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Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen to First & Back
After waking up and having breakfast at the Essential in Interlaken, we realized the weather was going to be poor with rain and snow. We decided to go to places that we’ve been before, starting with Eigergletscher where it was snowing. We followed up with Kleine Scheidegg and Lauterbrunnen before returning to Grindelwald First and Eigergletscher again. We ended the day with dinner in Interlaken.
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Oeschinensee and Thun
After breakfast at the Essential in Interlaken, we took the train to Kandersteg to visit the Oeschinensee, an alpine lake accessible by gondola. After hiking to the lake and back, we visited the town of Thun to see Schloss Thun, its historic castle. We briefly stopped at Spiez to enjoy the view before returning to Interlaken for dinner.
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Grindelwald and the Alpen Tower
After breakfast at the Essential in Interlaken, we visited the Alpen Tower by Meiringen. After, we backtracked to visit Grindelwald First and Eigergletscher before returning to Interlaken for dinner.
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Bern
After flying into GVA, we took the train to Bern where we spent the afternoon walking through the historic city and had lunch. We visited two Christmas markets, two churches, and saw a bear! In the early evening, we continued by train to Interlaken where we checked in to the Essential by Dorint for a four night stay.
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Leaving Montreal
After waking up and having breakfast, we checked out of the Humaniti, leaving our bags to retrieve later. We went to St-Viateur for some more bagels and Wilensky’s for its special. We returned to downtown Montreal for lunch and matcha soft serve before walking back to the Humaniti, stopping in Mary, Queen of the World Cathedral on the way. After getting our bags, we returned to the airport to fly out.
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Old Montreal
After waking up at the Humaniti and having breakfast, we headed outside to walk around Old Montreal. We visited the Notre-Dame Basilica, walked to the Marché Bonsecours, and had lunch nearby before walking around the Old Port. We ended the day with a visit to Saint Joseph’s Oratory and dinner in Chinatown.
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Montreal and the Biosphere
After waking up at the Humaniti and having breakfast, we took the metro to visit the Bisophere, which was under renovation. We then took the metro and bus to Mile End where we had bagels from both St-Viateur and Fairmount. We ended the day with poutine at La Banquise and snacks in Chinatown.
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Mont Royal
After arriving in Montreal, we took the airport bus to the city and checked into our hotel, the Humaniti. Our first stop was Schwartz’s Deli where we had smoked meat sandwiches. We then walked up Mont Royal where we stayed until sunset before returning to visit Chinatown, right next to our hotel.
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Leaving Amsterdam
After one final breakfast at the Apollo Hotel in Amsterdam, we checked out and headed over to AMS for our flight back to IAD in the US.
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Van Gogh and the Rijksmuseum
After waking up at the Apollo, we had the usual breakfast and headed over to the Rijksmuseum for our timed entry. After spending the morning there, we had lunch at the Albert Cuyp Markt before visiting the Van Gogh Museum, where we stayed until closing time. We ended the day with a Suriname cuisine dinner followed by a walk back to the Apollo.
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Here and there but not quite everywhere!