Lusanne, Switzerland 020

A Day on Lake Geneva - Lausanne

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August 25th 2008
For what I imagine is my final day trip this summer, my friend Cassie and I drove down to Lausanne, the International Olympic Headquarters. We spent the afternoon lying in the sun on Lake Geneva. We then went over to the Olympic Museum and I found yet another Nonviolence Revolver! Turns out that this is a replica (the originals at the UN, Malmo which I saw this summer, and Luxemborg which I pla ... 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