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home for the night (across the road from the cow monastery)  
   

home for the night (across the road from the cow monastery)

Up, up, and over

May 17th 2007
After a month on the road on mainly flat or undulating roads, we turned with some trepidation towards the Jura ranges, on the border of the French Comte region and Switzerland, finding our hill legs at last. With visions of having to walk for 3 days, pushing our bikes, or perhaps off loading excess baggage down the side of a mountain, we commenced the climb. We rode the D437 to Pontarlier, stopp ... read more
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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
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