Tag: Train
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Day 9 – Sunday, October 23 We got up at 6:45 so we could finish putting everything in the bags and leave the hotel by 7:15. We got a Lyft to South Station and were able to wait in the Metropolitan Lounge until closer to our departure time. This would be the longest leg of…
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Dewey, Cheetham, and Howe
Day 7 – Saturday, October 22 Another lie-in for Claire on Saturday, thankfully. Abby and I discussed the morning over a cup of tea. We decided to take a short walk along the Charles River, on the appropriately named Charles River Greenway. Then we had just enough time for another cup of tea before meeting another…
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In Arden, Woah-oh-oh, In Arden, WOAH-oh-oh-oh!
Day 7 – Friday, October 21 I was able to sleep in a little bit Friday morning since Mom and I weren’t meeting until later. Abby and I had some tea before I got dressed, then we had our much-anticipated bagel bacon butties. Abby made some improvised brown sauce to put on hers, but I stuck…
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Where’d Ya Get Those Peepers? From the Courtyard by Marriott
Day 6 – Thursday, October 20 For our first day in Boston, we were actually leaving Boston—in fact, the entire state of Massachusetts—completely. We got up at about 6:15 and got ready for a day of leaf-peeping. Our tour guide and driver, Bobby, was scheduled to pick us up at about 7:15, so we went downstairs…
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“Schenectady” is Both Fun to Say and to Spell
Day 5 – Wednesday, October 19 We were up early, early, early at 4:15. We had left a lot of things out to dry and needed to pack them up before leaving. So we did that and got ourselves ready to go. We had anticipated leaving the hotel around 5:30 or 5:45, but we were…
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Niagara Falls: Nature’s Eye Wash Station
Day 4 – Tuesday, October 18 We got up a little before 7:30, but didn’t really get moving until closer to 8:30. Our plan was to get some breakfast at the Starbucks in the hotel, plus some extra for Wednesday morning since we’d be leaving before they opened, and then get on our way. I had…
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You Hear the Best Gossip on the Train
Day 3 – Monday, October 17 We got up at 5:15. The train was scheduled to leave at 7:15 and we wanted to get there in plenty of time. We did stop at the Starbucks in the lobby so we could grab some breakfast to take with us. And we didn’t try to walk back…
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A Venue of Vultures
Day 14—Thursday, December 30, 2021 One nice thing about train travel is that you don’t have nearly the lines you do at the airport. So you don’t need to be at the station more than 30-60 minutes in advance, and that’s mostly if you need to check a bag or if you’re worried about traffic.…
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Everything’s Big in Texas, But Mostly, Texas is Big
Day 12 – Tuesday, December 28, 2021 It’s not easy to sleep in on a train. There are curtains, but they usually let in some light and that light will find its way directly onto your eyelids. People get off and on during the overnight stops. So Mom and I were both up and about…
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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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