Cog Rail

Jungfrau rocks!

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May 17th 2008
Wow - the Jungfrau. What an amazing place! We went up to the top of the Jungfrau Railway yesterday - very cool. It was built in the early 1900's and goes through (!) two of the mountains, ending up inside the peak of one of the mountains in a cave. There were three restaurants in there, a scientific staion, exits to dog sledding across the glacier, plateau lookouts etc. and even an 'Ice Pala ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Lauterbrunnen

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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