Ice skating in Ostpark - Sunday 16.Jan.2005

TT Ice Skating Event # 469.5

NEW LOCATION - OSTPARK ICE RINK / OVAL

I need to go for a nice ice skate...I can't skate anywhere , so I've included a list of criteria:

1. Rink must be outdoors.
2. Must have good ice.
3. Must be 400+m long...not sure why??
4. Rinkside restaurant / bar must be open in case it gets chilly or I get thirsty.
5. They must NOT play bullshit kiddie music or 'Summer of 69' by Bryan Adams.
6. Can't be too packed with people.

This leaves only 1 option: The Ostpark Rink / Oval.

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Date / Time: Sunday January 16th, 4:30-6pm (We will meet at 4:30 in the lobby of the ice rink)
Location: Ostpark Ice Rink (U5 - Michaelibad. The rink is a 5min walk from the UBahn station)
Cost: ~3€ for admission and ~3€ for skate rental (must bring ID along as usual)

See map below for exact location. The red mark labelled 'Eisschnellaufbahn' is your target. The walk through Ostpark takes aboot 5mins from the Michaelibad U5 station.

Hope to see you there this Sunday!! This is the best place to skate in Munich!! Oh yeah, it's possible we could hit 'Dicker Mann' later for a few beers...if there's enough interest.

as one can guess, i'll be there as well.
looking forward to practice with my new skates

We'll be there too.. hopefully get my new skates nicely broken in too

We'll also be shopping for skates for Blimeygirl tomorrow. Thinking of trying the usual suspects in town (Schuster, Karstadt Sport etc) Also gonna try Bittl. Does anyone know any other good places?

Are people meeting at the rink or u bahn? No promises but im gonna try and make it

@Chewy: Good point. We'll meet at 4:20 on the Michaelibad UBahn platform, and we'll walk from there.

@Tom17 : i guess you already covered all the stores. maybe you could also try Galeria Kaufhof or Hertie - sports department

so, what does that leave?

"Ebenezer Goode" By The Shamen?

Eminem...or Walter Ostanek.

i'd take walter over eminem anyday.

Yeah...skating to Eminem will prove to be a bit of a feat. Walter you can really get down with

whatever music - as long as no smurfs!!!

anyways, who else is coming?

toast are you an iceberg coming along???

too bad I can't make it - I'm gonna be boarding this weekend

Have fun guys and yeah, the music can't possibly be worse than last Sunday

at last some where reasonably near me. Will be there (depending on drink consumption on BNO)

dunno. i refuse to commit to a sunday activity on friday.

oh, come on toast

Come on toast, u know u wanna

@toast: Did you end up buying new ice skates in Canada over Christmas?

I'm coming. Looking forward to seeing you guys!

ha! your peer pressure won't work on me.

@canuck
yes, santa-in-law got me some sweet bauers. i feel like such a bad-ass in them. watch out sucka!

Sounds sweet, I'll meet you guys at the U-Bahn station...

sorry, i was unable to make it this time.

Me too! Sorry! Worked til around 3pm today and came home only to chat with my fam for a while...next time!

I had a great time today. I am definately up for the next session.

Yeah it was great there. Are there sessions there where you can try out your hand at speed skating and do they hire out speed skates? I wouldnt mind having a go at that! Might just be the speed fix that I need!

I'm thinking of making this a weekly event (skating 4:30-6pm on Sunday), with a 'skating stammtisch' afterwards at Dicker Mann. The portions there last night were HUGE!! What do you guys think??

I'm up for weekly skating, wherever, ostpark, olympiapark, don't mind
Unfortunately I only arrived back in munich last night so couldn't go yesterday, it was good I take it?

Sorry I missed it. Had some not so nice news from home.

Heard it was fun and hopefully be at the next one! A weekly even sounds cool.

Weekly sounds great, guess i have to go adn buy a pair of skates now!

Had a great time last night and would definately be up for a weekly event - count me in. As you highlighted yesterday canuck, Dicker Mann has that name for a reason...

weekly is great! love the eisrink ost!

Anyone going to he heading out for some skating this Sunday? May I suggest an indoor rink though as the weather doesn't look to be too great. Perhaps Olympiapark?

There was no TT organized skating this weekend. Sorry. However, I ran by the Nymphenburg canal yesterday and people were skating on the middle part of the canal! The ice, I guess is thick enough. I might go for a skate today...we'll see. We have to organize a pick-up hockey game on the canal one of these days!!

We should do that soon, before it starts melting! I think I can stop enough now to just about play

I took my visitor last week and she loved it, we had a great time. the rink was quieter than the last time we went. So who's up for coming this sunday? (30th)

could be tempted. How much does ostpark skating and skate hire cost?

sorry, guess I should have read more of the thread?

i think i paid € 3 for skating and 3 for skates..

Chewy, did you find skates? sorry, I flaked totally..

This Sunday is no-go for me and Canuck, probably also Arwen (she is either injured, or skiing with us!).. will have to see on Friday.

Although if u have a student card its only 2€. they just ask me a question about being a student and i say 'Ya'. (i do look young thu!)

i have skates!!! very excitable little girl on sunday i can tell u!

actually you said Ja, but I'm just picking at hairs... one says "ya, daahling" when at home in blighty, chewy daahling

where di you get them, and how much did they cost?

jooly dahling, i sent u a pm telling u, didnt u get it?

sports world opposite oez. 39.99€ for the skates (bauer) and 6.99 for the bag.
can someone please tell me what the clips that go on the blades are called, that stop the blades being exposed? i wanted to ask but couldnt find the words, in english of german.

Aren't they called bladeguards or blade protectors? Probably schlittschutz or something similar in german

Yeah was also mulling over 'skate guards' or 'blade guards' in my head. Think in the Great White North we just called them 'skate guards'. Will let resident skating nut Canuck field this one tho

Do not have a clue about German. Still get confused that there are different words for 'ice skates'

so canuck?

Canuck is skiing this Sunday.

I'm up for skating this Sunday, need some more time on the ice...

Anyone else heading out to Ostpark for some skating at 4:30PM today?

i meant cannuck for the answer to the skate guard question.