Capitol Hill and Volunteer Park
7 mars 2024, États Unis ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
After some false starts and course corrections, I eventually made my way to Volunteer Park atop Capitol Hill. It has this very well placed statue that frames the Space Needle perfectly. It is alsoEn savoir plus
Zoom and dominoes
7 mars 2024, États Unis ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
I got back to the hotel in plenty of time to eat lunch and get set up for my weekly session of dominoes over zoom with my family.
Unfortunately, by the time we finished that, it was very clear to meEn savoir plus
Train to Vancouver
8 mars 2024, États Unis ⋅ ☁️ 41 °F
[Written March 11. Sorry for the delay! The sickness turned into a cold that wasn't terrible, but it did sap my energy so much that I couldn't blog. So now I will get this caught up!]
Even though weEn savoir plus
First meal in Vancouver
8 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 43 °F
We arrived in Vancouver and there was a Canada goose there to greet us right outside the train station.
Before long we had made it to our hotel (Exchange Hotel). It was before checkin time, so ourEn savoir plus
Bike Tour Vancouver
9 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
After a good night's sleep, we got up and dosed with Airborne. The bike shop is just a few blocks from the hotel, so we stopped at a Tim Horton's for coffee and a little snack on our way.
We got ourEn savoir plus
Steakhouse dinner
9 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 43 °F
We were both a bit tired after the ride, so rather than explore more, we headed back to the room to regroup and make dinner plans. Since it was Saturday night, and we hadn't made reservations, ourEn savoir plus
Book shopping
10 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Patricia mentioned that there was an entertaining book set on the cross Canada train so I decided to head off to a nearby used bookstore to see if I could find a copy.
I wasn't very optimistic,En savoir plus
Hotel EXchange elevators
10 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
One cool thing about this hotel is that there are no floor buttons on the inside of the elevators. Before you get on, you select the floor you want to go to and you are directed to one of a bank ofEn savoir plus
Vancouver water scenes
10 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 43 °F
After my nap, I decided to go out and walk around the seawall to explore some of the sights we biked by in more depth. Russell was out biking so I went on my own.
Last dinner in Vancouver
10 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
Russell had made dinner reservations at per se, which has nothing to do with the New York per se, but it was well recommended. Deservedly so.
On our way back to hotel, we passed a very high endEn savoir plus
Last morning in Vancouver
11 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 43 °F
The next morning, we were in no hurry, so we leisurely packed up before the noon checkout. Then we headed back to the Trees coffee house for our morning sustenance.
Then we both headed over to theEn savoir plus
All aboard The Canadian
11 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 45 °F
By the time I got back to the train station, it was time to board. I took a quick look at the lounge for sleeper passengers and then headed out to my train car.
Each car has an individual name. MyEn savoir plus
Evening on The Canadian
11 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ 🌧 43 °F
We left Vancouver and headed up the Frasier River valley. It was very pretty, but it was quite rainy, so it was near impossible to get good pictures through the raindrops.
The first person I met onEn savoir plus
Morning in BC
12 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 28 °F
I awoke to find that we had been transported to a winter wonderland. Even in the predawn light, the scenery was awe-inspiring.
I sat looking out the window so long, I almost missed breakfast. But IEn savoir plus
Jasper, AB
12 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 37 °F
Shortly before 1 pm we arrived in Jasper. We only had about 45 minutes to wander around the town but that was enough time to do a little shopping and to sample a small beer (hand shown for scale) fromEn savoir plus
More mountains
12 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 41 °F
After Jasper it was time for lunch and more phenomenal scenery, all afternoon.
At one point we passed a coal train that must have been over 100 cars long.
End of magical day
12 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 45 °F
The train enthusiast I met on the way to Seattle, said that when you are on the train, the days when you wake up on the train and then go to bed on the train are the most magical days. And at someEn savoir plus
Saskatoon SK
13 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 27 °F
I slept very well, and almost slept past breakfast, but I made it in just before they closed. I didn't take a picture, but I ordered the exact same thing as yesterday, so just scroll back.
We are nowEn savoir plus
Melville, SK
13 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 34 °F
Our next stop was Melville. This was a very brief stop, so we were cautioned (ordered?) to not leave the platform. It appears that a local retailer was determined to lure passengers to their shop withEn savoir plus
Leaving the prairies
13 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 34 °F
In the afternoon/evening, the scenery started to get more trees and other interesting formations.
I ate dinner (alas, no picture again) with two women passengers I had met before. I had to make the,En savoir plus
Winnipeg, MB
13 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 32 °F
After dinner, we had a late night stop in Winnipeg. This is a crew change stop so all the service staff got off and a whole new crew of sleeping car attendants, dining and bar car staff all got onEn savoir plus
Sunrise in In Ontario
14 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °F
I had a pretty good night's sleep and didn't wake up until the sun was already up. Overnight we have transitioned back into forests.
It made me think of the Laura Ingalls Wilder books, but we areEn savoir plus
Afternoon in Ontario
14 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☀️ 32 °F
I had a nice lunch (forgot the photo again!) with three new people: an older couple from Utah and a younger man (under 50) who is a Catholic priest from Delaware. All three are traveling in theEn savoir plus
Hornepayne, ON
14 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 34 °F
Our next stop was a very very tiny town (about 1000 people). Normally, we would stop here for about 45 minutes, as they refilled the water tanks. But today, since we were early, it was more like a 2.5En savoir plus
Last sunset on The Canadian
14 mars 2024, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 30 °F
After dinner I headed into the Park car to enjoy some after dinner drinks and views. The sunset put on the best show I have seen on this trip. Since we we were in the last car heading east, we gotEn savoir plus













































































































The last two photos are peculiar. Is there a tree growing through the tower? a bag of green onions?? You've covered a quite a bit of Seattle on foot. Good for you!! [V]
Sarah McCabeThe tree is part of the sculpture. And the bags of green onions were just on the sidewalk like somebody lost part of their grocery order. 😄
Very cool pictures! Just now got my copy of Train Adventures! This looks like a wonderful way to travel . When Paul and I get old ( stop laughing) we can travel by train . Thanks [Lynn]