Show Ogden HorizonsTravel Canada confuses some Americans By JANET CAWLEY Oifj'jo Tnbune TORONTO — In about as practical as pitching a tent on the shoulder of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Numerous callers wanted to leave Toronto in the afternoon and drive to Vancouver that night a distance of 2800 miles A presumably hardy shopper asked about the underground city that runs from Toronto to Montreal Actually each city has a large underground shopping area but they are 350 miles apart At the city information booths staffers recorded the following questions: "Can I have a street map of Canada please?" “I'd like to go to all the parts of Canada in two days” and “Where is Ontario Palace where the king and queen live?” (Ontario Place is a waterfront amusement area) And this gem: “There was this show on TV and I only caught the end of it when they showed an old saw cutting a log lengthways Toronto they like to laugh about the elderly American woman who wrote wanting to know whether to bring a shotgun or revolver for her drive across Canada and inquiring about the large wild animals she assumed lurked by the sides of the highways In Vancouver they are asked if the ice has melted yet on the igloos and whether Canada has ice cream And then there’s the enterprising traveler who wanted to know where to take a "crash course in Canadian” so he could communicate north of the border American misconceptions about Canada range from the appalling to the hilarious report some of the tourism stalwarts who field niany of the queries Canada may be the United States" largest neighbor biggest trading partner and the birthplace of such personalities as John Kenneth Galbraith Peter Jennings and Michael J Fox but it remains a source of confusion in many American minds A sampling of queries received by Toronto's Convention and Visitors Association: One caller wanted to know where to get the subway from Toronto to Niagara Falls A visitor asked about places to camp alongside busy Highway 401 a prospect Do you know where In Montreal said public relations officer for the city geography sometimes- seems to be a problem especially with schoolchildren who write letters referring to Quebec as a US state and Canada itself as a state Then Lowe said there was the US Army private who was a pin collector “and wrote and said he had pins from 46 states and just needed a few more and could I send him a Captain’s table is the By CAROL MARTINEZ Los Anycies it is?” Pat Lowe Daily News On selected nights some passengers may be asked to join the master of the ship at his table Captains usually do not dine with the passengers every night On a cruise the captain might dine with the passengers once or twice Recently while sailing on the SS Azure Seas to Ensenada I dined at the captain's table The food was the same as that served other passengers but it somehow tasted special And the service was very attentive of course Most of all there was a thrill Kmqhl Riddor How about it Mom and Dad 'are you going to complain while our children hang around all summer? Why not just grab your kids and send 'em away Bl th & Co a Canadian firm has a raft of fascinating things for students to do this summer in faraway places How about 25 days of hockey training in the ict Union with Soviet coaches and fellow competitors and a good deal of sightseeing on the side? There is a group for boys 12 to 15 and one for boys 15 to 17 The trip costs $3200 including air fare For the more artistic there’s safari performing-art- s through Kenya for students ages 15 to 18 The participants will get instruction and give performances while traveling through the African nation seeing the wildlife and meeting and performing with people from many of the traditional cultures of Kenya The trip costs $2700 plus air fare They're all described in “Summer Tours for Students ’86” a book that's free from Blyth & Co 68 Scollard St Toronto Ontario Canada M5R 1G2 the phone is a CALL US FOR lobster bisque for many followed by a Greek salad Main course choicess included lobster champagne chicken and lamb curry served in a pineapple boat Then petit fours and coffee were served Dessert as always on the final night of such a cruise was flaming baked Alaska Dinner at the captain's table included both white and red wine and a glass of champagne with dessert This extra has to be paid for in the dining room but was complimentary for guests at the captain’s table How can a passenger be selected to sit at the captain’s table? 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