I got these pictures from a Swiss associate a couple of days ago. Then, on a whim, I asked him if I could publish them.

Snow in Switzerland

Guess I have withdrawal symptoms – no snow in Germany. Don’t even mention green Christmas to me. Due to the lack of snow, everything seems greyer than usual. There is no snow to reflect the light.

Switzerland

The last time I was in Switzerland was in 1977. Time to head back.

The sidewalk is lined with Christmas trees, ready for tomorrow’s collection in Oberursel.

Christmas tree pick up in Germany

Now, where do they go from here…?

There is more information on Recycled German Christmas Trees.

A journey is best measured in friends, rather than miles.

- Tim Cahill -

Starting the first week in January 2012, the Verkehrsverband Hochtaunus (VHT) has added additional buses between Oberursel-Hohemark (transfer station for U3 to Frankfurt) and the Feldberg.

On Sundays and public holidays: The first bus leaves Oberursel-Hohemark at 9:36 and between 10:36 and 17:36, the bus runs every 30 minutes stopping in Sandplacken, Oberreifenberg, Niederreifenberg on its way to the Feldbergplateau.

The last buses leave the Feldberg at 17:34, 18:04 and 19:04.

On workdays: With fewer passengers to be expected, the buses run only every 60 minutes. The last buses leave the Feldberg at 17:34 and 19:04.

For more information, please visit the VHT website for their regular updates. This schedule will change again once skiing season is over.

Not much happening in terms of snow right now, not even on the Feldberg. German weather update at Wetter Kleiner Feldberg.

We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.

- Robert Louis Stevenson -