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Quebec City
By Ella Bandur
On our first full day in Quebec City we went out for breakfast with the rest of the Aussies. We went to a place called Chez Marie. It was a small cozy café that had really nice food. They served us mini potatoes, bacon, scrambled eggs and toast. But the most important part was their maple syrup butter. The maple syrup butter they make is famous. It is probably famous because it is the nicest spread to put on toast I have ever tasted! With the most delicious breakfast imaginable, we also got orange juice.
In Quebec City we went to the Winter Carnival. The mascot of the carnival was a snowman called Bonhomme Carnaval. Bonhomme is made out of many tonnes of snow. His childhood friend is Santa Claus and his best friends are children. He likes the colours red and white and his favourite food is ice cream. Bonhomme is on a carnival pass and there are posters of him in restaurants, hotels and even pictures of him on maps.
Another thing at the carnival was ice sculptures. There was a competition coming up and there were lots of entries, so they were sorted into size groups. One of the small sculptures was of a birthday cake with four candles and the number 400 on the side (Quebec City was turning 400 this year). One of the entries in the larger competition was a wolf turning a human into a werewolf for 101 days. The sculpture was based on local legend. To find the legend, look up ‘Loup Garou’ on Google or go on to www.snowcarver.ca and follow the links.
A major attraction in Quebec is the Ice Hotel. There are only 2 in the world. The ice hotel has bedrooms of ice and snow, an ice bar with ice glasses, an ice slide and lots more. When we got there, with all the other Australians on exchange, we had a tour. The guide showed us around and some of the bedrooms had fireplaces. After the tour we got to have a little look around. We found some plain old single bed rooms, and one with animal and humans paw prints (and hand prints), and cheetah and zebra skin pillows. We also saw a room with a window, and one with blocks of ice with leaves in side it. The only heated room in the hotel was the bathroom!
While in Quebec City, we went to Montmorency Falls. Montmorency Falls is a group of waterfalls, and in the winter it is very pretty because part of it was frozen. There were lots of huge icicles coming off the top. We saw the water fall from a bird’s point of view, because we were on a bridge above it. The waterfall was very loud.
At the carnival, Nic, Dad and I went on a flying fox. It wasn’t one of those teensy weensy baby flying foxes, it was 100m long! And for our safety, we didn’t just hold on and hope we would make it, we spent about 15 minutes getting gloves, helmets and harnesses on. The harnesses were really tight, and we had to walk the hundred meters, plus 2 sets of stairs in them!!
I really enjoyed going to Quebec City, and I don’t think anyone else will have the same experience. If you want to know more or have any questions, email me.
By Ella Bandur
On our first full day in Quebec City we went out for breakfast with the rest of the Aussies. We went to a place called Chez Marie. It was a small cozy café that had really nice food. They served us mini potatoes, bacon, scrambled eggs and toast. But the most important part was their maple syrup butter. The maple syrup butter they make is famous. It is probably famous because it is the nicest spread to put on toast I have ever tasted! With the most delicious breakfast imaginable, we also got orange juice.
In Quebec City we went to the Winter Carnival. The mascot of the carnival was a snowman called Bonhomme Carnaval. Bonhomme is made out of many tonnes of snow. His childhood friend is Santa Claus and his best friends are children. He likes the colours red and white and his favourite food is ice cream. Bonhomme is on a carnival pass and there are posters of him in restaurants, hotels and even pictures of him on maps.
Another thing at the carnival was ice sculptures. There was a competition coming up and there were lots of entries, so they were sorted into size groups. One of the small sculptures was of a birthday cake with four candles and the number 400 on the side (Quebec City was turning 400 this year). One of the entries in the larger competition was a wolf turning a human into a werewolf for 101 days. The sculpture was based on local legend. To find the legend, look up ‘Loup Garou’ on Google or go on to www.snowcarver.ca and follow the links.
A major attraction in Quebec is the Ice Hotel. There are only 2 in the world. The ice hotel has bedrooms of ice and snow, an ice bar with ice glasses, an ice slide and lots more. When we got there, with all the other Australians on exchange, we had a tour. The guide showed us around and some of the bedrooms had fireplaces. After the tour we got to have a little look around. We found some plain old single bed rooms, and one with animal and humans paw prints (and hand prints), and cheetah and zebra skin pillows. We also saw a room with a window, and one with blocks of ice with leaves in side it. The only heated room in the hotel was the bathroom!
While in Quebec City, we went to Montmorency Falls. Montmorency Falls is a group of waterfalls, and in the winter it is very pretty because part of it was frozen. There were lots of huge icicles coming off the top. We saw the water fall from a bird’s point of view, because we were on a bridge above it. The waterfall was very loud.
At the carnival, Nic, Dad and I went on a flying fox. It wasn’t one of those teensy weensy baby flying foxes, it was 100m long! And for our safety, we didn’t just hold on and hope we would make it, we spent about 15 minutes getting gloves, helmets and harnesses on. The harnesses were really tight, and we had to walk the hundred meters, plus 2 sets of stairs in them!!
I really enjoyed going to Quebec City, and I don’t think anyone else will have the same experience. If you want to know more or have any questions, email me.
