Thousands of people are enjoying the rare thick ice covering lake Alster in the city center of Hamburg, Germany.

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Thousands of people are enjoying the rare thick ice covering the Alster lake in Hamburg's city center during the cold spell in February 2012.

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Size: 5057px × 3369px
Location: Hamburg, Germany
Photo credit: © Jannis Werner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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