As we approached Quebec City in January of 2004, we were all extremely tired from the 15-hour bus ride. However, all of us seemed to notice that at seemingly every light pole, there was a snowman with a lovable grin on. We honestly didn’t know what to think. for a while, we actually contemplated that this “creature” was worshiped by the Quebecians.

When we arrived at our hotel, we were informed that we had arrived during the Carnaval de Quebec, which was a winter carnival. since i was on a field trip for school, my teacher ended up changing the schedule around so that we could walk around the carnaval and see a tradition of the Quebec people.

the thing i remember more than anything were the ice sculptures. the beautiful artwork that was made, with such intricacies…it was pretty amazing.

i guess i like it more now that it’s hindsight, and at the time i believe that i was probably too excited at the time to really appreciate it, and take it all in.