That is the direct translation of the small staging town on the slopes of Sněžka ("The Snowy One," more or less), the Czech Republic's highest peak. There didn't appear to be a furnace, or any heat whatsoever on this day, but nevertheless, I summitted the 1603m high (5259') mountain last Monday under dry but cloudy, extremely cold, and seriously windy conditions. The mountain serves as a functioning ski resort in winter but there was no snow anywhere on the hike. I had reserved a car, a miniscule Škoda Citigo 5 speed manual, for 24 hours to be picked up at the Prague main train station and dropped off no later than 09:00 the next morning at the Brno airport. Price booked on Budget's website was a mere €16 including taxes and the one way drop fee.
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