When I had originally heard that the Quebec ice hotel had glasses made of ice, I think I was expecting something slightly different. It turns out the glasses are more just cubes of ice that have a small hole drilled into the centre, which can be filled up with alcohol. The inside of the glass is more like a shot glass than a regular drinking glass.

A few drinks before bed make the sub-zero temperatures in the ice hotel room a little more bearable (along with a dip in the hot tub to warm up before bed).

As you can tell from those metal grates leaning against the wall on the right of this picture, there was construction going on just outside of this shot.

This picture is taken in the heart of Quebec City (which has recently celebrated its 400th anniversary), and looks like anything but a typical North American city.

This is where people get married at the ice hotel in Quebec. Even the chapel pews were made of ice (they’re behind me, so you can’t really see them).

This was in a church that I quite literally just wandered into in Quebec city. It was closed the day before, but we managed to finally get in to see it. It was really dark and quiet inside — well, like a church I guess.

Just some nice pink flowers that live down the street from me. I thought it was a really nice image of spring with the blooming flowers and warmish sun. Spring is good (because it’s one season closer to summer).