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Maurice and Fay are off to Canada. We are on tour with the Railway Enthusiasts Society North American Rail Tour led by John Chamberlin.

Day 1. Friday 24th April
We depart with Air New Zealand at 8:15pm bound for Vancouver arriving at 2:15pm on the same day having travelled 6 hours back in time.
We stay at the Days Inn Hotel Downtown, 921 West Pinder St., Vancouver, BC.
Ph.(604)681 4335

Day 2. Saturday April 25th
We travel by coach to Whistler.
http://au.britishcolumbia.travel/en-CA/PlacestoVisit/Whistler.htm?gclid=CO_PvIO285kCFQwxawodQx2NPw
Day 3. Sunday April 26th

We are touring the sights of Vancouver before boarding the "Canadian" at the VIA Rail Pacific Central Station,which will transport us to Toronto.
http://www.viarail.ca/trains/en_trai_toja.html
Day 4. Monday April 27th

Enjoying the Canadian country side from the comfort of our scenic carriage in between visits to the dining car to partake of the sumptuous Canadian cuisine.



Day 5 Tuesday April 28th.

On Board the Canadian.



Day 6 April 29th.


On Board the Canadian.



Day 7 April 30th.


We are scheduled to arrive at Toronto, Ontario at 9:30am

We stay at Strathcona Hotel, 60 York St., Ph (416) 363 3321



Day 8 Friday 1st May.


We spend all day visiting Niagara Falls and environs.Day 9 Saturday May 2nd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae1RqLvO4a8

Day 9 Saturday 2nd May.
Today at 11:30am we catch the train to Montreal and stay at Hotel Du Nouveau Forum, 1320 St. Antoine West, Montreal Quebec H3C IC2. Ph (514) 989 0300

Day 10 Sunday May 3rd.
Sightseeing in Montreal.

Day 11 Monday May 4th.
This day we take a full day return trip to Quebec City.

Day 12 Tuesday May 5th.
We catch the 7am train for New York arriving at 8:35pm.
We stay at the New York Pennsylvania Hotel, 401 7th Avenue, New York NY 10001. Ph. (22) 502 8124.

Day 13 Wednesday May 6th.
Sightseeing in and around New York. In the evening we attend a Broadway Show: Mamma Mia.

Day 14 Thursday May 7th.
Today at 7am we travel by train to Lancaster Pennsylvania and then by road coach we tour several Amish villages. We arrive back at the hotel at 8:10pm .
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amish_Paradise
http://images.google.co.nz/images?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&rlz=1T4SNYN_en-GBNZ271&q=amish+people&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=BXjnSf_uCZOwtAPqpZzzAQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title
Day 15 Friday May 8th.
It is our last day in North America! Around midday we make our way to the Cunard Wharf and board the Queen Mary 2 where we will spend six nights ‘living it up!’ onboard before arriving at Southampton on the morning of Thursday May 14th.
http://www.cruiseline.co.uk/cunard-cruises/p-id/cruise-ships/queen-mary-2/q2-queen-mary-and-queen-elizabeth-suites/

From Southampton we travel to London to commence our England and Ireland Rail Tour where our travels can be followed on http://englandandirelandrailtour2009.blogspot.com/