Winter Classic 2010!!

The day dawned wintery and cold but not too cold for the 2010 Winter Classic game of the Flyers v. the Bruins. All week long the forecasters had projected warmer temperatures into the upper 30s with the potential for rain. However, it ended up perfect -- a gray, wintery day with zero wind. Trooping through the streets of Boston, we headed to Fenway along with the hoards of Flyers and Bruins fans.

After we entered, we went up and up and up, all the way to the very top, right adjacent to the big Fenway press box. We were in Private Box 6, row F, which was the very highest row. It was really luxurious seating -- we were at kind of a bar, with bar stools, overlooking the entire park. Sitting next to us were some Flyers fans, who while clearly favoring the wrong team, were actually pretty good guys. We had a good time chatting and swapping stories.

The pre-game festivities were highlighted by a flyby by a B2 bomber, who wafted over the stadium making literally no noise. It was pretty spooky.

I won't say the game was the most exciting one I've ever seen -- dominated by defensive play. The Flyers outplayed the Bruins for all but about two minutes but unfortunately, those were the two minutes in which the Bruins scored two goals to take the overtime victory. Made the crowd happy, for sure, but not our new friends.

The best part of the game was the atmosphere -- looking down at the bright rink and then out at the Boston skyline. The light was a beautiful, clear, wintery gray that then drifted slowly into early dusk. Awesome!