I was going to write about my day today and post a picture of the insanely loud tourists walking around down in the cathedral’s yard but then I found pictures of that first snow on my camera that we had about a week ago and I needed to share them with you guys. Also I realized that posting a photograph to get the impression of certain sounds across to you may just be the stupidest thing I ever planned to do.

Now keep in mind that by snow I always mean two snow flakes per square inch and that’s it. Simply because we are never blessed with more than that around these parts. As is often the case in life, less is more, though. And two flakes per square inch is plenty pretty, especially early in the morning when the sun has just come up and you happen to live in part of the old cathedral buildings which provides you with a perfect view on any normal day, let alone a snow day.

The two towers belong to Aachen’s old city hall. As seen from my window.

Reflection of one of the city hall towers in my window glass. Pretty, no?

Buildings right across from me. As seen from my window. On a snow day.

Part of the Aachen cathedral on the right, and conjoining cathedral buildings. As seen from my window. Again, no zoom used or anything and only minor cropping on my laptop afterwards.

The cathedral’s main tower and a close-up of the window above the main entrance. As seen from my window.

And let me tell you, it’s even much prettier when it’s not just on a computer screen. However, you can also check out previous entries in which pictures of the cathedral have been posted: in the late autumn sun, in the background on a rainy day, during a wedding and during other weddings; or check out the city hall at night, on a summer evening, or on a September afternoon. (Also check out this picture of the cathedral by night. I found it on Flickr and it shows the building from the other side than the view from my apartment. Anyways, beautiful picture and read the description, too! Such history in this cathedral, it’s breathtaking.)

In closing I’d like to add that taking pictures out of my apartment’s window is not all I do during the day although it may appear as though that was the case.

Have a scandalous Saturday night, my children. And a detoxifying Sunday.