It snowed hard on my last day in Akishima. I have to catch a plane to Seoul that day and to do that I have walk to the train station, then to the bus station for the airport bus. Sounds simple, and with the snow, sounds even exciting.
(photo by Francis Atendido, who had the courage to take out his camera. Check out his blog at libot.blogspot.com)

Snow can be fun. But not if you are dragging a 20-kilo suitcase.
The rollers don't work too well on thick snow. Instead of rolling, my suitcase is literally plowing so I have to carry it most of the time. I didn't count how many times I swore that morning.

One could also easily forget that snow is made of water. So what do you get when you are covered in snow and you go inside a warm place? A nice cold bath!