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 . The Rideau Canal was built in the late 1800s and early 1900s to connect Lake Ontario with Montreal, but it has been closed for many years due to safety concerns. Winter in Sydney sees Bondi Beach become an ice rink in June and July .