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Nova Scotia Day 1: Train 14 the Ocean

Recently my girlfriend and I went on a 9 day trip out to the Canadian province of Nova Scotia "Canada's Ocean Playground". Instead of flying, we decide to take the train from Ottawa to Montreal to Halifax. We did this for a couple of reasons. 1. I had Via Rail Preference points that basically covered the whole trip. 2. It's better than being trapped on a plane, and 3. You get to see more of the country. 
The first picture is taken on train 26 going from Ottawa to Montreal. This is probably one of the few cars in the Windsor-Quebec City corridor that haven't been updated to the new seats. 

Inside Montreals station, showing the depatrue and arrival board. Our next trail is train number 14 to Halifax.

We had opted for a cabin for 2 with a shower. This put us in a Renaissance sleeper car, which I found quite comfortable. This is also my first time in a Renaissance car overall, which made this quite exciting. This photo shows the cabin in the daytime configuration, with a bench/couch-like seating area. 

This is a photo of the storage that is provided in the cabin. There is also storage for your carry-on bags under the bench/couch. 

This is just a photo of the storage closed. 

A photo looking out of our door into the hallway. Because the train leaves at 7pm eastern time from Montreal, in the summer you get about 2 hours of daylight to enjoy before it gets dark. We kept our doors open for most of those two hours to be able to look at both sides of the train. 

One of the many rivers you will cross on this journey. 

This was the dinner menu for the trip.  

This was the drink menu for dinner. I had the Domaine de Grand Pere Reserve Riesling from Nova Scotia.

We both had the prosciutto wrapped melon and grilled vegetables to start.

I had the Grilled Salmon, which was excellent. While my girlfriend had the smoked Oka ravioli (sorry no photo of that).

For dessert, we both had pecan pie. 

Our cabin for two in its sleeping configuration. I had the top bunk while my girlfriend had the bottom. It was a little tight getting up and down the ladder but still manageable. 

 

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