When I left to get on the train I was excited. We were running late and we thought we were going to miss our train but we didn’t. We were traveling to Oxnard, CA from Seattle, WA. That’s 2 days on the train.
My daddy got to see our sleeper car. Our train attendant, Jaime, let him on. My daddy thought it was really cool.
When the train started Jaime came by to introduce himself and tell us where everything was on the train. He was really nice.
I had so much fun that I was practically running on the train but I know I am not allowed to run on the train, I was walking fast.
I met lots of interesting people. It was fun talking to them. I liked the meals. I loved the chicken tenders and the Chocolate Bombe (desert cake).
My mommy and I got off the train at some of the stops and got some fresh air.
My daddy got me an izone camera; it’s a Polaroid that takes sticker pictures. So, I got to take pictures of everyone I met on the train. There are pictures that have fortunes on them and they were a big hit.
The train was very very late getting into Oxnard. It was 6 hours late and my grandma and grandpa had to pick us up at 1:30 in the morning. I tried to stay up that long but I finally fell asleep around Santa Barbara.
I made friends with the Parlor Car Attendant and the Dining staff. They liked to tease me a bit for fun. It was all right that they teased me. When we went to eat our last dinner all the dining car attendants were arguing over who was going to serve us our last meal. I thought they were being very silly. Here is the funny part. I finished my whole dinner and wanted the Chocolate Bombe as my desert and they ran out. I was sad, so I had cheesecake. Well about an hour or a little longer after dinner there was a knock on our sleeper door and it was one of really nice dining attendants and on a plate in his hand he had a piece of chocolate bombe cake. He found a piece especially for me. My mommy and I shared it.
Jaime our sleeper attendant gave me some of his origami. He had some hanging on the wall of the train. I liked that. It made it feel a little homier.
I loved the train. Here are some things that I brought with me and I would tell every kid to bring too; Crayons, pencil and pen, paper, camera (Polaroid is the best), a journal to keep all your pictures in, invisible ink pen book (we found ours at Longs Drug Store), fuzzy posters (Michaels has them), a special blanky (if you have one) and your favorite stuffed animal. Oh and don’t forget just a few snack for in between meals. My Mommy and Daddy bought a portable DVD player and that was good too because some of the movies in the Parlour Car were not appropriate for kids.
I had a really great trip. Everyone was so nice. Guess what? I get to do it again for Christmas. I am already starting to pack for that trip, so I don’t forget anything.
I have decided that I want to work on the train when I get older. Can girls be engineers?
Thanks for reading my travel log.
Ashley
My daddy got to see our sleeper car. Our train attendant, Jaime, let him on. My daddy thought it was really cool.
When the train started Jaime came by to introduce himself and tell us where everything was on the train. He was really nice.
I had so much fun that I was practically running on the train but I know I am not allowed to run on the train, I was walking fast.
I met lots of interesting people. It was fun talking to them. I liked the meals. I loved the chicken tenders and the Chocolate Bombe (desert cake).
My mommy and I got off the train at some of the stops and got some fresh air.
My daddy got me an izone camera; it’s a Polaroid that takes sticker pictures. So, I got to take pictures of everyone I met on the train. There are pictures that have fortunes on them and they were a big hit.
The train was very very late getting into Oxnard. It was 6 hours late and my grandma and grandpa had to pick us up at 1:30 in the morning. I tried to stay up that long but I finally fell asleep around Santa Barbara.
I made friends with the Parlor Car Attendant and the Dining staff. They liked to tease me a bit for fun. It was all right that they teased me. When we went to eat our last dinner all the dining car attendants were arguing over who was going to serve us our last meal. I thought they were being very silly. Here is the funny part. I finished my whole dinner and wanted the Chocolate Bombe as my desert and they ran out. I was sad, so I had cheesecake. Well about an hour or a little longer after dinner there was a knock on our sleeper door and it was one of really nice dining attendants and on a plate in his hand he had a piece of chocolate bombe cake. He found a piece especially for me. My mommy and I shared it.
Jaime our sleeper attendant gave me some of his origami. He had some hanging on the wall of the train. I liked that. It made it feel a little homier.
I loved the train. Here are some things that I brought with me and I would tell every kid to bring too; Crayons, pencil and pen, paper, camera (Polaroid is the best), a journal to keep all your pictures in, invisible ink pen book (we found ours at Longs Drug Store), fuzzy posters (Michaels has them), a special blanky (if you have one) and your favorite stuffed animal. Oh and don’t forget just a few snack for in between meals. My Mommy and Daddy bought a portable DVD player and that was good too because some of the movies in the Parlour Car were not appropriate for kids.
I had a really great trip. Everyone was so nice. Guess what? I get to do it again for Christmas. I am already starting to pack for that trip, so I don’t forget anything.
I have decided that I want to work on the train when I get older. Can girls be engineers?
Thanks for reading my travel log.
Ashley