I'll be

seein' ya!

We're heading off on vacation!

Hope everyone has a Happy 4th!

Choo-Choo!

Growing up in the NY/NJ area, trains and train stations were just part of everyday life. It was nothing to hop on the train and go a couple of towns down the line to go shopping or go for ice cream. You could get on the train and ride into NYC. Many of my friends fathers commuted to work this way.

It never really occurred to me that this wasn't the norm for every town in America. My husband has NEVER ridden on a passenger train. I find that unbelievable.

Right before I got pregnant for the first time, we were planning a rail-trip out west. I can't remember now, how long of a trip we were planning. I got Pregnant and we decided to postpone the trip.

I think we need to revisit the idea again someday. What would really be nice, would be to plan a European Vacation and to travel around to the various countries by train. You can buy rail passes online these days. It's really simple to plan your trip. You can can search the schedules, buy tickets or multi-country passes. The Eurail Global Pass looks like a fun trip. With one pass, you can travel to 18 different European countries. You can visit Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, all on one pass!

I'm thinking this would be excellent for the "just out of college" set who want to backpack across Europe before settling into a career. At Railshopper.com they offer Youth and Student passes as well!

Railshopper is a great resource if you are thinking about taking a European rail trip!