to visit. >> today on "travelscope," i sample the modern... >> [speaks japanese] >> the ancient, and the natural in tokyo, japan. ha ha! >> joseph rosendo's "travelscope" is made possible by... >> san antonio, texas, where you'll find art, culture, romance, authentic texmex, 50-plus golf courses, and hundreds of attractions. san antonio, deep in the heart. and no-jet-lag, jet lag prevention. >> tokyo is 1,200 square miles. it consists of 23 wards, 26 cities, 5 towns, 8 villages, 9 island chains, and 12 million people. and from top of roppongi hill's tokyo city view, you can see it all except for the islands. but you also can see mt. fuji. mt. fuji is part of the suitcase full of can't-miss attractions that first-time visitors to tokyo expect to see. also high on their list are sites like the flashy neon lights and garish billboards of ginza and hoards of people swarming across shibuya scramble. ha ha! it's been said this intersection, called the scramble, where meiji street and shubuya station meet, was the model for the renovation of times square. well, all i can tell you, it's neve

. >> welcome to "joseph rosendo's travelscope"... >> [laughter] >> where you join us as we accept theld's invitation to visit. >> today on "travelscope," i cross over the borderline into germany and poland and follow historic connections to cultural adventures. >> "joseph rosendo's travelscope" is made possible by... san antonio, texas, where you'll find art, culture, romance, authentic tex-mex, 50-plus golf courses, and hundreds of attractions. san antonio--deep in the heart. and no-jet-lag, jet lag prevention. >> first mentioned in 1237, berlin and the berliners have suffered through the devastation of war and the pain and shame of being a divided city to once again come together. today, berlin encompasses 540 square miles and has a population of 3.5 million people. it's an ever-evolving city on the move, and the starting place for my germany and poland adventure. while berlin is a modern european capital, a tour of its tree-lined avenues offers a walk through history. the victory column hearkens back to the prussian empire, which evolved into the german state, personified by the re

. >> welcome of "joseph rosendo's travelscope"... >> ha ha ha! >> where you join us as we accept the world's invitation to visit. >> today on "travelscope," i visit quebec, canada, and explore the many sides of montreal, the french-speaking city with a european flair. >> "joseph rosendo's travelscope" is made possible by san antonio, texas, where you'll find art, culture, romance, authentic tex-mex, 50-plus golf courses, and hundreds of attractions. san antonio--deep in the heart. and no-jet-lag jet lag prevention. >> founded along the banks of the saint lawrence river in 1642, montreal has grown to become the largest city in the french-speaking province of quebec and the second largest city in canada. for 26 miles along the saint lawrence river, from old montreal to beyond mount royal, there are numerous neighborhoods, cultures, and attractions. join me on my montreal, quebec, canada, adventure. like most visits to montreal, mine begins in old montreal, where my guide nathalie takes me to the place d'youville, where the 1893 obelisk honors the f

. >> welcome to "joseph rosendo's travelscope"... >> ha ha ha! where you join us as we accept the world's invitation to visit. >> today on "travelscope," i climb into the alps to zermatt, switzerland, for a celebration of mountain life, alpine culture, and the majesty of nature. >> joseph rosendo's "travelscope" is made possible by... san antonio, texas, where you'll find art, culture, romance, authentic tex-mex, 50-plus golf courses, and hundreds of attractions. san antonio--deep in the heart. and no-jet-lag, jet lag prevention. >> at the heart of europe, switzerland epitomizes alpine beauty and adventure, and no place says switzerland more than zermatt. as your train climbs through the stunning mattertal valley towards the car-free mountain village, your anticipation rises with the countryside. you're about to meet mountain royalty, and once in zermatt, the first thing you wish to do is pay homage to her majesty. standing here at the sunnegga overlook under the influence of the almost 15,000-foot matterhorn, it's hard to believe there was a tim