Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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A great short train ride.If you ever plan to visit the Grand Canton,go to AAA and book the train.The package includes 2 nights in Williams(Old Rt 66) with meals and the train ride.We did the trip when we went to Las Vegas.The rates for the package did not go up on the weekend.So we checked out of the hotel in Vegas on Friday(rates go up $100 on weekends) and drove to Williams with a stop at Hoover Dam.Spent 2 nights in Williams and returned to Vegas on Monday when the rates go down.
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As a kid, it was a treat to ride the open air subway cars (bars across the open windows) on the Myrtle Avenue elevated line through Brooklyn in the summer.
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Over nighter from Moscow to St Petersburg, 1992.
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New Orleans to New Orleans with stops in Los Angeles, Seattle, and Chicago in a compartment with a shower/bathroom. Good old days on Amtrak.
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I prefer train travel to any other, but if I had to choose, I'd say the trip from Vicenza, Italy to Heidelberg, Germany and back. On the way there, went the eastern route through Austria; on the way back, the western route through Switzerland. Beautiful scenery and comfortable seating. I also met some great people on the way.
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I remember back when I was in the service my buddy and I took a train from Misawa to Hachinohe Japan. We bought a bottle of bourbon and shared with ladies at the bar. We had a great return trip. I can still remember how fast you had to board or deboard the train. My buddy had passed out in the back of my mini truck when we got back to the base. I had to explain to the gate guard my friend was still alive and told me to go directly to the barracks. Not a problem since it was 3:00 am. Oh the days of being young and foolish.
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It was Christmas time in 1964. We crossed the Sierra - Nevada mountains in a snowstorm. The dome car had a guide who would tell us all the sights. I also remember crossing the great salt lake where you couldn't see land in any direction.
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Hi, This has nothing to do with a train ride. However, I noticed that you lived in The Bronx as well as Hampton Bays. So did I. Grew up in The Bronx and left in 1964. I lived in Hampton Bays between 1974 and 1998. My children went to school there and I miss it to this day. Have a good day.
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In 1992 I took the train from Oslo, Norway (east coast) to Bergin, Norway (west coast). The tracks are built into the side of a mountain. Fascinating but a little scary. Then I got to go on a boat ride around the Fjords, wonderful trip.
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The best ( was spoiled with wonderful food and service) train ride I ever had was from Syracuse to Great Lakes until I got off the train being met by company commanders from Navy boot camp...we own your a--
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Anchorage to Seward on Alaskan Railroad. Beautiful trip!
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Toss up between high speed train in Japan which was awesome and The Orient Express which was just as awesome but they were polar opposites in experience.
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Most fantastic ride for me was on the Durango-Silverton, Colorado narrow-gage railway. We've done it three times and each time the scenery is even more spectacular than the time before. You need to have tickets in advance and it is a most wonderful day spent in the heart of the mountains.
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