Even colder out there...

Hard to believe - this is Israel, after all - but, yes, it's been snowing in Jerusalem and up North. I always used to believe it was only camels and desert here, but those dreams were shattered in my first couple of winters here (wow, that must be back in '90, '91...). Then again, 'winter' here in the Holy Land is never really winter as us Brits call it...I always compare it to an English summer, 2 or 3 days of great sun-blasting, t-shirt, shorts and flip flop days, then 3 or 4 days of cooler, wetter weather.

What makes me smile most is the Israeli attitude to cold, or even snowy weather. Out come the scarves, overcoats and woolly hats...and that's when it drops down to a lowly 16-17 celsius. These guys are f**ked when it snows, they don't have a clue...I was watching Channel 2 this morning and sat bemused while they decided to have an outdoor fashion session, with the latest designs in snowboard and ski suits. This is perhaps relevant for 0.05% of the population. Never mind the poor bastard who had to hold an umbrella over the hostess as she sat holding her microphone - can't remember her name, Yarden Arazi? - as it began to hail down...of course, switching over to Channel 10, the only alternative to local breakfast TV, yielded similar results...

Having said all that, I really miss snow and will be the first to drive up to Jerusalem to take some shots and throw some snowballs at mrs. anglosaxy...this weekend we're heading up North with our friends and their 4x4, hopefully some snow will be still be around to initiate a 'battle of the sexes' snowball fight! Bring it on, girls, bring it on...