Let it snow!

Oh, it's lovely to wake up to snow, and know you don't have to shovel!

The sidewalk plow outside our window, at 6:45 a.m.

It's still very dark at 6:40 when we get up, but as the sun slowly rises it's beautiful to watch the light change on the snow.

At mid-day, my neighbor and new friend Panida called, and we went for a walk in the Englischer Garten.  There's a little beer häus'l (house) at our entrance to the park, with decommissioned cable cars  out front for two people to squeeze into for a drink out of the wind.

Panida in the foreground of the Englischer Garten Bier Häus'l

The park was a winter wonderland.

Soon we found the Weihnachtsmarkt am Chinesischen Turm (Christmas Market at the Chinese Tower, which is a popular beer garden in the summer).  

 Very quaint, as are all the Weihnachtsmärkte, with huts for Glühwein, sausages on a bun, ornaments and other crafts, and lots of possibilities for sweets.

We found a crepe booth for a quick "lunch".  Yum, sugar and cinnamon on a fresh crepe hit the spot.

On the way back, I intended to take a picture of two geese waddling down the path...

Between the fresh snow, the quaint Christmas markets (more to come on that) and singing the Christmas Oratorio in choir, it's beginning to look/feel a lot like Christmas.