Going to the movies- by train!

Saturday morning we had a visitor, Weston, the guy who asked us to watch his dog Sandy six years ago, came back to town for a couple days. And like he always does, he called and asked to visit Sandy. So he did come over, with a very pretty girlfriend and visited with Sandy for a little while even though Sandy doesn't seem to remember him. She was coaxed into being friendly with some toast and they had a nice visit. I did catch a picture of the two of them before Weston had to go.

Later the BSU wanted to have lunch at Union Grill, which is where we went, and had a very fine lunch. We knew we wanted to go into Salt Lake City to see The Reader and, since we were already at the train station, we decided to take the train- Front Runner and go into the big city.

This was our first trip on Front Runner and it turned out to be a great trip. It felt like an adventure sitting up high on the second seating level and watching our community from a vantage point we've never seen before. Once in Salt Lake, we walked across the platform, boarded a Trax, rode it down to 3300 south and then walked the 3 blocks to the theater. It worked out perfectly and the return trip was just as painless. It was more expensive than driving but it was fun. We saw downtown Salt Lake without being stuck in traffic, we got a little exersize and we saw a very terrific movie.

If you get a chance, go see The Reader. It is a powerful story and I won't spoil it by giving away the details, but go see it. It certainly deserved it's nomination for Best Picture with the Academy Awards, and having seen most of the nominees, this one could have won just as easily as Slumdog Millionaire. So see it!