Going to the Ice Bar near Circular Quay today. An ice bar is a bar that is made entirely out of ice, right down to the chairs and cups. The ice bar were going to used to be a part of the Minus 5 chain, but is now under new management, and operates at -16 degrees Celsius or 3 degrees Fahrenheit.
We got to the bar and, since it was rainy, the lady seemed shocked anyone had even come. Little did she know that I'm from New England. The price to get in was 20 Australian dollars, discounted from 30 because of renovations. It included one drink. cocktails in Australia are usually around 10-14 Australian dollars (about 9-13 dollars American depending on the day), because alcohol is heavily taxed, so 20 was not bad.
The actual bar itself was rather small, but it was filled with some really elaborate ice sculptures. The bartender was really friendly, and the Eskimo gear we borrowed was nice and warm. We had fun, but after 30 minutes we had enough. I'd certainly recommend going with a big group. It will never become a regular place to go, but it is a fun one-time novelty adventure.
Cheers!
Jono
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