Up early as we are off on our final part of our American Adventure. Taxi took us to train station and we checked in. It was not as laid back as last time and my case was over weight so we had to do a bit of sorting but got there ok in the end. We boarded the train feeling like experienced Amtrak travellers after our previous 40 hour stint! We had roomettes again but this time we are not sleeping overnight the journey should only be 8 hours(fingers crossed). We se...

We made our way to the river again this morning to join another coach tour this time to an old sugar plantation called Laura's Plantation. The trip there was interesting passing through some swamp areas. We had a very interesting guide called Brian who was a distant relative of Laura whose story it was, they were Creole people. It was fascinating we saw the main house and also the buildings the slaves used to live in. The sugarfields and banana plants. Laura had...

Walked down to the river missisippee which was covered in mist to our meeting point for a city tour. We boarded our coach and set off. The driver was also the guide. We saw all the different types of houses in many bright colours and styles, a beautiful park with a sculpture area with amazing pieces of art by famous artists from all over the world. Unusual trees with Spanish moss hanging from their branches looking like they had been draped in decorations. A lot...

Hotel seems good staff very helpful and friendly. We had our first outing at the Court of the Two Sister's for a jazz brunch. We got directions and set out into the French quarters of New Orleans, very arty and musical. We looked in one gallery and found pictures by a local artist called Matthew Peck! Found our destination it was a very interesting building,unfortunately it was pouring with rain so we had to sit indoors instead of out in the beautiful courtyard....

Up at crack of dawn in taxi on way to train station. Taxi driver was very laid back and took us for tour around Tucson Town. Consequently we arrived 15 minutes late and the train was in! Nobody was at the check on desk so John and I went onto the platform and found a Conductor who told us to mosey on through so we did.... We had roomettes on the train as the journey was 36 hours. The roomettes had seats that pulled together to make a bed and a top bunk that pulle...