Swiss Guard Memorial

This memorial of a dying lion represents the Swiss guards who were killed during the French Revolution when they were told to lay down their weapons by an accent king and in doing so were all killed.

Greetings from European Encounter - Engleberg, Switzerland

September 15th 2006
Amsterdam (NE) - Cologne (GER) - St. Goar (GER) - Lucerne (SW) - Engleberg (SW) Another 6am wake up call, with many unhappy faces in the lobby for your trip to the Rhine valley for the next portion of our trip through Europe. We were supposed to make a one-way trip to a little town called St. Goar located on the Rhine River. You probably will not find it on many maps, as population is barely 30 ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Titlis

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

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