Comments on: Once Every 5 Years… Snow in Madrid http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/ Podcasts and comment on travel, tapas, learning Spanish and living in Spain, plus beautiful Spain photos. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:00:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bella http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-77735 Bella Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:29:32 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-77735 Lovely surprise to come back to after Christmas! I came back on Thurs 8th Jan and the snow fell the next day! They closed the aiport! Lucky I came back when I did! I loved the snow and was able to take a few photos of my barrio myself! Everyone was out taking photos. It was very pretty. In some places I saw it turned to ice and stayed about a week, not in my area though.. only 24 hours! Lovely surprise to come back to after Christmas! I came back on Thurs 8th Jan and the snow fell the next day! They closed the aiport! Lucky I came back when I did! I loved the snow and was able to take a few photos of my barrio myself! Everyone was out taking photos. It was very pretty. In some places I saw it turned to ice and stayed about a week, not in my area though.. only 24 hours!

]]> By: Dean Hunt http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-75497 Dean Hunt Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:23:21 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-75497 Lived there for 5 years, never saw a single flake. I take full blame for the 5 year snow drought. Dean Lived there for 5 years, never saw a single flake.

I take full blame for the 5 year snow drought.

Dean

]]> By: PattyN http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-75495 PattyN Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:06:57 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-75495 Fabulous photos, Ben!!! Thanks so much for sharing. Fabulous photos, Ben!!! Thanks so much for sharing.

]]> By: James http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-75366 James Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:20:54 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-75366 Great photos Ben. We were going back to the US that day from Bilbao and luckily they closed Barajas before we took off so we got rerouted through Paris and didn't wind up stuck in Madrid all weekend. We heard the airport was freezing cold too. We did spend about 12 hours in Barajas on the way over though because of the Iberia pilot and air traffic controller slowdowns. Great photos Ben.

We were going back to the US that day from Bilbao and luckily they closed Barajas before we took off so we got rerouted through Paris and didn’t wind up stuck in Madrid all weekend. We heard the airport was freezing cold too.

We did spend about 12 hours in Barajas on the way over though because of the Iberia pilot and air traffic controller slowdowns.

]]> By: Edith http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-74776 Edith Sun, 11 Jan 2009 01:07:10 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-74776 Caos y belleza - un reportaje de Informe Semanal sobre el invierno en España: http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/index.html#379424 Caos y belleza – un reportaje de Informe Semanal sobre el invierno en España:

http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/index.html#379424

]]> By: Madrid Guide Spain http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-74633 Madrid Guide Spain Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:06:40 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-74633 Great pic! It was my intention to get some pgotos of the snow yesterday for my site www.madrid.-guide-spain.com but alas the day job saw me spending an hour and a half getting home from work in San Fernando. Its amazing how totally unprepared the city was for the snowfall with just 5cm´s of snow causing over 300km of traffic hold ups and the closure of the international airport. I must admit I have to drive past the airport (I work in aviation) and seeing the airaft doing "go arounds" at 0745 made me wonder if the day was going to go from bad to worse. Hey, at least you got your photo! Great pic! It was my intention to get some pgotos of the snow yesterday for my site http://www.madrid.-guide-spain.com but alas the day job saw me spending an hour and a half getting home from work in San Fernando.

Its amazing how totally unprepared the city was for the snowfall with just 5cm´s of snow causing over 300km of traffic hold ups and the closure of the international airport.

I must admit I have to drive past the airport (I work in aviation) and seeing the airaft doing “go arounds” at 0745 made me wonder if the day was going to go from bad to worse. Hey, at least you got your photo!

]]> By: Katie http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-74576 Katie Sat, 10 Jan 2009 13:12:37 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-74576 lovely photos, ben, thanks. one of the nicest things about yesterday was that on the street so many people were smiling! the worst thing was that, in true madrileño fashion, many opted to arm themselves with an umbrella to ward off the snow (and anyone daring to walk near them...). lovely photos, ben, thanks. one of the nicest things about yesterday was that on the street so many people were smiling!

the worst thing was that, in true madrileño fashion, many opted to arm themselves with an umbrella to ward off the snow (and anyone daring to walk near them…).

]]> By: Steve http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-74452 Steve Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:58:02 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-74452 Quick follow-up comment - While I was searching the 'net today, I stumbled upon this photo on the Real Madrid site. http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202759113938/noticia/Noticia/The_Bernabeu_as_white_as_ever.htm Seems like everyone is enjoying the snow, eh? Quick follow-up comment –

While I was searching the ‘net today, I stumbled upon this photo on the Real Madrid site.

http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1202759113938/noticia/Noticia/The_Bernabeu_as_white_as_ever.htm

Seems like everyone is enjoying the snow, eh?

]]> By: Cardamom http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-74383 Cardamom Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-74383 Don't know If it's global warming or what, but the south east USA where I live hasn't seen snow in 10 years...... Last Christmas while the rest of the country was frozen solid we were enjoying spring like weather, max temp in the early twenties or so. Don’t know If it’s global warming or what, but the south east USA where I live hasn’t seen snow in 10 years…… Last Christmas while the rest of the country was frozen solid we were enjoying spring like weather, max temp in the early twenties or so.

]]> By: Maria S. http://www.notesfromspain.com/2009/01/09/once-every-5-years-snow-in-madrid/comment-page-1/#comment-74377 Maria S. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:15:37 +0000 http://www.notesfromspain.com/?p=1095#comment-74377 I love these kind of pictures. We have freezing temps here in Germany, but not that much fresh snow. I have just returned from a "Schnitzelbar" where I watched the weather forecast and how some German towns got innovative by flooding their tennis courts to turn them into ice rinks. We have got lots of ice and people seem to be outdoors more so than ever. It would be nice to be in Madrid to see what you have. I love these kind of pictures. We have freezing temps here in Germany, but not that much fresh snow.
I have just returned from a “Schnitzelbar” where I watched the weather forecast and how some German towns got innovative by flooding their tennis courts to turn them into ice rinks.
We have got lots of ice and people seem to be outdoors more so than ever.
It would be nice to be in Madrid to see what you have.

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