Last Day

Last day at the hotel. Oh how I'll
miss these beds.  Twas a very large
room but only with one sofa bed
and one queen.  We had to alternate
days where one of us would sleep alone
on the sofa bed and two of us would
sleep in the queen.  The original thought
of sleeping in the same bed with another
guy was very unappealing.  But we
improvised and made a pillow wall
between the two of us and it was all
good.

Also, we weren't given a kettle, so
we warmed up water with the microwave.
It proved somewhat difficult when we
made cup of noodles.  Good times

Ice Hotel

Ice hotel on second last day. Not too cold, but somewhat desolate inside. If you get a room in the ice hotel, you also get a room at the Sheraton across the street. Just in case you get freaked out by being inside a giant room made of ice.  Unfortunately, we did not stay in the ice hotel, but we did get a free tour.  According to the tour guide, the cups at the bar are also made of ice.  Unfortunately you can't order hot chocolate (for obvious reasons).  The hotel only uses the cups once since they can't be washed.  Then they're put outside so that they will eventually melt away.
Then they're put outside so that they will eventually melt away.  If I remember correctly, prices for the rooms start at $1000 a night.  Since the trip cost around $1000, we would have only been able to stay at the ice hotel for a one meager day (the price is wrong Bob).  I suppose the idea of the ice hotel is meant for posh rich people who can throw their money around freely.

Lunch

Croque Monsieur at Casse-Tête Café. Interesting place with menus written in Chinese, Korean and Spanish. The owner told us that his menu was meant to be suitable for tourists who want to eat for a low price.  All in all pretty good food, but as you can see they gave me a lot of ketchup.    Nice guy and he spoke perfect Chinese to us.

Mural

Beautiful mural in Quebec showing important figures in French-Canadian history. In the middle you can see the founder of Quebec, Samuel de Champlain.

Human Foosball

Human Foosball at Carnaval. Reminded me of something right out of a Japanese gameshow. We were cut short on time and unfortunately were unable to take part in the game. Make sure you stay frosty. One guy slipped and fell almost 5 times.

Chateau Frontenac

Me standing in front of the Chateau Frontenac. A beautiful view of the St. Lawrence River. The Chateau opened in 1893 and was meant to be a luxurious hotel for rich tourists using the Canadian Pacific Railway. It was used in 1943 by Churchill and Roosevelt to discuss WWII strategy. Apparently there are over 6 miles of hallways inside, so it's pretty easy to get lost. If zombies attack Quebec, I'm staying here.

Snow sculptures

Looks like the tables have turned.  Runaway grooms are the new in thing

Two of my favorite snow sculptures at Carnaval. I think most couples can relate to the first sculpture. I guess everyone feels trapped with commitment every now and then.

The other snow sculpture is a little bit odd.  Kind of looks like a cannibal apple proud of eating another one of its kind.  I thought only Gene Simmons could stick his tongue that far.  I will never look at apples again in the same way. 

You see people around the Carnaval carving out ice sculptures everywhere. They have this ice sculpture contest with people from around the world (Korea, France and the US specifically). I have no idea how they do it.  Kind of sad when you think that all of their hard work eventually melts away.