Christmas lights and tram

Secrets of the Swiss

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December 5th 2005
Hello everybody, The falling temperatures have announced the arrival of winter. Average temps 0 degrees C (32 F) for the past week, but lately it has warmed up to 10 degrees (50 F). It's often been cloudy, so when it's sunny we like to take a walk, all over this interesting town of Basel. Yesterday we walked to France (just across the border, 30 minutes on foot, to St. Louis). Basel is a ... 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