Photo TR: West Coast Bash ~ Disney ~ and Me! (o:

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^ Yeah, when I first planned this trip, I looked quickly, and saw "Indy down for maintenance" and that was it. No big deal I felt. And of course, it didn't stop me from having a great time at the whole resort. But then when I arrived at the Hotel, and then found out that Indy was re-opening on my last day there...

 

 

And I wish it was more times. My first rides back in 1996 was 14 times in two days! But, you have to go all the way back to the front for that piece of paper, that lets you bypass the standby line. So twice doing all that walking back and forth was enough for me. For now.

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And now it's time for (almost) "45 Years of Mouse Ears!"

 

When I got back home from this past trip, the Ears I had bought while there, made their way upstairs to where I have a

bunch of Mouse Ears on display, as well as some other non-Ears caps from the Disney parks around the world.

 

Turns out I have collected around 22 of these things, including My Very First Mouse ears, bought for me by my mom around...1963!

 

So here's the bunch of them, sort of grouped together. For these though, I never put anything on them telling the year they were bought.

I collect a lot of stuff, and some of it I do date etc. But not for these. Also, I never got all of them with a name sewn onto the back. So

I'm not going to show all that.

 

And now it's time for Bill's Disney Triviass! Tokyo Disneyland has become the ONLY Disney Magic Kingdom that does not - sell - Ears on caps!

I don't know about Shanghai right now, but in Japan, the locals didn't like the idea of wearing something on their heads that looked like the ears

of a rat or that suggested anything about a rat. Or something like that. So, no ears to be found except on headbands and larger headgear. I looked

everywhere through both parks, anywhere I thought Ears on caps would be sold. And as of 2013....nothing. TDL is also the reason why

WDW's MK got side-by-side seating in Splash Mountain, after the Japanese explained that all locals do not like to sit behind each other, straddling

a board, etc. So they got the modified logs, and WDW's MK got the same, when their SM was built.

 

The more you know......

The bunch.

Birthday caps/Ears: Back - Disneyland 50; Disneyland 25. Front - Tokyo DL 30; The other two, Disney Paris 15.

Non-Ears: Grizzly Gulch, Hong Kong DL; PoTC, TDL; Captain Nemo, Tokyo Disney Sea.

Ears from TDLR: 2007 ~ 2011 ~ 2013.

These are the non-black-cap ears I picked up, through the years.

Robb and Elissa sent me this wonderful pair of Ears, as part of a Bag O' Crap I won, a few years back.

It comes with this extra 'cover' you slip over the Ears' cap...

...and Voila! Instant New Fantasyland To-Be Ears! Thanks, Robb and Elissa!

Present and past: Newst pair of the left. The other pair...uh...not sure why I got the bow on a pair.

Could be it was the drag queen in me, heh heh.

Three of a kind: Disneyland Paris; Walt Disney World; Hong Kong Disneyland. And HKDL's is an actual

cloth patch that's sewn onto the cap! I was impressed.

The "ears" I also bought at Tokyo Disneyland in 2013. For their 30th Anniversary Celebration. Subtle, huh?

Pretty.

On the back of one of the ears.

This is The One - 1963 - when I was ten years old.

Even got my name right, back then. (o;

"The Mouse Ears, that shall rule them all."

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Day 3 at DLR ~ But First....A Small Tribute to..."The ToT Sign"

 

My last day at the resort was very important to me, for three things... Indy Jones was back in service, and I originally intended to ride it as many times as I could stand, lol! Didn't happen, but still great after all these years. Frozen * A Musical I had gone back and forth whether to see it or not. In the end, I did see it, and was very impressed with it all. Well, most of it all. And the Tower of Terror, which I found out upon returning back home, was going to go through a total make over, and reopen as an attraction based on Guardians of The Galaxy. Fair enough, I thought. But I didn't know if and when I'd ever get back to the parks, so I took a few outside and inside photos of the ToT, not knowing the sign would be coming down, two weeks later.

 

Timing, huh? So here's the few I took of the ToT. And we'll all eventually be ready for ToT.02, right?

 

And honestly, I have no care whatsoever, about when the sign came down, or would have come down.

Whatever. It's eventual. But I am glad I got the few shots I got.

My first shot of it, through Bugs Land.

The Lobby. Nice and cozy, hmm?

I have a (sort of) identical shot of this, from the Paris ToT!

This was really beautiful. I hope it gets re-used somehow, in the new ToT.02.

