A deluge of snow covered the Alpine huts and sparkling trees that adorned the Old Town Square. The Christmas markets were opening the next day, and the festooned courtyards, dimly lit alleys and hidden gardens had all been bustling with people enjoying an al fresco eggnog.
This was Prague at its most enticing. The city is remarkable, even among European capitals, for its fusion of architecture, giving it a particularly elegant cityscape. It’s all the more entrancing when its russet roofs, burgher houses and Gothic spires are covered with a dusting of white.
