Meet "GO Bus"

My cousins who live in Stouffville invited me to spend the day with them and stay over till this morning.

And since the trains to Stouffville run only in the afternoon between 5 & 8pm (and from Stouffville to Union only very early in the morning), and since the Taxis are crazy expensive ($ 100 from Downtown Toronto to Stouffville) so I decided the take the bus, the GO Transit Bus.

The great thing is that the bus to Stouffville leaves from Union Station which is three minutes away from my place. So I checked the schedule of the bus on the GO Transit mobile app and I didn't need to be there except few minutes before the departure time.

I bought my ticket at the station for $9.05 and 2 minutes later the bus left to Stouffville.

A very easy ride, just couple of stops and we were in Stoufville in 55 minutes (of course going on a Sunday morning was easier with no traffic at all).

But even the way back was as smooth, and I barely felt the time passing.

Now my cousins will be seeing me more for sure. Thank you GO Bus 71.

Meet "VIA Rail Canada"

I planned two trips to Ottawa and Montreal within 10 days, and decided to take the train, the Via Rail, as I heard it's a nice easy trip, where you don't need to be two hours before at the train station, no crazy security check, free wifi and an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful scenery for few hours..
So I booked my ticket couple of weeks before and was super excited of taking my first train trips in Canada.

I live very close to Union Station, so it took me five minutes to reach it more time to reach the Via Rail Terminal as I was walking in the opposite direction of most people arriving early to Downtown, it felt like moving between the crowd in a demonstration.. And once I reached the gate, I had to queue for 5 minutes before boarding the train.. And then the staff directed people each one to his compartment.. Mine was the last one, number 5.. I placed my luggage, took my seat, and the train moved few minutes after..

Even though it was snowing most of the time and was super cold outside, But inside in the compartment it was so hot, we had to ask the crew if they can do something about it..
The wifi was ok, not super fast but couldn't watch any video, but at least it helps to stay connected online..
The sandwiches and snacks , and the staff serving it was super kind..

The five hours going to Ottawa passed really quick, between reading, whatsapp chatting, Facebook checking, blog posts writing and of course contemplating the white, very white beautiful nature.

My next trip with Via Rail was to Montreal, and I'm sure there will be many trips to come by train to discover more and more Canada, my new home.