Alps

Arrival

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January 4th 2008
The plane ride was quite long (8 hours) and I was worried because I don’t sleep well on planes but with a plane full of students it wasn’t bad at all because we just sat around and talked and watched movies the whole time- barely anyone slept on the plane (which made it for a rough first 48 hours). When we arrived in Zurich it was beautiful. The weather was cold but not too bad. (I attached ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-East » Lugano

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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