My mother recently had her 80th birthday, and several of her children took her on a scenic train trip to celebrate. We boarded the Hill Country Flyer, a set of vintage cars pulled by a restored steam engine, in Cedar Park and rode the rails to Burnet, stopped for lunch and a show, and returned to Cedar Park by 4:00 pm.
This is Carol, the attendant for the First Class lounge car. She took wonderful care of us as we travelled. (If you look in the mirror, you can see just a glimpse of yours truly, lol.)
There were little breakfast sweets to snack on in the morning, as well as fresh fruit. Also, there were little arrangements of fresh cut flowers on all the tables. In the afternoon, Carol served chips and soft drink to the returning travellers.
My mom studies the brochure that lists the attractions and shops to be found in Burnet.
Towards the end of the trip to Burnet, we got a visit from the "sheriff" and his floozy. Actually, they were promoting the Wild West Shoot-Out that is performed in Burnet every Saturday for the train travellers.
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