Notre-Dame was the first Catholic diocese north of Mexico & the Spanish colonies

Front door Notre-Dame Quebec

Notre-Dame de Quebec basilica

Holy Door Notre-Dame Quebec basilica

Holy Door opens in Quebec -
 the first outside of Europe

At Quebec City's Notre-Dame Quebec basilica.  The door opened on Dec. 8 this is a ceremony that dates back to Rome in the 1400s, but has never until now taken place outside of Europe.  Next year Notre-Dame will celebrate it's 350th anniversary.  

Here We Go a Mushing - I did the riding Dad  was my Mushing driver

Our Mushing trail through the woods

Everybody ready 

I think I have enough cloths on 

Lots of dogs and sleds these dogs want to run

The scenery is awesome 1 hour trip through the woods

We had 5 dogs pulling 

These dogs are not quite they want to run - sleds on left  

The blue barrels in the background are the doghouses

My very own Mushing Driver - Happy 50th  you're the BEST

70 years old what the hell were we thinking - Loved It - Thanks for the picture Gary

2 story slide just amazing

Pictures of the Hotel de Glace 

Front Door to Ice Hotel

Wall carvings in bedroom everyone is different

Ice bed - not for me

Front door from inside

Ice Bar one way to stay Warm & Soooo Goood

Ice Chandlier 

Looks like heat trust me NO heat

Ice Bar

Hotel de Glace

The Ice Hotel is absolutely amazing they have rooms to rent $400 per night or suites for even more.  Eddie asked the guide if people stayed more than one night the answer NO.  There is no heat (never above 22) and no power but they do have alcohol you check in at 5 PM and out by 8 AM.  I sat on the bed with all my layers of clothing and I could feel the cold it is a frozen bed, they give you a sleeping bag to use and they say it warms up I was not buying that.  The hotel has quite a few rooms to stay in every room has it's own theme and the snow and ice carvings are beautiful. It also has an ice bar with an ice chandelier

Bedroom all ICE

Bathrooms

Hall

View from our room was just beautiful it is Old Quebec.  I could not believe the number of people out enjoying the weather from from old folks like us to famlies lots of children just enjoying the outdoors

Quebec at night

View of Quebec from our room 

Morning view of the city

Our 2014 Roadtrip: Winter 2014 Quebec Carnival

Our 2014 Roadtrip: Winter 2014 Quebec Carnival: Quebec 2014 Winter Carnival Our 50th Anniversary Trip This was a wonderful trip where lots of memories were made 50 years of marriage and still having fun.

Horse & buggy ride in lower Quebec

Information Guides & Hubby

Lower Old Quebec City