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[QUOTE]Originally posted by dilly: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by KacyB: [qb] I'll be travelling with a just 5Yo boy and 3YO girl. [/qb][/QUOTE]I don't want to put a damper on your excitement, Karen. But unless you absolutely need to take this trip during the next year, I'd suggest waiting a few years more. I was barely six months old when I took my first overnight train journey from America's East Coast to the Midwest. It was a trip that my family would ultimately repeat -- at least twice each year -- until I hit my middle teens. The problem? I remember nothing about the trips I took prior to age seven or so -- despite being a train fanatic like your son, and possibly even more so. The trips I remember clearly didn't occur until after the age of nine or ten. My point: A first-time, long distance rail trip across the U.S. happens once in a lifetime. A few years from now, your three year-old will remember nothing of your trip, and your five year-old probably won't remember much more. That's why I suggest waiting until they're old enough to more fully appreciate -- and retain -- what they're seeing and experiencing. They'll also have more stamina and patience. After all, as I know many members of this forum would agree, extensive long distance rail travel across the U.S. -- even in a sleeper -- can be exhausting and often monotonous for many hours on end. By waiting until they're a few years older, your kids will have a far better chance of remembering their epic rail adventure forever, rather than as a vague, nearly forgotten blur. ----------------- [/QB][/QUOTE]
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