Today, we left Ottawa. We did the right thing by getting to the train station with an hour to spare before the train was due. OK … due to issues with the train, make that almost 3 hours before the train was due. Not to worry, we’re not in a rush, we still got a train, so all is well.

The VIA Rail lounge is a pleasant enough place to wait, even if just like the one at Montreal, they don’t do any food. There’s a coffee machine that does French vanilla coffee, so that was a thing. And plenty of places in the station itself that sell brekky.

This time we were prepared for the bag-weighing – they only weigh the main suitcase, not the hand luggage or the ‘additional item’ – both suitcases were just under the limit, never mind the other luggage. It’s still a bit weird since the staff don’t handle the bags at all and it all ends up on the same train… but anyway at least the bags were the correct weight.

Once the train arrived, on we popped and it was just as pleasant as last time. Good service, nice food, nice views out the window now and then, all good for a 4-ish hour journey. One great part of the trip was when someone decided to have a nice loud conversation on speakerphone, and the staff, after trying some very polite approaches, firmly had that shut down quick smart. As it should be! 🙂

Today I guess there’s not too much to write about – the train trip was pleasant, uneventful, and after arriving at the station our accommodation was only a few minutes away. It’s not that far from the CN Tower and the view is pretty nice.

Somehow, spending half a day sitting on a train doing nothing can be tiring, so a simple fast-food dinner at Popeye’s was just the ticket, followed by some delicious ice cream, covered in what was basically peanut butter Ice Magic – what’s not to love!

Toronto is certainly a much larger and more energetic place than Ottawa – it is kind like travelling from Canberra to Sydney 🙂 Should be a nice place to explore again, for the next few days.