Having fun, Mrs Merkel? German Chancellor looks miserable as she dons walking boots for holiday in Italy with her husband (but at least she doesn't have to wear a pink dress)
- Angela Merkel pictured with husband Joachim Sauer while on hiking holiday
- The pair were spotted in the Italian resort town of Solda, in the Ortles mountains
- They dressed for the occasion in hiking gear and boots, clutching walking poles
- Comes after Theresa May was spotted elsewhere in Italy wearing that pink dress
From terror attacks at home to a fracturing EU and a tough election coming up later this year, Angela Merkel certainly has a lot on her plate.
So it is perhaps no wonder that German Chancellor was spotted looking less-than-happy while on holiday in Italy with husband Joachim Sauer.
The pair were seen in the mountain resort town of Solda, in northern Italy, in full hiking gear and boots on Monday.
Angela Merkel was spotted in the Italian mountain resort town of Solda, in northern Italy, on Monday with husband Joachim Sauer
The German Chancellor looked less than pleased as she caught a ski lift up the side of a mountain to start a day of hiking
The pair were all substance as they donned warm fleeces, waterproof shorts, hiking socks and boots during their vacation
The sighting comes just after Merkel's fellow female premier Theresa May was photographed elsewhere in Italy wearing a pink dress.
The Prime Minister, known for making bold fashion choices, was criticised for her outfit choice of a £26 Next shirt dress.
She was seen wearing the summery outfit twice as she explored around Lake Garda alongside husband Philip.
Mrs Merkel and Joachim opted for substance over style on their holiday as they set off for a day of hill walking.
The pair were dressed for chilly weather on the exposed sides of the Ortles mountain range with fleeces, accompanied by waterproof shorts, hiking socks and boots.
They also clutched two walking poles each to help them over the tough terrain.
During the winter Solda is a popular skiing destination, hence the ski lift the couple were pictured riding, though there was no snow in sight.
Merkel took off for her holidays after a week that saw a suspected Islamist attack in Hamburg and a deepening rift between EU states
Solda sits in the Ortles mountain range and in winter is a popular ski resort. In summer it serves as the starting point for hiking
Merkel was spotted on her Italian vacation after Theresa May was photographed elsewhere in Italy wearing a pink suit-dress
Merkel took her holiday after a week in which one man was killed during a suspected Islamist attack in Hamburg, and the leader of Poland's ruling right-wing party demanded Germany pay reparations over the Second World War.
A 50-year-old was killed by a 'known Islamist' after he stole a 50cm knife from a supermarket shelf and began stabbing people with it.
The attacker is reported to have screamed 'Allahu Akbar' before running into the Edeka shop where he also four others who were trying to flee.
Meanwhile Germany's relations with Poland worsened as Jaroslaw Kaczynski accused the country of shirking its responsibility over the Second World War.
Kaczynski made the comments amid a rift between Poland and the EU over controversial justice reforms that would have stripped the country's Supreme Court of much of its power.
The reforms were blasted by the EU as undemocratic and saw Poland's voting rights revoked. President Andrzej Duda has agreed to veto the proposals after protests.
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