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Brrr...

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February 8th 2008
I've got to say, snow is a beautiful thing. Having grown up in Florida, it's not something we see too often (once in the last twenty years, by my count). But after so long a wait, it was well worth it to come to Interlaken and see what a white Christmas would actually look like. Interlaken is centrally located in Switzerland, about an hour east of Bern. It took us a little over two hours to ge ... read more

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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