I'm starting Monday on an oddly positive note... I got a full night of sleep last night. Broken up; but after going a while with NOT getting enough, it felt good! Then first thing this morning we spotted a new bird on the ground below our feeder. My first thought was some kind of Oriel because it was black and orange; but it had white on it's belly so I think it was a Towhee. I'm hoping it comes back so I can get a better look. And the best part of today? RAIN! I don't have to go water the grass seed. Tomorrow I may sneak off to the garden center so I can get some seeds in the ground. But today; nature is helping me out BIG time!
We have a thread going about flying on airplanes; but how about train travel? Have you ever taken a trip by train?
I have taken a few. It really is a convenient way to get places. When I was a kid my Mom wanted me to experience it so we went to visit her cousin via train. We normally made the trip by car for long weekends. There was a train station in our hometown so it was pretty simple. I also took the train on my own to visit family when I was 17. I was pretty nervous about it but people were nice and helpful with finding a seat. I got to chat with an older man from Italy. The only part I really didn't lilke was changing trains in New York City. That felt a little nervewracking because I didn't know which way I'd have to go for the next train. My grandparents used to take the train to visit us too. They'd send their luggage ahead to make it easier. My step-sister was able to take the train when she was in college.
I've done a few scenic railroad trips. Those just last a few hours but they were fun. A friend of DH's worked for a campground thats set in a gorge with an old railroad track he helped restore. They use the tracks to pull kids up and down to tube down the river and rock climb. He and his wife got married on the side of those train tracks and it was the most goreous wedding I've ever attended. We stayed on an open air car with a cliff behind us and they had the dropoff behind them. A friend played music while we road up and back down. His wife arrived on a special smaller car driven by a friend in an old fashion conductors uniform. It was really fun! We've been able to take our kids on the train there a couple times (by making a donation and that friend's connection). They really like the tunnel that's still soot covered from it's original days.
I've been thinking about train travel in the future when things are more normal again. I'm so over car trips (even after over a year without taking one) that it sounds like it could be a nice option for us to do something new and go somewhere without having to drive.
We have a thread going about flying on airplanes; but how about train travel? Have you ever taken a trip by train?
I have taken a few. It really is a convenient way to get places. When I was a kid my Mom wanted me to experience it so we went to visit her cousin via train. We normally made the trip by car for long weekends. There was a train station in our hometown so it was pretty simple. I also took the train on my own to visit family when I was 17. I was pretty nervous about it but people were nice and helpful with finding a seat. I got to chat with an older man from Italy. The only part I really didn't lilke was changing trains in New York City. That felt a little nervewracking because I didn't know which way I'd have to go for the next train. My grandparents used to take the train to visit us too. They'd send their luggage ahead to make it easier. My step-sister was able to take the train when she was in college.
I've done a few scenic railroad trips. Those just last a few hours but they were fun. A friend of DH's worked for a campground thats set in a gorge with an old railroad track he helped restore. They use the tracks to pull kids up and down to tube down the river and rock climb. He and his wife got married on the side of those train tracks and it was the most goreous wedding I've ever attended. We stayed on an open air car with a cliff behind us and they had the dropoff behind them. A friend played music while we road up and back down. His wife arrived on a special smaller car driven by a friend in an old fashion conductors uniform. It was really fun! We've been able to take our kids on the train there a couple times (by making a donation and that friend's connection). They really like the tunnel that's still soot covered from it's original days.
I've been thinking about train travel in the future when things are more normal again. I'm so over car trips (even after over a year without taking one) that it sounds like it could be a nice option for us to do something new and go somewhere without having to drive.