In 1986 was my first trip to Europe. A dream comes true for a wide eyed farm boy from Maple, Ontario. On July 15th. I flew Swiss Air. To the Confederation of Freedom, “Switzerland”. I call it that because the Swiss invented democracy on August 1st, 1291. Most other democracies have really done there best. To do a poor imitation of the Swiss invention. It was also my first summer vacation. I spent 27 days exploring Switzerland, and all the beauty and joy, that the Alps and this country have to offer. It is also a great location for your first trip to Europe. The Swiss have 4 national languages, and 3 distinct cultures. Which are German, French, and Italian. The fourth national language is Romansh, a Latin dialect. The highlights of this trip. Was meeting Peter V/D, my hike on the Matterhorn, staying two nights at Schloss Heggi, and the cities of Geneva, and Lucerne . I did leave Switzerland for 3 days during this holiday. Two days were spent in Saltzberg, Austria, and one day was spent in Munich, West Germany. The stay in Munich was a very sad and serious side of this trip. I went to see the infamous Dachau concentration camp. Which is located just north of Munich. It was the first death camp. That was opened by the Nazi's shortly after they came into power in 1933. An estimated 18 million people perished in these horrible places during World War 2. The camps are left as a memorial to all the innocent people that were slaughtered there. The hope is that there memory will prevent history from repeating itself.
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