How You Know It’s FINALLY Spring in Germany!

March 23, 2015 by California Globetrotter 2 Comments

Spring officially arrived just a few days ago and they were glllloriious! I was standing at the bus stop, waiting for the bus and all I could think of was “Hurry up!! I want to get home, put my sandals on and go sit at a beer garden facing the sun!!”

Only for the very next day to turn out to be bitter cold and I had to pull out my peacoat again! The weather certainly can’t make up its mind, therefore, it MUST be Spring!

I normally LOOVE winter, but I found this year to be rather cold and everyone who knows me, knows I am NEVER cold. But this year, I couldn’t wait for it to be over. I am so glad it is finally spring and the weather is warming up, but not fast enough for me! Maybe it’s because I am looking forward to wearing my flowy flower dresses again without being bundled up in layers of sweaters, jackets and scarves!

Here’s how I know Spring has finally arrived just in time for my full blown Spring Fever to start!

• You can now start leaving your windows open for longer than 10 minutes
• Everyone else has their windows open too
• The mornings are finally crisp again
• You want to go to the nearest beer garden and sit facing the sun
  

  

• You are struggling with sever Spring Fever and have a hard time sitting indoors, especially at work
• If you’re not in a beer garden, you wish you could just jump out of the window and run away from work to drink a cold beer
• I finally broke out my sandals! (which got me some serious looks!)
• I have began buying summer dresses and hats!
• You’ll probably see people (myself included) taking pictures of flowers finally in bloom

• You can finally pack away all but one of your winter jackets and replace them with cardigans and light jackets
• You can even pack away your gloves, beanies and winter scarfs! Yippie!!
• Your walks are getting longer
• You and every one else in town are down by the local river enjoying the sun/set

• The sunsets are becoming more and more beautiful again as the grey clouds have cleared
• Every now and then the smell of BBQ is already floating through the air
• The tires in your bike have finally been pumped up again
• You and everyone else in town have started riding your bikes EVERYWHERE!

• The birds are starting to chirp again and everyday they get louder
• The streets are becoming more and more crowded as people and tourists flock back to the city center
• You have probably started spring cleaning your house and getting rid of the dust bunnies!
• You are starting to buy more flowers!

• Cafes have finally started putting their chairs and tables outside again, with a little blanket!
• People are beginning to garden like crazy again
• The days are finally getting longer and it is no longer dark at 3pm!
• You might randomly have to get out your one winter jacket for a day or two as the weather dips again
• The farmers have started plowing their fields preparing for the upcoming season
• People are getting excited that “Spargel” Season is coming soon!
• Construction is starting to take over the city again
• You might be suffering from “Frühjahrsmüdigkeit” and might be a bit tired from the change in weather!
• But you’ll chirp right up again when you realize MaiDult is just around the corner!! 🙂
• And generally, there are flowers EVERYWHERE!!!

Happy Spring!!!

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