Mountain Views

Swiss Trekking Part 2

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May 22nd 2011
Geo: 46.547, 7.89267Yet another clear morning for trekking. This time it was going to be a longer day, so we prepared food and drinks and even borrowed some much needed sunscreen seeing as we were burnt from the previous day. Jeremy donned a pillow case from the hostel as a bandanna to protect his sunburnt forehead and I swapped my shorts for Jeremy's baggy pants as I was burnt on the back o ... 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