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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]
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] Blog: Swiss Cheese & Basel
Date: December 11th 2007
The fact that Strasbourg is on the edge of France makes it so much easier to pop out of the country for the day. Germany is only a 10 minute drive away, and Switzerland is only just over an hour away by train. So the other day, just for something different, Laura, Lizette, Ben and I decided to take that train over to Switzerland and check out Basel, the little city near the Swiss/French border. ... read more
Date: December 11th 2007
The fact that Strasbourg is on the edge of France makes it so much easier to pop out of the country for the day. Germany is only a 10 minute drive away, and Switzerland is only just over an hour away by train. So the other day, just for something different, Laura, Lizette, Ben and I decided to take that train over to Switzerland and check out Basel, the little city near the Swiss/French border. ... read more
