so my best friend is hella jealous of my euro-celine-debauchery extravaganza I am taking in June that she has begun to set money aside and is working 2 jobs this summer so she and I can travel for a week or two in December when she's on break from grad school.
it's going to be her first overseas trip ever (she's only ever been to USA/Canada/Mexico & a few Caribbean islands), and she wants to do a Europe destination. I don't mind cold weather too much, but I'm not trying to go to Russia or something and freeze my ass off or some shit. She wants to see Paris or somewhere in Italy (cliche, I know, but Paris could be nice at Christmas time), but she wanted me to ask around and see what was good in December.
-we don't mind cold, but are not trying to walk around in frigid, miserable weather
-would like something that could be fun in winter
-something not so remote that nothing will be open that's moderately touristy
we are open to suggestions.
edited to say: we are not going in the winter to ski. I cannot ski and I will not drop money to make a fool out of myself in the Swiss Alps or something