More snow pics

[dieastra]

I took some more snow pictures today!



This was the view that greeted me when I stood up in the morning. Apparently it had snowed through the night.



This is what it looks like when you actually can see something:





















And then I did something useful with the snow on my balkony. It was supposed to become a camel, but because of its sturdy legs and short neck, I thought it rather looks like a turtle, so I quickly adapted and made it what it clearly wanted to be LOL



Tweeted at 25.02.2013 https://twitter.com/dieastra/status/306131743159762944

Comments

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

A veritable winter wonderland! So pretty. That turtle is awesome--clearly it wanted to be that, and not a camel. :-p

Are those buildings across the way apartments?

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Thanks again! And you're right - it wanted to be that and nothing else.

Those buildings are apartments indeed. In fact, it's where I used to live before and my parents still live there. In between there is a soccer place and also some gardens.

Here are a few picture what those buildings would look like from close up - backside and front side with balkonies: http://www.dresden-architekt.de/iwb0.html

If you remember my mail about living in the GDR, these are the concrete buildings I refered to. They are made from concrete slabs which already had the window inside for example. Also the bathroom was a complete cell which just got hooked on the crane - that way they could erect buildings very quickly, as lots of people lived in cramped spaces. One concrete slab was a whole wall.

Six floors, two apartments on each floor, and when you visited a friend you felt at home immediately as the layout was always the same. Only one way where to put the sofa and where the wall of cupboards ;) In the beginning, they also all had the same wallpaper, before people did their own.

If you have any more questions I'm happy to answer them!