Shorts and flip-flops on the deck . Drinks chilling in the cooler . Ice clinking in your margarita glass . Then winter hits . Fear not -- there 's another use for large blocks of ice , as you can discover for yourself at some of the world 's most dramatic water-walking spots . Banff Lake Louise , Banff , Canada . Banff Lake Louise ; +1 403 762 8421 ; mid-December to mid-April . Bondi Winter Festival Ice Rink , Sydney . Bondi Winter Festival Ice Rink ; +61 02 8362 3408 ; late June-mid-July , Monday-Friday noon-10 p.m. , Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Eiffel Tower Ice Rink , Paris . Eiffel Tower Ice Rink , Champ de Mars , 5 Ave. Anatole France ; December 15 , 2013-February 9 , 2014 . Evergreen Lake , Colorado . Evergreen Lake , 29612 Upper Bear Creek Road , Evergreen , Colorado , +1 720 880 1391 ; adult $ 7 , youth $ 6 , toddler ( 3 years and under ) free , senior ( 60+ ) /military $ 5 ; mid-December-early March ( weather permitting ) Red Square Rink , Moscow . Red Square Rink ; +7 788 4343 ; 80-minute session tickets from $ 0.30 ; December 1-March 10 , 2014 ; daily , 10 a.m.-midnight . Rideau Canal Skateway , Ottawa . Rideau Canal Skateway , +1 613 239 5234 ; January-late February . Rockefeller Center , New York . The Rink at Rockefeller Center , Fifth Avenue ( between 49th and 50th Streets ) , New York , +1 212 332 7654 ; October 12-April 2014 , daily 8:30 a.m.-midnight . Shichahai Lake , Beijing . Shichahai Lake , opposite Beihai Park 's North Gate , Di'anmen West Street , Xicheng District ; opens late winter ; weekday , $ 0.80 , weekend and holidays , $ 1.60 . Somerset House , London . Skate at Somerset House , The Strand , London ; +44 20 7845 4600 ; Tickets from $ 12 , November 14-January 5 , 2014 ; daily sessions from 8:45 a.m.-11:30 p.m. Vienna Ice Dream , Vienna , Austria . Wiener Eistraum ; Rathausstrasse 17 , Vienna ; +43 1409 0040 ; January 24-March 9 , 2014 ; daily , 9 a.m.-10 p.m. ; closed Christmas Day .
Ottawa 's Rideau Canal is a natural rink stretching 7.8 kilometers long . Skaters at Moscow 's Red Square Rink can enjoy the Christmas lights decorating the Kremlim . Winter in Sydney sees Bondi Beach become an ice rink in June and July .