An "Ice Hotel" in Canada

When you mention Canada, I can think only of the maple leaf and the funny uniforms. I never imagined that Canada is one of the largest countries in the world and because of this it is very rich in culture. It is a bilingual nation (Anglophone and Francophone population) and is in third place, as one of the coldest countries in the world.

In eastern of Canada, we can find the province of Quebec, one of the largest and oldest in the country. It is the only predominantly Francophone region of the country and North America.

In Quebec we can find many wonderful places, but one of the most impressive is the "Hotel De Glace" (Ice Hotel).

 This hotel is the only one that exists here in America (I mean the continent). And is in operation since 2001 (this year turned 15 years of operation).

They need approximately 11,000 tons of snow and 350 tons of ice to build it and take five weeks.

 It is an each season construction, which of course, is constructed with the first snowflakes of winter. To "melt" in the end of winter. This is roughly between January and the end of March each year.

The hotel has 44 beautiful rooms, a chapel, a huge hall with large chandeliers, two courtyards, a bar and much more.

In the spring, more than 2,500 bricks of ice will be consumed by the awakening of the sun. And that’s mean an end of the year for the Ice hotel.

When I saw this in the thousands of pages that I visited, I could not help thinking that must be thousands of people who build this large hotel. Also I could not help imagining the Castle of the movie Frozen with all its characters, while I was writing this.

I hope if you have the opportunity to travel to Canada, and especially to Quebec, in winter, you have to visit the

 Hotel De Glace, so they can live a unique experience!

link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ciiHYmscGY&feature=player_embedded