Memorable Journey

              It's been a long time since me and my cousins have gone anywhere except traveling to New York and Washington D.C . It was a snowy stormy night. While we were playing carom board suddenly one of my cousins stood up and said, "lets go somewhere". Actually all of us were getting bored staying at home. So we decided to go somewhere else... but where? A few of them started saying "let's go Spain, New Zealand or the Netherlands". Then we decided we were not going outside of North America. We had never been to Canada before. So we decided to go there. There were too many places to go so we thought why don’t we go there and let's see what happens. We used to do everything without planning.

              

That was our Train

            I love to travel around the world. It was a great opportunity for me to visit Canada with my cousins. First we thought to go there by bus. Though it wasn’t a good idea cause we needed to relax. So we booked train tickets. Tickets were so expensive. That cost $121.00 per person.

            
          Our journey started from Penn station. The train left the station at 10 p.m. Surprisingly, I had never taken an overnight train before. I was quite excited. The simplicity of the boarding process, the lack of invasive security checks, the ability to get up and walk around- we found it to be the most enjoyable way to travel. As the train began to pick up speed, the entertainment host gave a briefing to the guests in the observation. He asked the group where they were coming from and where they were going. We weren't surprised, we were the only Asians in that compartment. Most of them were from either western Europe or the southern United States. That night we started playing cards and a few cousins fell asleep. 
                                                                 

           
           Next morning was really good. Breakfast was served on a first come, first serve basis. The menu was limited but it offered the traditional options you’d expect, such as eggs, toast, and fresh fruit. After finishing our breakfast we started walking. We met a few people who were from Finland traveling with us. On the way we saw mountains, remarkable scenery, just one word "EPIC".

           

            Lunch was served by group seatings. Those who ate breakfast early received the first lunch seating, followed by the second and third seatings. I guess we got the very last place because we woke up late. During lunch, the train conductor announced that a black bear was spotted on the right side of the train. Everyone in the dining car stood up and looked out the window. Within 5 seconds we spotted the big black bear about 10 meters from the train tracks. We even saw big waterfalls.

            After a long journey we reached our destination - Toronto, Canada. Although 18 hours of travel sounds like a very long time, it actually went by quickly. Being with my cousins I made this train journey a memorable one.