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HAPPY NEW YEAR in Zurich

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January 6th 2011
Friday 31st December – Day 91 Our flight from LA to Zurich was 11 hours and we touched down on time at 3:45pm. We found out when we checked in our bags that we wouldn’t see them again until Cairo, so it was just us, the clothes we were wearing, our day bags and our sleeping bags (allowed as carry-on). Back into German as well, so we found the train station and headed into the city as that's ap ... 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