… the ice rinks start to open in London!

Since I declared two years ago that I would basically never go skating again the year turns 2007 and now I’m actively seeking out ice rinks to get on to. Not that I’m any good mind you but I’ve almost got the hang of, if not skating smoothly around the ring, not falling over. Famous last words! I think I’ve gone skating at least twice since – I know, how dedicated of me – once at Disneyland Paris and then again at the Tower of London.

The ice rink at Somerset House must by one of the prettiest, and definitely one of the most popular, ice rinks in London. That it has opened relatively early in the season is also good news for those departing the country .. namely Pauline! Although I’ve admired this ice rink in the past I never thought that it would be a fun ice rink to be on just because of how crowded it gets but when Pauline offered me a ticket who was I to refuse. So, dangerously only after about 4 hours sleep after our Paper outing, today it was on to the ice rink for us.

Somerset House caters for all level of skaters especially the beginners who are penned off in a little section of their own and the cutest little penguin helpers. I had to practically nab my penguin from one of the little ones when they lost hold of it as they had “fallen over”. No I didn’t push the kid over! Heh heh.

Although my feet were aching as I went around the rink (which required lots of of rest breaks just for my sanity) the rink was less crowded than I was expecting and I felt reasonably comfortable skating around. So much so that I was able to take the photo to the right on the move and somehow falling over!

Great fun and a very nice work out.