Today we visited the ice hotel (one of only two ice hotels in the world, the other one in Sweden). It was easily one of the main highlights of the trip. I learned a lot about how the ice hotel is made and how it works. They kill bubbles to make the ice super clear, and they use fiber optics so that the ice doesn't melt. Then we went in a room and learned how they get ready for bed. They use the hot tub to get warm. Then they hurry into giant sleeping bags. Then we went in the chapel and got married, which was pretty cool, and it all ended with an awesome slide ride! (Ms. Wegner's note: According to our guide, this is a chapel that real couples get married in, and so Mr. Vincent offered to marry someone. Jessica agreed to be his wife, and Grant jumped in as the pastor). Here's a picture of us in the main room of the hotel, underneath a chandelier made out of 100 pieces of ice:
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| From Quebec 2008 |
Jessica Reviews the Visit to the Huron Village
This morning we went to the village of a first Nation Tribe, the Huron Tribe. While we were there, we had a traditional lunch which included sunflower soup, elk sausage, and cake smothered in maple syrup. Afterwards we took a tour to see what life was like for them. First we went to the long house where many families lived together, and the leader was always the woman because, according to the Huron Indians, they are wiser (oh yeah!). After that, we went to a sauna and learned that to heat the water, you would first heat the rocks and put it in the water. Also, we learned that the teepees they lived in were for traveling so they could follow their game. Here's a picture of us in the long house:
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| From Quebec 2008 |
Michael L. on the Musee de la Civilisation
Today we went to the museum, which is about the history of Quebec, and we learned about some of the history of Quebec through some of the worksheets that we did. We had to search around the exhibit to find the answers to the questions on the paper. There was also a dragon exhibit. We mainly just did the worksheets, but we also had some free time to look at a the dragon part of the museum. We just played some of the games there. I personally thought that the museum was fun!
The Sugar Shack by Grant
Maple butter. Probably one of the best things that you will ever taste in your entire life. Definitely my highlight of the trip so far. When we got to the shack, we had a guide tell us how they get the sap out of the trees and the first person who discovered it. After that, she let us go around the shop where we bought the one, the only, maple butter. After we were done satisfying our maple needs, we went over to the dinner room where, duh, we had dinner. During the dinner, we had a man play music while we ate, sometimes calling us up so that we could dance (line dances and the chicken dance). The boys kind of thought that the dancing was dumb, but the girls liked it. Here is a picture of some of us playing spoons to back up the one-man band:
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| From Quebec 2008 |
Food by Hayley
Today for breakfast we ate at the hotel's buffet. For lunch we went to the Huron Indian tribe and started off with sunflower soup, then Elk sausage, and finally ending off with maple cake...yummy! For dinner we drove to the sugar shack and ate many choices like potatoes, maple on crepes, hot dogs, beans, and ending off the delicious day with "tire," a maple syrup that you pour on the snow to freeze and then pick it up with a popsicle stick.
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| From Quebec 2008 |
(Ms. Wegner notes: The boys really loved the elk sausage at lunch, but the girls were hesitant. They don't seem to have any problem eating chicken or beef, but an exotic meat like elk just seemed too real to eat, I guess!)
Weather by Hanna
When I first woke up this morning and looked out my window, and it looked like a blizzard because of how much snow was falling. Perfect snow-tasting weather:
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| From Quebec 2008 |
Today's weather was in the high 20s (-1 degree Celcius), and it was snowing all day long. Watching the snow fall into the light is a gorgeous sight!
Alex Remembers the Bus Ride Home
Today on the bus ride we all had tons of fun listening to the "G&G Show." That is Grant and Gabe, who used the bus driver's microphone to be radio talk hosts, inviting us all up to be a part of the show. We all talked about random things, from Eric's "public service announcements" to singing the first and only lines of random songs we know. Everyone participated, and the whole ride everyone was laughing including the driver! It was a really fun way to end the day. Here's a picture of our hosts doing their thing:
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| From Quebec 2008 |
1 comment:
Toby and I are so jealous...you all look like you are having so much fun and what a great city! The photos are wonderful, the girls (and boys!!!) looked like they enjoyed the dancing. We look forwad to your blog every night, can't wait until tomorrow.
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