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Florence, Italy to Engelberg, Switzerland

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July 23rd 2017
July 23 Sunday I was still tired at 5 am so I hit the snooze button until 5:30. Breakfast was decent. I had scrambled eggs and croissants with cherry jelly. We left at 8. Sadly I found out this morning that we are not going to Pisa. After passing through quite a few tunnels to get over and through the mountains the landscape became mostly farmland of corn, wheat and vineyards. We passed or sh ... 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