Well, as you know, Daniel and I were super excited last week when it snowed in Máriapócs for the first time. Not even our colleagues at school telling us that it wasn't real snow could dampen our enthusiasm.
Since last week, however, Máriapócs has experienced some kind of strange heatwave. While most days hovered anywhere between a top of 2 and 5 degrees, yesterday it reached almost 15 degrees. With these kind of balmy conditions, it seemed pretty unlikely that we would get any more snow for a while.
Happily, our predictions were wrong and we got our first real snow earlier today!
These snowflakes were much bigger than the ones we saw last week and instead of simply coating the ground with an icy sludge, we actually have soft white powder everywhere. The town looks absolutely gorgeous covered in snow, especially as the locals have been busy putting up lots of Christmas lights over the last few weeks.
I've attached a couple of pictures taken in our backyard this afternoon. Don't let the darkness fool you - these pictures were taken at 4pm!
- Amanda
Since last week, however, Máriapócs has experienced some kind of strange heatwave. While most days hovered anywhere between a top of 2 and 5 degrees, yesterday it reached almost 15 degrees. With these kind of balmy conditions, it seemed pretty unlikely that we would get any more snow for a while.
Happily, our predictions were wrong and we got our first real snow earlier today!
These snowflakes were much bigger than the ones we saw last week and instead of simply coating the ground with an icy sludge, we actually have soft white powder everywhere. The town looks absolutely gorgeous covered in snow, especially as the locals have been busy putting up lots of Christmas lights over the last few weeks.
I've attached a couple of pictures taken in our backyard this afternoon. Don't let the darkness fool you - these pictures were taken at 4pm!
- Amanda
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