Switzerland

While in Switzerland, we wanted to visit the Habsburg Castle, the original seat of the House of Habsburg, which became the imperial and royal dynasty of Austria and Hungary. But first we came past Muri Abbey, once a Benedictine monastery, founded in 1027 by Radbot, Count of Habsburg. Murry Abbey had been a favoured burial place of the House of Habsburg. Even …

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We are finally in Switzerland, the country of mountains and lakes, of watches, chocolate and cheese! We had great weather and the lakes looked so enticing, that we searched for an easy parking and access to the lake. At the Ober Lake, the extension of the Züricher See, we found a good spot: 47.1954, 8.8160. …

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