{"id":565,"date":"2011-03-07T16:22:20","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T16:22:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kensington-chelsea.com\/index.php\/"},"modified":"2013-09-27T11:42:46","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T11:42:46","slug":"snow-in-london","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kensington-chelsea.com\/index.php\/photos\/snow-in-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 2nd February 2009, Londoners woke up to find their city entirely covered with snow. The largest amount of snowfall that London had seen for 18 years saw transport services nearly grind to a halt (the entire bus network was suspended for part of the day) so many people couldn&#8217;t get to work, school or wherever else they were supposed to be on a Monday morning! Some decided to head to their nearest park instead, and spend the day playing in the snow &#8211; adults and children alike!<\/p>\n<p>Below are some photos of Kensington in the snow on a hazy walk I did this afternoon. Take a look for a small glimpse of what London in the snow looks like!<\/p>\n<p>(Click on any photo for a larger version, or to begin a click-thru slideshow.)<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"Kensington street\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px;\" alt=\"snow in London\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_1.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"138\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Kensington street\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_2.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_2.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Church\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_3.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_3.jpg\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"Kensington street\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_4.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_4.jpg\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Another church\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_5.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_5.jpg\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Snowball fight!\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_6.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_6.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"Left: snowman, Right: ??\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_7.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_7.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Kensington High Street, not looking so pretty - just a bit slushy\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_8.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_8.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"A large snowman on the corner of Kensington High Street! I believe he was actually advertising Boots (the chemist)...\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_9.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_9.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"More slushy Kensington High Street\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_10.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_10.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"St Mary Abbots Church, corner of Ken High St and Ken Church St\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_11.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_11.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"A Kensington garden square\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_12.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_12.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"Kensington Gardens - packed with people\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_13.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_13.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Kensington Gardens\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_14.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_14.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Sledding (down a very tiny slope) in Kensington Gardens\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_15.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_15.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"More sledding\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_18.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_18.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Kensington Gardens\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_16.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_16.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Kensington Gardens\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_19.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_19.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"How romantic!\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_20.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_20.jpg\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"GIANT snowman\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_21.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_21.jpg\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Kensington Gardens\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_22.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_22.jpg\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"Those that can't make snowmen make giant...balls\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_23.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_23.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Kensington mews\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_24.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_24.jpg\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Leggy snowman\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_25.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_25.jpg\" width=\"112\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><a title=\"The pubs look cosier in the snow!\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_26.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_26.jpg\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <a title=\"Holland Park\" href=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_27.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[snow]\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/images\/snow_thumb_27.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>More links about the snow in London in February 2009:<\/p>\n<div id=\"_mcePaste\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.bbc.co.uk\/1\/hi\/uk\/7865378.stm\" target=\"_blank\">BBC News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisislondon.co.uk\/standard\/article-23579420-details\/Arctic+blast+brings+London+earliest+snow+for+70+years\/article.do\" target=\"_blank\">This is London<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 2nd February 2009, Londoners woke up to find their city entirely covered with snow. 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