Today was a very cold day here by Tübingen standards. The high wasn’t supposed to be above 0º Celsius/32º Fahrenheit.  It felt even colder walking around, that’s for sure.

To mark the occasion, although really apropos of nothing, I have two photos to illustrate opposing ideas of temperatures. One is from the Esslingen Christmas Market that we went to last year on a similarly cold day. The Friendly Tourist is seen warming his hands by a fire.

The other photo is one  I snapped here in Tübingen on Saturday, of a cute little snow man. I call him the “littlest” snowman – note that his cap seems to be a tiny frying pan turned upside down.

The two pictures aren’t quite “fire” and “ice”. But still, they illustrate a certain spectrum of hot and cold.

Enjoy – and hope you can stay warm, wherever you are.