Here and there but not quite everywhere!
After breakfast at the Hampton Locarno, we headed over to Lugano where we visited two mountains, Monte Brè and Monte San Salvatore. We spent most of the day there, returning to Locarno in the evening for dinner and a walk around town.
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After flying to ZRH from IAD on United, we took the train to Locarno and took a funicular, aerial tram, and chairlift up to to the top of Cardada. After enjoying the peak, we descended, visiting the Sacro Monte della Madonna del Sasso on the way. We checked in at the Hampton by Hilton Locarno before visiting the waterfront area of Ascona.
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After waking up, we checked out from the Kameha Grand and took the tram over to Zurich Airport. After checking in, we visited the Swiss Senator Lounge where we had some breakfast as we left too early to eat at the hotel. We returned to the US on United, arriving at Newark in the afternoon.
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After breakfast at the Kameha Grand, we headed out for our last full day of the trip. We took the tram to Tiefenbrunnen, by Lake Zurich, and walked back to the Altstadt. We visited the Chinese Garden on the way as well as the large Wienachtsdorf, a Christmas market. We walked through the Altstadt, visited more markets, and saw the evening’s Singing Christmas Tree performance before walking around the city a bit more.
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After waking up and having breakfast at the Kameha Grand, we took the tram to walk through Zurich‘s historic city center. We visited a few churches and Christmas markets around the Limmat, the river that runs through the city, as well as the Lindenhof and Polyterrasse viewpoints.
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