Originally Posted by
kathykathy
DanielW - what a fantastic Trip Report. Your detail and photos really made one feel they were along on your journey! Food looked tremendous (except for the rabbit
). Emirates business was impressive - my experiences on other airlines were far less grand!
Thank you,
kathykathy
. Yes, some very tasty food, the poutine looked pretty dangerous for my waistline though
. Emirates business was a great experience too, just had to keep telling myself though not to get too used to it
.
Originally Posted by
hkskyline
Canadian War Museum charges quite a steep admission. These national-level museums should be free like in other countries!
Yes, I think it was $15 + taxes. Annoying too is that the price is quoted as $15 but then they add the taxes on top, not sure why they can't just quote the after-tax price.
Originally Posted by
SFO777
DanielW, thank you for another fabulous report, great pics and narrative.
It was nice to see a visitor's perspective of my old home town of Montréal.
Many thanks,
SFO777. Montreal was definitely one of the highlights of the trip, only wished I could have stayed longer
!
Originally Posted by
makin'miles
What a wonderful report. Your photographs are outstanding... I very much appreciated seeing my home through new eyes. Thank you!
Thanks,
makin'miles. A very beautiful and interesting country, no wonder Canadians are so relaxed and friendly
.
Originally Posted by
atsak
This was great - I really enjoy reading other people's trip reports of areas that I frequent day to day. Sorry to hear about the gas / petrol situation near the airport for the rental car. They are nearby but it's not at all intuitive how to get to them since it's pretty much direct highway right into the terminals.
Thank you,
atsak. The traffic was backed up in a few places due to roadworks so I was delaying fueling up until I got reasonably close to Toronto. I was a bit tired after being up since 4am and all the driving and it was getting close to the flight time back to Dubai so just opted to return it with a half-full tank. Worked out in the end though
.
Originally Posted by
capedreamer
As a big fan of your TRs and a transplanted Canadian from Ottawa who's spent ample time in all four cities, I absolutely LOVED this one. Despite the short trip duration, I think you captured the essence of this region beautifully. If you ever plan to spend a bit more time in Ottawa and would like some restaurant recommendations, hit me up!
Thanks,
capedreamer. My conference plans weren't confirmed until 3-4 days before I left, so it was a bit of a last minute rush to plan/book the non-work part of the trip. It panned out reasonably well though, although I will definitely have to head back and see all the things I missed
.
Originally Posted by
worldtraveller73
DanielW - congratulations on your first trip to Canada. Despite a short trip, you certainly got in the most of what eastern Canada has to offer. I ate at Le Lapin Saute on my last visit to Quebec City in 2001 and I'm happy to see that it's still running.
I also have to commend you for getting these trip reports up in one shot - it takes me weeks to get my act together!! Thanks for sharing.
If you ever make it to Western Canada (Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Mountain Range) you'll find it quite a bit different than Eastern Canada.
Many thanks,
worldtraveller73. Canada has been on my wishlist for quite a while, but figured I needed an extended stay to make the most of it. When the opportunity to go for work came up though, I couldn't resist adding on some sightseeing too
.
I like sending my TR's to friends and family so figure they its best to do it all in one go so they don't lose interest/clog up their inboxes
.
Definitely want to head back to Western Canada too, pity there's no direct flights from the gulf though
.
Originally Posted by
frankmu
Your travel reports are always amazing!
Cheers,
frankmu.
Originally Posted by
Bretteee
Wow!!!
The Canadian Tourist Office should pay you for this great report. I was in Montreal / Toronto 30 years ago and now want to go back all because of your great pictures.
Quebec City is close to where I live but the air fares are steep.May need to use a one way Award.
By the way Rio stock is beginning to do well.
Impressed by your presentation. At least with all the graphs and numbers.
Thank you,
Bretteee. Yes, maybe some more tourists from the gulf will hopefully convince them to allow some more flights
.
Yes, Quebec city was very beautiful, with the mixture of French and historic culture it was quite a treat.
Got another conference / presentation coming up so will have to practice my hand gesture technique again
.
Originally Posted by
AndrewE
Having taken the same flight last year, I noticed around that many as well - curiously there were only about 10 wheelchairs waiting upon arrival in DXB ...
Thanks for the report!
Thanks,
AndrewE. All the wheelchair passengers was quite a sight. They looked like mostly elderly people rather than permanently disabled.
Originally Posted by
mike&co
I am never disappointed reading your reports Daniel. The new camera is definitely producing stunning images. Where next ? Can't be many places left - have you been to Scotland ?
Thank you,
mike&co. Scotland is still on my list. Next trip is a little more closer to home though, Bangladesh.
Originally Posted by
halfcape
Another fantastic trip report. And the photos! Excellent as always. Thanks for taking the time to post.
Cheers,
halfcape. Another couple of TR's coming soon.
Daniel,
Thank you for sharing another fantastic report with amazing photos as usual. Looks like you had a great trip to Canada! Emirates J also looks quite nice too.
All best,
757
Cheers,
757. Yes, EK J is something I could definitely get used too
.