Happy 2015!

To celebrate, here's a photo of the famous Neues Rathaus in the snow (well, the glockenspiel is famous) in Marienplatz (which is also the famous site of the Munich Christmas Market), as viewed from the top of Alter Peter (not so famous), a nearby kirche which can be climbed.

And here is a wider panorama that shows the Frauenkirche (the two towers on the left), as well as more of Munich, including the Residenz (the main Palace of the ruling Bavarian monarchy for a long time - at least until they were deposed in 1918) in the distance on the right (more about this building in a later post).

The snow is about 2 feet deep, as it has been snowing since December 26, although it did not snow yesterday, nor has it snowed today yet. It doesn't look like it will, and the temperature is supposed to climb over the next few days, so I'm guessing that some of it might melt.

Have a healthy and productive 2015, or as Garrison Keillor says, "Be well, do good work, and keep in touch."