Went ice skating yesterday in Bryant Park. Hadn't been ice skating in a long time, last time being some mall in Dallas in the late 90's. Admittedly, I thought it was pretty sweet skating right in the middle of downtown. Was a bit crowded (this was a Friday night in Manhattan after all), but not too ridiculous. Waited maybe 5 minutes in line to get in.
In retrospect, though, I don't think I got the best bang for my buck. Here's 3 things I could do improve this:
1. Bring my own skates. I don't own skates, but I'm guessing used pairs are not hard to find around here. Plus: ice skating is free if you bring your own skates. Renting is $12 a pair for some shitty plastic boots that inevitably push on your ankles it feels like a linebacker is on you.
2. Bring my own lock. Lockers are free, but locks are not. They are $9 a piece for something you could pick up for $2 or 3 elsewhere. We didn't get a locker in the end - rather, just shoved our stuff in bags, and put my shoes on top of the lockers.
3. Don't bring bags on the ice. We got busted for this. Reiko took a seat while I did a few more laps. I thought about going longer but my feet were absolutely killing me by then.
Haven't checked out the other places yet, namely Central Park and Rockefeller Center (I'm sure there's others). Any recommendations?
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