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Nobody today doubts the beauty of these alpine peaks. And yet to a medieval peasant, they are a rocky, unpassable, infertile, unarable blight upon the landscape, worthless, and home to malaevolent gnomes, trolls, and demons. In the nineteenth century bored upper class Englishmen making the Grand Tour around Europe began to "Romanticise" nature. Out with the manmade, classical ideals of proportion and symmetry, in with rugged adventurers carrying walking sticks before a backdrop of snow-capped peaks. The Romantic movement had clearly won by the time Holmes was killed by Professor Moriarity at Reichenbach Falls. Today it is acknowledged that Switzerland is the most beautiful country in Europe and Swiss farmers among the most skilled in the world.
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Intro Written Sep 11, 2002
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webina Feb 23, 2003 at 8:34 AM

entertaining sites!
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vairab Dec 5, 2002 at 1:25 AM

the beauty of these alpine peaks:)
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o00o Jul 10, 2002 at 7:07 PM

interestingpage.
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ATLC May 12, 2002 at 4:04 PM

ooh, I cannot believe I clicke the lecture link!
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call_me_rhia May 7, 2002 at 12:12 AM

pic 2: lugano......
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prunila May 5, 2002 at 10:09 AM

Interesting lectures!
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utttz May 5, 2002 at 9:24 AM

poor holmes!
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truus_s May 5, 2002 at 9:03 AM

i love switserland.greeting truus!
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globetrott Sep 4, 2001 at 4:20 PM

interesting pictures !
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sandysmith Aug 18, 2001 at 12:35 PM

try landing next time and enjoy Switz