The Basilique Notre Dame

Across the Border to Canada

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April 23rd 2006
The journey from New York to Montreal was a bit of a mission, having to go through customs to enter Canada. It all went ok though and everyone on the bus got back on it. Some of the woman were commenting that not all the passageners always get back on! The first thing that hit me when we arrived was the amount of French that is spoken so widely. I knew that many different languages are evident ... read more

North America » Canada » Quebec » Montréal

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A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the sou... ... read more