Under A White Blanket

By now you have probably learned that we had a monster snow storm in NYC this past Sunday. On Monday morning we woke up to two feet of snow and clear skies. I ventured outside to buy some milk and bread and I have to say, it was quite strange. Even if NYC is no Minnesota we have at least a snowstorm each winter so we are used to the snow but this was the first time that I saw buses and cars (especially taxis) abandoned in the middle of the streets. It was a little bit post-apocalyptic, a "day after" atmosphere. In the few stores open, the shelves with fresh food were empty because the delivery trucks couldn't come (that's very unusual too for a city like NY).
These are a few pics that I took later in the morning on Madison Avenue:





Stranded MTA bus (there were at least 3 of them in few blocks and one just in front of the Crewcuts store):



Good luck to the owner of this car, hopefully he doesn't need to go anywhere for a few days:



Later in the day the city regained its "normal" snow day appearance, with the usual crowd of Central Park skiers and snowboarders. I like that the city suddenly transforms in a ski resort when it snows. I took my daughter to the park to play with the snow. I tried to buy a sled but of course there was none left in the neighborhood stores. But at that age they have fun just being in the snow:



I took this picture because you would have said that the statue was gone and had come back to his pedestal leaving tracks in the snow. It was very funny to see IRL, not so much on the photo:



I am taking my MIL and my daughter to a show of "Angelina Ballerina" this afternoon. Hopefully we will make it to the theater without incidents. Stay tuned!