the river in Zuerich

Zuerich

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August 13th 2008
My last full day in Switzerland, I spent an unexpected, and great, night in Zuerich, about 4 hours north of Ftan. On Sunday morning, I took the train with some fellow camp counselors who were also going to Zuerich (3 of them who were going to stay the night, and one who flew out that night.) My intent was to go with them on the train to Zuerich, and once there, buy an overnight train ticket to B ... 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