{"id":18873,"date":"2021-01-19T18:12:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T17:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colleensparis.com\/?p=18873"},"modified":"2023-01-07T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T09:43:02","slug":"a-day-in-paris-when-it-snowed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wptechsupport.com\/colleensparis\/2021\/01\/a-day-in-paris-when-it-snowed\/","title":{"rendered":"One Day When It Snowed in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One day last week the blackbirds (merles in French) were chirping away in a choral cacophony of song at 5:30 am. I wondered if springtime was around the corner — in mid-January! That springtime moment was short-lived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thirty-two departments, including Paris and Ile-de-France, were placed under snow warnings.
Saturday was going to be a snow day in Paris. M\u00e9t\u00e9o-France<\/a> and our Echo-dot, Alexa, confirmed that the snow would begin by 11 am Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coincidentally, Saturday was the same day the new curfew time was activated: Be home by 6 pm. The snow had a small window of time to perform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snow Timetable<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

By 10:30 am we were teased with barely visible white flakes.
By 11 am the weather prophecy had come true.
The bulk was falling right in the middle of lunch and nap time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A visit to the Tuileries Gardens is only a few metro stations from the Bastille. Unless there is a demonstration. Voil\u00e0! In preparation for the ensuing demonstrations, access to the Bastille, whether by car or by metro Line 1, was cut off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now it was a race against the time see snow in Paris. After a circumvented metro voyage, I found the snow still powdering and dusting the bushes and statues in the Jardin des Tuileries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boys were rolling the snow into large balls for snowmen.
Family photos were being taken.
By 3 pm the snowflakes were mixing with rain drops.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I returned to the Bastille, Gendarmes vehicles were still blocking the main boulevards because of the demonstrations. The snow had melted and lockdown began at 6 pm. It was nice to get out and feel the freshness and enjoy something of a normal day in Paris when it snowed. Voil\u00e0!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Past Snows Days in Paris:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paris Snow and Bus 69 at Dusk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paris Scenes: Balcony, Street & Snow<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December Snow Storm In Paris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

December 1 \u2013 It Is Snowing In Paris<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One day last week the blackbirds (merles in French) were chirping away in a choral cacophony of song at at 5:30 am. I wondered if springtime was around the corner — in mid-January! That springtime moment was short-lived.<\/p>\n

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