The Bridge

Lucerne

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May 27th 2008
Tuesday 27th The package we purchased for Switzerland gives us hotel bookings for every night, a booked ticket on the Glacier Express and 5 days of first class train travel on the Swiss domestic train network. This does not resemble the Melbourne network, as none of the Swiss cities have an extensive sprawl of suburbs. The network has more in common with our country train network, the station ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » North-West » Lucerne

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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