Samstag, 5. Januar 2013

A wet start to the year


Nass ins Neujahr

Click on the link above to hear a very short report about Germans (and others) whose idea of a great start to the year is to take a dip in icy waters. Berliners are disappointed in mild weather as they do not get the chance to hack a hole in the ice before taking the plunge. This traditional dip happens in other countries as well, including the UK.

Some bold Germans braving sub-zero temperatures as they enter the waters of Orankesee in Berlin .

Participants take a quick dip in the frozen Orankesee lake at the 26th annual Berlin Seals winter swim on January 9, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Approximately a dozen ice swimming clubs joined the annual event as a chilly snowstorm swept across Germany.

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