Tag: Amtrak
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Dear Amtrak, Please Tell Us About the Burrito Lady BEFORE Lunch
Day 11 – Monday, December 27, 2021 When we woke up on Monday we were in Arizona. I was a bit annoyed because Lisa, our sleeping-car attendant, had made an announcement the night before that after 10 p.m. it was considered “quiet hours” on the train until 7 a.m., but several people got on around…
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Hooray for Hollywood!
Day 10 – Sunday, December 26, 2021 We took the opportunity to have a little lie-in since the only thing we had planned in L.A. was a hop-on-hop-off bus. We got up and got ourselves down to breakfast around 8 and had breakfast sandwiches at the Starbucks café that ran around the center tower base…
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Are Those Otters or Just Logs?
Day 9 – Saturday, December 25, 2021 When I woke up for good about 7 a.m., Mom had already gotten up and dressed. Once I was ready and she’d brushed her teeth, we went to the dining car for breakfast. We’d already passed through Sacramento and were heading towards San Francisco. We passed through the…
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Little Coyote Cutouts
Day 8 – Friday, December 24, 2021 Thanks to my early night and Mom just always waking up at an ungodly hour of the morning, we were able to get an early start, get our stuff together, and head out of the hotel by about 8. We got a Lyft to King Street Station, checked…
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It’s Always Raining in Seattle
Day 6 – Wednesday, December 22, 2021 We had requested a wake-up knock around 6:30 since breakfast was only set to be served until 7. We could always just throw on some clothes and finish getting ready later. But we hadn’t accounted for the extra hour gained during the night, so both Mom and I…
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“Why not Minot? Freezin’s the reason!”
Day 5 – Tuesday, December 21, 2021 We got up at about 7 a.m. and took turns getting dressed and visiting the bathroom. We got to breakfast a little before 8 and watched the landscape getting lighter and lighter. Mom commented on the kind of column of light that the sun made as it was…
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You Can Love the Art and Strongly Dislike the Artist
Day 4 – Monday, December 20, 2021 Since the train to Seattle wouldn’t leave until about 4 p.m., we decided to leave our bags with the bell desk again, get some breakfast, and wander for a few hours before heading to the train station. We ended up at the Corner Bakery, using that coupon, before…
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A Tale of Two-Story Trains
Day 3 – Sunday, December 19, 2021 We woke up fairly early—around 6:45 or so. Breakfast was supposed to be served beginning about 6:30, so we went ahead and got dressed so we could head up to breakfast at about 7. We saw Carla on our way upstairs (yes! This was a two-story train!) and…
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A Three Hour Tour
Day 1 – Friday, December 17, 2021 Our day only really began when the Lyft driver picked us up a few minutes after 3:30 in the morning. Not that we weren’t already awake and making sure we had everything. In fact, neither of us had actually gone to bed on Thursday night. I had finished…
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