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Here are the suggested snaps we'll need to take for our road trip. A snap of an Amtrak train that will take us all to New York, except for Ann and Kimberly who already live there. A snap of the New York skyline, preferably in the late evening taken from the stern of the Queen Mary II, the transatlantic liner which will ferry us across the pond to Southampton, England.
From there we'll need a snap of one of the crack boat trains that will whisk us through the dappled English country side, through the Chunnel, and then into the City of Light - Paris. From there, we'll need a group shot of us costumed in period 30s attire, as we immerse ourselves in the indulgent, Old World comfort of the Venice-Simplon Orient Express, bound for Istanbul. Once in Istanbul, we board P&O liner, Aurora, to cross the smooth waters of the Black Sea, arriving in the historic city of Yalta.
Once there, we'll need a snap of us sporting haute couture traveling attire for our long ride north to Novosibirsk Russia in vintage, Isotta Frashini motor cars. There, we enter the pale blue and white columned railway station, boarding the famous Trans Siberian Railway's Golden Eagle express train. After setting into our deluxe accommodations - plush with burgundy-velvet curtains and stained glass - we settle in for a delightful ride through the lush Russian countryside, as we whisk trough Stalingrad and Moscow, arriving in St Petersburg as the golden sun sets on its golden domes and gilded splendor.
But all good things must come to an end.
Because we've all sold everything we own to get to St. Petersburg, the ride home will be a circuitous one, thumbing as we go, making a little money as best we can to help with traveling expenses. No more snaps will be needed after this point. First off, Ann and Kimberly can sell their Louis Vuitton steamer trunks, as they will be hard to tote on the way home. Perhaps Dawn can sell her famous rugs; Jason can sell his beautiful snaps of the sites we've seen; John can give medical advice to peasants for a small fee; Dave can make a few Euros fixing broken Sears and Roebuck products left over from the Cold War; Charles can use his father's cooking talents to keep us fed; Brock can give fact-filled history lessons about the similarities of the American Civil War and the Russian Revolution (Make something up Brock, we gotta get home). BUT our biggest money maker will be Aunt Pitty Pat's recreation of Sally Rand's famous fan dance, with music provided by moi on the zither, enhanced with knee-spoons and a juice harp. Once home, we'll all be thankful we made the trip, and will remember it to our dying day. Which, if we don't do our money-making projects correctly, could be sooner than later. LOL. Pardon my silliness!
Later 'Gaters,
Anthony
www.anthonykalberg.com
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