Yesterday I got to finally experience a big snow fall. Yes, it snows in Texas, just not like this. And it also doesn't last. It snowed a little over a foot or so and it was gorgeous! I figured I wouldn't see this much again, so I decided to go walk around. I was probably gone for about 3 and a half hours. I walked from my place to Old City to see Independence Hall. I then walked toward City Hall and JFK Plaza. I could see the Art Museum in the far distance and it looked like there were a lot of people standing on the steps. I couldn't figure out what they were doing. As I started walking that way, these guys walked by with their sleds and made some comment about there already being a lot of people on the steps. They were totally sledding down the museum steps! I would have never thought of that!!! I had to see this! There were so many people there and they were using all sorts of things to sled with. Some had plastic discs, some had actual sleds and some were even using plastic storage lids. The best though were the snowboarders. They were actually snowboarding dow the steps and had even built a ramp to jump over. I was amazed! We definitely don't do that in Texas! I'm sorry I missed out on it. But you better believe that if it snows again I will be out there sledding down the steps!
What surprised me while I was walking around was how few people were around and everything was closed. I always hear that people in the south just don't know how to handle snow and ice so everything is closed and no one wants to get out. Well, it's no different here. I was going to study at Starbucks, but every Starbucks in the city was closed. As were Barnes and Noble and Borders. I couldn't believe it. So I got absolutely nothing done yesterday, but I was able to enjoy the day of snow.
City Hall
The Parkway
The Philadelphia Art Museum
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