Don't tell anyone that this Canadian who is used to below zero temperatures all winter is excited at the arrival today of rain, after two weeks of below zero temperatures with blue skies and lots of sun here in Brussels!! Yes, she is. What she has to add, though, is that old buildings (of which her apartment building is one) do not have good insulation. That means that the cold air passes through the walls, making them COLD to the touch and passes around the window frames causing a continual gentle breeze of COLD air. The hot water radiators can't keep up. I've been living in two sweaters, tights, wool socks and a blanket wrapped around me for days. Hurrah for the rain and the above zero temperatures :) !! (Bet this enthusiasm won't last for long, though. )
However, Ukraine, Poland, Rumania, Italy and southern France are still buried in unusual quantities of snow. And Quebec has practically none!
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