Yes, the new look came with the “repairs” after the total breakdown of the blog. Very Socal, yes?

As to train travel – that is something I miss here. I gave it a try, but it was a rather unsatisfactory experience – you see, I am spoiled after having lived in Europe. There train travel is something one can rely on and it is a good alternative to flying; it was for example faster for me to go to Paris by train than to fly – and much, much more comfortable.

Oh yes, those were the days…

I love the new look of your blog. Very cheerful.

We have some lovely old train stations in Texas. A lot of them are exemplars of the age in which they were built. Many have been preserved as historic buildings. I remember when train travel was a big, luxurious undertaking. I miss that sort of travel.

The little detail shot gives one just a hint of how wonderful it looks throughout and how impeccable the building has been restored. Incidentally, that is the “Restroom” for the ladies. All around the walls there used to be sofas upholstered in red velvet, they had an adjacent room where the slightly dusty and travel vary ladies could freshen up and of course they had the actual room with the loos (lots of marble in there, nice and cool, clean and fresh).

As they said, it was the finest station west of the Mississippi.