Paris and London, Snowy, More Beautiful and More Treacherous Snow hit Paris and London for the second and third day, respectively, as locals and tourists reveled in the wonder of winter that usually bypasses these European capitals. But travel headaches afflicted both cities, as mere inches of snow shut down both roads and runways. After repeated years of cold and precipitation, at what point will we have to stop calling these European snowfalls "unusual"? And when will European airports and transportation authorities start greeting winter with salt and snow plows for what may be the new normal?