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Europe 17: A day of twists and turns

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July 22nd 2008
Everything about Switzerland went wrong, right from the beginning! In Swiss, I wanted to visit Geneva and Interlaken and ride the glacier express. But Rajesh was bent on hanging out with his college buddy in Zurich and staying with him for 3 days, that I had to give in. Couple of days before our departure, the friend’s kid got chicken pox. I put my foot down and insisted on booking a hotel. Thou ... 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