Finally, the cold reached Umea. Last night my thermometer displayed the coldest temperature of this winter so far: -21.8°C. (I like these recordings of absolute min/max-values to “track” the cold.) But the temperatures here in Umea still can’t compete with good old Germany. My sister reported on -24°C in Augsburg on Monday morning. Brrrrrrrrrr. But I won’t give up the challenge – I think we are facing a couple of cold nights and days…

Btw: Yes, Ralf, 2005 is no leap year! So you can write your name as often as you want into the laundry room registration list, but you won’t be able to use it on February 29th! You can’t! You just can’t! Got it? Arrrrgh!