A fairytale about saving 750 dollars...

Once upon a time a Danish girl figured out that there is a direct train from Vancouver to Toronto. Oh yes. The ride takes three and a half day. And the girl (yup - me) wanted to go as soon as she got to know about it. So I am, Sunday next week!

The regular tickets are absurdly expensive!! It was my condition to travel in Canada with my mother that we had to go with that train. She accepted - even if the tickets are about 1,500 CAD per person! The tickets were bought and we both sighed heavily over the price - on the other hand, this opportunity wont come again anytime soon.

Still, my mother was so smart that she became member of the Canadian railways (Viarail). And then the day before yesterday she received an email from Viarail about a huge 3 day sale on tickets that would make all distances in Canada half price.

I could live with sighing extremely heavily over the costs as long as everybody else were paying as much as we did. But hip and hurray, the expensive tickets were fully refundable online. And oolala, five minutes later Mrs. Meyn and Ms. Milthers purchased the exact same tickets as before - but now only for half the price. A couple of weeks ago I would probably have thought 750 dollars expensive for a train ride, but now it seems like a bargain.
Now that was a true fairytale. Goodnight and sleep tight.

Location:Bow Valley Trail,Canmore,Canada