When I looked at it last year, and compared it to flying down and renting a car, the train came out to be cheaper.
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:40 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > We have looked at the Autotrain, but its not going to be possible this > year due to budgetary constraints - however, I have told my wife that > one year I want to take the train. > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Larry C. Lyons <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> First off don't drive down. I'd check out the Autotrain from Lorton VA >> to Sanford FL - just outside Orlando. >> (seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto_Train). >> >> We did this about a year ago ad it worked out great. No stressful >> driving; dinner and breakfast were included in the fare and were >> pretty good. In the evening after 7pm, the lounge car shows movies >> mostly family type fair. But the drinks are pretty reasonable. There's >> a smoking room in the lower half of the lounge car. We decided just to >> use the coach seats overnight. They were not the most comfortable >> admittedly, but not bad. And more importantly the kids are not >> strapped in and generally are not bored. >> >> Overall the trip took overnight. We boarded the train at 3pm and >> arrived at 8 the next morning. We were on the road to the in-law's >> condo by 10:30. >> >> larry >> >> On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 11:47 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> My wife and I decided today that after the shitty year we have had, we >>> all needed some time in the 'happiest place on earth' and are going to >>> Disney. >>> >>> We are going to drive (from the DC area) and I was hoping that some of >>> you might have some suggestions on places we can stop along the way - >>> either for quick sightseeing or a place to stay over night. We plan on >>> splitting the driving over 2 days with the bulk of it being on the >>> first day (we want to have less drive time on the day we get there so >>> that we may be able to hit a park that day). >>> >>> So, what do you guys got? >>> >>> -- >>> Scott Stroz >>> --------------- >>> You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can >>> wonder what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris >>> >>> http://xkcd.com/386/ >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:328273 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
