Best things about Prague. The Iron Gate Hotel Royal Suite courtesy of off-season Expedia rates. Crispy roast duck with red cabbage and potato and bacon dumplings. The 1920s hand-cranked open top car which we decided to hire for a quick tour, in the snow, of the highlights of the city, instead of the tour buses recommended in the guidebooks. The gothic turrets and towers which, lit up in the snow, give the city such a fairytale quality. The stress-free long weekend spent in a city seemingly devoid of crowds and traffic and peopled with charming and friendly multi-lingual Czechs.

Worst things about Prague. Not packing enough layers. Looking like a womble in the Russian style furry hat I bought to keep the chill off. Leaving.