IT LIVES!!!
Ok, so I know I just posted how impossible youtube was being, but in all likelihood you didn't have a chance to read it between now and five hours ago.. so now I present you with...
The Alstervergnügen
watch the video below and then scroll down to see some pictures!
For a little comparison take these two pictures:
This is the lake in its usual state, only a month before! (This picture was taken in January)
...and this is the frozen Alster festival (Alstervergnügen)
That my friends is indeed a frozen lake and there are people walking all over it... I was one of those people! It was an amazing and exhilarating experience. I don't actually have a physical bucket list, although I should, but walking on a frozen lake has always been something I've dreamed of doing, but living in Southen California never dreams possible. Looking at these people braving the cold in the spirit of adventure and fun I couldn't help but be reminded of a picture my 10th grade AP European History teacher had hanging in his classroom:
Peter Brügel's Hunters in the snow. 1565
The picture has always stood out in my mind as what a "true" winter should be, and always made me feel sad at the melting polar icecaps and the environmental changes that are making moments like this few and far between.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video and pictures, please leave comments!
Next Update: A Chilean and a Fillipina make Japanese Sushi, and Vietnamese Sring Rolls in Germany.
Stay tuned! (Honestly who tunes their televisions anymore?... well on that random thought. Goodnight!)
The Alstervergnügen
watch the video below and then scroll down to see some pictures!
Click to viewFor a little comparison take these two pictures:
This is the lake in its usual state, only a month before! (This picture was taken in January)
...and this is the frozen Alster festival (Alstervergnügen)
That my friends is indeed a frozen lake and there are people walking all over it... I was one of those people! It was an amazing and exhilarating experience. I don't actually have a physical bucket list, although I should, but walking on a frozen lake has always been something I've dreamed of doing, but living in Southen California never dreams possible. Looking at these people braving the cold in the spirit of adventure and fun I couldn't help but be reminded of a picture my 10th grade AP European History teacher had hanging in his classroom:
Peter Brügel's Hunters in the snow. 1565
The picture has always stood out in my mind as what a "true" winter should be, and always made me feel sad at the melting polar icecaps and the environmental changes that are making moments like this few and far between.
I hope you guys enjoyed the video and pictures, please leave comments!
Next Update: A Chilean and a Fillipina make Japanese Sushi, and Vietnamese Sring Rolls in Germany.
Stay tuned! (Honestly who tunes their televisions anymore?... well on that random thought. Goodnight!)