Note: I wasn't sure wether to put this thread here or in the Trip Report section, since this is non-WDW, so feel free to move.
As I type right now I am on the Amtrak Northeast Regional to Philadelphia, after an eventful and awesome weekend, featuring a Notre Dame game and my first time in Chicago. As I just mentioned I'm taking Amtrak as I type this, and a huge chunk of my trip was on Amtrak. It all started Friday when we boarded an Acela train to Washington D.C.It was a nice and surprisingly quick ride, and before I knew it I was at Washington Union Station. I ate in the food court, and soon I was boarding the Capitol Limited to South Bend, Indiana. I had taken the Auto Train 4 times, but never Capitol Limited. The experiences were similar, but here they were some stops, unlike Auto Train, and I couldn't bring my car on the train, again different from Auto Train. We had bought a sleeper room, so we had a little space to roam about and also had a pair of bunk beds. As we explored the train, we came across the Sightseer lounge, something new to me. They were big glass walks to look at the beautiful scenery that we saw. The food was really good as well. Early the morning the next day, we skipped breakfast, changed our clothes, and when it was our station we left outside and grabbed a taxi. Looking around there, South Bend looked really old and a little unwelcoming. But all my thoughts floated away as we entered the campus. I had always been a huge Notre Dame fan, but had never been to a game. It was pretty exciting. We saw much of the highlights of the campus before we met up with my cousin, and then of course we tailgated in the parking lot with her friend and her family. Then, it was time to enter the stadium and watch Notre Dame battle Navy in what would be a very exciting game. It sure was crowded. After what seemed like forever, we finally got in the stadium and settled into our seats. We watched the jets fly above us, and it was time to play. The game went back and forth, back and forth, until it came down to a 4th&4 for Navy with a little over a minute left in ND territory. The defense had played bad the entire game, and if they gave up a first down it meant a sure gateway to a win for Navy. But the defense stopped them and won. The final score was 38-34. Navy put up a great fight, and I salute the mid-shipmen. But it was really fun, screaming with the thousands of other fans celebrating a win for the Fighting Irish.
View from the stadium:
End of the game:
Next up: Chicago and pizza
As I type right now I am on the Amtrak Northeast Regional to Philadelphia, after an eventful and awesome weekend, featuring a Notre Dame game and my first time in Chicago. As I just mentioned I'm taking Amtrak as I type this, and a huge chunk of my trip was on Amtrak. It all started Friday when we boarded an Acela train to Washington D.C.It was a nice and surprisingly quick ride, and before I knew it I was at Washington Union Station. I ate in the food court, and soon I was boarding the Capitol Limited to South Bend, Indiana. I had taken the Auto Train 4 times, but never Capitol Limited. The experiences were similar, but here they were some stops, unlike Auto Train, and I couldn't bring my car on the train, again different from Auto Train. We had bought a sleeper room, so we had a little space to roam about and also had a pair of bunk beds. As we explored the train, we came across the Sightseer lounge, something new to me. They were big glass walks to look at the beautiful scenery that we saw. The food was really good as well. Early the morning the next day, we skipped breakfast, changed our clothes, and when it was our station we left outside and grabbed a taxi. Looking around there, South Bend looked really old and a little unwelcoming. But all my thoughts floated away as we entered the campus. I had always been a huge Notre Dame fan, but had never been to a game. It was pretty exciting. We saw much of the highlights of the campus before we met up with my cousin, and then of course we tailgated in the parking lot with her friend and her family. Then, it was time to enter the stadium and watch Notre Dame battle Navy in what would be a very exciting game. It sure was crowded. After what seemed like forever, we finally got in the stadium and settled into our seats. We watched the jets fly above us, and it was time to play. The game went back and forth, back and forth, until it came down to a 4th&4 for Navy with a little over a minute left in ND territory. The defense had played bad the entire game, and if they gave up a first down it meant a sure gateway to a win for Navy. But the defense stopped them and won. The final score was 38-34. Navy put up a great fight, and I salute the mid-shipmen. But it was really fun, screaming with the thousands of other fans celebrating a win for the Fighting Irish.
View from the stadium:
End of the game: Next up: Chicago and pizza
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