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Poor Sleepy Lion

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February 23rd 2010
LUZERN Day 35 On my way to the train station I met the owner of the hostel that I stayed in the previous night. I was walking down the road staring up at the mountains and sky when I heard a man say ‘you look very relaxed for a small girl carrying such a large bag’ and I said ‘well it must be the fresh air’. He laughed and introduced him ... 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