Reno Fun Train 2007 - California Events

H Humuhumu Member San Francisco Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 3691	H Humuhumu Posted posted on Mon, Aug 28, 2006 3:01 PM There's been much rumbling about reprising our adventure to Reno... here's the thread from our last group trip, in February 2004: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=11770&forum=17 Tickets for the 2007 season go on sale soon -- September 5. They'll do group reservations, but won't start taking them until the 12th, and you don't really need them; they will happily seat individuals next to each other as a group without an official "group reservation." We just have to pick one person to start the ball rolling, like The Jab for instance, and when reserving, say "I want to be next to the Jab!", and hope that there is not another, less desirable Jab on board the train. The train makes several stops in California: Emeryville, Martinez, Suisun and Sacramento. Highlights of Reno & the Fun Train include: Trader Dick's! Awful Awful Burgers! Peppermill's Fireside Lounge! Snow! Half the glam of Vegas, at half the price! The "Hawaiian Aloha"-themed train is the weekend of January 26. That weekend is open for Hanford & me (I think), but if it turns out that another weekend is better, it'd probably be fine (the theming for the '50s train we were on in 2004 was Kindergarten-classroom-quality). The January 26 train gets into Reno at 5pm, leaving plenty of time to hit the town; some of the other weeks the train doesn't get in until 9pm. The place to stay is the Nugget, since that's where Trader Dick's is, but if you'd prefer another hotel, there are others to choose from. The price for the Nugget package is $285/person for double occupancy. It's extra if you're a single, so it's better to double up with a buddy or another single you'd feel comfortable sharing a room with. Here's the website, with all the details: http://www.keyholidays.com/reno/funtrain/funtrain.html What say ye?

There's been much rumbling about reprising our adventure to Reno... here's the thread from our last group trip, in February 2004:

http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=11770&forum=17

Tickets for the 2007 season go on sale soon -- September 5. They'll do group reservations, but won't start taking them until the 12th, and you don't really need them; they will happily seat individuals next to each other as a group without an official "group reservation." We just have to pick one person to start the ball rolling, like The Jab for instance, and when reserving, say "I want to be next to the Jab!", and hope that there is not another, less desirable Jab on board the train. The train makes several stops in California: Emeryville, Martinez, Suisun and Sacramento.

Highlights of Reno & the Fun Train include:

Trader Dick's!
Awful Awful Burgers!
Peppermill's Fireside Lounge!
Snow!
Half the glam of Vegas, at half the price!

The "Hawaiian Aloha"-themed train is the weekend of January 26. That weekend is open for Hanford & me (I think), but if it turns out that another weekend is better, it'd probably be fine (the theming for the '50s train we were on in 2004 was Kindergarten-classroom-quality). The January 26 train gets into Reno at 5pm, leaving plenty of time to hit the town; some of the other weeks the train doesn't get in until 9pm.

The place to stay is the Nugget, since that's where Trader Dick's is, but if you'd prefer another hotel, there are others to choose from. The price for the Nugget package is $285/person for double occupancy. It's extra if you're a single, so it's better to double up with a buddy or another single you'd feel comfortable sharing a room with.

Here's the website, with all the details:

http://www.keyholidays.com/reno/funtrain/funtrain.html

What say ye?

Post #251239 by Humuhumu on Mon, Aug 28, 2006 3:01 PM