Let it SNOW!

I started to get a sore throat last night and so we decided to take it slow this morning and kick back at the hotel.  I have to admit that when I heard that snow was forecast today that I didn't quite believe it, but sure enough, just before midday Yumi stuck her head to look out the window and squealed - IT'S SNOWING!

It's the first time either of us have really seen snow fall so it was pretty exciting I have to admit.
We enjoyed watching it fall and build up, but eventually got hungry and decided to head out for a wander as I was feeling better.  We rugged up as good as we could and decided to head up to the Sony Wonder lab to see what it was all about.
Now snow is pretty cool when it's falling, but snow turns into slush and we discovered this hiking up the 14 blocks to the Sony Wonder Lab.  We were getting hungry around this time too, and decided to stop at TGIF where we both had a lovely steak before heading off to the Sony Wonder Lab once more.
The snow/sleet hadn't slowed and the wind had picked up, so our hands were freezing before long and we decided to stop at Uni Qlo and pick up some gloves - man what a difference they made!  We continued our hike to the Sony Wonder Lab and unfortunately were a little disappointed with the Sony experience - half the setups they had were either broken or under repair.
We decided to do a little shopping on the way back and discovered that Esprit had 40% off everything - I picked up a scarf here - thus completing my winter outfit and keeping my throat warm.  We managed a quick visit to Tiffany's and Co before they shut their doors for the night and then hiked the 14 blocks back to the hotel, by this point we both had soaked jeans and shoes and we were glad to change into clean and dry clothes.
Apparently there was up to 6 inches of snow that fell today in some areas of New York - and it was predicted that at least 10 inches would fall before it stopped sometime after midnight.  It's also the earliest snow recorded since the civil war days when they started recording it, so that's pretty amazing.
Crazily enough it's forecast for sunshine again tomorrow - though it'll still be cold, but hopefully we can do some more sightseeing tomorrow!