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Author: Doris Gallan
Article: Travel Top Speed at 65 & above
Book: 65 Things to do when you retire
pg: 396

Cold Station

I dreaded the cold and winters in Johnstown (PA) because it meant that the train station wouldn’t be heated.  So that’s how Amtrak saves money, it all makes sense now.  I’ve had my eureka moment.  Trust me it sucked.  Plus, the freight trains always delayed Amtrak’s great service.  So it was rare that the Amtrak train was on time.

I never understood why when we got to the Harrisburg station.  They gave the smokers a 15-minute smoke break.  So much for getting home early.  I guess Amtrak thinks that lung cancer is a commodity on the futures exchange.  I guess Amtrak should be happy, I never smoked.  So I don’t have an excuse to sue them.  Rats, now I’ll have to get a real job.  I’ll never forget the one time we got to Harrisburg early and they added the time to the smoke break.  The train turned into a sauna because it was a hot summer day and all the doors were open.  The Amtrak people were brilliant on that day in 2008.

In case you’re wondering, this post is about Amtrak’s Pennsylvanian Line, it goes from Pittsburgh to Grand Central Station (nyc) and the opposite direction.

You can get AAA discounts when you buy train tickets.  If you’re a member.

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Detroit's gift

There’s a museum in the metro area of Detroit, that is special.  The museum is vast with huge interior and exterior parts of the museum.  Henry Ford would be proud of it since its named after him.  Yes, there is a big car section but theirs other stuff like a recreation of a colonial village.  If my memory serves me correct.

The highlight besides the cool stuff in the museum was when we got an order of fries.  My parents ordered a small and it was huge.  Two adults could easily be fed by it but in my family’s case, it fed all four of us.

During the trip we stopped and visited Detroit’s zoo… nice place.  If I have any memories about the zoo, I’ll write about them.  Since I currently can’t remember anything.

Henry Ford Museum Address - 20900 Oakwood, Dearborn, MI 48124

Detroit Zoo Address - 8450 W 10 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI 48067

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april d.c. trip cancelled

I was planning on going down April 22-24 and perform comedy at various venues but I don't have a job, I have bookings from may to august at a hotel in arlington so at some point I will get there but i won't be able this month because I need a job before I spend money down in the d.c. region. 

fried oysters

I tried one today and thought it was disgusting.

Sturbridge Seafood

I had my first lobster roll at this restaurant, it tasted good, I also got a cool shirt.  The best thing was the cookie desert, tasted awesome.  Plus the waitress was nice.

Sturbridge Seafood
376 Main St
Sturbridge, MA 01566

other Sturbridge restaurant reviews
ox head tavern
publick house taven

shirt

Sturbridge Seafood

 

Mansfield Family Restaurant

The double cheeseburger was good but the wait for a server to come to me to take my order, way to long.  The oppressive smell of smoke throughout the restaurant... priceless.