Looks like a beautiful
day today so grab your coat (-and hat and gloves-) and get down to
the London Ice Scultpting Festival at Canary Wharf for something a
little bit magical that you won't see every day. (Nearest tube Canary
Wharf.)
Witnessing a person
with a chainsaw and a pick axe attack a gigantic block of ice, in the
creative act of producing an object of beauty before your very eyes,
simply does something for the soul. The precision and detail,
sometimes with seemingly gravity-defying, intentional lop-sidedness
arouses a sense of wonder in one who watches too much television and
is normally stuck in the muddy mundaneness of life. We were there all
afternoon and into the evening and I don't think I checked my phone
once. Today is the final day so you will see the finished, competing,
international entries.
Food? Yes, a wide array
of cuisines including curried goat, hot chorizo sandwiches, Thai
curries, Ethiopian stews and lots of vegetarian options in between,
not to mention French patisserie.
Other Stuff?
Yes, FlameOz fire show, a fun 15 minute show which does what it says
on the tin.
Suitable for children? Yes. I took my 11 year old who loved it and saw lots of littler ones not looking miserable too.
Facilities? The
cleanest, poshest portaloos I have ever visited in my life.
Free? Yes
Fab? Yes, again.
Tube? Canary Wharf. Check which lines
are operating before you go. I had to take Bakerloo from South Kenton instead of normal Jubilee from Stanmore but it was worth it.
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