The magic of the first train ride

Ok, we have been on a train before, but this was the first proper one, the one he sees in story books and drawings, real steam trains!
I always wanted to visit the Severn Valley Steam Railway as I have only saw beautiful pictures of it in brochures and Tv programs.
I wasn't dissapointed despite we have only went two stops with it, still the countryside was gorgeous (just as well the car drive to Highley).
At the stop where we got off there was a garden railway project where we couldn't pull Benji away from, he had to see the train coming through the tunnel about 20 times. I am sure the train-mad volunteers who run this place appreciated his enthusiasm :-)

We've also visited the Steam museum where we "forgot" to buy the very expensive tickets to (I think it was expensive this weekend because it was a Peppa and George themed weekend). We were really grateful that we didn't when we later only met someone dressed up as George walking around in an enclosure where you could take pictures with him. Which Benji of course didn't even want to. Or dared to.