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Swiss Christmas Traditions: Trees, Cards, Markets, Songs, Lights, Decorations
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Christmas Traditions in Switzerland. Christmas tree in the city. Christmas tree at home. Christmas Trees in Switzerland. Most Swiss people do have a christmas tree at home from mid December to the 6th of January. In Switzerland, many trees are not sold in shops but rather on the streets during the week before christmas. Christmas trees on sale in the streets of Lucerne, Switzerland. As the official language. Christmas lights in the streets of downtown Lucerne, Switzerland. Are quite difficult to find.
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Swiss Mountains - All About Switzerland
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Separating Canton Valais from Savoy and Italy. Peaks above 4000 m / 13,100 ft. Peaks above 3000 m / 9,800 ft. Highest peak in Monte Rosa massif). Separating Canton Bern from Canton Valais. Peaks above 4000 m / 13,100 ft. Peaks above 3000 m / 9,800 ft. Peaks above 3500 m / 11,500 ft. Peaks above 3000 m / 9,800 ft. Peaks above 3500 m / 11,500 ft. Peaks above 3000 m / 9,800 ft. Short quotations allowed but with precise declaration of origin (Link).
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Swiss Made Watches - Major Brands
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Major Watches Brands of Switzerland. Double Eagle 4 counters. While there exists in fact an official Swiss Army knife. No such thing as an official Swiss Army watch has ever been designed or issued by the the Swiss Army or Swiss Air Force. Besides, the Swiss Army has missed reserving the worldwide commercial rights to its name. However, different manufacturers, some of them not even Swiss companies, do have registered trademarks referring to the Swiss Army or Air Force.
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Swissair - Rise and Grounding of a once Famous Airline
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For several decades, Switzerland's former national airline, Swissair. Has had a reputation as being an almost perfect embodiment of traditional Swiss virtues like technical innnovativeness combined with reliability and solidity at the same time. Already a glimpse at the white cross on red ground [ Swiss Flag. On the tail of a Swissair aircraft was able to trigger patriotic feelings in many a Swiss traveling abroad. For several decades, Switzerland's former national airline, Swissair. 1922 Ad Astra Aero.
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Luzerner Stadtlauf 2005: Running Event in Lucerne
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Pictures: Luzerner Stadtlauf 2005. Popular Running Event in Lucerne. Lucerne's yearly running event took place on April, 30, 2005 for the 28. Time The weather was sunny and warm. Running is very popular in Switzerland. More than 800,000 persons (11 % of Switzerland's total population) are active runners, joggers or nordic walkers. This year, 22 cities and alpine resorts organize so-called popular races. See also: List of running events in Switzerland. 10-year-old children ready to go. Nobody is too young .
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Old wooden houses, Lucerne, Switzerland: Pictures
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Old Wooden Houses in Lucerne. After several fires it was decided that houses in downtown Lucerne must be rebuilt from stone and equipped with firewalls. When the city was extended in the 19th and 20th century, nobody wanted to go back to old style wooden houses even in the new quaraters where larger distances between houses would have allowed this. Only very few wooden houses located outside the old city ramparts have survived in Lucerne and other major Swiss cities. Spitalmühle [hospital mill].
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Pius Church, Meggen, Lake Lucerne, Switzerland: Pictures
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Pius Church, Meggen. From the outside, Pius Church in Meggen, Lake Lucerne,. Looks like just another modern steel frame construction. What makes Pius Church unique is the fact, that instead of glass, concrete or metal, very thin translucent plates of marble were used to build the façade. Daylight shining through the natural marble structures in warm ochre tones creates a mystic ambience. Pius Church was built by architect Franz Füeg. Are about as translucent as painted glass windows in other churches.
