Lago di Como

Locarno Switzerland

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June 29th 2008
Hi all, after a fiasco at the Como train station this morning with the tickets, we were sold tickets for the train that was leaving as I was paying for them. So, a two hour wait for the next one to come along. Arrived in Locarno at 3pm, mowst 0of the day shot to pieces. Tomorrow we go to Brig, via Domodossola, and return to Locarno via the Gotthard Pass. We have a few hours in Brig, long enough to ... 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