I can't believe our 5-night stay in Mainz [sounds like Mines and not too far from Frankfurt] has come and gone. And although we didn't do all that much due to the crappy weather, i think we made the most of it. Most importantly J and i got to visit my sister and her boyfriend in Wiesbaden [sounds like Vees-bah-den]. And of course we met my baby niece, whom at the time was only 10 days old and is as cute as a button.
I even got to change her diaper - my very first one! An achievement i can be proud of since it didn't fall off right after and something that i can say i did before i turned 30.
So anyway on our way home, we decided to see some friends and whilst waiting to see them do some grocery shopping. And if you don't include our extended pit stop in Düsseldorf, which is roughly the half way mark, i reckon it would have taken us about 4+ hours to get to where we live.
We had heard earlier on the news that there was so much snow that they even had to temporarily close a couple of the highways because it was so icy and there were so many accidents. Traffic was horrendous, trains were delayed and airports where temporarily shut down. But lucky for us by the time we left the snow had cleared off the highway and there was barely any traffic.
By the time we got home it was just before 2 in the morning.
The temperature outside was somewhere just below 0 degrees Celsius. Mild in comparison to Sunday's temperature, when a cold front swept across Germany dumping snow and forcing the temperature down to a ridiculous -15˙C [the coldest i've been in so far]. One particular area in Germany measured -33˙Celsius, yes MINUS THIRTY-THREE!
Damn climate change, it's absolutely insane!
I think in the last week about 15 cm of snow has fallen here, more in other regions. The weatherman says there's only a 50% chance there'll be more snow in this area. But as J likes to remind me, it's only a prediction.
They predicted snow only on Sunday but nobody imagined there would be as much snow as there was on Friday - 2 days earlier. Cars with Summer wheels had barely any grip and were sliding all over the place. Cyclists battled with icy pathways and dancing snow flakes.
But they also said the temperature would rise this week and by Christmas there wouldn't be any snow left.
I don't think so.
Christmas is in nearly 12 hours and looking at our landlord's garden below us and our balcony, it doesn't look like the snow is going anywhere.
Even the side streets beside the house are still iced over. It's moments like these that i'm grateful that i don't have a dog to walk. Seriously, it's super nippy outside!
So anyway, even though we had all the doors and shutters closed whilst we were gone, the frosty air had managed to find itself into our apartment. I, of course left on Friday and switched off all the heaters, in order to conserve energy. Which maybe wasn't such a good idea because it takes forever for the heaters to warm up and for the place to heat up.
We've cranked up the heaters onto full blast but it's like watching paint dry, it's so bloody slow. In the mean time, J and i are practically suffering from hyperthermia here.
The hot bath which made me turn slightly pink was good while it lasted but i'm still cold wearing a t-shirt + 3 hoodies [2 of which are made out of fleece] + a thick fleece scarf.
So before i lose complete feeling in my feet, i'm going to make some hot tea and hover in front of the preheated oven, just so my skin can thaw out just a little. I'll be back with some photos from our short getaway once i've defrosted...
Merry Christmas!
I even got to change her diaper - my very first one! An achievement i can be proud of since it didn't fall off right after and something that i can say i did before i turned 30.
So anyway on our way home, we decided to see some friends and whilst waiting to see them do some grocery shopping. And if you don't include our extended pit stop in Düsseldorf, which is roughly the half way mark, i reckon it would have taken us about 4+ hours to get to where we live.
We had heard earlier on the news that there was so much snow that they even had to temporarily close a couple of the highways because it was so icy and there were so many accidents. Traffic was horrendous, trains were delayed and airports where temporarily shut down. But lucky for us by the time we left the snow had cleared off the highway and there was barely any traffic.
By the time we got home it was just before 2 in the morning.
The temperature outside was somewhere just below 0 degrees Celsius. Mild in comparison to Sunday's temperature, when a cold front swept across Germany dumping snow and forcing the temperature down to a ridiculous -15˙C [the coldest i've been in so far]. One particular area in Germany measured -33˙Celsius, yes MINUS THIRTY-THREE!
Damn climate change, it's absolutely insane!
I think in the last week about 15 cm of snow has fallen here, more in other regions. The weatherman says there's only a 50% chance there'll be more snow in this area. But as J likes to remind me, it's only a prediction.
They predicted snow only on Sunday but nobody imagined there would be as much snow as there was on Friday - 2 days earlier. Cars with Summer wheels had barely any grip and were sliding all over the place. Cyclists battled with icy pathways and dancing snow flakes.
But they also said the temperature would rise this week and by Christmas there wouldn't be any snow left.
I don't think so.
Christmas is in nearly 12 hours and looking at our landlord's garden below us and our balcony, it doesn't look like the snow is going anywhere.
Even the side streets beside the house are still iced over. It's moments like these that i'm grateful that i don't have a dog to walk. Seriously, it's super nippy outside!
So anyway, even though we had all the doors and shutters closed whilst we were gone, the frosty air had managed to find itself into our apartment. I, of course left on Friday and switched off all the heaters, in order to conserve energy. Which maybe wasn't such a good idea because it takes forever for the heaters to warm up and for the place to heat up.
We've cranked up the heaters onto full blast but it's like watching paint dry, it's so bloody slow. In the mean time, J and i are practically suffering from hyperthermia here.
The hot bath which made me turn slightly pink was good while it lasted but i'm still cold wearing a t-shirt + 3 hoodies [2 of which are made out of fleece] + a thick fleece scarf.
So before i lose complete feeling in my feet, i'm going to make some hot tea and hover in front of the preheated oven, just so my skin can thaw out just a little. I'll be back with some photos from our short getaway once i've defrosted...
Merry Christmas!
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