Glacier Express and Other Panoramic Trains in Switzerland, Part 1: Starting in Basel
August 26th 2023 My mum had given me a very special birthday present: a trip with Glacier Express and other panoramic trains in Switzerland. Two days prior to our departure, I caught a train to Stuttgart and spent two nights at my mum’s place. The train trip would start from Basel on the 26th of August. Since Deutsche Bahn, the German train company, has become so notoriously unreliable, my mum and I had
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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 
