I think I’ve finally got the business of tipping in restaurants pretty well sorted out. I tend to tip around 20 percent in the more ordinary establishments where the modest prices mean smaller gratuities, but closer to 15 percent in the “fine dining” establishments where the higher menu prices mean bigger tips. (I never stiff…
The next morning, my itinerary calls for a train ride back through Montreal and on to Toronto. As VIA Rail’s Train #23 departs the Quebec station, we pass a long row of huge grain elevators. Grain brought from Western Canada is stored here, then shipped out the St. Lawrence river and across the Atlantic to…
Day Two in Quebec is for serious sightseeing and there is a great deal to see. Five million tourists visit this city every year, winter and summer, and with good reason. It is not to be missed. Quebec is celebrating its 400th anniversary this year. Founded and settled by the French in 1608, the city…
It’s morning, and I awake to find clear skies and a splash of yellow sunlight on the forward wall of my compartment. The Ocean has made its loop over the top of Maine during the night and now, with the St. Lawrence Seaway off to the right, is heading southwest toward Montreal. We’re still in…