Winter hike to Praděd

On Fridays, we drive from all over the Czech Republic to the spa town of Karlova Studánek so that we can take Praděd by storm on Saturday morning. Encouraged by the previous successful trip to Sněžka, our mood is only spoiled by bad weather. Saturday, however, conjured up a surprisingly blue sky, so at nine in the morning, armed mainly with thermoses, we set off through Karlova Studánka. The most admired is the frozen water fountain, which creates a homoli…