After waking up at the Mercure, we went up to Tokyo Station where we had tsukemen for breakfast at Rokurinsha. We then took the train to Takaosanguchi, a chairlift partway up Mt. Takao, and then walked up to the summit. We enjoyed the view as well as the Takao-san Yakuo-in before returning to Tokyo. We then went to see the winter illuminations at Tokyo Midtown and Tokyo Midtown Hibiya.
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After breakfast at the Essential in Interlaken, we checked out and visited Stockhorn where we discovered a snow covered mountaintop world. After, we returned to Eigergletscher again before picking up our bags from the Essential and taking the train to Zurich, where we checked into the Kameha Grand.
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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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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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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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