European Figure Skating Championships (part 2)

This time with added pictures (all clickable thumbnails) because I managed to get the distance right(ish) on my camera by the time the Ladies Free Programme began.

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As you may have been able to tell, I enjoyed the women's more than the men's. I think it's the one that really does benefit from seeing it live, way more atmosphere.

So the skating finished for the day, quite literally the minute my last possible train home left Sheffield, which left me in a pickle, because I still hadn't made contact with the person whose floor I was supposed to be on.

But, I think, I have been to this part of Sheffield before, there are two hotels, right in the vicinity, and most of the people watching the skating won't be staying there surely. I was wrong, mostly because there was also a boxing match on. This leaves me without anywhere to stay on a bitterly cold night. I think on my feet. My old housemate D lives in Sheffield, she'll put me up on her sofa (I have incredible awesome ex-housemates). Unfortunately, due to the phone hi-jinxs, I didn't have her number. I did however have the number of one of her other old housemates (who is also a friend of mine). So I ring Z, ask her for D's number, which she gives me and I ring D, who is kind enough to give me sofa room in exchange for the silly story of my tribulations. She also lets me use her computer so I can get M's number and text her to promise I'm okay. Thankfully, M is very understanding.

All in all, I probably got more sleep on the sofa than M did, and it meant I could catch up with D, which is something I'd meant to do for a while.