Saw them perform. And they were great! And still alive! (o:

And at the time, it was 8:05 pm...

"...of Sound."

"...you've just entered....The Twilight Zone."

Taken from the Mezzanine Entry level of The Hyperion Theater, for "Frozen", just before we went in.

Same window, different item. WDS' ToT, Paris ~ Taken Sept.24, 2015.

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Day 3 at DLR ~ "Frozen - A Musical"

 

On my last day at the Resort, I was still unsure whether I wanted to see this new hour long version of FROZEN, now playing at the Hyperion Theater in DCA. I'd seen the making of it online, and of course I knew the story and songs etc. Right as I hit the DCA entry, I decided to do it, and headed to the Fast Pass spot. I got myself a Mezzanine ticket, which was pretty good, since I knew the theater had a n even higher balcony in it. But I discovered the show time had changed from what i thought it was going to be (1:15pm). An 11:15 show. Great!

 

I spent the hour or so before it happened, taking one more trip up the elevator in ToT. And I even got a ride on the one ride in A Bugs Land I wanted to go on: Heimlich's Chew Chew Train. And it was fun, though way shorter than I thought it was. No matter. After riding it (and the queue) it was pretty much time to head to the theater for the show.

 

I arrived in my designated spot. We waited for a while, then everybody was allowed into the theater. Our seats in the Mezz were pretty good for an all-over view of the stage, etc.

 

And now, "Frozen: A Musical." Not "The Musical." Disney has been doing these theme park productions (and on their cruises too, I hear) of their well know popular movies ("Aladdin" was the last show in the Hyperion) for awhile. And some times one of these productions gets re-done, enhanced, enlarged... and then it heads to Broadway! Frozen is no exception to this. There are already plans for a Broadway production in 2018 I believe. But for now, we have this, for free, and all in all, it's pretty good. But...

 

Unless you know the film, parts of this show could be lost on you. They're having to pack the whole movie into a one hour show. And that doesn't leave too much room for plot or dialogue, considering the musical numbers are important to this show. It all sort of works, but if this is Disney's first try at staging Frozen, there's going to have to be some work done.

 

That said, I loved a lot of the effects throughout the show, including a very neat version of "jumping off a cliff." The audience applauded when that happened. There was also Sven, a reindeer that had a head sticking out of his back. Hard to ignore that puppeteer, unlike the actor moving Olaf from behind, which seemed like no big deal.

 

The actors were all great, and excellent singing their respective numbers, including The Number for Elsa. That was handled well, considering what it has to visually present from the film. All that ice...

 

Would I go see Frozen again? Probably not. I was perfectly happy with what I saw from the Mezzanine. And I'm glad I did decide to see it.

 

But once was enough. I'll wait for the Broadway Show!

 

(Pardon the onstage photos with some of them out of focus. Still learning with my camera.)

I got my FP for the 11:15 show.

All the Orchestra audience is in the back. Us Mezzanine-ers were in front, here.

Reminder that it's a "World Premiere."

What I saw from my seat. The opening setting.

(To be used, later...)

Jump to Hans meeting Anna, and "Love Is An Open Door." And....a marriage proposal!

Anna is not happy with how Elsa reacts to this news.

And this is how Elsa reacts to the news. Then she runs off, and we get to...

The Number.

The stairway is built.

The chandelier comes alive.

And Elsa "transforms." Neat trick with the costume change there.

Then we meet Kristoff. And Sven, who happens to have grown a human head out of his back.

SPOILER ALERT. They're on their way, then the wolves come after them, and then The Cliff...

The audience applauded at this trick. It worked pretty good, too.

Olaf's "Summer" number got a lot of cute girls in it. Hardly any seagulls, though. )o:

Anna finds Elsa.

Elsa is not happy Anna has found her.

Introducing "The Love Experts."

All of them. Fun number.

Meanwhile, back in Arendelle.

Anna saving her sister. Out of love. Which eventually melts.... you know. (o;

Bows!

[scottiemon]

#bringbackaladdin

 

LOL...I saw the show, and agree there is not much repeat value there. Aladdin on the other hand..probably saw the show 15 times, and enjoyed it every time. I loved how they always refreshed Aladdin's lines to put in subtle jokes appropriate to current events and trends.

 

I have enjoyed your thread. Thanks.

