tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502117548618350329.post1327336031774250188..comments2023-08-09T03:42:58.520-07:00Comments on Salon for the Soul: Not a highway girlCathy Barneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371655581401528831noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502117548618350329.post-12607455012106592432010-12-26T15:20:53.808-08:002010-12-26T15:20:53.808-08:00What an amazing adventure. I love train travel, bu...What an amazing adventure. I love train travel, but do it so rarely here, and the idea of you going from one coast to the other over several days. I am certain you made friends; you have such a bright, welcoming spirit. Keep me posted on the journey back!Cathy Barneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371655581401528831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4502117548618350329.post-52914451077765333712010-12-26T12:12:02.300-08:002010-12-26T12:12:02.300-08:00Lovely to read of your off-the-beaten path holiday...Lovely to read of your off-the-beaten path holiday journey and to reflect more on ours - by train from Seattle to New York City. The Seattle-to-Chicago leg was a treat with 2 nights in a sleeping car, meals shared with strangers (for a few minutes, then quickly becoming friends) in the dining car, and glimpses of mountains, plains, rivers, and forests we've usually flown over in a jet or sped past in an automobile. Our arrival in Chicago was 5 hours late which meant a dash to a train to NY, the least comfortable seats in coach, and a suitcase that didn't catch up with us for 2 days. Still, didn't negate the pleasures of slow travel. We arrived at our daughter's apartment in Brooklyn, having taken the scenic route and with our Pacific Time systems gradually shifted over 3 days to the Eastern zone. This is not the way we typically make the coast-to-coast trek, but perhaps it will become so. I'm looking forward to the return in a few days and to discovering the different place it might take me to.Irishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06226091959080769559noreply@blogger.com