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Euro Fever

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June 24th 2008
Basel, Switzerland ... A day and a half later, after 20 hours of car, bus, plane, train, and tram, I landed in Switzerland, awaiting fun football matches, cobblestone city centres, and foreign languages. My dear friend Dafnah was kind enough to put me up for the week, in her apartment in Basel. There I slept, cooked, kicked back after long days, and low-keyed it and listened to chi ... read more

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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