Hello all my friends
That's right. Louis and I are still in Toronto
It's Wednesday today
And tomorrow
Our honeymoon trip will be
Going to Montreal!
We will ride with VIA Rail for the first time
VIA sounds strange to me because
VIA is a product from Starbucks
It's an instant mixed type of coffee
If you haven't watched one of my videos
About the only Starbucks in Tainan Taiwan
You can click the link above
We have to take the train at 6:30am tomorrow morning
We've booked a Lyft tomorrow at 5:20am to come to pick us up from the Airbnb
Because Toronto's public transit starts at 6am only
Let me show you guys. We both just need this small luggage will be fine
It's just a 4 days 3 nights trip, we don't need that big luggage
Because we will be taking the train
Let's ride on the train all together to Montreal tomorrow morning
I will see you guys tomorrow
Hello everyone. Good morning
What time is it now BB?
It's 5:30am now. (5:30am eh)
We woke up around 4:10am this morning
Where are we now BB?
We are at Union Station
I will show you guys around. We will be riding on the train to Montreal
We will be riding the 1st train on the board to Montreal
It's at gate 17. 6:32am departure
Look at this building especially the ceiling
I think it's pretty outdated
Yeah I believe it's a historic building here
We will go through it here
We will be riding on the VIA Rail Canada's train
I will introduce this train to you guys later on board
Let's go in
Gate 17 is right here
Train 60 is our train for today. Depart from Toronto
Going through 7 stops, 8th stop will be our final destination Montreal
Montreal is in the province of Quebec
So we will pass to a different province today
Do you know what's in Kingston?
What's in Kingston?
Isn't it a movie?
That's called Kingsman, the movie
Oh right. Hahaha
It's called Kingsman
It's a really big city
I heard from my classmate, Kingston is a really beautiful place
Because it's next to the Lake Ontario
Yeah, our train will. (It's a city with many histories)
The train will go along with Lake Ontario and all the way to Montreal
There are different gates here with trains to different destinations
Union Station is a really big building
We ride with the Go Train last time is here too
VIA Rail
Up Express to the airport
Toronto's subways are all here connected to the Union Station
It's the main transportation hub
We just got our boarding pass for the train
We got this small piece of white paper after they've looked at our vaccination document
Waiting to go on the train 60
It was so funny just now
I was planning to share one of the saving money tips later on board. Which is to find a discount code online
But when we tried to get our boarding pass earlier
The lady at the counter asked me where is your military ID?
What military ID? We are not from the army
Then we found out the discount code I found online was for military people LOL
We both paid a total of $66CAD for the roundtrips
It was so funny I thought we saved some money but not really LOL
So don't try to over save, spend where you needed
This is our VIA Rail Train for today!
It looks so old. It's like the old green train back in China ages ago
I feel the train is in a pretty old condition too
Everybody is lined up to get on the train now
This is where you can store your luggage here
And the passenger seats
These 2 seats are right here. Oh yeah. 5A5B, right?
And you can store stuff up here too
Our seats for today
It has outlets in every row
You can charge your cellphone or laptop
Here's also the
It has a menu
It sells wine, beer, and some light snacks
They sell meal trays too, let me ask about it later
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I think they've got hot foods
The rest are light meals
Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, and some snacks
They provide a throwing up bag, or maybe it's just a garbage paper bag
Got this ham and cheese croissant
And a bottled water
What did you order BB? (I ordered the same as you)
And a cup of coffee
Total of $20CAD
It's been 2 hours passed
The sky has been brighter now
Let me share with you guys about this trip
The whole train ride takes a little bit more than 5 hours
And the whole trip is around 542KM
There will be seven stops
Pass along with Lake Ontario from Toronto's Union Station
And all the way to Montreal. If you haven't watched
One of my previous videos about Lake Ontario
You can click the link above
Montreal is in the province of Quebec
I have lived in Canada for the past 28 years
And this time we finally came to Toronto, the biggest city in Canada
And we are on our way to Montreal, the 2nd biggest city in Canada
At last, my home sweet home Vancouver, the 3rd biggest city in Canada
Living here for the past 28 years is worth it for me right?
Some people may ask why not go by plane?
