Cherry Blossom Special - Washington, DC (C/4)

Cherry Blossom Special - Washington, DC   C/4

Bill Tennant (282-0590 or Willyten10@aol.com) 

Get your tickets early!!!!!!!!!  The Cherry Blossom trip is scheduled for 3/27.  If you buy your tickets (www.amtrak.com) before 3/13, the cost is $46, a discount of as much as $20 off regular fare. Book Train #84 Northbound.  It leaves Richmond at 8 AM.  Book #93 Southbound.  It leaves Washington at 5:50. ALL ABOARD! 

Let’s take the train from Richmond’s Staples Mill Rd (RVR) up to Washington’s Union Station (WAS) and hike the 2.5 miles over to the Tidal Basin to enjoy the Japanese Cherry Tree blossoms and return. PACK A LUNCH and we will make a day of it on the Mall. If it rains, we’ll do our walking in the museums. In-town dinner option. Leave in the early morning and we are home by 8:00 pm. Go on line and order your tickets from (www.amtrak.com). Amtrak is $46 Coach Round-Trip Adult if you purchase your ticket at least 14 days in advance. If you wait, it’s $66 round trip. Book Train # 84 Northbound. It leaves Richmond’s Staples Mill Station at 8:00 AM and gets into Washington at 10:15 AM.  Book Train # 93 Southbound. It leaves Washington at 5:50 PM and gets into Richmond at 8:07 PM. Parking is $5 per day at the Staples Mill Station.  Trip is on rain or shine. Meet at the Staples Mill Train Station at 7:45 AM. Contact Bill beforehand to let him know to look for you at the station. ALL ABOARD!