Photo Gallery Spring Arrives in Europe
An early sign of spring blossoms in Görlitzer Park in Berlin's Kreuzberg district. The high pressure front "Gulliver" brought warm weather to parts of Germany and Europe on Thursday and Friday.
Friends in Freiburg, Germany, enjoy a beer while watching the sunset on Thursday afternoon. One day later, temperatures in parts of Baden-Württemberg (the state where Freiburg is located), North Rhine-Westphalia, Bavaria and Hesse reached as high as 22 degrees. In southwestern Germany, temperatures got even warmer, with forecasts of up to 24 degrees (75 degrees) Friday.
These girls in Stuttgart peeled off layers as they relaxed in the park in temperatures that reached 20 degrees Celsius.
In the port city of Hamburg, where rain is often more common than sunshine, no clouds were to be seen either.
Here, a man sunbathes in a park in the Bavarian city of Straubing.
And here, a couple enjoys the sunshine in Düsseldorf.
Humans weren't alone in enjoying the sunshine. Here a bird searches for food on a square in Straubing.
It may still be too cool for a swim, but that didn't stop these women in the city of Langenfeld in North Rhine-Westphalia from dipping their feet in the water and making a splash.
Here, a man relaxes near the Rhine River in Düsseldorf.
Warm temperatures also hit the Alps. Here, a skiier has taken his shirt off as he soaks up the rays.
Spring has also arrived along the Rhine River, pictured here in the former West German capital city of Bonn.
It's not quite Easter yet, but this bunny in a field in the village of Sieversdorf in Brandenburg in eastern Germany has spring on its mind.
