… will not be my last.
How often is the actual traveling part of a trip so relaxing and nice that you can hardly wait to get back 
I love napping so it was right up my alley.
(My niece passed out, FINALLY napping on the train.)I traveled down with my older brother and his family but
I managed to stay awake enough to watch a movie on the way out to Winnipeg and read ‘Mere Christianity’, for the first time, on the way back. 
Explored the skylight car and took in one gourmet meal in the dining car just for the experience (SO WORTH IT).
(A couple pictures from the dining car. I was so hungry I ate my dinner before I remembered to get a picture.)
Took in the dining on the way home and I was seated with a couple from the states and a woman my age from Manitoba. I had the duck and it came with garlic roasted potatoes, plenty of veggies, blue cheese and pear salad (MY FAV), onion soup, fresh bread and coffee and a BIG piece of cream cheese iced carrot cake, phew, it was FAB!
There are many reasons for me to sing the praises of the train and many reasons to be sad that it appears to be dying in this lovely country of ours. We have one of the most famous train routes in the world (cross Canada and through the mountains) and yet we are kissing it good bye:( Riding the train was a childhood dream of mine and now that I have done it I realise it is easily with in reach and will do it again!
(Winnipeg’s beautiful ‘Union Station’.)P.S. More to come about my actual time in Winnipeg, it was really quick but lovely. Took in as much as I could with only a bit of time Friday morning and Saturday morning but enjoyed it all!
TTFN
its so cool that you took the train. I never hear of people doing that, and why not? Sounds fantastic and beautiful! So glad you did something that was always a dream of yours.
Looks and sounds wonderful! I have always thought it would be neat to take the train – well I did in Germany, but not a cross country kind of thing like this, just town to town. You’ve lit the fire in me again – someday I would love to take a Canadian train trip with Clay!
Good for you. I have heard so many negative things about train travel and your experience seems to be one of the best. Why not enjoy letting someone else drive and get to read/nap/eat and watch the scenery. I was not on such a nice train for my only train trip but enjoyed it never the less. I travelled from Edmonton to Kamloops years ago by train and the only part that was bad was that most of the trip was at night so I could not see much. Love you MOM
ohhh… sounds just wonderful. Did you just love Mere Christianity? I just love C.S. Lewis!