In the courtyard of the Congress Centre, a garden of ice sculptures forms one of the nicest Winterlude attractions. Different countries participate in the exhibit with beautiful ice sculptures sponsored by the various embassies in Ottawa.

The ice sculptures don't last for long, however. A few days of warmer weather, and the ice sculptures will have melted. And in the spring, after warm sunny weather has melted the ice off the canal, it's hard to believe that this was all a white winter wonderland just a few weeks before.

Wonder what the canal looks like in spring?