Today I had my first taste of the endless expanse of the Canadian landscape as I travelled by bus from Montreal to Toronto via Ottawa (about seven and a half hours). On the way up through the northern United States from New York I was hoping to see the the famous autumn colour, but it was subdued under grey skies and rain. Today in Canada I've had a brilliant display of colourful foliage. Under clear blue skies the trees just glowed in the sunshine. All the shades of red, orange, yellow and gold contrasting with some silver-grey trees that have already lost their leaves, some pale green that have yet to turn, and some dark green evergreens.
I am in a hotel room tonight with a king-sized bed and my own bath! Back to roughing it tomorrow as I shift over to the Toronto Hostel for a couple of nights, so I'll make the most of the facilities here!
I enjoyed my second full day in Montreal, joining a walk organised by the hostel up the Mont Royal including going for a taste of the local speciality - poutine - which is based on chips and gravy, but with all sorts of delicious things piled on top!
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