Travel blog
Overnight, today being 4 January 2016, we got our first snow of the winter, but some drizzly rain had washed most of it away by the late afternoon.
But it did look beautiful this morning, when I stepped out on the balcony with some coffee in hand. Oberursel lies at the foot of the Taunus Mountains, and so we are more subjected to winter weather than Frankfurt.
I have my friends and family over in all kinds of seasons, and this is the view they get over mulled wine.
Ten days ago, I was told we could expect a new winter record for Germany. To be more precise, this winter of 2010/2011 is supposed to be the coldest winter in a thousand years.
Unfortunately, the source for this information is a Korean website. I imagine this website is geared at Korean expats living in Germany, because this was related to me by one expat family. And then by many others.
This post is intended to raise precaution, not panic.
camp fire in the Taunus mountains
The current temperature is 1° C (34 F), but where we are going this evening, it will be even colder. The Taunus mountains record a temperature of currently 0°C (32 F) at 18:00.
For tomorrow, snow is in the forecast as well.
My name is Maria Shipley. I live in Oberursel, Germany with my husband, son and daughter. I … Read more
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