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#bringbackaladdin

 

LOL...I saw the show, and agree there is not much repeat value there. Aladdin on the other hand..probably saw the show 15 times, and enjoyed it every time. I loved how they always refreshed Aladdin's lines to put in subtle jokes appropriate to current events and trends.

 

I have enjoyed your thread. Thanks.

 

Thanks, and I wish I had been able to see Aladdin, too. Wow, 15 times! Good for you.

I'd heard so many good things about it. But I never got my butt down south to see it. My loss.

 

I did manage to see the movie *CHICAGO* (Best Pic, 2003)... 19 times!

That's my all-time record for seeing something, anything a number of times, heh.

Followed by 15 times for the first Int.Tour of "A Chorus Line," in Vancouver, late 1970s.

 

One thing that did impress me about "Frozen," wasn't the show, but the audience. They stayed very attentive,

and if there was any "sing along" going on, I never heard it. Which is a big credit to the audience, I'd say.

 

(Except at the end, after the bows, where it was a Big Sing-Along Lovefest with the cast and audience.)

RETRO KNOTT's PIC: Mom and me in a 'fanciful part of' Ghost Town. March, 1963.

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Speaking of FROZEN.....

 

I got myself one of these on the trip. And it's still not opened. Yet.

 

Maybe by the end of this report. Maybe.

 

 

SPOILER ALERT ABOUT THE SHOW...

 

 

And I forgot to tell. They also had to drop Marshmallow from the show,

either because they couldn't figure out how to do him ...... or he wanted much too much in his contract.

This is what 9 out of 10 of them, look like.

[TBpony414]

I've really enjoyed reading your TR. Learned all about taking the train, WCB, different Disney experiences, and lots of neat souvenirs! I saw Aladdin on Broadway and it was absolutely spectacular. I do like Frozen and saw it on ice which was amazing but I like Aladdin more.

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^ Thanks, I appreciate it! And there's a number of souvenirs left to share, once I get the TR finished up.

Here's the pins I picked up from Magic Mountain and Knott's Berry Farm...

The only pin I could get with "Magic Mountain" on it, was this pin and postcard "set".

My pins from Knott's. Not as fancy as what I got at the Disney Resort, but I like them.

[singemfrc]

Hey just now got around to reading this, what a great TR. Glad I got to live some of it along side you. I used to take Amtrak a lot when I was younger, I havent done it it years but this TR makes me want to do it again. I have nothing but fond memories of it. It takes longer than flying, sure, but I always found it far more relaxing.

 

Weird about your Dole Whip. Sounds like they were buying them from Magic Mountain temporarily or something, as that's how I've heard the cheap ones MM serves to be described. When I was at DLR last year my Dole Whip was like the good ones you described, it was creamy pineapple with little chunks of pineapple in it and everything, it was amazing. Wonder if they were out of supplies and were substituting or something.

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^ Yeah, I just put the Dole Whip thing to "one of those things." Of course I'll try it again, when I get back down there.

 

I think the only time I would take the train, is for the West Coast route, on the Coast Starlight. I have taken the train

across the States, down the East Coast as far as Florida. And back up to the Chicago area. On a few other trips. But

after enjoying the room and the meals paid for, I don't think I could afford anything more than the Coast Starlight, lol.

So, hopefully, I'll get to do it again, in the not too distant future.

 

Great to meet up with you too Bryan, and what touring we did around Magic Mountain together, especially in the evening.

And once again, many thanks for providing the transport up there and back. Much appreciation for that.

Although we don't look too happy about it, all the rides on Ghostrider, day and evening, were awesome!

(And this was my Roller Coaster #700, too - WAH HOOO!)

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Day 3 at DLR: Indy x2, Racers x2 + 1 Milkshake =

 

After I saw Frozen, I dashed out of DCA, into Disneyland and....had lunch! Actually, Indy Jones had re-opened that day, after it's maintenance schedule. I really want to ride it a bunch of time, but with the Single Rider thin, you pick up a piece of paper at the main entry, walk at least 1/2 of the Exit queue, then get re-routed along with the Fast Passers into the main loading queues. And after you rode, you then had to walk back through the exit to the front entry, to get another Single Rider paper...whew! I was exhausted after just two rides. But that was okay I enjoyed both rides and got to see two "rooms" at the beginning of it. I believe the room with all the stars in the "Future Room." Always my favourite of the three rooms.

