Friday, February 13, 2009

Soccer and Snow Day II

Wednesday was a good soccer day for me. We finally got to play a match- the first one I've played in since November! It was freezing cold, and very muddy, but the match was not canceled. I normally start the games, but get subbed out towards the end- which I never complain about- 90 minutes is a long time. We had a limited team for the Wednesday match and could only make one substitute. It wasn't me. I couldn't believe how long 90 minutes is- I could barely walk back to college after the match.

(proof of muddiness)

Later that evening I watched the Spain vs. England international soccer friendly in the college bar. And when that ended I watched the USA vs. Mexico game, which didn't end until around 2:00AM.

I was woken up early the next morning by a text from a friend. It said "you won't believe how much it's snowing!". I got up and looked out the window. Sure enough, it looked like a blizzard. Snow was absolutely pouring down. And not little flakes, but huge thick chunks. The ground was already completely covered.

I went back to sleep for another hour or two, fully expecting it to have melted away or be raining when I next woke up. Normally it only really snows early, and turns into a wintry mix later. Not yesterday. When I finally got up, it was still snowing just as strong. The ground must have been covered in 3 or 4 inches. I had to run some errands before lecture anyways, so I went out for a walk. Here's what it looked like:










(You can barely see the cathedral in the middle)




(Joggers! I couldn't believe it)



I think it might have been the last major snow of the year, so I had to go out and take lots of pictures. Interestingly it's a really nice day here today- sunny and relatively warm. I was able to wear a sweatshirt and jeans with no hat or gloves. You can't really predict the weather here.



1 comment:

smberg said...

you really need to get some X-country skis and take advantage of all that snow. Who knew you would get such a snowy winter?