Five days of just Scott & I together – who knew that was still possible!!???

We flew out early Wednesday morning and arrived in Quebec City, Canada late Wednesday. After a late-night stroll and some yummy early-morning crepes we headed out to the place that had drawn us to Quebec to start with – the Hotel de Glace!!

I have no idea when we first heard about the ice hotels, but we’ve talked about staying in one “some day” for a long time now. When we started thinking about doing something fun to celebrate our 10^th anniversary (and when we discovered we could use miles to get there) we knew it was time to cross one of our random life-goals off the to-do list!

The hotel is built in December each year and opens in stages as they complete sections throughout the month of January. It is typically demolished in early April, as the weather starts to warm. We decided to go in early February because it coincided with another annual Quebecois tradition – the Winter Carnival.

In a nutshell – we had a blast! We ate amazing food (actual multi-course meals in restaurants… with conversation… not once cringing about how long it was taking…), experienced one of the oldest cities in North America (Quebec was founded in 1608), hung out together and even learned a bit about Canadian history (yes, we’re nerds - in the middle of a fabulous festival we took a couple hours and toured the local history museum).

A gallery of pictures is posted here– along with somewhat extensive captions that will walk you through our journey. (Videos to follow in the next few days.)

I hope you enjoy a peek at our winter escape as much as we enjoyed escaping!