How we visited the free Ice Ring at St.Petersburg Christmas Fair
Last year I discovered that annual Christmas Fair had a lot more than Market square with all sorts of goods... it also had a free skating ring, and carousel! This time I returned to it with my babygirl, and we tried to skate. It was much fun! and I took loads of pics as well. It was not an evening, so I had more or less nice lighting, - which benefitted to the photos.
A good skating ring starts with quality, wel-levelled ice, right? We checked - the ice at this location was excellent! It is looked after and leveled twice a day; when we arrived the ice machine was just adjusting the ice before letting visitors in.
Who of you has ever held a penguin by the sides?
Well, there is such an option! might be very enjoyable, but I did not tried it. Too old for that stuff, lol. (Also, there are bears and cats available).
I wasn't the only person with a camera here. (You can't see hands of the woman on the right - but she is holding a camera as well!) The frame captured a beauty photo shoot titled "Me at the skating ring" :)
Falls are of course inevitable when skating... but it seems to me that this boy didn't fall - he just lay down to rest!
A girl with Mr.Bear - he is very supportive and reliable!
Not only kids had their fun - the place fit a lot of happy pairs as well. It is sort of fun that never become boring!
...and after skating we all can have a little break and take a cup of coffee, mulled wine and snacks. Even hot-dogs go well after skating!
I have a lot more captures, but let me round up my blog here. Thanks for walking with me - and next time!
| location: | St.Petersburg, Russia | December 2024 | natural light |
| camera/lens: | Canon 5D | Canon 70-200mm | raw-conv |
All images taken by me, copyright (c) 
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