The Friday night skate in Venice is shorter, smoother, and flatter. However, there is a fun detour which is quite steep.

The Monday night skate in Munich, Germany, is boring because the police escort keeps the speed down to a crawl.

The Friday night skate in Paris, France, is the most beautiful and has the most (25,000) people. However, one problem is getting back to your hotel room after the skate (subways shutdown at 12:30 a.m.), especially if, like us, you had to get up at 6:00 a.m. to go to Germany.
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