Snow Photos

While the last traces of snow has all but disappeared from the Munich landscape in the last week, thanks to warm spring weather and rain, I have these photos from my mobile phones that I took only about 2 weeks ago. Too much snow considering it was almost spring.

This is usually a railway track. Apparently the trains ran but I don't know how. The next day was a Sunday, and all trains and trams which ran above the ground were suspended.


Playing in deep snow, outside my balcony.

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