Chopping my first piece of wood!!

A Week With Our Swiss Miss

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February 20th 2006
We decided it was time to leave the UK and move on to Switzerland, because that's where chocolate comes from, right? Maybe not, but it was time to see our Swiss friend Gerda, a former exchange student hosted by Chris's family, and drop off some heavy bags--thank you, thank you, thank you. We caught the Eurostar, a semi-fast train, to Paris, where we decided it would be a wonderful idea to stay in ... 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