During the last 4-5 days it was snowing a lot, the quantity of snow in the city was maybe doubled. Although there were some days recently with positive degrees, the snow doesn't plan to go away yet. When I write this blog I just heard in the radio that tomorrow it's going to be -10 -12 degrees. In our balcony there is still snow. And it's quite getting cold in our kitchen, the heating is much less powerful as it used to be, maybe spring mode. But in the room it's ok.
On Saturday I went to ski again, Julia did not feel like skiing as often as I do. In the forest the lot of fresh snow makes the slope slide well, with Dasha we did 5kms. In the afternoon Julia had a unique experience to watch the first hockey match in her life. Unfortunately Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg is already knocked out from the KHL, but it's youth team (U-22), called Avto is still in the championship, fighting hard for avoiding relegation to the second league. Yesterday in Urlaets arena (which is quite modern, comfortable, clean and the tea is just 20 roubles), they played against "Gazovik" Tyumen. I was a bit afraid that nobody goes to this U22 matches (called MHL, Youth Hockey League, "Молодёжная хоккейная лига") and we will be the only people in the tribune, but this was not the case. Next to the stadium there was an exhibition of different police vehicles, and a lot of people was walking in the direction of the entrances. As I had a backpack full of clothes, we spent a lot of time at security check including metal detection gate (if somebody know the english for it, pls write in comment :) ).
So we missed the first goal in the 2nd minute, fortunately at least for Avto. The crowd size was about 1000, the atmosphere was good, and the level of play as well, no need to mention that much higher then any match in Hungary, even the national team's. And we either avoided the cassa and the ticket control, or the match was for free (99% that the sencond :) ). Avto finally won on penalties after 2-2, they deserved the vectory although Julia for some misterious reason was (to only) supporter of the away team, but she avoided fights with fellow spectators :)
In MHL they always play in a way that there are match-pairs on saturday and sunday, same teams, same venue, same start time. So there are two home match-pairs left for Avto, against Chelyabinsk (White Bears, without politics) and Novosibirsk (Siberian Snipers), I hope I have such influence in decision-making that we watch one-one games of both pairs :) (they will be in 2 and 4 weeks)So now there is a lot of snow and it's quite winter in all aspect ...
