Dublin may be known as a party city but it's also fabulously fun with children, whether it's a visit to an interactive museum or a family-friendly festival.Dublin Zoo Phoenix Park, Dublin 8. Tel: 00 353 1 474 8900; www.dublinzoo.ie. Set in the vast

transport, including the tram system, is fun, frequent and easy to use. A ride on the quaint Historic Tram 91 allows visitors a stress-free introduction to the city as it loops around the picturesque streets. Old Town Square, the heart of Prague since the 10

ViennaVienna is one of the few cities where both adults’ and children’s ideas of indulgence meet. To me, Vienna is old-world charm in unhurried cafés where Freud dreamt up theories and Trotsky planned a revolution. To my husband, it’s the setting

GlasgowGLASGOW IS AN energetic, gutsy city whose face has almost been wiped clean of its 19th-century industrial grime. These days, the city houses some of the greatest art collections in Britain, has the biggest shopping centre outside London