7 August 2010
The train ride yesterday evening from New Haven, CT, to Metropark, NJ, was pleasant. It's so much easier than flying! Walk to the train station that is only a mile from downtown. Check in by scanning my e-receipt under a reader to receive my ticket. Watch the old fashioned mechanical announcement board to find out which platform to use. Board when the train arrives and find a comfortable, spacious (relative to an airplane, anyway) seat for the three hour ride. A visual highlight was crossing into Manhattan as the sun was nearing the horizon. (But I had an aisle seat so I didn't take a photo.)
Charlie and Lulu met me at the station in NJ and drove me to their house in Colts Neck, where I'll be staying for several days to work on some joint research projects. This morning, we went to nearby Thompson Park for a nice long walk, part of which was along the banks of a reservoir. We saw an old cemetery and some wildflowers that were close to the end of their lives.
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