MONDAY 5TH MAY 2025 We went to bed in California and woke up in Arizona. My cold seemed to break overnight and in any case today was a lay day. All we had to do was eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner, talk to whoever shared our table in the dining car, and watch the scenery … Continue reading Riding the Rails Los Angeles to San Antonio
Amtrak Vacations
Our Final Day in Los Angeles, California.
SUNDAY 4TH MAY 2025 Somewhere in our brief three night three day stay in Los Angeles we mastered their public transport system. In West Hollywood it was the bus. When we went downtown, as we did on this day, it was the subway. What we didn't always master was walking in the correct direction on … Continue reading Our Final Day in Los Angeles, California.
Eugene OR to Los Angeles CA on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight Train
THURSDAY 1ST MAY 2025 One would imagine that sleeping to the background noise of a train's horn and clanging of road gate barriers would be impossible, but that did not bother us at all. That, and the rocking, is part of the joy of train travel. Plus I was running a low temperature so was … Continue reading Eugene OR to Los Angeles CA on Amtrak’s Coast Starlight Train
The Reluctant Retiree 