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子供といっしょに東武鉄道博物館に行ってきた。
I went to the Tobu Train Museum in Higashi-Mukojima with my son.
途中、上野駅で在来線に乗り換えると、13番線に四季島が止まっていた。子供にとって初めての四季島とのご対面。豪華な作りに興奮していた。また、編成中に乗降用ドアが１つしかないことにも気づいて、わたしに聞いてきた。しっかりよく見てるなと思う。
On the way there, when we transferred to a local train at Ueno Station, the luxury cruise train Shikishima happened to be stopped at platform 13. It was my son’s first time seeing the train, and he was so excited to compare it with his toy version. He also noticed that the train had only one door for passengers to board and asked me about it—I could tell he was really paying attention.
四季島を見送った後、東武博物館へ。入場料はまさかの大人200円、子供100円という値段。おそらく、わたしが子供の頃から変わっていないだろう値段設定。しかも、館内の展示も変わってない感じ。
After seeing the train off, we headed to the museum. I was surprised to find that the entrance fee was only 200 yen for adults and 100 yen for children. Maybe the price hasn’t changed since I was a child and visited there myself. The exhibitions also seemed largely unchanged.
１時間くらいで一通り見終わってしまった。短い時間だったけど、子供は楽しく遊んでくれたよう。
We spent just about an hour walking through the museum, but even with the short visit, my son seemed to really enjoy the outing.
帰りに、丸亀製麺でうどんを食べて帰った。いつも通り、帰りの新幹線は二人して眠って帰路に着いた。
On our way home, we stopped by Marugame Seimen for lunch. As usual, we both fell asleep on the Shinkansen ride home.
To be continued.
