All Blog Posts Tagged 'Ice' (6)

Polar Ice

Cute, clever and making a political/environmental statement? Yes, it's Polar Ice designed by Atsuhiro Hayashi. Two silicon cups make unique ice cubes that show either a polar bear or two penguins standing on a glacier. How sad is it that they'll eventually melt away? Monos is selling them (set of 2) for 1,575 yen (or about $20 US).

Talk… Continue

Added by alice on September 30, 2011 at 9:00am — 1 Comment

Soaring Over Glaciers, Ice Fields and Trees

You could call it a win-win situation. Back in 2004, Eamon Mac Mahon took up aerial photography when his best friend became a bush pilot in northwestern Canada.

"Each autumn, when his busy season was finished, we traveled throughout the northwest in a very small plane, and lived in the wilderness for around two months, until winter arrived," he tells us. "The plane could run on car gas,… Continue

Added by alice on June 18, 2011 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Harbin Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival - The Big Picture

The city of Harbin, in frigid northeastern China, is hosting its 26th annual International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival. Massive buildings built of ice, large scale snow sculptures, ice slides, festival food and drinks can be found in several parks in the city. At night, visitors who endure the bitter cold will see the lights switched on, illuminating the… Continue

Added by Eugene on January 7, 2010 at 11:30am — 3 Comments

Two Magnificent Ice Festivals in Japan!! (13 photos)

About a month ago, I posted about stunning ice sculptures at the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in China. Not to be outdone, Japan has started two of their own magnificent ice festivals!!

The Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival started… Continue

Added by Eugene on February 5, 2009 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment

Mindblowing Ice Sculputes and the World's Largest Father Christmas - 25th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival: China (11 photos)

It's like China's version of Disneyland on Ice. These impressive ice sculptures are part of a display for the upcoming Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. As well as the colorful life-sized ice buildings, which reflect traditional Chinese architecture, there is also a 160m (524ft) high Father Christmas sculpture, said by organizers to be the world's largest.… Continue

Added by Eugene on December 25, 2008 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

Let's Go Ice Skating!: Santa Monica and Downtown LA

Winter has arrived and so have a couple of outdoor ice rinks. This could be a perfect date activity or a fun day out with the kids. Here are the details:

Santa Monica:

Dates and Hours:

Open November 7, through January 19, 2009

Daily: 10am–10pm

The rink is periodically cleared… Continue

Added by Eugene on November 24, 2008 at 9:30am — 3 Comments

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