One of the things that we had wanted to do ever since we got to Queenstown was visit the local ice bar called "Below Zero." I had never been to an ice bar before and was interested in having a look while the weather was still warm outside. I mean, what's the fun in going to an ice bar when the outdoors is all snowy and icy anyway?
Below Zero is made from over 30 tons of crystal-clear, hand-sculpted ice. Everything in the bar is pure ice - the furniture, the bar, the glasses and shot glasses as well as the walls. There's also a lot of fun sculptures around to pose for pictures by (and that's what most people do in the bar - shiver and take pictures).
As expected, Below Zero ice bar is very very cold (it's kept at a steady -5 C/23 F). They give you a huge coat, boots, gloves and a hat when you arrive (probably so that you will stay longer and thus buy more drinks?). Even though we were all bundled up, I was ready to leave after about 20 minutes because I was so cold. Sean and I each tried a different cocktail which was kept ridiculously frigid in the glasses made from ice.
It was fun to visit the ice bar, but it doesn't compare with the gigantic city made of ice and lights that we saw in Harbin, China. I'm not sure anything will ever be able to compare with that.
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