tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post2083417052368091609..comments2024-03-28T11:30:46.101-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: To Kyoto by ShinkansenOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-49394326396860482582016-06-13T05:02:02.505-04:002016-06-13T05:02:02.505-04:00Canadian trains are very good indeed!!Canadian trains are very good indeed!!AlanCakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036382225600300541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-22452366455574509332016-06-12T18:48:20.281-04:002016-06-12T18:48:20.281-04:00LOL! What is transportation like in Greece, Jeffre...LOL! What is transportation like in Greece, Jeffrey? I'd love to get the "planes, trains, and automobiles" version of how you get around while you're there.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-87954307885858090232016-06-12T18:47:45.760-04:002016-06-12T18:47:45.760-04:00I keep hoping for rapid rail (or even *uninterrupt...I keep hoping for rapid rail (or even *uninterrupted direct rail*) between L.A. and SF. It would make my life so much more pleasant. I currently make that trip several times a year, and the current choice is between airport hassles and a 6-hour drive - neither of which makes for nearly as nice an experience as a decent train. Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-71188316692036399102016-06-12T18:46:34.771-04:002016-06-12T18:46:34.771-04:00And what FUN about the signing!! I hope you're...And what FUN about the signing!! I hope you're having a lovely afternoon!Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-75289616153073636732016-06-12T18:46:16.243-04:002016-06-12T18:46:16.243-04:00I'm so with you, Annamaria - I adore traveling...I'm so with you, Annamaria - I adore traveling by train, but I have to admit that I like it much, much better in Europe and Japan. U.S. trains leave so much to be desired in comparison with their more rapid (and cleaner) counterparts across the sea(s).Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-90984732575249226232016-06-12T18:45:11.213-04:002016-06-12T18:45:11.213-04:00So true! Everything about Japan feels that way to ...So true! Everything about Japan feels that way to me . . .you think you've seen the best possible thing you can see, until the next thing you see makes you feel precisely the same.Susan Spannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03770560542416086762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-31585571585393380882016-06-12T17:10:57.584-04:002016-06-12T17:10:57.584-04:00Okay, explanation accepted. :)
Okay, explanation accepted. :)<br />Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-16231086587217005182016-06-12T17:08:31.978-04:002016-06-12T17:08:31.978-04:00I was the guest of honor at an event--author talk,...I was the guest of honor at an event--author talk, signing, Brtish East African themed tea, jointly sponsored by tea room and mystery bookstore in Mechanicsburg, just outside of Harrisburg. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-68360570447570445232016-06-12T14:43:49.966-04:002016-06-12T14:43:49.966-04:00Dare I ask why Harrisburg? Though it is half-way t...Dare I ask why Harrisburg? Though it is half-way to Paradise. Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-70743339271743864302016-06-12T14:42:41.186-04:002016-06-12T14:42:41.186-04:00And for a completely different hi-speed experience...And for a completely different hi-speed experience, welcome to Greece! Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-19168600604169817572016-06-12T10:16:31.090-04:002016-06-12T10:16:31.090-04:00Thanks, Susan! I'm afraid the mentality of Am...Thanks, Susan! I'm afraid the mentality of Americans just doesn't support the concept of high speed rail. Too much wide open spaces and "goddamned independent" attitudes. (Pluses and minuses to both of those...)<br /><br />But maybe if the Hyperloop between LA and SF is built and becomes a success, that can bootstrap our own form of high-speed rail, although unfortunately, the experience would lack the beautiful views, more spam-in-a-can experience.Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-14462970009458686632016-06-12T06:51:28.641-04:002016-06-12T06:51:28.641-04:00Susan, your timing could not be better, or perhaps...Susan, your timing could not be better, or perhaps worse for me. I just boarded Amtrak 661--NYC to Harrisburg. The 176 mile trip will take 3.25 hours. High speed rail was invented in the USA, but we are not allowed to have any. I grumble about this whenever I take the FrecceRosa (Red Rails) from Florence to Rome and look up and see the speed on the display. 234km per ora. GRRRRAnnamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-31765618262888104262016-06-12T05:39:47.677-04:002016-06-12T05:39:47.677-04:00I did that trip last year with a friend. It would ...I did that trip last year with a friend. It would have been the highlight of our trip, except then we got to Kyoto...Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.com