Mission to the Czech Republic

Around 4:00 this morning, Laura and I were awakened by a very loud noise. It continued on and off for the next two hours, and sounded a lot like a dog running around upstairs. I couldn't figure out why a dog would be running around at 4am, especially since we'd never heard a dog up there before.

Around 5:00 I concluded that there was no way on earth a dog could ever make that much noise, and that it had to be a goat. Or a cow. Something with hooves, at least. The only other idea was that the shingles were sliding off the roof, which would still be strange, and the roof is four floors above us so would it really be that loud?

Around 6:00, when I got out of bed, we found that something had actually been falling off the roof: snow!!! We wait through five months of "winter" and mother nature chooses the day before spring to turn this city into a white wonderland? I will never understand the central european weather system. It was a BIG surprise, but hey, at least now I feel like I'm living a genuine Czech experience, right? Hope you are all enjoying your 65+ degree days. I'll be having snowball fights trying not to wipe out on the sidewalk!