A small dog wearing a knitted pullover walks between dykes of snow on the sidewalk

A small dog wearing a knitted pullover walks between dykes of snow on the sidewalk in central Berlin on December 2, 2010 after heavy snowfall. The first snowfall in the German capital overnight followed a week with sub zero temperatures down to minus 12 degrees celsius.



A miniature horse stands in a snow covered field in Middleham, northern England December 3, 2010. Britain's meteorological office said to expect less snow in the coming days than seen earlier in the week, but that very low temperatures and icy conditions would continue into the weekend.



A woman protects by umbrellas as she crosses Vuelta Castillo Park covers by snow in Pamplona northern Spain, Friday Dec.3, 2010. A polar wind is crossing the country as many parts of Spain registered freezing temperatures and snow storms.




A dog waits in the snow in downtown Burgos, northern Spain, December 3, 2010. Snow and icy weather has blanketed large parts of Europe, disrupting air, road and train travel.



A picture pictured on December 3, 2010 in Pont-Audemer, in France's Normandy region shows garden gnomes covered with snow.



People pass by a giant Christmas tree as they walk on a snow covered street of Strasbourg on November 29, 2010 in Strasbourg, eastern France.



A snow covered foutain is pictured in front of Orleans' cathedral on November 30, 2010 in Orleans, following a night with temperatures below - 15°C, breaking the 1956 record for this region at this similar period of the year.



A man walks up a snow covered street in the village of Pajares in the northern Spain, December 3, 2010. Snow and icy weather has blanketed large parts of Europe, disrupting air, road and train travel.



People walk on a snow covered street on November 30, 2010 in Orleans, following a night with temperatures below - 15°C, breaking the 1956 record for this region at this similar period of the year.



People walk on the snow covered banks of the Loire river on November 30, 2010 in Orleans, following a night with temperatures below - 15°C, breaking the 1956 record for this region at this similar period of the year.



Children walk with adults on a snow-covered street after school in Saint-Germain Lembron, center France on November 30, 2010.



People drive slowly along a snow covered motorway A 75 near the city of Saint-Poncy central France, on November 30, 2010 as temperatures droped over France and heavy snow falls caused traffic difficulties.



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