Walenpfad hike

Walenpfad Day Hike

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July 2nd 2009
Sali, This is how Swiss people say "Hi" in an informal way. In this post, I am going to talk about the last Sunday when everyone went for a fantastic day hike. The hike is named Walenpfad. The word "pfad" in German means "Path" or here we could use it as Trail. The word "walen" means Whales. I forgot to check it with Swiss people to see if it really means the same thing that I have trans ... read more

Europe » Switzerland

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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