This week’s Gallery prompt is ‘Water’ so I’ve used a teensy bit of creative licence. This is actually water in its solid form, often referred to by, well, everyone really, as ‘Ice’.
If you hadn’t guessed, it was taken in the lobby of Sweden’s famous Ice Hotel.
Every year specialist ice architects cut huge slabs of ice from the nearby Torne River and carve them into pillars, and walls, and frozen furniture, and stunningly ornate murals and chandeliers. They create bedrooms, and a chapel, and a restaurant, and the famous Ice Bar – complete with ice-carved drinking glasses.
Then, come the warmer weather, they watch all their hard work simply melt away. In November work begins anew – every year the hotel is built to a completely different design.
It is truly amazing, and a definite for your Bucket List!!
(I can’t seem to insert The Gallery code this week, so head HERE for more interpretations of this week’s theme.)
The Ice hotel is DEFINITELY on my Must Go To list, gorgeous photo
Amazing photo. Would love to go there. I like the interpretation of this week’s theme
Oooh, makes it hard to reserve your favourite room I would think 🙂
It is totally amazing isn’t it? Gorgeous photo 🙂
wow how amazing is that!
Mari’s World: It’s amazing, isn’t it? Always wanted to go, and managed to wangle a press trip!! x
1978Rebecca: the photo doesn’t even do it justice – it’s like stepping into Narnia!! x
Midlife Singlemum: LOL! Your ‘favourite room’ literally becomes part the landscape again!!!
Five Go Blogging: It’s just astounding how much time and effort goes into it – you have to keep reminding yourself it’s all ice!!! x
SarahMumof3: It’s just stunning – I’d love to go back and take the kids one day. It’s a real experience! x
Is it not terribly cold? Just the idea of holding a glass of ice makes my joints ache!
Wow that’s incredible!
Striking image and thanks for sharing so I can put it on my list