Google Ice View (Rideau Canal Ice Skating Trail) — Google Sightseeing

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Our journey begins at the northern end of the canal, in the shadow of many of the city’s landmarks – National Arts Centre on the left, Parliament Hill, the Government Conference Centre (former train station) and the Chateau Laurier Hotel There is a new glass curtain wall on the other side of the bridge. conference Center on the right.

Here we can also see many facilities set up along the way for each season, including Ice skating and sled rental facilities and Change cabin Skaters can warm up here or switch out of their winter boots for skates.

For many years, it was known as the world’s longest ice rink, after it opened in 1971. In 2008, a narrow skating track built over a river in Winnipeg took over the title.the title is changed to World maximum Ice skating rink.

As we headed south, we reached several rest area People can have a cup of hot chocolate and sit by the fire to keep warm. Christmas trees discarded by local residents can provide shelter from the wind and rain.

The longest queue is usually Beaver Tail Bracket – A beaver tail is a deep-fried pastry, usually coated in sugar, that bears a slight resemblance to the animal part it’s named after (basically, imagine a large, thin, flat donut). Skating requires a lot of energy, so fueling up with a sugary snack is a skating tradition for many people.

Although the skating season depends on weather conditions, the ice is usually open sometime between January and mid-March, but can be closed if ice conditions are poor or melting threatens the safety minimum of 30 cm (12 in) of ice. Some skaters Last winter, Google discovered this during a weekday morning visit (reported in This blog post) During the Winter Carnival, Tens of thousands of skating enthusiasts Holding the ice at the same time, that means the ice has to be thick enough to support all those people.

During part of the journey, the Google skateboarders Parka (yes, a skating beaver) – the mascot of Parks Canada, which controls the locks along the Rideau Canal during the summer boating season. Full Post years ago.

Take a detour off the main canal and across a low bridge, and you’ll reach a smaller rink. Patterson Creek.

After gliding for 5.5 km, we arrived at the place where the canal merged Dawes Lakea large area of the lake was cleared for skaters to walk across to a pavilion that houses a restaurant for those who want more than just a Beaver Tail dinner.

We found in the rest area by the lake Another beaverthis time with a giant inflatable (are you sensing a theme here?)

After sliding down to Harwells Lockstation, we arrived 7.8 km marker And there’s a…wait a minute—that’s not a beaver. That’s a Spartan cat, the mascot of the Ottawa Senators, the NHL team in Ottawa.