This past weekend I went on a little trip to Ventura to see my friend Stephanie and her father Efrem in Hamlet; with the gas prices and unpredictable traffic looming over me, I decided to take Amtrak. It was my very first time being on a long distance train (OK somewhat) in the U.S. and with all the bad PR in the long history of Amtrak in mind I thought disasters are just lurking around the corner. WAS I WRONG!!!!!
First, a short walk to Goldline's Del Mar Station with a friend and for $1.25 each way we got off at Union Station. We than proceed to the ticket counter and got our boarding passes. It cost $51.00 round trip for two (they had a Ventura special, buy one get one free). Wow I said, it beats driving at $3.45 per gallon plus wear and tare on your car. It actually came out cheaper than driving! The ride was pleasant and the train was clean with tons of leg room and they even sell beer on the train! The trip took 1 hour and 45 mins which is not bad at all considering driving will take at least 1 hour and 10 mins.
We arrived in Ventura; walked 1 1/2 block to our downtown Hotel. The entire weekend we walked because Ventura's small manageable size.
Needless to say the Play was perfect.
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