PAPRÉT

We were able to go to the nature long ago because the weather was bad. On

last Saturday - although  the forecast  promised better weather  -  promised

+6-8 degrees -  it seemed tempting.  So we left in the nice weather for Paprét

in  the morning . This small section of the Blue Trail was missing, so we chose 

this small hike. We went from Szentendre to the bus stop Pilisszentlászló-Hegytető.

On the top of the hill  it was  foggy, rainy and there was a lot of snow,  that 

disappeared already  in  the city. 

We went on the red path about  3 kms to the forester's house in Paprét. 

All the time  it was raining  hopelessly. 

At the forester's house  we looked for  a stamp, and then we turned back on  

the blue trail to the village  Pilisszentlászló. 

As we descended the snow melted, and  became many small streams.  

And of course all the water flowed down on the hiking path.

When we arrived at the village  our shoes, coats, backpacks, gloves, and all 

stuff were completely wet. We waited for our bus in  Gesztenyés Pub. There

wasn’t   anything to eat or hot drinks. We were lucky that we took with us 

hot tea and sandwiches. 

Of course, the homeward journey  wasn't pleasant, our wet clothes kept us 

cool. I desired  a hot shower at home only.

Winter it's here /Hiver c'est ici /Der Winter ist da

The snowfall began before midnight. I saw this morning so.
Avant minuit,les chutes de neige ont commencé. J'ai vu ce matin cela.
Vor Mitternacht begann der Schneefall. Ich habe heute morgens so gesehen

Winter 2010

The official First Day of Summer in Iceland isn’t until after two weeks but at the Icelandic Meteorological Office the winter ended on March 31. The 2009-2010 winter season was unusually warm—the temperature was 1.6°C above average in Reykjavík. In Stykkishólmur, west Iceland, the temperature this winter was 1.4°C warmer than average, in Akureyri in the north and Berufjördur in the east it was 0.9°C above the average winter temperature and in the Westman Islands in the south 1.1°C above average. The air pressure was unusually high—8.4 hPa above average in Reykjavík. The air pressure has only been higher on three occasions, in 1823, 1968 and 1969. In south Iceland the winter was rather dry—precipitation measured 215 millimeters in Reykjavík. The winter hasn’t been drier since 1977 when the precipitation measured 111 millimeters. In north Iceland the precipitation was different each month. The overall precipitation measured 234 millimeters in Akureyri this winter, which is 20 percent above average. Akureyri saw record snow layer depth in December. The snow melted in January and then it snowed again in February, while most of March was snow free. Akureyri had 57 days of complete snow cover, 16 fewer than during the average winter. There was very little snow in Reykjavík. The capital only had 13 days of complete snow cover, 31 fewer days than during an average winter.

(Iceland Rewiev Online)

Winter / Hiver

I dug my car out under the snow today, finally :) I hope the spring is not so far.

J'ai creusé ma voiture sous la neige aujourd'hui, enfin :)J'espère que le printemps n'est pas loin.

Ich grub aus mein auto unter dem Schnee hervor heute endlich :)Ich hoffe, der Frühling ist nicht so weit.

Promenade d'hiver / Winter walk / Winterspaziergang

Nous avons vu quelques semaines seulement un ciel gris. Pour aujourd'hui nous avons un soleil prophétisé. Avant le déjeuner, j'ai donné ma petite-fille pour les parents et j'ai commencé à marcher dans l'environs. Le soleil a vraiment brillé, dans la forêt, la neige était molle sur les branches de la neige magnifique. Donc, la pensée de la moitié de la ville venez juste de sortir dans les bois:)



Beaucoup de personnes marchant avec des enfants à pied et de la luge ou de ski. Mes amis sont partis dans la matinée, je les ai rencontrés à mi-chemin. De là, nous avons traversé ensemble Hárshegy (Tilleul-montagne) à Hűvösvölgy (Frais-vallée). Voici le terminus du chemin de fer à l'enfance. Dans la pub, nous avons bu du vin chaud et nous avons parlé de ceci et cela. Ensuite, chacun rentrait chez soi de bonne humeur. Ce fut une belle demi-journée.



We have seen a few weeks only gray skies. For today we have one prophesied sunshine. Before lunch, I gave my granddaughter for parents and I started out walking in the neighborhood. The sun really shone, in the forest was soft snow on the branches of magnificent snow.



So the thought of half the town just go out in the woods:) Many people walking with children on foot and tobogganing or skiing. My friends have gone off in the morning, I met with them half way. From here we went through together Hárshegy (Lindenhill) to Hüvösvölgy (Cool-valley). Here is the terminus of the Children's Railway. In the pub we drank mulled wine and we talked about this and that. Then everyone went home in high spirits. That was a nice half day.



Wir haben einige Wochen lang nur grauer Himmel gesehen. Für heute hat man einen Sonnenschein wahrgesagt. Vor Mittagessen übergab ich mein Enkelkind für Eltern und ich bin aufgebrochen spazieren in der Nachbarschaft. Die Sonne hat wirklich geschienen, im Wald war weichen Schnee, auf der Äste wunderschöne Schnee-Tupfballens. So glaubte das der halbe Stadt genau so im Wald zu ausgehen :) Draußen spazierten viele Leute mit Kindern zu fuß und mit Rodeln oder Schi. Meine Freunden sind schon morgens losgegangen, ich traf mit ihnen auf halben Weg.



Von hier wir ging zusammen durch Hárshegy (Lindeberg) bis Hüvösvölgy (Kühltal). Hier ist die Endstation das Kinderbahn. In Pub wir trank Glühwein und wir unterhielten uns über dies und jenes. Dann jeder nach Hause ging in gehobener Stimmung. Das war ein schönes halbes Tag.

Winter in Island/on Iceland/Hiver sur l'Islande