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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: Sightseeing in Basel
Date: October 16th 2008
We woke up to a wet and rainy day. We drove into downtown Basel in the morning to have a look around and do some shopping. At lunch time Nikki had to give her Rotary presentation to her host club the Rotary Club of Basel - St Jakob. We were very impressed with Nikki’s presentation, not that we could understand a word of it as she now speaks fluent German. A lot of the club members commen ... read more
Date: October 16th 2008
We woke up to a wet and rainy day. We drove into downtown Basel in the morning to have a look around and do some shopping. At lunch time Nikki had to give her Rotary presentation to her host club the Rotary Club of Basel - St Jakob. We were very impressed with Nikki’s presentation, not that we could understand a word of it as she now speaks fluent German. A lot of the club members commen ... read more
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