My First Train Trip -- the Night Before

The Night Before We Board

We decided to drive up to Flagstaff this afternoon rather than try to drive tonight.  We're staying at the Hotel Monte Vista, an old historic hotel.  We got a small room (very small), queen-size bed and an included (not shared!) bathroom.

Oh well, this is only for the night (or part of the night), and the price was reasonable with a 10% senior discount!  Lots of the rooms are named after famous stars (Zane Grey, Esther Williams, etc.) but no name on the door of this room!

We ate at Pato Thai, right next to the hotel.  The pad-see-ewe my wife and I ate was delicious!

We also took a walk before dinner to make sure we knew where we're going tomorrow morning.  Downtown Flagstaff has lots of one-way streets, so even though we're two blocks from the Amtrak terminal, the route isn't direct.  The ticket office was open, so we were able to get our 15-day parking pass this evening rather than tomorrow morning.  We also were able to figure out where the parking lot is!

Now I'm going to set numerous alarms to guarantee that we get up at 3:00 am tomorrow.  Don't want to miss the train!

There is no wi-fi on the train, so I'll probably have to wait until we get into Chicago Saturday afternoon or maybe after we get to Cincinnati.  Maybe I'll find a signal I can pirate!