The Highlights & Lowlights
Trip. Is over. Whew. Now I'm home for 2 nights, and then off to New York for Labor Day. Luckily I treated myself to an Amtrak ticket for that trip, so I will be relaxing on the train instead of taking the Chinatown bus in Labor Day traffic.
So. The trip. Lowlights include:
- My aunt getting caught in all that bomb scare stuff at JFK airport on Friday. My parents didn't get home with her until 1 am on Friday.
- My dad ordered a size too small moving truck. We had to get rid of things like a sofa and 2 chairs & ottomans. (ottomen?)
- I did not get as much reading in as I anticipated! I finished Middlesex yesterday, and Baby Proof this morning, but that's it. I also did not finish the knitting project I wanted to finish, and I only watched 2 of my 6 dvds.
- A 6 am flight this morning, meaning I have been up since 4 am. I am a wee bit tired today.
Highlights include:
- Seeing where my little sister lives
- buying crawfish at the grocery yesterday to take home, which they let me take through security. I used frozen corn instead of icy packs to keep it cold.
- Learning that the Hampton Inn, at least the one in Christiansburg, Virginia, is pretty nice.
- All the Wendy's you can eat.
4 Comments:
I read Middlesex. Very interesting. I live very near Petoskey, where she went to the er in the book.
I'm very sketchy on distances in the US. How long does it take to get from DC to NY?
Amie, cool! I love reading books where I know something about the area.
Paisley, normally, it would take 4 hours to get from DC to NYC by car. In the summer, it's about 6, because there's more traffic, and Labor Day weekend, probably between 6-7 hours. the train takes between 3-4 hours, depending on which train you're on and how many stops it makes. (but it's a question of price... the bus costs $35 roundtrip, and the train, $175. HUGE difference!!)
I never understand why Amtrak is so majorly expensive. I wanted to take the train from Philadelphia to NYC one weekend and thinking it would be a quick jaunt it was about $70, totally not worth it! (though much nicer than taking a bus, you actually get electric outlets and personal space!)
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