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Chateau de Chillon

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July 8th 2007
On July 2, we went to visit the Castle of Chillon in Territet (I think it is in Territet and I think that is how you spell it) which sits right on by Lake Geneva. Territet is the city right next to Montreux. It was raining again that daz- what´s new? and we basically were told that we couldn´t go if it rained cuz we were supposed to make a 15 min walk from the funicular station. The funicul ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Montreux

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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. Switzerland... ... read more