On July 1st we celebrated Canada Day with our resident Canadians, Sarah and Duncan. Our Canada Day (or EhDay as Andrew and I like to call it) included a trip to Minus5, a plate of pancakes, bacon and maple syrup, some Kokanee and noodles from Wagamama.

Minus5 is one of Sydney's newer bars. Billed as the "Coolest Experience", it's a gimmick bar where everything is made from ice. The walls, bar, chairs and glasses are all made from ice. The place is dotted with ice sculptures: a Sydney Harbour Bridge, a Kangaroo, and a Maple Leaf especially for Canada Day. There is also a very funky ice chandelier. As protection from the cold, clientele are given big coats and gloves to wear. For ladies wearing inappropriate footwear, minus5 have ugg boots on hand. (Of course, both Sarah and I, wearing sensible shoes, didn't need to borrow stinky ugg boots.)

The entry fee of $30 includes thirty minutes in the bar and a free drink. They claim that it's too cold to spend more than thirty minutes inside, but I think they just want to cycle people through for maximum profit.

Is it worth the $30 price tag? I think the boys aptly described the "experience" as "thirty minutes in a meat locker". Yes it was different, yes it was kinda cool (hur-hur) but it certainly wasn't worth $1 a minute. Luckily we got a Canada Day discount and only paid $15 each (and Sarah and Duncan sneakily got in for free).

Happy Canada Day! Thanks to Sarah and Duncan for letting us tag along. We had a really neat time. (photos)

Happy Eh Day, eh! What am I talking aboot? I'm talking aboot Canada Day, eh. Canada Day is celebrated on July 1^st and commemorates the creation of the Dominion of Canada. Last weekend, the two canucks in our midst, hosted a Canada Day party at their hoos. We spent our hard-earned loonies on a twofer and some KD. We drank beer or pop and ate Duncan's severed dicks and Nanaimo Bars. We had a really neat time. Thanks Sarah and Duncan for hosting such an awesome party. (photos)