Joy Train looked fun, so we took a little spin [a bit more expensive than the entrance fee ... but how do you beat these prices?]








The great thing about the National Rail Museum is that there are loads of green spaces that the kids could just run ... it wasn't crowded ... it was so crazy reasonable to experience an afternoon (less than $3.00 USD total WITH snacks) ... and it's SO close to the house!

One of my favorite trains ::




Tony loved the roundhouse ::



Mia loved the climbing ::

 

We didn't stop here for snacks on the way out, but I thought the cart was beautiful ::



We will definitely be back to the National Rail Museum.  Next time we go, we'll spend more time in the building that houses the history of the trains in India.  Fascinating and really a cool set of displays!

If you live in Delhi, it really should be on your "must do list", no matter the ages of your children!  You can even pack a lunch and have a picnic on the greens ... bring a blanket!

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