Round The World and other travels

A frequent flyer's collection of trip diaries

This is: Amtrak Adventure 2019

Diary

- Thu 16 May 2019 Position to London
1 Fri 17 May 2019 Fly London-Chicago and settle in for an overnight stay in Chicago (Wrigley Building, Magnificent Mile, Water Tower, Willis Tower, Lake Shore)
2 Sat 18 May 2019 Visit some Chicago highlights (Theater District, Millennium Park) and join Texas Eagle train to St Louis
3 Sun 19 May 2019 Full day in St Louis (Laclede's Landing, Gateway Arch NP, Market Street, Annie Malone May Day Parade, Arts District, Locust Street Business District)
4 Mon 20 May 2019 Ride the Missouri River Runner train to Kansas City and settle in at KCMO
5 Tue 21 May 2019 Full day in KCMO (City Market, TWA Museum, Country Club Plaza, WW1 memorial, Union Station, Crossroads Arts District)
6 Wed 22 May 2019 Final morning in KCMO (River Market, Power & Light District, Downtown), then fly to Denver and settle in
7 Thu 23 May 2019 Full day in Denver (State Capitol, Civic Center, Museum of Art, LoDo, Confluence Park, Cocktails Tour)
8 Fri 24 May 2019 Ride the California Zephyr train to Glenwood Springs and settle in
9 Sat 25 May 2019 Get to know Glenwood Springs a little better, then board the California Zephyr train to Reno, NV (overnight on board)
10 Sun 26 May 2019 Explore Reno (Downtown area, West Street Market, Nevada Museum of Art)
11 Mon 27 May 2019 Ride the California Zephyr train to Richmond, CA, transfer to San Francisco and settle in for a 4nt stay
12 Tue 28 May 2019 San Francisco (Cable Car Museum, Hyde Street, Fisherman's Wharf, Ferry Building, Financial District, North Beach, Telegraph Hill, Levi's Plaza, Chinatown, Castro)
13 Wed 29 May 2019 San Francisco (Nob Hill & Grace Cathedral, Yank Sing lunch, Tenderloin Museum)
14 Thu 30 May 2019 San Francisco (South of Market, Lower Haight, Haight-Ashbury, Golden Gate Park, de Young Museum, Castro)
15 Fri 31 May 2019 Final morning in San Francisco (South of Market revisited), then fly to Los Angeles and settle in
16 Sat 01 Jun 2019 Los Angeles (Santa Monica, Getty Museum, West Hollywood)
17 Sun 02 Jun 2019 Los Angeles (MOCA, Concert Hall, City Hall, Little Tokyo, The Gaffen, Grand Central Market, Pershing Square, Koreatown dinner)
18 Mon 03 Jun 2019 Los Angeles - Santa Maria - San Luis Obispo - Morro Bay
19 Tue 04 Jun 2019 Day trip to Hearst Castle and Cambria West
20 Wed 05 Jun 2019 Drive to LAX and return car
21 Thu 06 Jun 2019 Fly Los Angeles -
22 Fri 07 Jun 2019    - Vienna and connect to Amsterdam

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