Green valley on the other side of the alps

Switzerland

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April 27th 2008
Well on Thursday afternoon we arrived in Pisa and found a place to stay, no problem (unlike Siena). So we just wandered around the town for a while and hung out by the leaning tower since there was nothing else there that we needed to see. The leaning tower was so cool, I guess it looked exactly how I pictured it, but it was just awesome to see it in person and to see that it really does lean as m ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » North-East » Zürich

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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