On my recent travels to our neighbors to the North, Canada, I discovered a few things that are different.

First off, they do not use the MPH (miles per hour) system on the roadways, but rather KMP (kilometers per hour). This is a hard transition for someone like me, who is mathematically-challenged usually, and for the life of me, can’t remember being taught these measurements. (Maybe I was daydreaming that day in class). So when I say I was going 110-120, it isn’t really as fast as it sounds….it was really only 70-80mph.

The 2nd and most unusual find was milk-in-a-bag. I am totally serious! Canada sells their milk in a bag. It comes with a pitcher to pour it from I believe, but when you see it on the grocery store shelves, it’s in a squishy bag. For someone who has only ever seen milk in a carton, this is just strange! So I asked my own personal world traveler, my British husband, who else has milk-in-a-bag, and he couldn’t think of any other countries. Is Canada the only country who sells milk this way? I understand how it can help save the environment by cutting down on packaging, but I can’t help but think – when I open my fridge and see milk-in-a-bag, will I still want to drink it?

Our Canadian adventures totaled a long 8 days. It was a great trip in theory, but the logistics of it still leave us tired today – a whole day after returning. We got to see everywhere from Lansing, Michigan to Gatineau, Quebec. A day trip to Niagra Falls and a day driving to Ottawa rounded off this mile-rific vacation. While we enjoyed the sites (and learning the ever important French terms necessary to navigate through Canada), traveling by car with a 1-year old left us exhausted. He was pretty good considering how long we spent in the car, but he didn’t sleep much while actually in the car, which left us tired from trying to keep him occupied.

All in all, I loved Canada and plan to make more trips up there….but most likely, without a 1-year old!