While here winter continues to show its strength, I want to wish everyone a peaceful Christmas and a very Happy Holiday Season!

Last night here where I live snowed a lot and the awakening this morning was really amazing. At least 35 cm I measured in my garden and my dog Jasper at the sight really goes mad!

With a little bit delay and just to create some Christmas atmosphere, the shot above is the new photo of the month on my website, the last for 2009! It was taken at the recently visited Christmas market in Augsburg, Germany. Enjoy!

I'm back from my winter trip to Germany and Austria. It has been a journey traveling along famous Romantic Road, days were very busy, cinnamon, mulled wine and other species filled the air and I could really feel the Christmas atmosphere typical of those places.

Next Saturday I'll leave for a car trip to Austria and Germany with a couple of friends. We'll visit a part of the Romantic Road with its famous Christmas Markets and we'll reach the medieval town of Rothenburg. On the way back home I plan to stop somewhere in the Austrian mountains. Hope to have fun, make lots of shots and see some snow!