 

But - before all that happened, I made sure I had something to eat. In hindsight, I probably would have done more rides on Indy if I hadn't eaten first. Oh well, It's a learning thing, heh. Lunch was at the Riverbelle Terrace, but not on the terrace itself. Inside, with mostly adults and teenagers around me. Not a stroller in sight! I tried what's called The Wedge Salad Which is basically taking a head of lettuce, and carving out a 1/3 of it, adding shrimp (my choice) to it, then pour a luscious dressing all over it it - done! And I really enjoyed it, once I had the dressing on everything, lol. But it was good.

 

And dessert was a kind of butterscotch parfait (who doesn't love a parfait?), that was just....

 

After lunch and my two spins on Indy, I headed back out of Disneyland, then turned right, and headed into Downtown Disney, checked out the Starbucks there and the Resort's ultimate all-things-DLR shop... World Of Disney. I found a number of (future) souvenirs there, I would return for just before leaving the Resort.

 

Then I headed back into California Adventure. (To be continued...)

All of the 60th Birthday bling and sparkle is off the castle now, but it still looks great!

My Wedge Salad at the Riverbelle Terrace. With shrimp. And a wonderful salad dressing all over it. Yum!

My Butterscotch Parfait. <3 <3 <3

Looking towards Indy's Entry. and the Stand By queue. I walked by this to the cast member in the white

shirt back there, in the distance, for my Single Rider Pass.

Walking through the Exit Queue, past the temple. I did miss going through

the beginning of the Entry Queue. But not enough to join the Stand By Queue.

Tourists heading to their eventual doom.

After Indy, I started heading out of the park. But not before one last shot of Matterhorn.

I bypassed this parade, and stopped to take a couple of shots. Here's Minnie & Mickey and the gang.

Strike A Pose! I didn't see this, until I looked back through the photos. He was great!

In Downtown Disney, I spotted this. Oreo Churro Ice Cream Sandwich? Ooooo, maybe next visit. (o;

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And Now, A Look Back at A-E Tickets...

 

One of the new pins I picked up on this visit, took me back to the days when there used to be A - E tickets available, in booklets

and sold separately for rides within Disneyland Park. When DL first opened, Disney did what most of the amusement parks were

already doing: charging an entrance admission, then separate prices for the various rides and attractions inside the park. After a

few months (or is it years?) of this, the A-C Ticket Book was born. D and E ticket rides weren't really around yet.

 

Until 1959. When Disneyland opened a whole new section of Tomorrowland (Monorail, Submarine Ride) and a new "mountain" rose

between the boundaries of Tomorrowland and Fantasyland: Matterhorn Mountain. With the Sky Ride running through it, and

a new bobsled attraction running all around it. Then, D and E tickets were added. What I remember...

 

So, everybody seems to know what makes an "E Ticket" ride. But how many of you know what (back then) a "C Ticket" ride was? Or

even a "D Ticket" ride was? And then there's my question about why "Alice In Wonderland" was ticketed as a "B" ride and not

a "C" ride like all of the other Fantasyland dark rides? Who knows?

 

Here's the new pin I bought, along with actual A-E tickets from my past visits to DL, before they were discontinued

in 1982. And there's a pin for that too! And some new A-E Ticket pins I recently got through eBay.

 

EDIT: And I FINALLY found out, what that darned * meant, being opposite some attractions on the tickets.

 

As written above the Check List of the 25th Birthday Ticket Book:

 

Children under seven must be accompanied by an adult on most attractions except those marked by an asterisk ( * )

 

Which would mean to me, at that time, that any child under 7 could be put into a Country Bear Jamboree seat, and left on their own

through the duration of the attraction's performance? Same reads for America Sings, too. And Mission To Mars. Very strange concept, indeed.

Or am I reading this wrong?

THis is a recent pin I bought at Disneyland last month.

And there are the A-E Tickets!

The A Ticket. I am still not sure what the * meant, beside certain attractions. I had the feeling

it has to do, with those in a wheelchair, having to be able to move out of it into the seat of an

attraction, etc. Best thing I can come up with. Anybody else who knows the reason of this * ?

Interesting that back then, Disney considered the Shooting Gallery in Frontierland to also be

one of the park's attractions, hence the "B" Ticket listing. Now, it's an up charge, separate from

the admission charge.

Like I said, Alice belongs in This Group. Hmmmph. (o;

By the way ~ the "A-C" tickets are from 1975. This ticket and the "E" Ticket are from the 1980 ticket books.

Yes, both the Tiki Room and the Jungle Cruise were considered E Ticket attractions, back then.

