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Make it Swiss

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July 3rd 2007
After breakfast we headed straight for Lucerne, Switzerland. It was a long, but interesting bus ride, deeply enriched by our tour guide, Andre. As we’ve talked to him more throughout the trip we have been increasingly impressed. He studied at Oxford and the Universtiy of London, among other schools and speaks 9 languages fluently. He used to teach at the London school of economics, where he tau ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Lucerne

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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