It was a magical Christmas in Berlin with daily snow showers keeping Mitte looking like a fairytale village: However Berlin is no Copenhagen: most cyclists hibernate when it snows; chicken or egg: the local authorities do not grit or clear the cycle lanes and most bikes are locked up inside or outside. Compare and contrast: Berliners: Copenhageners: We didn’t know and we took our rental Bromptons, expecting Danish efficiency and found slushy main roads and snow-packed side roads. The Brompton is actually a very reassuring [...]