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A Swiss Seahaven

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November 30th 1999
As it turned out, we never made it to Switzerland on the day we planned. A baggage handler's strike left us stranded in Santorini (I can hear you all sighing with pity). I added a postscript to the last blog entry if you are wondering how on earth we managed to console ourselves with the devastating news. Anyway, two days later we found ourselves in Interlaken, the alpine playground of the Swiss. ... 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