The next city was Montreal, the largest city in the province of Quebec. I had to reach Canada’s second largest city on board the ship sailing along the St. Lawrence River. Montreal was founded more than three hundred years ago by French settlers – it was the first information about Montreal. Of course, French is the main language here like in the whole province. The greatest part of the city is located on the island, which is joined to the Mainland by several bridges. A large forest-covered hill rises in the center of the city – Mount Royal. If one can climb to the top of Mount Royal, he/she can see Montreal’s industrial and business centers with own eyes. Montreal in comparison with Quebec is the most important manufacturing city in Canada. Lots of industrial goods – electrical items, railroad equipment and clothing - are produced in its plants and factories. There are many sugar refineries in the city. Near the docks along the river, there are large grain elevators and flour mills. Canada boasts high quality sorts of flour in the whole world. In addition, Montreal is the largest and the most important seaport in Canada.

My next stop is Ottawa, the capital city of Canada. On a hill overlooking the Ottawa River there are three stone buildings – they are the Parliament buildings. Lots of pictures I could take in this city – its beautiful parks and gardens impressed me greatly – particularly I was fascinated by Rockeliffe Park. Many fine homes are located along the Rideau Canal, which flows through the heart of Ottawa.

A bus ride from Ottawa brought me to the small city of Kingston, on Lake Ontario. From here I had to travel by boat to the great port city of Toronto, which is Canada’s third largest city. It has the printing and publishing centers for the entire country. From Toronto’s factories come electrical goods, metal products and food products. I’ve got lots of important information about Ottawa in local museums.

Vancouver is situated on the Pacific Ocean and its excellent harbor helps to make the city the most important Canadian port on the Pacific Coast. While walking along the water-front, I could see large freighters being loaded with wheat, wood pulp, lumber, apples and canned fish. A large suspension bridge stretches across the entrance to the harbor. Vancouver is famous for its economy, commerce and tourism. My trip was impressive – I have got a great variety of pictures of this miraculous and lovely country.