Monday, August 23, 2010

Bus trip

Today we took a plain old trip to Crown Center to get in on some fun kid activities. But we decided to use public transportation to get there.

On my Google phone, I can get directions to anywhere and use public transportation to get there. I'd always wanted to try it out, and Fia is infatuated with the bus. It's a popular point in a lot of her kid shows.

So we walked the mile to the closest bus stop. Google even told me how long the walk should take, but we left a few minutes earlier. Not quite early enough. We would have been right on time, but I didn't account for her needing to stop for a potty break. So while she was in the bathroom at a gas station, I watched our bus pass right by.  50 minutes till the next bus (thanks phone for giving me that information) We took our time at the gas station, then walked to McDonald's for a snack and to wait. Finally, caught the next bus. It took us about a half a block away from our destination.

We got off, we went into Crown Center, hit up the Clifford exhibit at the children's museum, ate at Fritz's restaurant. She even passed up Panda Express, her favorite place, to go to Fritz's. Then to Kaleidescope. It was lots of fun. Then a 1 1/2 block walk back to the bus stop.

I have to say. Except for the distance between my house and the bus stop, it was actually convenient, cheap, and I didn't mind it as much as I thought I was going to. And Fia was excited to ride the bus, she liked the adventure, or as she kept saying today, "a-BEN-sure"

4 comments:

Tatha said...

You can get a bus much closer to your house Ken. The 38X goes right by your apartment and goes downtown. You can then transfer to whatever bus you took to get down to Crown Center. Use the Metro's Website and select "shortest walking distance."

Bob and Marianne said...

Those are fun a-ben-sure days with Daddy.

Unknown said...

I like! More bus trips for dos and ken on your future?

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