Winter weather and dreaming of a sunny summer holiday

Berlin is still absolutely covered in snow and it remains a gorgeous wonderland of white. Almost everywhere one sees kids being taken to school on little sleds in the mornings and in the afternoons every little hill has a snake of small children climbing up and zooming down, the air resounding with their calls of "Pass auf! (look out)" as the little daredevils race along.
Unfortunately all the stores sold out of sleds on the first day of heavy snow. I'd seen a couple and foolishly delayed buying one right away before the snow. Since then I've tried about 10 places. Even Amazon.de had sold out. We found another company that promised to dispatch one right away and two weeks later we're still waiting and promising our 3-year-old little boy that it will come any day. Let's hope so. It is a traditional wood sled known here as a Classic Davos and I'm sure the kids will love it. I think they also last as we took the kids sledding with some friends a few days ago and our friend brought along her childhood sled that is 33-years-old and still giving great use to her two little boys.

Still, with the snow thick on the ground, it is hard not to let one's thoughts turn to warmer climates and start planning for the summer. Since we're going a bit native I wonder whether to take the plunge and holiday where the Germans holiday. Spain and the Canary Islands are among the most popular destinations for German tourists in the summer. We love Spain but we've never been to the Canary Islands. Some of my German friends and work colleagues are already busy planning Lanzarote holidays, something they do just about every year. They tell me they love it as the people are relaxed, the food is great and the sun and swimming are just fantastic. The flights from here are pretty cheap too Air Berlin has a regular schedule and other airlines such as Iberia do too. You can also construct a route using discount airlines such as Easyjet if you are prepared to fly via Madrid (a great place to visit anyway) or London. 
Just thinking of seafood there is getting me hungry.