After a summer of scorching temperatures all over Europe, central France has gotten its first snow of winter, possibly heralding a long, cold winter.
The central region, including the wine region of Burgundy, got a dusting of up to 2 cm of snow, with cold temperatures everywhere, including a drop to -7C (20F) in Dijon. According to France 3 is the lowest since 1975. In fact, 1975 is also the last year it got this cold this early.
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Of all the grand features of Paris’s Grands Magasins, Paul Heymont’s favorite is the stained glass dome at Printemps
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We almost got snowed in as we were leaving Krakow, Poland.
Yes, it’s that time of year when winter is letting us know it’s coming.
Hurricane Joaquin crossed the Atlantic and got split in two by the jet stream.
France got trapped in the middle of the two.
Allowing cold air from Siberia to blow across northern Europe.
So the Geese have arrived here on the wind too. 3 Weeks too early.
Its what the remnants of Hurricanes do.