View from a speeding train window

Day 5 - back on the train

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July 7th 2006
Hopefully we're not giving the impression that we dislike the train in any way. It may be relentless, but it's excellent fun. Such a strange feeling having an almost infinite amount of time for reading, talking, sleeping and staring out of the window. So today we leave Jasper at lunchtime and have the highlight of this train journey - winding our way through the Rockies through quite amazing va ... read more

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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