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Monique had been down in Frederick, MD all week last week, so rather than drive down, I took a train and she met me in Baltimore.  From there we went down to the Fairfax, VA area to spend the weekend with family.

Train is a pretty cool way to travel.  I like it.  Roomy seats.  Refreshment car.  On-board internet.  I was able to catch up on all the PEL reading from 7V (what peopel had turned in to that point anyway) and I even got a lot of my own PEL written, which I still turned in incomplete, but I'll add to it  :-(

We stayed one night with each of Monique's two sisters.  We did manage to sneak in a hastily planned last minute lunch with Kiera and Steve and a game of Ticket to Ride at their place.  I wish we could have done more and spent time with more people, but this was very much snuck into the middle of a busy family schedule.  The rest of the weekend was spent mostly talking.

We picked up Elijah in DE last night on our way home.  He'll be staying with us for a week.  This of course put us a fair amount out of our way and we didn't get home until far too late last night.

So, back to work.  Short week.  Monique and I are taking Friday off to go to St. Louis for the annual Halloween convention.  Good times and something to look forward to all week.  :-)

Baltimore

Date: 2012-03-05 03:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bytchearse.livejournal.com
Would you mind sharing train info? We may be heading to Frederick at the end of April and are discussing travel options.

Re: Baltimore

Date: 2012-03-05 04:55 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kumir-k9.livejournal.com
Sure. Start here:
http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/HomePage

It cost me $130 (ish) to go from Bridgeport to Baltimore. There's a stop in New Haven if that's more convenient. The train stops a lot less than normal commuter service. It took 4 1/2 hours of travel.

Oh, and it cost me $36 to park the car for 3 days.

If that doesn't cover everything just let me know.

Thanks!

Date: 2012-03-05 06:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] bytchearse.livejournal.com
Hmm...not sure if that's cost-effective for 2 of us especially with a hotel for a night or 2 in MD. Still, ideas for the hopper!

Re: Baltimore

Date: 2012-03-05 04:56 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kumir-k9.livejournal.com
One more thing. I believe there's actually a train that goes into Frederic, but it has shorter travel windows than the Baltimore route. We were traveling to VA, so it made sense for Monique to pick me up in Baltimore.

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