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The front of the hotel, and a couple of parking lot views (train station parking lots are always romantic at night:

Soon it was time for dinner. Jazzy had stopped by to take orders earlier, just as the SCAs did on the outbound trip. I got the Greek salad, which isn't really much if you're hungry, and I recommend more as a side, especially after I threw out the peppers and raw onions. Was happy that I had...

Fresh air stop: Jackson

To continue and hopefully wrap things up today; apologies as I see a couple of minor editing issues above. Riding back to Chicago, in the transdorm. It was certainly kind of cool in a way. About half the rooms were occupied so apparently this is overflow after the other sleeper is booked. And...

When I had arrived, in my eagerness to get outside I had simply walked straight through the station and left immediately. Now, with an hour or so to spare before boarding, I had time to take in the surroundings a bit more. The waiting area is one large room, with ample seating, Amtrak on one...

Inside the Amtrak station

Amtrak station is behind you in this photo:

The streets close to the hotel were familiar now, as the sun set and darkness set in, I was within a few blocks. Despite a couple of reviews where some solo women travelers didn't like the warehouse district for walking alone at night, I never got any sense of anything to worry about. Then...

And this cute jazz club

Storefront

Following the freight train excitement, heading back into town. Had hoped to share my video but it just doesn't seem meant to be. Even trimming the file it says too large to upload (and it's less than a minute anyway!) so, well, time to continue the report while I still remember things! Now...

Eric & Pat win! A favorite song of mine of all time. Still working on next installment, heading into town after the freight train excitement:

having trouble posting video. for now, a still:

Algiers Point

Ferry crossing

So where were we... oh yes, a couple of beignets for lunch and Zoom over for the afternoon. It was time to lace 'em up and get going. Another nice day, too. This time I walked along the main road by the convention center, closer to the river. As this was a quieter time, and just before MG...

We are indeed fortunate to have these content creators. Take a bow, guys :) I generally prefer the US based train reports for the simple reason that it's more likely to be something feasible and does help get me ready for trip planning and okay, dreaming. Although, the Japan content on some...

“Shining down on Lake Ponchartrain”

Other side of the river

Walking in the Loop