Lately, I've had an itch. Not knowing what it was or what would cure it, I stumbled upon some pictures that a professor of mine posted on Facebook. She recently made a trip to San Francisco on Amtrak.
Amtrak, was it still running? I had no idea until I saw her pictures and the scenery was gorgeous. Sure, I had been on a train in Europe, but in America? Who takes trains?
Then it finally dawned on me, this is what I was looking for. This was the itch. I wanted to take a train ride, preferably to a west coast city. After thinking about it a minute, I decided that traveling on a train had many pros:
1. It's affordable
2. I don't have to get undressed to board*
3. I can pack plenty of items
4. I can relax and enjoy the journey
5. Can you say student discounts?
6. A dining car!
7. Eco-friendly
Although I haven't made any plans yet, I hope I can do it in the near future. If you want to read more about Amtrak, you can find it here. I can't help thinking about how grand it would be to ditch my car and hop the rails like many other people do to get around.
Any one else love trains?
*Lest you get this confused for something nasty, I'm referring to airport security here. :)
5 comments:
That sounds like so much fun!! Shaun has actually ridden the train to California several years ago and he said it was pretty fun. He had some funny stories to go with it, but nothing can top the train ride from Zurich to Paris!!! HAHAHA!!! P.S. I love the picture of that seal. What a cutie!!
Candice, you kill me. Amtrak is still around. That's how we venture into New York. Two hours and your there. Cars in the city are........well.....it's a night-mare. HEY TAXI! Walking is best! Also, I hope you don't get undressed for any kind of travel. That's Eco-scary......for my body that is! The sleeping cars are a blast! I will not say anothing about being dressed on that account.
Happy Day!
Someday we will talk about how I feel about the "whales"! and corn is in everything!!!!! ugh!
Hugs, Tamara
oh golly, *anything*..............illiterate!
Candice! Love your post, and the part about getting undressed, lol! Its true nothing beats that overnight train ride we went on...Can you say R U F F? Holy cow... Anywayz, I WANT TO COME ON YOUR TRIP!!! You should look for something nice and affordable and me and Jake will come along! It will be the trip we've been planning! (We'll do Europe in a few years! :) Jake and I have been thinking about Seattle, but anything West Coast would be excellent! You should really tell us your plans! And what about this job? not Labeaus is it? lol... Thanks for your comment, and ya, I should get a medal--I a am real campion DI shopper and have found A LOT of great deals! The olympic medals I'll leave to you... besides, who wants a bunch of dried up weeds anyway? :)
I would LOVE to do this! I had no idea that this was still happening. I keep telling Dan that we need to take a nice fun vacation to destress after school.
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