All tickets are framed and up on a wall in our house.

I saved all the booklet parts from last years' visits. Parking was cheap back then, too.

This particular booklet backing is important to me, as that's my mother's handwriting on it,

back from 1963! With plans to hit the Plantation House for dinner. And that was where the

ENTIRE New Orleans Square is, now! It was a Big Restaurant back then. (o:

And each ticket book had a "check off list" on it's back, so you could keep track of what you've been on

Other tickets I haven't taken out of their booklets.

Usually there was a little extra "welcome" slip of paper on top of the tickets.

The backs of the booklets.

Check out those prices, huh? These were for the 1963 visit with my mom.

My recent eBay purchase.

The pin that signified when A-E Tickets were retired. Part of collection of

"Magical Milestones" pins. A really nice pin collection of significant things

and/or events in the Disney Company's Parks, world wide.

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Day 3 at DLR: Indy x2, Racers x2 + 1 Milkshake =

 

Going back into DCA, I noticed signs placed out front of the main gate, letting the public know that DCA was closing at 5pm, in order

to prepare for an in-house party - that being a celebration of those cast members with 20+ years at the Resort. Cool, I thought, and made

a note of that closing time. My shuttle pick up was at 5:20 so the timing was good. And just as well, because once 5pm started getting

closer, the crowds in DCA all exited...over to Disneyland. And the whole thing then looked like it was in the morning before the gate opened!

So, I passed on hopping to DL, and headed back to the hotel.

 

But not before getting two rides on Racers, and one more ride on Tower of Terror. I also found another "Lucky Number" in DCA I hadn't seen

before. A Lucky Number in the world-wide Disney parks, is one of several things: me or my partner's birth years ('47 and '53), or number

with 3s in them, or a combo of, etc. And our birth years show up quite a lot, especially at Disney. So one more 'find' was cool to discover.

 

By the way, since I had ridden Racers only once on a previous day, I was hoping I'd get the "other car treatment" i.e. the Paint Job, on one of

these times I rode it this day. Took only two rides and I got the Paint Job! So that was twice for Tires; once for Paint. Great!

Same thing happened with me on Indy, too. Rode it twice, but got two different "rooms" to ride through - until we see Those Eyes.

 

After Racers, it was time to be heading out of the Resort. But not before getting myself a lovely thick vanilla milkshake at the Ghirardelli

shop. And got a free sample of chocolate too, which was nice. The milkshake was great. Just the way I like it.

 

And then out of the park, back to the hotel, packing done, took a last time swim & jacuzzi in the pools,

and ended the day with a great pizza had at Amber Waves Restaurant in the Knott's Hotel that night.

Back into DCA, I stop for another relaxing Sangria.

Heading to Racers, I pass Fillmore's place. I wish they had Fillmore in a character greet area.

We have so much in common. (o;

This is the exit from Racers. But the bridge caught my eye, going through the Single Riders' queue.

Doesn't this look like the old collapsing bridge at Universal Hollywood?

Here's the Lucky Number I found. It's David's birth year!

Example: At Ratatouille in WDS, Paris. We found David's birth year on an archway. (2015)

Example: Above a shop in Mediterranean Harbour, Tokyo Disney Sea. My birth year! (2013)

Mater and me. He liked my "colorful shirt", lol.

A nice luscious, creamy, thick vanilla milkshake, from the Ghirardelli Chocolate shop in DCA.

And I picked up another Mickey for the collection back home. I still don't know what he's dressed as.

Where Mickey ended up, with all his clones.

Heading out of the park. Bye bye Carthay Circle.

I always love the way Disney does rock work in their parks.

Bye bye Grizzly Peak.

One last shot of the ToT.

One last look at "Hollywood".

At the hotel shuttle loop ~ Bye Bye Orange Monorail Train. I'll be on 2 other trains, tomorrow!

EDIT to Add: And as of today (Oct.27th) the Ghirardelli chocolate 'sample' has not been eaten...yet! (o;

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Retro Disneyland Souvenir: When DL Combined Autopias, in 2000...

 

And now that Honda is the new sponsor of Autopia...

 

Just before I get on the train, back for home, I wanted to show you one of these "unique souvenirs" I have from

Disneyland. It's a toy replica of one of the AUTOPIA cars available to ride, when Disneyland re-opened the

attraction in 2000. But - what used to be two Autopias (Fantasyland had the other, though Tomorrowland's was the

oldest of the two), was now combined into one long Autopia ride. They also added an "off road" section of the

attraction, which involved exposed dirt, rocks, and some gravel here and there.

