Québec City, here we come!!! This is a picture of the border between Vermont and Canada- where we enter Québec. Our trip for 2010 was approved tonight by the school committee. The brief details are: Memorial Day weekend: May 27, 28, 29 30 2010. Open to 7th and 8th grade French students at Mattacheese and Wixon. Details will be given at an information meeting at Wixon on Monday, September 14th. Stay tuned for details!
What a great view of Le Chateau Frontenac! One of my students took this in Quebec during our trip a few weeks ago. I can’t figure out where she was standing to take that picture. What a great day we had that day!
Isn’t this a funny picture? Doesn’t Mlle. Watson have a slightly evil grin? Mme. Olander, Mlle. Watson, Mme. Walker and Mme. Mason were caught trying to race each other in the musket loading competition at the Maison de la Decouverte in Quebec City. Mme. Mason is cut out of this thumbnail but if you click on it, you will see her! It’s a hard task with lots of steps and the pressure is on when the whole group is watching and taking pictures! I can’t imagine how they did it back in the days when this is how they really fought battles!
Does this scene look familiar?
The Québec trip is already over! We had a great 4 days in the city of Québec learning about the history and life of people in the province of Québec. We had a great time with our guide Nathalie and we ate some great French and Québec food. Some of us might have also eaten at McDonald’s in Québec but that’s another story. So, if you were on the trip, what was your favorite part?
I don’t know who these people are with Bonhomme, but I thought it was a good picture showing what he really looks like. I like Julie’s suggestion that he kind of looks like the Pillsbury Dough Boy. I wonder if he giggles if you squeeze him 
Bonhomme Carnavale. The snowman that is the symbol of Québec’s carnavale festivities. You see him everywhere. As Bernard stated, with his floppy red hat and grinning face, he is a little creepy! What do you think?
In the winter, there is a magical thing that happen in Québec City- Carnavale! One of the major attractions is Les Plaines D’Abraham where there are tons of ice sculptures, and ice castle and lots of fun sledding. This picture is the tobboggan (sledding) slide that we talked about in front of Le Chateau Frontenac, right on Terrasse Dufferin.
This is a view of the ski slopes of Mont Ste. Anne, the mountain that we catch views of just outside of Québec City. I didn’t start skiing until I was about 25 and thought I would never like the idea of flying down a mountain with so little to stop me. I actually really like it. I love being outside and having on the right clothes so I don’t freeze. I’m not a great skier but I can hold my own on green and sometimes blue trails. It’s all over if there’s ice though…. And don’t even talk to me about black diamonds.
I have never skied outside of the US but I would like to ski here at Mont Ste. Anne some day. I hear the skiing is great with lots of options for mediocre skiers like myself. Ms. Olander took her family there one winter and they said it was just fantastic. The prices are quite reasonable too, from what I hear. Especially when the dollar is in our favor(which it was back when she went!) And she said the night skiing is really something. We won’t get to ski while we’re in Québec this spring but I hope that you will return one day and take advantage of the skiing and winter fun that is so well known in Québec!
