The most professional are those old men, aged around 70, but as spirited as kids. I chatted a bit with them. Doubtless, they are skating lovers. They are happy to show me the tricks how to take care of the blades.

Winter solstice is not a day to deserve celebration, and there remain 3 days before that. Conventionally speaking, "Winter nines" marks the start of the coldest reason. Actually, the cold winter has gone to somewhere and will never comes back again. We are experiencing a warm winter.