Well, OK, maybe not snowed in, but still, it snowed a LOT for Lucca. Maybe a couple of inches on the ground. Schools are closed of course (it snowed less than an inch 2 weeks ago and schools closed for the week).

It's weird to walk around town and see everything white. It makes the town look even older, silent, especially since there are no kids outside, and if I listen carefully I am sure I could hear the wolves howling in the distance.

I should be used to the snow, after all we lived in Boston for 4 years, but the difference is that it was supposed to snow there. Here in Lucca it's supposed to be warm and sunny! This winter has been pretty cold, though, we had lots of days with temperatures around 0° C (32° F). We even had an ice rink on the Piazza Napoleone in December!

posted by michel, 2005-03-04