{"id":3569,"date":"2012-10-28T14:31:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T14:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/?p=3569"},"modified":"2016-04-29T20:39:55","modified_gmt":"2016-04-29T20:39:55","slug":"first-snow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/","title":{"rendered":"First Snow&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1236-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3577\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3577\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1236-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1236-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 60D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351411836&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1236-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1236-001-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1236-001.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3577 pp_post_image\" title=\"IMG_1236-001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1236-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1236-001.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1236-001-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As soon as I opened my eyes this morning, I knew what was waiting&#8230;\u00a0\u00a0 It comes with having lived in Scandinavia I guess, where it was the norm for several months of the year &#8211; whilst we were there at least. \u00a0 There are tell tale signs which give it away, such as noticing the room being that much lighter, and the outside world being eerily quiet.\u00a0 And sure enough&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1228\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3578\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3578\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1228\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1228.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 60D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351411526&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1228\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1228-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1228.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3578 pp_post_image\" title=\"IMG_1228\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1228.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1228.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1228-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1195-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3579\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3579\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1195-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1195-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 60D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351410435&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1195-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1195-001-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1195-001.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3579 pp_post_image\" title=\"IMG_1195-001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1195-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1195-001.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1195-001-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1259-001-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3582\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3582\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1259-001-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1259-0012.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"700,467\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 60D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351412292&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1259-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1259-0012-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1259-0012.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3582 pp_post_image\" title=\"IMG_1259-001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1259-0012.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1259-0012.jpg 700w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1259-0012-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">It wasn&#8217;t a complete surprise I suppose.\u00a0\u00a0 We were busy with a dim sum menu when the first flakes fell yesterday, surrounded by diners who (judging by the mass exodus to take pictures,\u00a0 and the amount of shrieking and laughing going on), hadn&#8217;t actually seen snow before, and I actually preferred the sight of them enjoying it, to the sight of the fat wet flakes themselves, and the slighty depressing thought that winter had started in October&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1202-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3583\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3583\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1202-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1202-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"467,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 60D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351410811&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1202-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1202-001-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1202-001.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3583 pp_post_image\" title=\"IMG_1202-001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1202-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1202-001.jpg 467w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1202-001-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1279-001\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3584\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3584\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/img_1279-001\/\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1279-001.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"467,700\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Picasa&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 60D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1351412784&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;79&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_1279-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1279-001-200x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1279-001.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3584 pp_post_image\" title=\"IMG_1279-001\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1279-001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"374\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1279-001.jpg 467w, http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/IMG_1279-001-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 374px) 100vw, 374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I don&#8217;t think we expected it to settle though, and it&#8217;s definitely not welcome to stay all that long.\u00a0 But I will secretly admit to enjoying the snow this morning, when it was just me, my camera, and a lot of deer&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share me:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-3569\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thesojournseries.com\/bavaria\/first-snow\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a 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