>> which is kind of cool in our day and age. >> it comes back to service, doesn't it? oh, thank you. we are presented with a perfectly serviceable omelet. there may no longer be a smokey lounge with brass batoons, but it doesn't mean that a traveler has to suffer. do you always travel with a truffle shaffer? >> only during truffle season. >> as a gentleman must. you have to get an in-action photograph. canadian rail. people are going to be expecting, wait a minute, where is my fist-sized truffle? can i get the truffle option, please? oh, of course, don't forget the foie. quebec city, one of the oldest european settlements in north america. samuel des champlain, known as the father of new france, sailed up the st. lawrence and founded the site in 1608. when the fighting started with you know who, quebec city was the french stronghold until the bitter end, when the french fell at the plains of abraham. ♪ >> the french may have lost that