I took the train to Philadelphia to visit my girlfriend Suzanne who lives in Palmyra, NJ. She rents out half of her sister and brother-in-law's house in this cute and quaint little town. This was my first time to ride the rails and it was a delightful experience. I was able to relax, enjoy the scenery, read and sip my coffee. I couldn't have picked a better weekend to go; the weather was warm and the sky clear for the entire weekend. The only exception on the ride was the pair Australians who seemed to make it their goal to deplete the alcohol supply of the dining car and hook up with some girls who were heading to D.C. as well. This didn't progress until about the last hour or so of the trip, so it wasn't too irritating or distracting. The train was an hour late getting into Pittsburgh, thus it was an hour late leaving. The conductor claimed there would be ample time once we passed Harrisburg to make up for the hour to arrive on time in Philly. But that didn't happen; it was an hour late into Philly. The evening was quiet. As we snacked on pita, black bean hummus, crackers and this yummy spicy red pepper eggplant dip, we did some catching up and bull shitting and I was introduced to her sister Therese and her husband. The four of us had dinner together, we ordered take out from the local favorite Chinese restaurant and enjoyed fresh strawberry shortcakes. Apparently I had a system to making them that Suzanne said she ripped off of me, but I don't remember having a system, but okay!