I guess after that tornado, no strange weather should surprise me anymore. Yesterday morning, all seemed well, and I went to the Chinese consulate to apply for my visa. On the way back, went shopping, and after I got home the heavy rain set in. And I do mean heavy rain. When I looked out I couldn’t believe my eyes.

It was a hailstorm.

Yes, you read that right: Little pieces of ice were falling down, hitting my balcony, and bouncing back up 20-30cm into the air. Lasted about ten minutes. And then the thunderstorm set in.

And in the evening we had more heavy rains. Don’t know how much water fell on Frankfurt, but it must have been a lot. Temperatures, meanwhile, hover around 13°C. I am not complaining about this, I vastly prefer such a colder weather to temperatures in the 30s, but I must observe that it seems highly unusual considering it is now July.