Yesterday, Steve and I boarded the Portland-bound Amtrak train at Seattle King St Station. The train departed at 1420 and was scheduled to arrived at 1750.
My first experience with Amtrak did not go very smooth (Chicago-Ann Arbor). Hearing bad experiences from others made me expect nothing much from Amtrak.
And it happened. We were stuck in the train for about five and a half hours.
Thank goodness I brought a demi baguette and some cheese with me from Whole Foods at Seattle before boarding the train. The supposedly 1800 dinner was impossible; and at 2000 (after checking in the hotel), restaurants that were opened on Christmas Eve had closed by then. In such circumstances, we were grateful to find some microwavable burritos in the Market (the convenience store in the hotel).
What a way to spend my Christmas Eve, I said to myself.
sorry, but deal with it. if you can control the weather you are a better person than I am, Nor can you control the fact that restaurants close on Christmas eve.
I know that I cannot control the weather; but missing a planned dinner with another friend is rather disappointing.
Well at least you weren’t alone… lol.
That’s right…
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