Hamburg lake draws 100,000 skating fans

Some 100,000 skating fans were celebrating winter Saturday afternoon in Hamburg with an ice party on the outer Alster, one of two artificial lakes running through the city.
The festivities started Friday and run through Sunday. It's being billed as Germany's largest winter party and occurs when the river freezes over sufficiently to support a crowd.
Hamburg residents weren't the only ones in on the fun. On the Masch lake in Hannover more than 100,000 people are expected over the weekend for another large ice party.