Canesluver
05-03-2007, 02:49 PM
It's a great read:
http://www.usahockey.com/07mwc/main_site/main/07mwc/07mwc_backes/
My favorite part is the story, called:
A NIGHT IN MOSCOW
The schedule for after practice was that we were going to downtown Moscow to see the city and have a nice dinner. We had a few hot dogs delivered to the locker room after practice -- no, that's not the nice dinner -- and then we were off to Moscow. The 45-minute bus ride brings us to a place that reminds me of many other European cities. The buildings are older than those we are used to, but it is clean and seems to be safe and historic. There are people out walking, and there are shops to be explored.
We walk a ways, all noticeable because we are wearing the prescribed jeans and blazers, until we reach Red Square. Many tourists were around snapping pictures of the sights, and Jack Johnson and I stopped to grab a quick Snickers Ice Cream Treat. Cost was 50 rubles each, which converts to $2, so the price is pretty similar. We all convened in the middle of Red Square, getting together for a Team USA picture. As we do this, and as a few people with the group start taking pictures, other tourists we didn't know began to snap some pictures also. That was a strange sight to be seen, but it didn't stop there. They then began to have members of their group join the picture, too. They had no way to determine who we were, but I guess they wanted picture with a big group.
After seeing the sights for about an hour, it was time for dinner that was set up by Erik Cole at a place called GQ, and it was topnotch. The food, the service and the people were all first-class, and it was nice to have a good steak and some fun with the guys. The dinner ended up being a three-hour affair, filled with many laughs, and most of the comedy was provided by one Matt Greene. The bus ride back to the hotel took 15 minutes and was one of the funniest 15 minutes of the trip. Greener (Matt) and Chad LaRose had comedic dialog that should have won awards. With all of the stomachs full and pained from laughing, we were back at the hotel and it was time to rest up. :lol:
http://www.usahockey.com/07mwc/main_site/main/07mwc/07mwc_backes/
My favorite part is the story, called:
A NIGHT IN MOSCOW
The schedule for after practice was that we were going to downtown Moscow to see the city and have a nice dinner. We had a few hot dogs delivered to the locker room after practice -- no, that's not the nice dinner -- and then we were off to Moscow. The 45-minute bus ride brings us to a place that reminds me of many other European cities. The buildings are older than those we are used to, but it is clean and seems to be safe and historic. There are people out walking, and there are shops to be explored.
We walk a ways, all noticeable because we are wearing the prescribed jeans and blazers, until we reach Red Square. Many tourists were around snapping pictures of the sights, and Jack Johnson and I stopped to grab a quick Snickers Ice Cream Treat. Cost was 50 rubles each, which converts to $2, so the price is pretty similar. We all convened in the middle of Red Square, getting together for a Team USA picture. As we do this, and as a few people with the group start taking pictures, other tourists we didn't know began to snap some pictures also. That was a strange sight to be seen, but it didn't stop there. They then began to have members of their group join the picture, too. They had no way to determine who we were, but I guess they wanted picture with a big group.
After seeing the sights for about an hour, it was time for dinner that was set up by Erik Cole at a place called GQ, and it was topnotch. The food, the service and the people were all first-class, and it was nice to have a good steak and some fun with the guys. The dinner ended up being a three-hour affair, filled with many laughs, and most of the comedy was provided by one Matt Greene. The bus ride back to the hotel took 15 minutes and was one of the funniest 15 minutes of the trip. Greener (Matt) and Chad LaRose had comedic dialog that should have won awards. With all of the stomachs full and pained from laughing, we were back at the hotel and it was time to rest up. :lol: