Visit just before Christmas - the town is sprinkled liberally with tiny sparkly fairy lights and friendly handicraft stalls.

Enjoy some ice-skating on the main square followed by a rich Belgian hot chocolate to warm you and soothe any bruised knees/egos if you fell over.

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Huge park in the city centre (five minutes walk from Leidseplein). Lovely for walking/lazing/picnicking on warm spring/summer days. Bring your own food/drink or stop in one of the bars for snacks etc.

Amsterdam city centre

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For most of the winter there is a small and somewhat overcrowded skating rink in front of the town hall-but the setting is utterly romantic. For more serious skating, try the skating rink near the Konzerthaus.

Vienna Ringstrasse,Town Hall

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On the north bank of the river, sitting on the southside of the Strand, Somerset House is well worth a visit either summer or winter. As well as housing the Courtauld Institute art collection the refurbishments at Somerset House have made much more sense of the outdoor space.

In summer there is a terrace cafe, and a beautiful modern fountain feature and in winter - from the end of November to the end of January - the courtyard becomes an ice rink (with an ice wall for lunatic climbers added for 2005). If you are prompt you canbook a skating session if not, you can watch the skating from the comfort of the cafe - it's rapidly becoming London's answer to the Rockerfeller Centre's skating rink in New York, but in some ways is prettier.

www.somerset-house.org.uk/

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Miami's topography makes Norfolk look like the Alps, so a pair of skates is an great way of getting around. Cruise down the beach watching the beautiful people, or if you're more ambitious try the Venetian Causeway, which spans Biscayne Bay and links the city of Miami with Miami Beach.

If you're skating isn't what it should be, then the Causeway can be tackled by bike. The views are great.

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