The Canadian Train

... starting in Montreal, Quebec in eastern Canada. Our general route is exploring parts of the east, and then heading west by train from Toronto across to Vancouver! After exploring the great western parks of the Rockies, including Banff and Jasper! After ...

... much fun! Probably the best time I have had since the Whistler Mountaineer. We checked out and got shuttled off to the train station to take The Canadian to Vancouver. It is an overnight train, so we checked in our main bags and kept the overnight bags. ...

... where here. And they seem to really care about the animals too. One more animal I really want to see though, to complete my Canadian wildlife safari, would be a genuine Canadian Moose. Every time I think of Moose, I get this picture in my head of a Moose ...

... for National Canada Day. They are 141 years young. They had a parade thru town and most people ddressed in red of some sort, Canadian colours. Oh God, more eating and drinking. Ps did'nt make it to the celebrations as it rained and blew a gale after ...

... 10am the Rockies began to appear on the horizon. This seemed to be met with a positive change in atmosphere throughout the train, although this could have been restless people realising they were near the end of the journey. Most people rushed upstairs ...

... up the pennies and do this stretch, it's wonderful, especially if you get the weather we did. The seasonal prices go up 1st June, so beware. Back to Jasper and caught the overnight train to Vancouver where we arrived this morning, 31st May. All for ...

We arrived in Jasper that afternoon, the train waiting for about 45 minutes so we went to the bank and has a little wander and looked in the station gift shop, full of trains! The scenery was gradually becoming more and more spectacular as we headed on, ...

... , Jason & Mike).    SEE PICTURES BY HITTING "SLIDE SHOW" BELOW. Stunning scenery here in the Canadian Rockies.  Great to spend quality time hiking & hanging with life-long friends in a place of unparalleled beauty. ...

... ; The Icefield Parkway was closed because of snow so they had had to drive the long way via Edmonton; they were following the train and arrived just ahead of us.  We had a great afternoon and evening, and we are all heading for Lake Louise ...

... to murder her. Boredom and monotony is relieved by meals, served by cheery staff, "youbetcha!", chatty companions, bless, and the train stopping, middle of nowheres, to allow passengers off into the forest.  This last bit depresses me, I had thought ...

... of carriages: a Panorama viewing car was added while a couple sleepers were removed. Today brings us to the highlight of the Canadian train journey: the Rockies.The sun was shining as we pulled out of Edmonton, giving a sheen to the passing landscape ...

... plume grass in between these waves of many colours of green.  I should feel more proud to be on this train, The Canadian. It's been running the same route for more than fifty years. The seats are in good condition but considering modern conveniences ...

... motel already booked so might get some sleep after all!). We have been told that Saskatoon is quite like Eastleigh (Chav's galore or the Canadian Homie version of! They have Burberry here too, but not as much. More bling and hip hop!... So worth a look on ...

... feeling a little sore on the right side too. Looks like we both have war wounds from this trip, Today we hop on a train the overnight Canadian train to Vancouver, for our last night until we fly off. As much as I have done, and seen here, I can't wait ...

... the Australian agricultural industry from me! Monica, meanwhile, has firmly latched on to me where possible and I envisage spending the next 3 days on the Trans-Canadian train locked in my little cabin to avoid more ear-bashings... ...

There were a tleast five coaches eagerly awaiting the Number 1 Canadian  train as it pulled in to Jasper  about 2 1/2 hours late. After negotiating with a few car rental companies we settled on a deal and headed for the ...

Hi All Well the first part of the train trip was great, much like the Canadian train that I went on in January.  The main difference for the cabin was you didn't have your own toilet in it, these where at one end of the carriage and showers where ...

... philosophy until about the 1970s.  The original idea was to raise revenue to offset the cost to the government of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The original hot springs site is now an historic site; you are allowed to visit but not allowed to swim ...

... in the dining car with a girl from Vancouver whilst enjoying the amazing backdrop of the rocky mountains. Fortunately I had smuggled the remaining Canadian Whisky on board and managed to polish it off which helped me to sleep for about 5 hours. The next ...

... communities in Edmonton can show off their culture and food. This was fun, but the highlight for me was the aboriginal (Canadian aboriginals, formerly known as Red Indians) dancing - awesome, and the costumes were great, very colourful. I got back ...