Snow, Snow, Snow Everywhere!

Yerevan has been besieged by snow. Snow is growing out of every cavity of the city and its inhabitants. Hilly streets have been turned into make-shift ski resorts, and sleigh rides are a common sight everywhere.

Transportation is very difficult, and at times comes to a halt. The first major batch came starting Friday, through Saturday mid-day, and then it began snowing again Monday noon, and it is now 24 hours later, and it has not stopped.

There is a calmness to the snow blanketing the city. A few social habits have been observed in this situation as well.

For example, when shoveling snow from the stoop of one's shop, the owners mostly won't simply collect the accumulated snow to the side of the entry way, but simply throw it right into the middle of the street. The explanation is that cars driving over it will melt the slush--except, there are no cars driving over the slush, because cars slip and slide. So, eventually the slush turns into ice, and the rest is history!

Or, snow trucks don't alway clear the snow, but simply resdistribute it onto the asphalt so that it's not in lumps, because afterall one wouldn't want to drive over lumpy ice, but smooth, olympic standard ice is much better for cars to drive on.

All in a fun day's life in Yerevan! And for my friends who know that special little being in my life, there is a little taste of her for you in the first picture.