Zabljak

Snow!

Hooray!  Today snow fell for the first time on our trip.  

Yesterday it sort of snowed but it was the slushy type which I believe is called sleet.  

Four days ago we read on the weather websites it would snow but we weren’t getting our hopes up but today, joy of joys, it snowed.

Huge snow coverage of 1-2cm.

Admittedly it wasn’t much and probably what they’d call in countries with real snow a ‘light dusting’ but the kids didn’t care.  IT WAS SNOWING!!!

Quicker than you could say rug me up 'I’m a Tibetan mountaineer' the kids were out and about in it building a snowman, sliding on some plastic and making snowballs to throw at each other.  

I have to admit I got caught up in the excitement as well and landed a few direct hits on the kids.  Probably enjoyed hitting them a little too much but I justified it by thinking of just about every car trip we’ve taken since landing in Europe.

2nd attempt up the mountain.

After the kids thawed out we attempted a drive up the mountains again but came unstuck when we came across snow on the road.  Without chains or snow socks on the tires and zero experience of driving in the snow I pulled the pin and headed back down.

Cooked dinner at home and watched cable TV on the 50 inch plasma.  Life's tough at the top.

Stray observations:  The sound of a snowball hitting your offspring is a surprisingly satisfying SCHMAACK!!