Quebec city Ice Hotel / Hotel de Glace de Quebec
The Quebec city Ice Hotel is pictured in Quebec city Sunday January 6, 2013. The first ice hotel in North America, L'Hôtel de glace de Quebec is located in Quebec borough of Charlesbourg, 10 km from downtown.
Quebec city Ice Hotel / Hotel de Glace de Quebec
A suite of the Quebec city Ice Hotel is pictured in Quebec city Sunday January 6, 2013.
Quebec city Ice Hotel / Hotel de Glace de Quebec
The chapel of the Quebec city Ice Hotel is pictured in Quebec city Sunday January 6, 2013.

In just a matter of minutes, my friend and my guide for the Montreal Mile End neighbourhood Patrice and I walked by two old men sweeping in front of their apartment. It was a fun walk discover this part of the famous Plateau. In Montreal, Mile End is part of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, but with a greater mix of Anglophone and Francophone multicultural population.

Mile End, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal
An Hassidic Jewish man sweeps the sidewalk of a residential street in front of an apartment building in the Mile End neighbourhood of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough in Montreal Friday October 26, 2012. Mile End is part of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough in terms of Montreal's municipal politics, but more multicultural with a mix of Anglophone and Francophone populations.
Mile End, Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal
A man sweeps a stair of an apartment building in the Mile End neighbourhood of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough in Montreal

Aller passer 12 heures dans le train du massif de Charlevoix pour un voyage de 12 heures entre Québec et La Malbaie, avec un arrêt à Baie St-Paul tout en profitant d’un déjeuner gastronomique et d’un souper quatre services pour prendre des photos? Oui, parfois je suis payé pour faire des choses du genre. C’est la revue Maclean’s, l’équivalent de anglo-canadien de l’Actualité, qui m’y a envoyé en assignation.

Train of Le Massif de Charlevoix
A woman enjoys her meal on the Train of Le Massif de Charlevoix somewhere between Quebec City and La Malbaie Friday August 31, 2012. Travelling along 140 km of riverside scenery between Quebec City and La Malbaie, the Train of Le Massif de Charlevoix conveys passengers on rail cruise experience focused on Charlevoix gastronomy. Photo Francis Vachon for Macleans

Train du Massif de Charlevoix

Train du Massif de Charlevoix

La Dame Blanche takes part into the street art portion of the Festival d'Été de Québec in Quebec City Wednesday July 11, 2012. The Summer Festival has grown to become one of the biggest music festival in North America, but still keeps a big place to busker-style performances. Photo Francis Vachon for the Globe and Mail.
La Dame Blanche
La Dame Blanche


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