Sure, 1-way costs per person are more than $200CAD
It takes a little more than 1 hour to fly
Plus the entry and exit times of the airports in the 2 cities
And airports are usually not built in the city centre
So you will spend more time getting out of the airport
We've never taken the VIA Rail train
And we want to experience it
It costs $66 for a one-way trip
It goes to Montreal's city center so it's very convenient
Plus I don't need to drive by myself
Although it takes 5 hours to get to Montreal
But you can enjoy the scenery along the way is not bad
25% discount if you are a Canadian soldier and family member,
It's the thing I was telling you guys earlier
The discount code I found on the internet
Which is the 25% off for the military people and family members
10% discount for students under 25 years old, and for seniors over 60 years old
If you are aboriginal in Canada, you can enjoy 33% discount across Canada VIA Railway route
It looks like your fingers are not that flexible eh? LOL
It's not common to take the train to travel in Canada
We've arrived in a city called Kingston
It's a very beautiful city in Canada
It's a city along with Lake Ontario
Queens University is in the city of Kingston
It's one of the top universities in Canada
So many students come to this university because it's very popular
You can rent a boat and enjoy yourself on so many beautiful lakes
Let me share some information about taking a train in Canada
Unlike in Asia, it's a very normal thing to take the train to travel
There are not a lot of trains here in Canada
Especially in Western Canada
We've not heard many people travel by train
We only have one train route from Vancouver
Going through all the middle provinces and to the Eastern part of Canada
Only such a railway is connected
But there are more routes in the Eastern part of Canada
Routes from Toronto to the capital of Canada, Ottawa, and Montreal
And to other provinces as well
Overall it's not a lot in the whole of Canada, much more in the Eastern part of Canada
Western and Eastern rail tracks were not connected before
The government of Canada realized it would've benefited the people by connecting the whole of Canada
So the Canadian government hired lots of Chinese from Asia
Those Chinese were so poorly treated
Some of them came from the south of the USA
Some of them came from Asia in big shipping containers by sea
After they've arrived. The working conditions were very bad
Plus the wage was so unfair compared with white people working at that time
Most of them got less than half compared with white people
Also, they needed to buy the tools, working clothes from their own pocket
And they have to do the most dangerous work like blowing up the bridges etc
After the completion of the connection the whole railway tracks
When it was the photo time for the complete celebration
There was not a single Chinese can be in the photo
Chinese weren't allowed to take pictures with the White people back then
This picture is called "The Last Nail"
The picture is stored in a museum in BC
Chinese made a huge impact on the Canadian society
But didn't get the fair recognition
It's a part of the history of Canada for Chinese people
Being an Asian, I think we have to know the history of it
Don't look yourself down
That's about it
I mentioned the travelling by train in the Western part of Canada
The train ticket is very expensive
During summertime, the train departs from Vancouver
Pass along with The Rocky Mountains
And also to Toronto
The scenery is very beautiful along the way
But the price is not cheap
The train to Banff is around $2000+CAD per person
There was this lady from the Facebook group
She said she's very excited about my trip, view from the train, from Toronto to Montreal
Now you can see LOL
These are the views
You might be disappointed by the views
It's all residential areas, farms, and views from the Lake Ontario
VIA trains with sleeping berths are only available on 3 routes. Great Western Way (Vancouver-Toronto)
The Maritime Way (Montreal-Halifax)
And The Adventure Routes (like seeing wild polar bears from Winnipeg-Churchill)
They are all relatively long routes with sleeper beds, various cabins that can sleep 1-4 people
Some of the cabins have their own shower room
Please go to their official website for more information
I can share 3 tips with you guys
1. The arrival time of trains will be delayed
VIA Railway has more than 500 trains travelling between 8 provinces in Canada every week
The scary thing is that 97% of the train tracks and routes are owned by other companies
The main one is Canadian National Railway
It's also a public traded company
And CN happens to be the largest company in the transportation of goods in Canada
It is conceivable that when you are competing with a train full of goods to compete with a single rail track
VIA Railway's passenger train has to wait for the CN train
Waiting a few minutes or even 30 minutes can happen
Unlike Japan, their trains are always on time even to the second
In Canada, you just go with the flow
2. Prepare hot food by yourself
Because of the pandemic only beer, wine
Non-alcoholic beverages, sandwiches and snacks are sold on the train
If you want some hot food on the train, you have to prepare it yourself
3. Bring your own books, computer, iPad, or pillow
Because when you have been looking at the scenery outside the window for more than 5-8 hours, you also need to adjust it
Every seat has a plug that can be used
And the train will have no mobile phone signal when passing through some mountainous areas
This train has wifi, but it's not strong enough to run YouTube videos
Please make sure you are prepared
VIA Railway, an official Canadian government company mandated to operate passenger rail services in Canada
It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating services connecting remote communities
It carried 5 million passengers last year. The company is 45 years old this year and is headquartered in Montreal, where we are going
We just arrived at the train station in Montreal
After 5+ hours of the train ride
We've finally arrived
Look behind me
The VIA Rail Canada train experience this time is not bad
Although the scenery on the road is really not very beautiful
No hot food was available on the train. Wifi is not that strong
But overall was okay
During our stay in Montreal. Smoked meat sandwiches, poutine, and bagel are all must eat items
Of course, we will bring you along with us
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