That morning people in London woke up to realize it wasn’t a typical day in the city. Everything changed. Finally people got  a taste of a proper winter :) Most of them also realized they can’t (or don’t have to) go to work. And apart from those poor people who had to fix the interrupted transportation links in the capital (there was only one fully working tube line with most of others fully suspended and minimum bus services), most of the people just went crazy. Crazy about the snow.

City was on a halt, with streets in town, shops and offices half and almost completely empty, but it was a total bliss outside in the parks and just on the streets. People of all ages were playing snowballs, making snowmen, sledging where possible and taking pictures. The snowball fights were initiated instantly and people were absolutely willing to participate. It was probably like when America got its independence and everyone was happy and everyone was like brother or sister to one another :)

By the end of day London has lost its magic, its white look of the morning hours, but the snowmen craze continued for a few days and you could see those white guys all around, pretty, happy and occasionally ugly,  wearing hats, scarves, holding fans, bags and mobile phones. Apparently, the UK economy lost around £600 million that day, but it’s not always about money, right?

Check few more pictures on flickr (plus see them hi-res).

Posted on Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 at 2:21 pm under Creative, General, Humour.
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