We decided to take the train from Michigan City to Chicago. Let's just say I am not a big fan and I don't think we will be doing it again anytime soon. That's pretty disappointing.
The up side was the price. The girls were all free and it's only $8.25 to ride one way. We did end up having to take a Taxi once we arrived because I didn't think the girls could walk the 1.1 miles to the American Girl Doll Store. If it was just Eric and I that wouldn't have been a problem. Eliza and Carli loved the taxi ride:)
We had to leave our house at 7:30 am to make the train that would get us to lunch in Chicago at 11:00 am (Which is noon our time.) It took forever! Plus the train was running 30 mins late due to red signals.
Being on the train only entertained the girls for about 10 minutes and then they were asking when were going to get there. It is easier to travel with Carli strapped in her car seat.
So I think next time if the whole family is going we will just drive! Or maybe take the train from St. Joe. The only problem is Amtrak was only $30 to go in the morning, but it would have been $90 for us to come home, so for $120 it wasn't worth trying it either.
The good news is we had a great time in Chicago and would have stayed longer if we didn't have to rush to catch the train home.
It was a long day for Carli and she was such a trooper. Eric took her to the Nike store while we had lunch at the American Girl Store. I was so excited to finally see the Bean.
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