snow snow snow!

since i've returned to london it has snowed a total of twice. the first time everyone was talking about it the day before - it's going to snow a lot they said. this actually made me very excited. i imagined trudging to work in the snow up to my knees and secretly was really happy about what everyone else seemed to be dreading. i woke up the next day like a kid on christmas, opened my curtains and saw, well, what looked like a slightly denser rain had happened. i didn't even need my boots and by the time i got to work what was left was melted. however, what i did learn is that when the snow barely kisses the ground in central london, it likely means it snowed like i imagined in my head originally in all the outlying cities. it took one of my coworkers 5 hours to get to work (normally takes 30 minutes) because all of the trains were being stopped and sent away. london really can't handle the snow. this is what i learned. that and while snow may seem fresh and exciting on day 1, on day 2, it turns into an icy death trap. because central london is so warm, all the snow melted quickly, but then overnight when it got really cold again - it all froze. i had to wear my boots the next day not because i had to trudge through the snow, but rather because they were the safest shoes to take my treacherous walk to the bus stop in.

then, the following week, with no warning, no one talking about it or preparing i awoke to sound of slushing in the streets. i walked to my window thinking it must have begun raining overnight only to find an almost real amount of snow for what i can expect in the middle of the city that is too warm for snow to sit on the ground.

snow piled on cars nearly a few inches high.

snow tracks in the ground.

pub across the street from my flat covered in snow.


all in all it was a pretty exciting thing to have happened first because i didn't expect it and second because well, it actually snowed a significant enough amount to photograph. by the time i left work that day day the snow had melted completely, but at least i have the pictures to prove it.

in other news, i saw up in the air last night - i think i liked it, but overall i'm not sure i knew what to make of it. i'll leave it at that so as not to give anything away, but i just didn't leave feeling like it was complete. worth a shot overall though.

and then today i walked probably about 15k all over london. down to hyde park from my flat. my first time exploring the park. it's no central park, but pretty and big and i'm excited to see it in spring when it has leaves and stuff. then down to green park which takes you to buckingham palace and st. james park. st. james was my favorite - relatively small but really pretty. then back up the through the shopping area and home again. i downloaded this great app - cardio something on my android - that tracks how fast you're walking and how far you've gone using gps. really good stuff. and i found a pandora like app here in the uk that plays me music the whole time. woot.

lastly, i shall leave you with my current song of the moment. it's the song they are using for the preview for the new amy adam's movie leap year which played before up in the air last night and now i can't get it out of my head. enjoy.