Just a short post to let you guys know that I'm still alive and having just survived my first "wintry" Christmas here in Dresden. "Wintry" in the loosest sense since it was snowing quite a bit for 2 weeks before Christmas, and then it stopped for Christmas week and most of the snow melted away. In fact Christmas started out quite bright and cheery (with sun! .... and there was much rejoicing among the people). So technically I didn't get to experience a white Christmas but a white pre-Christmas is still cool. And singing/listening to Christmas carols of snow and fireplace and warmth makes a bit of sense when you're not sweating under the good ol' Malaysian heat.
So to make up for this short post... pictures!!
Heavy snow day outside my doorstep (street along my house).
Walking through the park near the medical campus.
An unnecessary walk through the street as I got off the wrong tram stop.
Someone made a snowman right at the entrance of the
Centre of Regenerative Therapy and Diseases building.
Christmas tree decoration at the middle of a Christmas market
Same decoration at night, and with more people
Closer look at a Christmas market. A popular item is the Glühwein, a warm
spiced winethat helps to stave off the winter cold I suppose.
Hope you guys had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
