an adventure.

is this mister rogers trolley?

nope.

It is the septa 100 line.

Kara and I decided we should take an adventure to get to the city. The 100 line to the El. Well let me tell you it was an adventure! The etiquette seems similar to our typical regional rail train however it is a completely different feel. My typical train has 4 cars with roomy seats and a conductor that walks through the train (imagine... Polar Express without the hot cocoa). This was one car with one driver sitting at the front. You swipe your pass when you enter the trolley car (so dont be like us fiddling in your purse to find your pass!)

So all in all the 100 line felt a little like Disney world and alot like Mister Rogers Trolley. We then switched to the El. Now this was a harder experience. The strong smell of "city" in the hot summer was a bit of a wake up call. We went underground and hopped on the El. Now again, a totally different feel. Fine... but not anything to write home about. So we walked along to Starbucks, got a treat and on to work.

Now fast forward to the end of the day. This adventure was a bit tougher. We barely missed the El so had to wait for the next one (not sure how we figure out timing ) and then finally made it to the 100 where we were floundering to find the train we needed. After finding it we entered a hot car to wait for 15 minutes. Then the trip began... and then the trip was halted. The trolley stopped for about 20 minutes for no reason and then we continued. We noticed some long yellow strips by the window. Yes. Those are what you push to get off the trolley. thankfully we figured that out!

All in all... one word... ADVENTURE.

kinda glad we did it... ready to get back to our other train.... until the next day when ALL REGIONAL RAIL LINES WERE CANCELED and WE KNEW HOW TO GET HOME!!!!

SO an adventure... that turned into a great blessing!