Day 4 | Festival (Culture)
After a long night, we woke to get ready for the Winter Festival in Quebec City. We decided it would be nice if we could take a train ride for a change, since we had been stuck in airplanes and cars for the duration of our stay. We left the hotel at 10 AM for the 11:30 AM train, which would be at near Pearson International Airport. The ticket collector grabbed our tickets angrily. Clearly he was not having a pleasureful day. The train ride would be four and a half hours due to the snowfall. We tried to keep ourselves occupied. We were desperate for any daytime activity. Corey groaned as he gets sick in almost any transportation vehicle. The scenery was magnificent! Brian and I decided that filling up the storage on our phones with useful bird watching and nature would be worth it. We saw so many aspects of Canadian culture, including teepees, wolves, bison and the national bird, the Gray Jay. We became more excited as we reached civilization. This was due to Eddie's dislike of nature and his ornithophobia (irrational fear of birds).
The train stopped in Quebec City, just where we needed to be! we caught a Uber outside the train station and split into two groups to venture the city, and later meet up at the place of the festival.We ventured for a long time. Brian, James and I went to go get hot chocolate from a nearby cafe. We sat their for about an hour, waiting for Corey and Eddie to show up. We took pictures during the sunset and then started heading towards the place where the festival would commence.
As we had expected, the miracle of snow cowered over the multitude of buildings and roads ahead. Perfect! The name of the festival is the Carnaval de Quebec. The event has been celebrated since 1955. It is regarded as the biggest snow festival in the world, and the exhilaration was definitely present here. Quebec’s Carnival includes dogsledding, canoe races, snow slides, sleigh
rides and skating with the famous festival mascot, Bonhomme, a seven
foot talking snowman. Outdoor dance parties and evening parades ensure
the celebration never sleeps. We were so happy to see everyone so enlightened! We headed towards the Palais de Bonhomme or the Palace of Bonhomme. We thought it was a little creepy but whatever! It was a great time at the festival. It lasted a whopping five hours! After a long night of cheers, hollers and cake, we settled at a hotel in Quebec called Hilton Quebec. It costs $93 per person a night so we would be okay budget-wise! Good Night!
The train stopped in Quebec City, just where we needed to be! we caught a Uber outside the train station and split into two groups to venture the city, and later meet up at the place of the festival.We ventured for a long time. Brian, James and I went to go get hot chocolate from a nearby cafe. We sat their for about an hour, waiting for Corey and Eddie to show up. We took pictures during the sunset and then started heading towards the place where the festival would commence.
As we had expected, the miracle of snow cowered over the multitude of buildings and roads ahead. Perfect! The name of the festival is the Carnaval de Quebec. The event has been celebrated since 1955. It is regarded as the biggest snow festival in the world, and the exhilaration was definitely present here. Quebec’s Carnival includes dogsledding, canoe races, snow slides, sleigh
rides and skating with the famous festival mascot, Bonhomme, a seven
foot talking snowman. Outdoor dance parties and evening parades ensure
the celebration never sleeps. We were so happy to see everyone so enlightened! We headed towards the Palais de Bonhomme or the Palace of Bonhomme. We thought it was a little creepy but whatever! It was a great time at the festival. It lasted a whopping five hours! After a long night of cheers, hollers and cake, we settled at a hotel in Quebec called Hilton Quebec. It costs $93 per person a night so we would be okay budget-wise! Good Night!
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