In Ottawa, we have the Rideau Canal. In Toronto, local polish their skating skills on Nathan Phillips Square, where the New Year celebrations took place.
Torontonians seemed to have a blast with friends and family as they were skating around the man-made ice rink that covers the square. I wanted to try it, but the queue at the skate rental was huge!
I am deathly afraid of ice skating! It always looks like so much fun, but the klutz in me knows that I’ll end up at the hospital. Great photos!
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I used to go skating every Saturday nights when I was a kid. Last time I skated was in high school and I missed all the fun I had. The other day, I noticed many Danes skating at a frozen lake and it looked so fun!
Never done it :-o…. I am sure it’s fun!
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I have never tried to ice skate. Actually there are not many opportunities to skate here. It does not get cold enough for long enough to freeze up natural waters solid enough to get out on. There are a few artificial ice rinks but not when I was a boy.
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look at all the people skating!!! it looks like fun.
who wants to stay at home when you can be outside having fun?
can you believe, i have never skated? well, i rollerskated,
but never on ice. i feel more comfortable skiing.
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Indeed looks like fun…once you are able to skate…
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That is actually the old city hall… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_City_Hall_(Toronto)
Looks like fun! Did you skate too?
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Wow, there are a ton of people there! I wouldn’t have waited in the queue either. Every year I say I am going to skate in front of Hotel de Ville, but I always give up because I hate waiting an hour to do something only relatively fun. I enjoyed your photos, though!
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Nice, but somehow, I have a fear of breaking my bones, so I haven’t tried skating at all.
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@Shannon – I must admit there are quite a few broken arms around in Ottawa during the winter…!
@Bluefish – I learned to skate in France as a young teen actually. It was like going to disco for us, the music at the skating rink was awesome! But I haven’t skated since I came to Canada.
@Agnes – You have to try it!
@Tulsa Gentleman – Artificial rink are probably the best to learn to skate. The ice in Toronto didn’t look bad, but the one on the Rideau Canal is uneven and can be slushy.
@Seraphine – I’m the opposite. I tried skiing once long time ago and I didn’t like it at all. I feel more steady when I skate… although I haven’t done it in a long long time.
@Sidney – Yeah but when you learn, it’s fun for other people to watch 😆
@Maurice – Oops, you are right. My mistake! Thank for correcting it 🙂
@Nigel Babu – Nah, huge line-up for rental skates! Plus, I had the camera.
@angelaineurope – I think I should buy my own. Skates are relatively cheap (at least entry level brands) and rental fees can be high.
@Linguist-in-Waiting – Makes sense! But it’s not that dangerous most people don’t skate as fast as hockey players 😉
Here in London, we also transfer some of our urban squares into temporary ice rinks.
Most of them are going to end soon…
It is getting milder already!!
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Cute picture of the girls! I am an awful ice skater. But it’s fun being awful. I really enjoy it. Although I haven’t ice skated in ages, and have never skated outside (only indoors), I would jump at the chance to ice skate outside.
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