Winnipeg was...cool to visit for a while.
Edmonton seems like a mini, Canadian Portland.
Vancouver...I hear Vancouver is supposed to be great, and Stanley Park were cool, Vancouver was having a crazy day when I went. I walked out and didn't even visit any trashy areas. I walked out and there was a dude who was clearly drugged out just staring at people while waving his arms around. Then a few blocks later I saw a discarded needle in the street. Not ten minutes later a guy was screaming for some barely clothed, overweight lady, who ran across the street to chase after him. I was pretty sure she was a prostitute from the get-up, and she didn't just smell of pot but left a cloud of it behind. Then two separate duos nearly got into fights later. I hope this wasn't an every day thing for Toronto.
The train rides are pretty wearing. Apparently, Via Rail used to have priority over freight cars, but now passenger cars give way to freight so there are frequent delays lasting hours, so if you are going to take trains in Canada don't expect them to be on time. Longer trips were delayed by 3 hours. And it's almost impossible to sleep in the uncomfortable chairs. I really lucked out by meeting some awesome people in the first train ride, but otherwise I am done with trains for a while. I would take a SNCF train in France that lasts 45 minutes, but a 30 hour Canadian one? No thanks!
So yes, Canada is great. I will definitely have to come back for Quebec and Vancouver to see some of my newfound friends. Tomorrow, it's back to the States! AND IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! (July 13)
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