Train to Montreal

Mary and I do love train travel. Especially first class which is not much more expensive than economy. Off we go to the train station and we're surprised. The first class passengers had their own lounge at the railway station - nice. So we sat back and had a drink before heading off. The train was very comfortable. And the service was great. And traveling through Canada with the Saint Lawrence river on one side was very scenic, very enjoyable and very relaxing. We had all the services we needed on the train. Including very enjoyable meals to help pass the time. We did have a delay at one stage. We were waiting for a freight train to come the other way and were parked outside some very ramshackle old buildings. But that didn't matter. We weren't in a hurry. We had nowhere to go.

We arrived in Montreal at late afternoon. Taxi to our hotel which was very comfortable, although once again we had to carry our baggage up the stairs. There was a lot happening outside. So we went for a walk. Just across from our hotel there was a huge park with amazing gymnasts doing all sorts of tricks on high wires, trapeze, and building human pyramids. It was fantastic. The big crowds were really enjoying it. Down the Main Street outside our hotel were streamers, they seemed to go on for kilometres. And they were in the rainbow colours. It was fantastic. Our first impressions are that Montreal is a party placeRead more