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Swiss Travel Notes From Lucerne To Bern
A reader recounts a ten day Swiss tour with brother Emil starting Gelterkinden. Stops include Lucerne with the Lion of Lucerne, Rigi Mountain via rack railway, Vitznau and the Buochser Lake, Koblenz features, and a Klausenpass descent. The journey includes mentions of Tell and Schiller landmarks, Schwyz, Elm valley slate quarries, and a return to Zurich and Bern with notes on local industry and sights.
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Echo
Emil
Switzerland
Gelterkinden
Tuileries
France
Lucerne
Lake of
Europe
Schiller
Vitaman
Rigi
Zug
Lowerz
Vitzman
Dassen
Buergenstock
Stanserhorn
Pilatus
Uri
Engelberg
Bern
Schnurrtobel
Freibergen
Haltbad
Registoffel
Kulm
Klosterli
Scheidegg
Buochser
Buochs
Brimmen
Canton Schuyz
St. Gotthard
Tell
Seelisberg
Ruth
Altort
William Tell
Gessler
Burgien
Schachenthal
Klausenpass
Balmwand
Amerboden
Elm
Schiers
Zurich
Polytechnic
Quaibridge
Gross-Muenster