Dear Readers,
I am back after a long time. MBA and then training for the family business have kept me quite busy lately. But at least that's all done with now.
Anyway, my family and I recently went on a vacation to Canada. Seeing as it was 5 adults and 1 child it was financially suitable for us to drive from New York City, where my home is. Being the one in the family that loves to drive, I ended up driving a large majority of the way. It wasn't bad though; the drive through large chunks of forest reserves was quite refreshing.
We were all prepared for some crazy excessive interrogation at the border going into Canada, but surprisingly, there barely asked anything. Just a few simple questions like where we are all from, what I did for a living, where we are going and how long we'll be staying and also if we bought any products such as alcohol, cigarettes or tobacco.
Montreal is an amazing city. So much to do there that no one should be bored at any time. From the Biodome to Mount Royale to the Notre Dame to Saint Joseph's Oratory to the Old Montreal City to the Underground City. It was all memorizing. I particularly loved the Amphibus tour, a guided tour in an open bus/boat that starts on land for first half of the one and a half hour tour in Old Montreal City and then moves in to the adjoining lake to a view of the city from the water. The memorable part of the tour was when our tour vehicle got stuck midway on the ramp while coming out of the water back on to the land at the end. People were going frantic and some even jumped out from the windows in the middle of nowhere (They didn't know the place so ended up coming back only a few minutes later lol).
All in all, it was a great vacation and a much needed break. I only wished it was a bit longer as I felt that there was so much to do and so little time.
Yours Truly,
Raj
I am back after a long time. MBA and then training for the family business have kept me quite busy lately. But at least that's all done with now.
Anyway, my family and I recently went on a vacation to Canada. Seeing as it was 5 adults and 1 child it was financially suitable for us to drive from New York City, where my home is. Being the one in the family that loves to drive, I ended up driving a large majority of the way. It wasn't bad though; the drive through large chunks of forest reserves was quite refreshing.
We were all prepared for some crazy excessive interrogation at the border going into Canada, but surprisingly, there barely asked anything. Just a few simple questions like where we are all from, what I did for a living, where we are going and how long we'll be staying and also if we bought any products such as alcohol, cigarettes or tobacco.
Montreal is an amazing city. So much to do there that no one should be bored at any time. From the Biodome to Mount Royale to the Notre Dame to Saint Joseph's Oratory to the Old Montreal City to the Underground City. It was all memorizing. I particularly loved the Amphibus tour, a guided tour in an open bus/boat that starts on land for first half of the one and a half hour tour in Old Montreal City and then moves in to the adjoining lake to a view of the city from the water. The memorable part of the tour was when our tour vehicle got stuck midway on the ramp while coming out of the water back on to the land at the end. People were going frantic and some even jumped out from the windows in the middle of nowhere (They didn't know the place so ended up coming back only a few minutes later lol).
All in all, it was a great vacation and a much needed break. I only wished it was a bit longer as I felt that there was so much to do and so little time.
Yours Truly,
Raj
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