 

I finally got to ride it this past September, and it didn't disappoint. The ride time itself was I believe, the longest

I've experienced, in the Disney World of Autopias. People were even commenting about the riding time, when they

exited behind me. Even they were impressed, lol! And the off-road section was a nice random kind of thing, too.

 

And so, back in 2000, Disney came up with this Collectible, which had a pretty good number of extras with it.

Including a mat that represents the Autopia route in DL. I got it through eBay, because I didn't get down there way

back when. And of course, I haven't opened it. I mean, it's a Collectible, right?

 

Here it is...

Front of it.

And in conjunction with the park's 46th Birthday, too!

See? Mouse ears!

The backside, with little '45's on the balloons.

A lot of stuff, there. (o:

[ytterbiumanalyst]

That's awesome! Autopia is one that I had to skip for time restraints, but that figure looks really cool. You've got a bunch of cool stuff!

[Nrthwnd]

^ Thanks! And for myself, pretty much all of Tomorrowland was a re-visit for me after 20+ years or so. So after the first day there, I was

determined to get at least one ride on everything, including Autopia. And considering everybody was heading for either Peter Pan, Alice,

Star Tours or Buzz at park opening my second day, it was a pretty easy walk on for the Matterhorn, and Autopia, and the Submarines.

 

And yeah, I do have a bunch of stuff, lol. And I hope it is "mostly cool" as you suggested, thanks.

[ytterbiumanalyst]

^ Well, disclaimer: I am not a cool person. The stuff you have is very nerdy, and therefore, I like it.

[Nrthwnd]

^ Works for me, thanks.

I'm still wondering what to do with this. Other than a planter. Suggestions?

[805Andrew]

That Autopia souvenir from 2000 looks like it was sold at Chevron gas stations rather than Disneyland.

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^ It looked like both, actually! The writing on the back said you could pick the cars up

at either Chevron stations, Autopia in Disneyland, or from the Chevron site, itself.

 

Back then.

 

 

 

 

Happy All Hallows Eve Everybody!

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Heading Home by AMTRAK: Day 1

 

With my bags packed, a quick taxi to the Fullerton train station; a one stop train ride to Los Angeles;

and then, on my way home....traveling for two days.

 

It was bitter sweet heading home, even though having a sleeper car room and all meals included,

helped ease the sadness.

 

And then there was the OOPS that happened, after I went to sleep for the night.

 

To be continued...

Coming home with "one extra carry on bag." (o:

Santa Barbara. Every train trip I've taken, the rest stop here is nice, especially seeing this tree

growing up, through the years. I don't remember what type it is, but it sure is a beauty!

California Coastline. Apparently, regular riders on the Coast Starlight, insist this is

The Best Part of the entire train journey. No argument from me.

Fuzzy Lunch.

Back past the old NASA sites.

I really like this shot I took. Even with the speeding of the train, and taking the shot through glass.

the California Men's Colony, a state penitentiary.

Got Oil?

Salinas - "The Salad Bowl of the World." Provides 80% of the country's lettuce. And other fine veggies.

The One and Only Wind Turbine I ever saw along this train route. Going down and/or coming back up.

All the nice veggies in a row.

Coming into Oakland, via Jack London Square. And....I'm asleep.

[805Andrew]

Nice shots of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Monterey Counties on your ride home. My home territory

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^ Thanks! I always consider this, the best train route of the AMTRAK "empire," lol.

So much to see, taking the train down and back. And all that ocean coast line to enjoy.

And all the included food. And the private room.... I can go on about it, huh?

 

And they provide you with two nice little flyers, citing the train's schedule going south and

coming back up north, and information on what you are seeing, as you head down the coast. Or

back up. The mileage on the info.flyer, by the way, is for Seattle to Los Angeles.

 

Add it all up, including my bus ride to Vancouver and the one train stop from Fullerton, and this

puts me at traveling 1547 miles each direction = 3094 miles! Or 3094mi = 4979.310km. Nice.

The two info. flyers.

Inside both. Schedule on the left. Info.Guide on the right.

Speaking of San Luis Obispo. Actually, everything in SLO's bio is very very...dare I say?...cool.

[805Andrew]

How long of layover (stop) did you have in San Luis Obispo? Was it enough to walk around a little?