Day 1. Aboard the Lakeshore Limited

Dec 24. Day 1. New York to Chicago. The 1st day of the journey takes us from New York to Chicago, via the Shoreline Limited, a Viewliner train.  A Viewliner train is a single decker train with coach cars, sleeper cars, a dining car, and a lounge car.  It departs from NYPenn station at 3:40PM EST arriving in Chicago Union station at 9:45AM CST the following day, Christmas day. Coach seats on the Amtrak trains are similar to Business Class seats on airplanes, comfortable enough for long haul trips. Sleeper cars are upgrades which have rooms or cabins for families … Continue reading Day 1. Aboard the Lakeshore Limited

Flight Security Check

It’s been a while since I went on a trip that involves airplane, airport, baggage check, and security screening.  It felt like it was my first time flying again. Didn’t really know what to expect, from what’s allowed and what’s not in your carry on items.  My large half-empty toothpaste and a small cookie butter (plastic bottle) were confiscated.  Not that I’m mad at this kind of security we have in place now, but it seems like we have lost something since 911/shoe bomber/other flight-related attempts.  We’ve lost trusting our common sense in exchange of a more concrete by-the-book do’s … Continue reading Flight Security Check