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The view from the old castle in Gruyères


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Swiss  Flag 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: Grüsse, part deux
Date: December 13th 2010

Grüsse!! The rest of my time in Switzerland flew by! Before I knew it, I only had 2 weeks left and so much to fit in! The last two weeks included lots visiting with various family members around Hasle Rüegsau, a trip to Zürich, celebrating a cousin's birthday and making Christmas cookies in Bern, visiting Fribourg and Gruyères, a trip to Strasbourg and a wedding in the Alps near Kiental. ... read more


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