Zurich

Munich to Zurich

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April 4th 2009
Early morning start to catch the train to Zurich, luckily we were only a 5 min walk from the station. A nice relaxing 4 1/2 hour rail trip through Germany, into Austria, then Switzerland arriving Zurich at midday. Caught the tram out to our hotel to unpack, then back into Zurich to explore the city. Very easy to use their tram network. After strolling along the Limmat River, we windowshopped a ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich

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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