I spent Thanksgiving 2009 in London with my immediate “fam of five”, as my younger daughter was living there at the time.  So….on Thanksgiving evening we spent our time at the Absolute IceBar, now called IceBar London (and then went next door for an Italian Pilgrim Feast)!!  The entire bar is made of ice, excluding the metal floor.  The bar, the shot glasses, the walls…everything!  We were issued insulated blue hooded ponchos upon entry and we had thirty minutes to consume what ever our hearts desired…Absolute of course!  This was truly one of the highlights of my entire life.  We had a blast.  Take a look!

One of my very favorite things to do  while travelling is to bar hop in fancy hotel bars. While in Chicago between Christmas and New Year’s Brenton, The Don and I went to several marvelous spots.

This is a solid wall of champagne (my drink of choice!) in the Sofitel.  We also sampled the bars at Palmer House, Waldorf, Peninsula, Public (formerly Ambassador), and Four Seasons.  We left a few for the next visit!