On a visit to Port Moody, we decided to visit the Railway Museum. The railway was an integral part of bringing BC into Canada and connecting not only east to west but also BC to the major trading and financial centres of Toronto and Montreal.
Visiting old train stations provides a glimpse into the past and one few of us can truly understand. Train travel now isn't the same as train travel then. Then it was less hurried, more glamourous, an adventure awaited.
Out back of the museum, the staff had re-created an army trench. This totally fascinated me. I love experiential learning. It is the best way for people to truly understand. This re-created trench provides experiential learning for the grade school children in Port Moody but also for anyone visiting the Railway Museum.
People don't have to imagine what life in the trenches was like. They can experience it first hand.
