Snow and cold in Besancon

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Snow and cold in Besancon

No one, absolutely no one told me it would be this cold in Besancon. Winter has come very early with huge dumps of snow of snow in some regions of France. Here the view from my balcony is white roof tops, trees and streets, a real fairyland. I took a train to a small town in the Jura on Saturday where the snow was knee deep and the temp was -6. Tasted the local specialty, saussison de Morteau and played in the snow. They don't talk about the weather here even though the rest of France leads the TV news with reports of cold and snow. My Khatmandu jacket is the only thing keeping me warm and a very well heated appartment in town. It will be -10 by Frdiay!!!!!