Cold

As in "Damn but it is." Right now the temperature is -14°C and it is very damned chilly indeed here indoors. I'm seriously considering putting on my long-johns. German houses (and apartments) just aren't built for these temperatures, this is far more uncomfortable than being in my sister's house at -42°C.

It snowed last night, starting at sundown and continuing into the early hours, and the resulting 5cm of snow are still underfoot. A harsh winter indeed by German standards. The next few days should be warmer, above freezing again by Tuesday, so I am pretty certain to get out of Frankfurt on Monday without too much trouble.

Apart from that, things are going well. I shall do a load of washing tonight, to be dry for Monday morning. I have to do a few more hours of work tomorrow, plotting drawings for the first meeting with the main contractors on Monday, so they can start in January. The ground-breaking ceremony is set for Jan. 14, and with about a fortnight of digging and preliminary work to be done, they should be able to start pouring concrete in early February. Perhaps there'll even be a complete set of structural plans to work from by then.

Spent the afternoon downtown buying sweeties (the agreed present-givings this year) and wine (for the hell of it), and saying goodbyes.

There may be another post before I fly, depends on how Sunday shapes up.