1) You can go to a traditional theatre similar to what we know. However, the seats are assigned and there are two classes of seats that have two different prices: premium and rabble.
Before the movie people are settling in, finishing their meals and painting targets on themselves for the mosquitos. Not only are you able to bring food but you are also able to bring alcohol. This is the first time I've had beer at a movie since we snuck some in at a drive-in theatre about 20 years ago. We were in a part of the park that we hadn't visited yet and it was really beautiful. We have SO much to do here still it's hard to know where to begin.
After the movie the lights come on as the credits play so that people are able to see where they're going. The movie, in case you're wondering, was "Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows". I don't want to spoil the movie but suffice it to say this Holmes guy is pretty smart, although a little arrogant. The only downfall is that if you have to go to the toilet at any time you are having to walk in the dark, through a park and it's about a 3 minute walk to get there, if you can find it at all.
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Last week the boys started hockey. It was practice or "training" as they refer to it in Australia. They had their second training this week and the arena wasn't foggy this time so we managed to get some pictures.
Cyrus doing a fly-by. If I didn't know any better I would have thought that the practice was in Calgary. Same drills, same quality of play, same type of arena. The only difference was the ice and the fact that the coaches wore full equipment on the ice. I discovered after practice that the Zamboni they use doesn't put water on the ice. They simply scrape it and collect the shavings. So, by the end of the night the ice is very thin. The boys said it wasn't bad when they were on it and it didn't look too bad.
Zaren moving in on a breakaway on the invisible goalie. There are 23 players to make up two Midget teams, however, there is only one goalie. I'm not sure what's being done about that. In general, the skill level is diverse. There are 2-3 very good players, about 5-6 good players, a handful of so-so players and a few that aren't very good skaters yet. Last year they had two teams also and from what I can tell they played each other all year. One team was 15-0 and the other team was 0-15. Maybe there was only 1 goalie last year too? If not, hopefully the teams are a little more evenly distributed this year.
Here's a shot of the motley crew huddled around their coach. Much to my surprise Zaren and Cyrus are the only Canadians on the team. On the men's rec and competitive teams there are lots of Canadians, however. When I asked one of the parents how they got into (ice)hockey they told me that it started with in-line skating. From there it progressed to roller hockey and so on. It's the equivalent of an average Canadian kid starting to play cricket. Even so, some of the kids are actually quite good. They wouldn't be on a AAA or AA team back home but not too far from it. So, practice is once a week for a little while and then they start the games. I'm guessing the hockey parents, unfortunately, are going to be the same here too.
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