Crazy March Weather

 So earlier today it hailed hard for a good 5-6 minutes.  It then proceeded to rain pretty hard for about half an hour.  Now, it's on and off snowing.
 
How's that for a variety of winter weather?

 

 

In other news, after a week of (relatively) warm weather including two days that peaked around 50 F, the Leine River in Germany is swollen with melted snow.  It's already flooded parts of two nearby towns and it has slowly risen up towards the banks here in Hannover.

 

 

 
To end on a slightly happier note, here are some pictures from this past Friday with Bill and Sara at the Ernst August Brauerei here in Hannover.  They've got the Münchner Beer gardens beat--at this brewery you order beer in 2 L increments instead of 1 L (but then again it's to share).  The beer on tap here is Hanöversch Pilsener, organic and pretty awesome!