Chateau D'oex 500 year old graffiti!

Chateau D'oex

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August 14th 2011
Hello family and friends! This is my last entry from Switzerland, for Christopher and I leave tomorrow morning for Salzburg! I'm not sure how available internet will be for us after today, so we will update when we can! These pictures are from my most recent trip with students to a little village in the French speaking part of Switzerland called Chateau D'oex. We were there for three da ... read more

Europe » Switzerland

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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