Sarah is sick and yesterday Finn and I needed to get out of the house to let her rest. That's pretty easy to do downtown. I packed up my hockey skates and set off with the boy.
We went to Fountain Square first to see if the ice was OK for skating. The rain had really messed it up so we decided to skip the skating and go on to the next activity. We watched some people working on the fountain. It looked like they were changing the lighting, maybe hanging lights from the lady's hands as I've heard they used to do.
Next, Finn was amazed by the display in the entry to the building that stands where the Albee Theater once stood. He stared and pointed at the giant Christmas tree and waterfalls of twinkling lights.
After a while we went through the skywalk to the Hilton lobby where there is a gingerbread village of downtown Cincinnati. I didn't expect Finn to think much of it, but he pointed at it and said something in baby language.
Next we stopped in at the Dixie Terminal Building whose lobby is most known from its appearance in Rainman.
Our main event was the holiday train display at the Duke Energy building (pictured above). The trains were a big hit. There are 50 engines, 300 cars and almost 40 feet of track. There is even a Thomas the Tank Engine train.
The whole trip wore Finn out and as we headed home, he laid his head down on my shoulder and dozed off.
1 comment:
The pics of all the kids are great. It is a treat to be able to have a sense of life among all the new parents. Thanks for keeping us posted.
Can't wait (as you know) for your holiday visit! love, meme
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