Recent content by mama to a toddler train fan

Bahahahah! hahahaha! :lol: I have been looking for a train read!I'll look for the Christmas Train

Good point! I think I will brave the traffic so I don't have to wait and switch the train or wait around for the car rental place, who will probably forget the car seat I need for the three year thus creating another wait while they retrieve it.

Thomas was fun yesterday! I just love how excited the kids get when Thomas pulls in the station! We saved the gift shop for last...it was the only thing that could get him off the train without a major scene, though I saw plenty of those yesterday, lol. We'll be on the lookout for the tunnel at...

No, I did not know that Hertz had a place in the train station. Thanks for the information! That is very handy for my needs. It is the Surfliner we will be taking, business class. Would you rent the car from LA so as to avoid the hassle of no aid in Anaheim? I know that would come with the...

I have been rethinking this. As a general way of thinking I have always shyed away from them. Thinking them to be too much of a crutch. Traveling through LA with so many things to juggle is quite a bit different than walking through a mall. I will be investing in one. Thanks for directing my...

:D Thanks for the encouragement! I received my paper tickets via the USPS service yesterday and I am so getting so excited! On a side note...I am riding a train later today. Thomas the Tank Engine! LOL! He does none of the work but gets all the glory!

That was a very enlightening read. Thanks for directing me to it. I learned a lot and the leg of your journey between Portland, OR and Tacoma, WA brought back memories of doing that as a young girl. My Grandfather was a railroad man and we got free train rides when we visited. Fun stuff! I...

LMBO!! Love the pictures!

Me too! I have been savoring this travel log over the past couple of days which is giving me an even greater feeling I am there too! Excellent writing skills! Thanks also for pointing me here Alan!

That would be hard to forget.

My most adventurous train trip was on a TGV from Paris, France to Amsterdam. I had sort of forgotten about that train ride until I read a post earlier where someone made mention of TGVs. This was in 1998 and my husband and I were dating and took a trip to Europe with a group of my friends who...

The managing of all the things is what I worry most about. I have the mental "grit" and can physically handle it but I only have so many hands. I worried about it all day. I am either going to figure out a stop to get off before LA and rent a car from there, then drive the rest to avoid LA (my...

I will wave!! **Sigh** It would be nice if my husband would/could come along. He is caught up in his career. I decided early on that I was not going to let his workaholic tendencies keep us from having summer vacations. So, sometimes I take them without him. He will be flying out to LA for one...

I will be bringing a car seat/carrier for the baby. So, that will work for her chair. Good to know about the shopping! I will listen and not just jump off, though I am sure I'll be tempted. Looks like maybe I should have done the SWC both ways. Fortunately, on the return leg, my husband will...