Canada is the world’s second largest country. It has 10 Provinces
and 3 Territories. Provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba,
New Brunswick,
Newfoundland & Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward
Island, Quebec,
Saskatchewan.
Territories: Northwest Territories,
Nunavut, Yukon Territory
Population: 32 Million
Capital City: Ottawa
French is spoken by about 6 million
people. Canada was named by French
explorer Jacques Cartier (1535) and
became a country on July 1st, 1867.
DAY ONE
WASHINGTON DC – NIAGARA FALLS
(Total Trip time 6 hours)
Ontario is the second largest province with a population of 12 million.
Niagara Falls, one of the natural wonders of the earth. We will
see the falls both at night and in the morning. The cities of Niagara
Falls, Ontario-Canada and Niagara Falls, New York State-USA are
connected by bridge across the Niagara River. The river is really
a strait, carrying drainage from upper Great Lakes to Lake Ontario.
At the falls, its sudden drop creates one of the most spectacular
waterfalls on the continent. The Canadian Falls is 54 meters high
and has a crest of more than 675 meters. The American Falls are
56 meters high and have 328-meter crest. Approximate age of the
falls is 12,000 years. The flow of the river at the falls would
be about 3,700,000 liters (977,540 U.S. gallons) per second.
DAY TWO
NIAGARA FALLS - TORONTO
(Total Trip time 1 hour)
Toronto, Capital of Ontario, lies on the eastern shore of Lake Ontario.
Toronto is home to virtually all of the world’s culture groups and
is the city where more than 100 languages are spoken. It was first
visited by French explorer Etienne Brule on September 1615. First
name of the city was York then it was changed to Mohawk Indian word
Toronto, meaning meeting place. It is the largest city in Canada
with population of 5 Million. World’s highest tower, CN Tower (553m
/ 1,815 feet) is located here.
TORONTO – THOUSAND ISLAND
(Total Trip time 4 hours)
French Explorer called this region Thousand Islands, although the
islands number more than 1800. We are going to have a boat tour
in here.
DAY THREE
THOUSAND ISLANDS – OTTAWA
(Total Trip time 3 hours)
Capital of Canada with a population of 775,000. It is just between
Quebec and Ontario. Samuel De Champlain established a base camp
here in 1613. First settler was Philemon Wright from New England
in 1796. Queen Victoria chose the region as capital in 1857. We
will visit the Governor General’s house, (Rideau Hall), Basilica
of Notre Dame, Parliament Building’s plaza, Light show, Changing
the Guard. Rideau Canal
DAY FOUR - FIVE
OTTAWA – MONTREAL
(Total Trip time 3 hours)
Quebec is the largest province with a population of 7.5 million.
Capitol city is Quebec City and the largest city is Montreal (3.5
million). It is the French-speaking province. Explorer Jacques Cartier
arrived here in 1534 and claimed the land for France. Samuel De
Champlain set up a colony called New France in 1608. Quebec City
was captured by British in 1759. It became a part of Canada in 1867.
French Sailor Jacques Cartier came to the island of Montreal in
1535. It has the world’s largest inland port. This is the second
largest City in Canada after Toronto and before Vancouver. We are
going to visit the following places: Mont Royal referred to as "the
mountain" by locals; this 764-foot mountain provides excellent
view of the city and its popular Old Montreal (Vieux Montreal) Montreal's
famous Parisian-style historic district is filled with cultural
landmarks. Olympic Stadium; home of the Montreal Expos baseball
team, this huge domed-stadium, first built for the 1976 Summer Olympics,
is considered an architectural monstrosity. Underground City : Montreal's
answer to the region's harsh winters, Underground City refers to
the extensive web of train stations, restaurants, department stores
and hotels all connected underground. Formula One racing ground,
L’Oratoire Saint Joseph, and Kahnawake Indian reservation.
DAY SIX
MONTREAL – NEW YORK CITY
(Total Trip time 8 hours)
New York is a city of such extremes that any visitor would be hard
pressed to describe it without resorting to superlatives. Words
like biggest and best come to mind when referring to America's most
populated city, the superlatives are not always positive though.
The
enormous number of people, pace of life and stark urban landscape
contribute to an often grim and sometimes frustrating experience
when walking along its streets. Despite problems common to any major
city, New York attracts 34 million visitors each year to its man-made
canyons. A true archipelago, the 314 square miles that make up New
York City are a series of islands that embrace five boroughs, or
administrative districts: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Richmond
(Staten Island) and the Bronx. Both the Dutch and English spent
years quarreling over the rights to Manhattan after its official
discovery in 1609 by Englishman Henry Hudson (the Hudson River's
namesake), who navigated the area's waterways. Fifteen years later,
it was the Dutch who claimed the area by forming a settlement called
New Amsterdam, a principal colony of New Netherlands. Two years
later Peter Minuit, sailing with the Dutch West India Company, finagled
the purchase of Manhattan from the local Indians for trinkets worth
about 60 guilders, or $24. The English returned in 1664 and, angered
by their trade rivalries with the Dutch in Europe, seized New Amsterdam.
A more autocratic form of government was instituted, and the area
was renamed New York after King Charles II's brother, the Duke of
York.
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