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Scottsdale, Sedona, Flagstaff and back to Chicago

  Thursday, November 28, 2024   Happy American Thanksgiving, everyone!!   Today is a holiday here in the USA and almost everything is closed up tight. There was no reason to rush to get anywhere this morning so we chose to have a very leisurely breakfast at our hotel. And how lucky we were to do that because that is how we met Holly, another guest at the hotel.   Holly lives in Scottsdale and has had a major flood in her home. She has been living at this hotel/resort for 6 weeks while her home has been being refurbished. We had a wonderful conversation and agreed to meet up again tomorrow to continue our chat. We will exchange addresses and phone numbers and hopefully have the opportunity to connect again. We have found that we share many of the same values and interests.   Today was a brilliantly sunny and warm day, perfect for touring in a place that is very quiet. Unlike the traffic yesterday, the streets were absolutely empty for most of the day today. Almos...
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San Francisco to Phoenix (almost)

Sunday, November 24 – Wednesday, November 27, 2024   San Francisco to Phoenix (almost)   We were up bright and early this morning to catch the 8:30 am train from Emeryville to Los Angeles. Everything went according to plan as the day got underway. We were organized, luggage checked, tickets in hand, and the train arrived at the station on time. It is going to be a great day. Since the trip was only about 12 hours long with no overnight, we chose to sit in coach seats rather than get a room. When we boarded the train, two people were already sitting in our assigned seats. There were lots of other seats available including a pair of seats at the bulkhead on the right hand side of the train. Happily no one challenged us for sitting there and we enjoyed the scenery out that window as the train made its way through San Francisco and out into the countryside.   It was fascinating to see so many parts of the city as we moved slowly through town. There were times when the train w...
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Chicago, Illinois to Emeryville (San Francisco), California by train

Train Trip Across America   October/November 2024 Wednesday, October 20, 2024   We left home early this morning to hear Dr. Linda Lee speak about Aging and Dimentia (albeit a strange way to begin a new journey). It was an excellent and informative presentation. If you ever have the opportunity to hear her speak, it is well worth your while.   We left for the airport directly from the presentation and were soon checked in for our flight and whisked through security and immigration. Our flight left right on time and, in spite of a little turbulence, had a very pleasant flight to Chicago. We took the shuttle to our hotel and settled in for the rest of the afternoon and the night. We ordered in dinner from a nearby restaurant called Bamboo – Asian soup and springrolls. Very tasty.   Thursday, October 21 - Saturday, October 23, 2024   We packed up our bags and headed for a leisurely breakfast provided by our hotel. We were surprised to see that it was snowing, a...
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