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Alps

The Pass!

August 12th 2008
St.Gotthard Pass, over the Alps... & it's ALL uphill :D The air is noticeably thinner & one quickly learns the advantage of having a jacket "handy" & not packed so far away it'll take an hour to find it. Although shorts & t-shirts in the snowy mountains look great in photos, heh-DUH. I prefer the pass but this doesn't imply I suffer from Claustrophobia. The Gotthard Tunnel is about 17 km long & i ... read more
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Swiss Flag 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
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