Above Clouds

Hiking

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July 8th 2013
OMG are we sore. We went hiking today. A couple of things you need to know: 1. The Alps are steep. Really steep. There is the lake, a road, the train station and then it goes up. STRAIGHT UP. We took the world's steepest train a part of the way up, and then we hiked. It was a beautiful start of the day. The only bad thing is that we climbed into the clouds and visibility was limited. We ... read more

Europe » Switzerland » North-West

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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