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Basel - Euro 2008: NED - RUS

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June 23rd 2008
Flew with Ryanair down to Frankfurt, rental car to Basel (400+ km) with one night outside Karlsruhe. Basel was (as you can see from the pictures) totally filled with "oranjefans". Great atmosphere and 30+ degrees celsius and euro 2008, ohhhyah. Too bad there weren't so many Russians in town, wonder how it would've been with GER - NED.. The stadium was filled by approximately 40000 spectators, ... 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