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Weather
• Springtime• Daytime temperature
range 8 to 15° C• (46-59° F)• Bring along a sweater and
your hiking shoes!
Hiking in the Alps
• More than 22,000 miles of well-kept trails
• Criss-cross through meadows, forests, glaciers, and magnificent views of towering peaks
• At bottom in Interlaken, offers chance for rest and snacks
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Interlaken• Located between Lake Brienz
and Lake Thun• Named after its geographical
position
• Jungfrau Mountain (4158 M)
is main attraction for backpackers
• Interlaken lays at the flat area at the end of the Lauterbrunnen Valley
Interlaken
• Very popular in winter for skiing and snowboarding
• Jungfrau Top Ski Region• 3 ski resorts interconnected
• Also offers breathtaking views, hiking, mountain biking, and a point of relaxation
Lauterbrunnen
• Small town that lies in the Lauterbrunnen Valley
• The Lauterbrunnen valley also provided the pictorial model for J.R.R. Tolkien’s sketches and watercolors of the fictitious valley of Rivendell
• 300 meter high Staubbach waterfall
Swiss Chocolate – Fun Facts• Swiss eat more chocolate than
anyone in world-2001- averaged 12.3 kg per
person• 80% milk chocolate• 10-12% plain chocolate• 3-4% white chocolate• Dark chocolate is on the rise• All production must be in
Switzerland to be “Swiss chocolate” (cocoa beans, paste, butter, sugar, milk)• Otherwise declared on package
Swiss Army • Every male citizen must do military
service• Starts at age 20 and ends at 42• Soldiers keep their arms at home
• Automatic rifle for simple soldiers
• Pistol for officers plus couple of bullets in a sealed box
• Must return everything at age 42
• Many cave-like buildings have been built in mountains to serve military purposes• They hold arms, supplies for crisis,
and even fighter planes
Sources• www.swissworld.org/chocolate• Wikipedia• World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report• Yahoo Finance
• http://finance.yahoo.com/currency