I can see that. Returning back to Toronto felt like summer ;-) I don't know if people really spend the night at the Ice Hotel, I know I couldn't. I was wearing a heavy parka (Canada Goose expedition parka - the one they use for the Artic program) and tons of layers plus winter boots, and after one hour inside that humongous ice cube I started to get numb fingers&toes. I can't imaging what you can wear to get you through a night on an ice bed...
On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:34 AM, frank theriault <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Fernando <[email protected]> wrote: >> This year my wife and I have decided to finally embrace the Canadian >> winter, so we joined a ski club and went to Quebec for our first >> three-days long weekend ski trip. We didn't do so much skiing (you >> can't call that thing I do skiing anyway) but this gave me the chance >> to visit Quebec city. Quebec struck me as nice picturesque >> european-like city; I don't recall seen so much snow together in my >> life. >> >> I also had the chance to check out The Ice Hotel (which is, well, a >> hotel made of ice); the ice-carving work done on the walls is >> impressive, considering the hotel will eventually melt away and be >> rebuilt next year. Note to myself: next time I should remember to >> bring my flash (how often you are sure you can bounce your light on >> ice-white walls...) >> >> Anyway, I put together some snaps, nothing fancy: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/sets/72157613712387083/show/ >> > > Terrific series, Fernando! > > As you know, Quebec City and Montreal tend to get a lot more snow and > get much colder than Toronto does. I grew up in Montreal, but never > made it to Quebec City's Winter Carnival, although I always wanted to. > And I always wanted to do the iced toboggan run! > > I don't know if I want to stay at the Ice Hotel. Even with those fur > blankets, it must be cold to sleep there. I think I'd prefer the > Chateau Frontenac! > > ;-) > > Thanks for sharing. > > cheers, > frank > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
