Sunday, December 6, 2009

Day 11- Friday

Train station














Friday morning we had another slow morning. We hung around the house a bit, did some laundry, called home to wish everyone Thanksgiving, then we went to the playground near where Paul and Amy live to get some of Lillianna's energy out. We got followed home by a stray dog. When we got home Mike tried to look at his tag and he kind of freaked out. So we went inside so Lil could take a nap. Two hours later this poor dog was still sitting outside the gate. Even me the non-dog lover's heart was soften a bit by this. Mike went out one more time to see if he could see his tags. This time, the dog was more open to Mike and we found he lived just 4 doors down, so Mike brought him home.

Then it was off to the train station. We went to Taieri Gorge railway. It is a historic route that heads away from the coast. It is a nicely restored train and goes through some cool gorges and by some amazing scenery. We also went over the largest steel structure in the southern hemisphere. The largest in the northern is the Effiel Tower. Lillianna has already been to both! It stopped a couple of times along the way so we could get out and admire the beauty.

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