Clarity

Mum and I flew out on Monday evening to stay in Prague for two days, and then fly back on the Thursday. We went out for a short wander across St Charles' Bridge on the evening we arrived and dined on, variously, duck and three kinds of dumplings and beef in cream sauce with bread dumplings. We also sampled the local nectar, Beckerovka, which we later dubbed "rocket fuel". It was needed to warm the cockles of the heart though, as it was about -10 degrees centigrade that night.

When I woke up the next day, it had snowed:



We stayed in the Residence Waldstein, in Mala Strana, and had an extremely roomy, warm and quiet apartment. We needed to turn the heating off every day despite the cold outside.



The city deals amazingly well with snow and ice - there are so many features designed to cope with it. We still found some areas up at the top of the hill that looked a touch hazardrous:



I've never seen such a colourful city. Even on a grey, freezing cold day when the streets are covered in snow and there are piles of ice everywhere, it still looks inviting and interesting.



After two very cold days we had a sunny few hours on the Thursday before we flew back to Gatwick. The city showed a different face that morning, though no more or less attractive than the cold and icy Prague.



All in all, a wonderful visit, though far too short. I look forward to going back again, as soon as I can manage.