So earlier I was talking about our tenth year anniversary and where we should go. We have really narrowed it down to two options. Here is the first (the second will come tomorrow). Since I will have three lists in this post, I will use as WordPress calls them ordered and unordered list. Which is to say numbered and bulleted lists. Got it?
- We would leave for Minneapolis sometime in the afternoon. Have supper with my cousin or a gaming/work friend.
- At about 9:30 PM we would make our way to the Midway Amtrak station between St. Paul and Minneapolis to catch the 11:15 Empire Builder west.
- Spend the next 37 hours on the train as we go to Seattle in Roomette.
- Arrive in Seattle, get a car, get lunch visit the Seattle sights.
- Check into hotel, grab dinner
- Full day in the area, drive to Astoria, Oregon and back via Aberdeen.
- Partial day in Seattle, check out return car and hop on Pacific Coast liner to Portland, Oregon.
- From Portland a short layover then back on the Empire Builder to Minneapolis. It’s about $100 cheaper to do this versus leave from Seattle.
- Spend the next 37 hours on the train as we return to Minneapolis.
- Arrive in Minneapolis at 7AMish, drive back home.
Not bad really, here are the pro’s and cons
Pros
- A nice long break with scenic sights
- Go someplace both of us have never been before
- Gives us a taste of Montana (might want to go there exclusively someday)
Cons
- Expensive, the train trip alone would be $1700ish
- Someone will probably sleep a lot and miss many sights.
- Outside of sight seeing not much else to do since we are not big fishers, hikers, or shoppers
- The time needed for kid care.
While the cons outweigh the pros, we are still keeping this as an option. Tune in tomorrow for option 2!