Pictures of a sleeper car roomette

Going back to the vault. This time republishing some posts that I made at My Mind's Eye (The Eye). Remember that blog, I would do some things differently over there and try to be more creative. Thinking about reactivating that site, but for now I want to post some other blogs from there. This post was published on December 28, 2006. Enjoy!

You may want to know how much this costs. Basically you have to pay an accomodation fee in addition to a coach seat fare. And the final price depends on when you purchase a ticket or when you make a reservation. It may be expensive if you're planning your trip say a month or so in advance but the closer to the trip you get the cheaper a sleeper room will be. I am talking about first class after all.

In any case, you may be able to buy a ticket and start with a coach fare but say if you give them your contact info and/or if you ask, they'll allow you to change your accomodations before your trip. In addition to that if you're already on the train you can change your accomodations while you're actually on the train. Who can beat that right?

Well what does having first class accomodations mean on Amtrak anyway, other than the usual bed on a train instead of a coach seat. Well your first class charges will include complimentary meals (breakfast, dinner, and lunch) and complimentary bottled water, orange juice, and coffee. No more going to the lounge car for those basic things, although if you need a snack you still have to go back there and get that.

I will say next time I'm either going to get a room by myself or get a larger room. It'll be fun. Or perhaps I should get used to a small roomette for a while longer.

Been a while since I browsed at flickr

Since I no longer have a Pro account there I really don't look anymore.

To be sure I only enjoyed it because it was free with my DSL package. When I got DSL at home in 2007 it was bundled with services from Yahoo. Flickr is a Yahoo service and with my DSL thru AT&T I could get most of the services provided by Yahoo.

Before I switched my Flickr account from a simple Yahoo account to AT&T account I utilized Yahoo Photos which eventually was phased out. Just as it was annouced recently that GeoCities is going to be phazed out eventually. Heh I see a trend GeoCities and AOL Hometown are going by the wayside these days.

Anyway I posted a pic that I found on Flickr today at The Sixth Ward and there are going to be more. It almost makes me want to post more pictures and then get a Pro account although now I have to pay for it. I indicated already that I was basically going to refuse to pay for something I originally got for free with the only benefits being that I can have all of my photosets and all of my pics available for viewing.

Anyway I would like to browse more and step up my photography game. I look forward to the day that I can get me a real camera, because all I have at this point is a simple point & shoot camera. It does the job. but using an SLR camera would be the dream at this point. If I'm good then hpefully my pictures would pay for a Flickr account.