32nd Winterlude Ice Carving 2 (Feb 12)

At Winterlude festival, what you can find are not just beatiful ice sculptures but also local food and snacks. I'm introducing to you two good things that worth trying - they are very Canadian~

1. maple syrup candy made on snow
Taffy on Snow is quite a creative lollipop for me. It is made of maple syrup that poured on snow and tastes very sweet and sticky. As you know, maple syrup is one of the most famous special local products in Canada. So, if you are new to here, don't forget grab one and try it!
- $2.5 each :)

2. Beaver Tail

Well, it is not the real tail of beaver's, but a kind of fried cake pasted with spice of your choice such as cheese, chocolate hazelnut etc. The price is about $4 to $5 each. I tried the Beaver Tail with chocolate hazelnut paste for $5 that day. I feel it tastes quite like Chinese deep fried cake - "You Bing(油饼)". I guess the reason this food is called Beaver Tail is because of its shape and look. Very interesting indeed.

32nd Winterlude Ice Carving 1 (Feb 12)

Winterlude 31st Ice Carvings (Feb 14)

What a sunny weekend! Go enjoy the fun on Rideau Canal skating ring~

Rideau Canal Skateway - World's Longest and Largest Skating Rink

In winter, Rideau Canal serves as a natural skateway, which is renowned as the world's largest skating ring lasting for 7.8 kilometres. I didn't get a chance to go skating this winter, just took a few overlooked pics when I visited Winterlude Ice Carving Contest. Well, might give it a try next year ^^

The 38th season of skating at Rideau Canal kicked off on Jan 25, lasted for 41 days, then the skateway has officially been closed on Mar 5th. I guess it might served shorter compared with last year's duration due to the weather condition - excessive snowing. Hope next year it will snow less, please...


Rideau Canal [Wikipedia]

The Rideau Canal, also known as the Rideau Waterway, connects the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the Ottawa River to the city of Kingston, Ontario on Lake Ontario. The canal was opened in 1832 and is still in use today, with most of its original structures intact. The canal system uses sections of major rivers, including the Rideau and the Cataraqui, as well as some lakes. It is the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America, and in 2007, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Rideau Canal Skateway（里多运河滑冰场）:

Videos （点图观看视频）

Virtual Tour （点图观看360度全角照片）

What Did Winter Storm Leave for Us? (March 9)

Ottawa got the biggest winter storm ever of this year on Mar 8. Greyish sky, whisling of the wind, endless snowfall and few pedestrains, that's what outside looked like yesterday.

Today, I was shocked by what I saw outside the door of my house. Holy cow! It is all white, no stairs, no sideways... How can I step out, that's really the problem man!!! But I have to go to grocery store anyways to buy some stuff. Uh..A-l-r-i-g-h-t..Okay, let's get rid of this snow then >_<

Opened the door of my house in the morning today, wow~ Great! We were trapped

Where are the stairs? I cannot find them

You want to know how thick the snow is outside my door, here it is...

Keep shovelling, seems lots of work waiting for us

Need a rest, so tired...

"Hey,it is your turn~" (talk to my roommate)

Jesus Christ, I guess this snow can bury me alive!

Everyone is busy shovelling. Look at the cars, they are almost buried

Finally, I was free ~

Snow Mountain

I don't think I can walk on this sideway

Have to walk on the road where the car goes

Snowplow car, run! run! run!