Taking a break next to the fountain.

The question of the trip: French or Swiss?

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April 4th 2006
So far in our travel experience the actual journeys themselves have been the most interesting. Today we left Barcelona for our first leg of the journey using our Eurrail passes. Everything seemed to be going smoothly until it was time to catch our connection train and I realized we still had two stops to go before we reached the actual station. Normally this wouldn't be so bad in a country that sp ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Geneva

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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