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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: I am Basel, Switzerland.
Date: June 14th 2006
I am alive and well. Long time no hear. And thus the trend continues, that I shall bad mouth a town-city as soon as I arrive in it. Basel. It's big, it's expensive. Good thing I have ditched the habit of converting everything into Polish zlotys. Today I had a drink that came in a bottle, approx 3 dl -- wasn't freshly squeezed, wasn't some exotic berry, wasn't even organic, for 4. ... read more
Date: June 14th 2006
I am alive and well. Long time no hear. And thus the trend continues, that I shall bad mouth a town-city as soon as I arrive in it. Basel. It's big, it's expensive. Good thing I have ditched the habit of converting everything into Polish zlotys. Today I had a drink that came in a bottle, approx 3 dl -- wasn't freshly squeezed, wasn't some exotic berry, wasn't even organic, for 4. ... read more
