Monday, November 26th, 2007
Daily Archive
November 26, 2007
Waiting For The Train
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November 26, 2007
San Jose Station
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San Jose… We had such a wonderful time with Karen’s family. Thanks so much to them for putting us up, making such a great dinner (three nights in a row), and for being so warm, welcoming and gracious. Every time I spend time with them I love them more. We ate, we talked, we ate, we talked, we went to a movie, we ate, and we talked. Isn’t that what you’re supposed to do on Thanksgiving? And Don… thank you so much for the clubs. Really… that’s by far the sweetest, coolest gift I’ve gotten in a long long time. I can’t believe you, one… gave me your clubs, and two… went to all that work to make them work for me. You are a great guy and I totally love them… and you. Thanks.
November 26, 2007
The Upper Bunk
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This is it. The upper bunk. No windows, pretty enclosed, with straps on the right to keep you from falling out and off at night. Not bad though… really. It wasn’t uncomfortable, just small.
November 26, 2007
The Cascades
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These are the kinds of scenes you can see when you go by train that you can’t see when you go by car.
November 26, 2007
Whipping By
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Taking pictures while moving… sometimes makes for a bit of blur.
November 26, 2007
Factory
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November 26, 2007
Compartment
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Here’s my half of the compartment. You can see Karen’s foot up on the seat. She was sitting on her side.
November 26, 2007
Stand Back of Yellow Line
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Every platform at every station has this same yellow line.
November 26, 2007
Go By Train
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Wednesday, November 21, we took off on Amtrak and headed South to San Jose to spend Thanksgiving with Karen’s parents and her sister’s family. We had a wonderful time.
The trip started with our boarding the train at Union Station (aren’t all train stations in all towns called Union Station? Seems that way…. hmmmm…. ). We got a little sleeper car, what Amtrak calls a roomette. Two seats (they fold down into a bed), a tiny area for “stuff”, and a pull down bunk bed. It was small, but really pretty comfortable. The great thing is that you have your own little space on the train where you can hang. You can also shut the door to your little compartment and pull the curtains if you really want to be left alone. There are cup holders, a little fold down table between the seats, and two big windows to watch everything whip by. Plus, you get all your meals in the dining car with your fare, and a wine tasting in the parlor car reserved for sleeper car passengers, if you want to attend it. The whole experience was a little adventure, and it was fun. Really fun. And, really relaxing. We would both recommend going by train if you have a little extra time. It takes a bit longer, but it’s cool. Great scenery and relaxed travel.
