Walking in a winter wonderland...

Oh how I love snow! I don’t talk about the muddy, cold, slippery stuff that rests in our streets and wets your socks on the way to work, no I mean the with powdery kind, that makes cracking noises when you tread on it. The white glory that covers trees and hills in thick blankets, makes everything brighter and hushes the noises of everyday life.

Living in an area with very mild weather, we barely ever experience that latter kind of snow. Last winter, our first winter with Lisek, we did not experience even one cm of snow, there was just none! The current winter turns out much colder, with much more sun at the same time. Still no snow in Düsseldorf, but we decided to pack dog, car and warm clothes and explore the snow in our surroundings. First we went one day to Solingen, where we had a wonderful walk through the fields to an old castle, Schloss Burg, which looked really nice with a bit of snow on its’ roofs. (And which, with all its bars and the stunning view might make a very nice venue for having summer drinks.)

Last weekend, as the weather was supposed to be superb, we decided spontaneously to drive to the Eifel, which is an area, just about 90 minutes from us and enjoy some snow there. I haven’t seen as much snow since we have last been to Switzerland, several years ago. Even to just drive through the streets, look up and down the hills and into the deep valleys felt magical. As it is a beautiful town with very old houses we ended up in Monschau again, I wrote about it a bit in this post, this time parking near the school, on top of a mountain overseeing the city. Last time we were there, we didn't realise Monschau has a castle. How could we not have seen this? Due to all the snow and ice, the walk into the town was a slippery one, but we managed and had a nice hot meal before climbing up again. 

Beautiful city of Monschau, famous for it's mustard, btw

Scotty on the rocks

Too cute!

See the Castle in the background?

Lisek probably knew we were going to lose his ball...

Lisek loved the snow! He is never cold, so even hopping through deep snow was fun for him. We ended up losing one of his tennis balls. Some schoolchildren or another dog might be happy to find it once the snow is gone. 

The next day we went to a nearby lake to have a nice walk around it. Fortunately, we still had a ball to play with and could enjoy the warm sunlight. Half of the lake was covered in ice and that ice made the weirdest sounds! I wish I had recorded it. Alienlike, synthesizer sounds, being echoed by the surrounding mountains. They gave me goosebumps. Returning to the van, happy but cold, we enjoyed some hot coffee and then drove back home. 

I hope you are having the chance to have a winterwonderland time as well! 

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Those two are just adorable!