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BADEN, SWITZERLAND :

BADEN, SWITZERLAND

Updated: May 29, 2007 12:29am PST

BANGKOK, THAILAND :

BANGKOK, THAILAND

Updated: Oct 12, 2008 10:49pm PST

BERN, SWITZERLAND :

BERN, SWITZERLAND

Updated: Dec 05, 2007 3:55am PST

DRESDEN, GERMANY :

DRESDEN, GERMANY

Updated: Oct 15, 2007 12:12am PST

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND :

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Updated: Jan 03, 2008 12:58am PST

HANEDA, JAPAN

Updated: Mar 25, 2007 2:44pm PST

HONG KONG, CHINA :

HONG KONG, CHINA

Updated: Nov 16, 2007 5:23pm PST

INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND :

INTERLAKEN, SWITZERLAND

Updated: Jan 29, 2008 5:15am PST

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND :

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND

Updated: Dec 15, 2007 8:32am PST

LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND : The city grew from a small fishing village of ancient origins on the shores of Lake Lucerne with the founding of the Benedictine monastery of St. Leodegar in around 700 AD. The Latin name "Luciaria" appears in historical records from around 840 AD. The opening of the St. Gotthard Pass route in the 13th century made Lucerne into an important trading town for the transshipment of goods over the Alps. Acquired by the Habsburgs in 1291 against the will of its inhabitants, it joined the Swiss Confederation in 1332. During the Counter-Reformation, it was a stronghold of Roman Catholicism, and a base for the Jesuits in their efforts against Calvinism. In 1601 the city was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami, with the waves of the tsunami repeatedly pounding the town after being reflected back against it by the far shore of Lake Lucerne. Lucerne was the center of a peasants' revolt in 1653 against the aristocratic regime in the towns, the members of whom had grown rich from mercenary service in foreign armies. Lucerne was briefly capital of the Napoleonic Helvetian Republic from 1798-1803. In 1841, Lucerne seceded from the Swiss Confederation, leading to the Sonderbund War of 1847. In 1848, Lucerne was re-admitted into the Swiss Confederation. The construction of the Gotthard railway and the establishment of ship transport on Lake Lucerne have made Lucerne into one of SwitzerlandÂ’s main tourist destinations

LUCERNE, SWITZERLAND

The city grew from a small fishing village of ancient origins on the s ...

Updated: Jun 11, 2006 12:53am PST

LUZERN, SWITZERLAND :

LUZERN, SWITZERLAND

Updated: Jul 06, 2007 2:17am PST

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA :

MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

Updated: Oct 30, 2007 2:24pm PST

OSAKA, JAPAN :

OSAKA, JAPAN

Updated: Oct 30, 2007 2:36pm PST

PATTAYA, THAILAND :

PATTAYA, THAILAND

Updated: Dec 01, 2008 5:56am PST

PAYSON, ARIZONA [USA] :

PAYSON, ARIZONA [USA]

Updated: Oct 18, 2006 11:07pm PST

PHUKET, THAILAND :

PHUKET, THAILAND

Updated: May 29, 2008 8:37pm PST

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SEDONA, ARIZONA

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Updated: Dec 13, 2006 11:30pm PST

SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA :

SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA

Updated: Jun 18, 2007 9:36pm PST

THUN, SWITZERLAND :

THUN, SWITZERLAND

Updated: Feb 04, 2008 6:02am PST

THUN, SWITZERLAND :

THUN, SWITZERLAND

Updated: Apr 02, 2008 10:07pm PST

WINTERTHUR, SWITZERLAND

Updated: Dec 22, 2006 6:48am PST

ZUG, SWITZERLAND :

ZUG, SWITZERLAND

Updated: Oct 12, 2008 10:47pm PST

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA [USA] :

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA [USA]

Updated: Apr 20, 2009 12:02am PST