Hockey

Last night Thomas took us to a hockey game in Gavle,  that's the larger city

 near us. Their team won the national championship last year so they are the best in Sweden. 

The Arena is sponsored by Läkerol which is a brand of licorice. 

We brought along Ben's friend the neighbor Anton and he is sporting the team jersey. Notice how tall he is, he is Ben's age, but his father is very tall 202cm 6ft7.5inches. 

They were playing a Finish team last night. There were fights during the game like NHL, but I was surprised because I thought it would be more peaceful I guess. But the fight weren't violent and they seemed to calm down right after. 

Here is a picture of Ben and Anton before candy and soda...

And here is a picture after candy and soda...

I think Ben and Anton had a great time. Anton understands our English pretty well but doesn't talk too much, though he is getting more comfortable each time he hangs with Ben.