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Day 2

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May 29th 2011
I am literally not a good enough writer to describe what we did today, but I will give it a go... We woke up this morning at 9:00 AM (yikes) that's 3 AM to you westerners. Tim's aunt Barbara picked us up from the hotel and we made our way to Basel, Switzerland. The way this city is set up is indescribable. Basically its built directly on the Rhine River. The buildings shoot directly up out ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Boltigen

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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