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Bring your bike with you. ;-)

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Bike? We don't believe in bikes....they're just a myth! I'll just drive my gas guzzling needlessly huge and heavy 4x4 V8 equipped SUV around :thumbsup:

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If I never see snow again, save on the TV, it will suit me fine. I canot wait for the day I up sticks and flee the UK.

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Doh. I was just giving my location..It is similar to the UK except it is much brighter and a bit warmer - 5 degrees warmer when I compare to Herts.

It seldom snows where I live (thank goodness cos I hate it!)

:)

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For many years I was told that the northern coast was nice and pleasant in winter (well, apart from when it rained:) ). I must admit I've been there a couple of times in winter lately, and yes it can be very nice even in mid-winter. Yet you only need to go 20 or 30 miles inland and you can see snow everywhere, because of the mountains and high ground. I suspect cities like Burgos and Leon (which to be fair is on the meseta and not in the mountains) get very cold in winter.

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We came to Asturias this time last year and when we drove up from the South, it was fun to see the weather and the landscape change so much, the further up we drove.

It rained heavy in Madrid and then sunny and bright further up.

But when I saw the Picos de Europa on the horizon, I started to get really worried. I had visions of driving through snow and mountains. There was some snow around on the moutains but fortunately not on the motorway. Once we passed Oviedo and to Aviles did I feel better.

We live near the coast so are quite warm compared to the inland areas.

Today is quite cold but not cold enough for gloves and scarfs yet! My kids didn't even want to wear their coats on the way home from school either. Local kids keep them on - perhaps mine are just crazy and haven't climatized.

:)

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Aw :p driving the snow can be quite fun! Just don't drive 65 mph through it and ul be fine ;)

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Can't be long now.... It's getting cold right now in the UK, with snow forecast for the end of the week. I've heard it's already cold in central places like Madrid. Get those gloves and scarves out!

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Snow has already fallen in the Pyrenees and the highest parts of the mountain range on the borders between Galician and Castile Y Leon. I bet some has also fallen on the tops of the Picos too. How much I do not know.

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I can see the snow on the tops of the Sierra Nevada from my terrace. Been there for a couple of weeks now

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Stevie a couple of weeks ago I was asking for information on Madrid

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=691624

You mentioned the weather.

We are going to the Algarve instead :rofl:

Madrid can wait til April / May :o

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Im just hoping I dont get the snow like this again....:blink: that was hard work with 6 horses to look after... never mind getting snowed in the day my daughter flew in to Alicante.... no hope of picking her up..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...esxx/more2.jpg

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I was going to reply to this thread until I saw I already had, a year ago! I thought I’d been caught in a time warp.

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It's cunning, this winter business. It comes back every year to catch us out.
I suspect, though, like me you're old enough to remember the two worst UK winters of the last century. Yes, that's right, Mike and Bernie..