DREAMSCAPES FALL/ WINTER 2015
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T R A V E L P L A N N E R
We stayed at the Residence Inn by Marriott (marriottresidenceinnottawa.com),
a centrally-located hotel within walking distance of Confederation Park.
For more information on planning your trip to Ottawa, visit:
ByWard Market: byward-market.com
Canadian Museum of History: historymuseum.ca
Canadian Tire Centre: canadiantirecentre.com
Children's Museum: historymuseum.ca/childrens-museum
Ottawa Tourism: ottawatourism.ca
Porter Airlines: flyporter.com
Royal Canadian Mint: mint.ca
Winterlude: winterlude.gc.ca
SNOWFLAKE KINGDOM
The next day we join friends and hop
aboard the complimentary Sno-Bus to
Snowflake Kingdom at Jacques-Cartier
Park, one of Winterlude's official sites in
Gatineau. The park features giant snow
mazes, sculptures and ice slides. "These are
the biggest snowy slides I have ever seen!"
Noah exclaims as he runs off to give them
a whirl. Noah and his friends slide and
glide down the snow laughing while I put
extra hand and foot warmers in my gloves
and boots. The slides are built in January
using snowmaking machines much like
those used on ski hills. Noah insists I slide
too; it turns out running up the hill is a
great way to stay warm. I almost chicken
out at the top but after my first slide there
is no stopping me and we are all covered in
snow laughing.
