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| At least the trams run on time. |
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| Clear that path! |
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| This trams had to stop in the blizzard, as it was ploughing through too much snow. |
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| This is the pavement next to the Ring,under snow. |
Yes, I know that it is now spring, but it is good to remember the Vienna winter.
When it snows in Vienna, and this past winter we had six snowfalls in the city by my counting, things don't grind to a halt. People appear early in the street to clear the pavements and small snow ploughs appear. The trams continue working if their tracks have been cleared a little. In fact Vienna is quite beautiful in the snow.
Cars parked in the street, get covered, but their owners don't seem to be bothered and scrape off just enough to see through the windscreen. Winter tyres are compulsory here from November to March, so there isn't too much skidding into the car in front. There is a tranquility the day after a snowfall and buildings and streets are tranformed.
Not many bikes were borrowed on this cold January day.
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| This car park leaks! |
This Park and Ride car park is safe, but it lets in the snow. One does not expect to pay and then have your car coated in snow when it is blown through the grills!
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| Mariahilferstrasse. Not a lot of shopping went on on the day of the blizzard, but at least the shops were open! |
