New Year's weekend, pastime: skating.

My wife and I had plans to skate this long weekend.

We went to Google, google . Let's go to Asafiev Street (near metro station Enlightenment, St. Petersburg).
What can I say, since the rink was just filled in, the ice was interspersed with stones, sand and grass. In general, the ice was on a solid two. Now another aspect, skates for hire. Two hours of skating on rental skates cost 250 rubles. On your skates like 150 and ride as much as you want in one day. Skates issued disgusting, broken-down, wet and stupid.
If we consider that I rode the last time about 5 years ago, and weigh about 120 kilograms, then the pleasure was below average.
Ice humped, under my carcass pressed to the ground. There is no cafe, although it was announced. There was music, some kind of FM radio was playing, but not to my taste.

Summary: If you are going to ride more than twice a season, buy yourself skates yourself. Fortunately, they are now in every Ashanah, O'Key and other roundabouts there cost about 2000 rubles, and even cheaper.