The first thing that catches your eye as you walk onto the festival grounds, is that there are snow sculptures everywhere. Some are simple, others rather elaborate, but all very interesting.
The bonfire helped to chase away some of the chill of the outdoors. But to really warm up, there were many buildings and tents with both activities and food.
We were able to watch a reenactment. I know now why soldiers used the bayonets attached to the rifles... it took too long to load a rifle!! War would have been a very slow process.
Warming up while listening to the juggler in the children's tent. His laugh (giggle?) was enough to keep us entertained for a while!
One of the more elaborate snow sculptures.
Sleigh rides were available for a small price. With my grandson asleep in the stroller most of the afternoon, we enjoyed a leisurely walk around the grounds, and went into the more accessible buildings or tents. In a few years the babies will be at the ideal age for enjoying the festival activities.
I got to see the horsemen on the first day it was being sculpted. Nice to see a final product! It was already pretty detailed on the first day!
ReplyDeletePatti: I wasn't prepared for the snow sculptures all around Wpg... should have been because I noticed the blocks of snow before they started sculpting. Maybe next year I'll be more prepared and go around the city to shoot them all.
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