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Switzerland

Switzerland. By Aurora McLellan. The Alps. The Swiss Alps is a main attraction in Switzerland. People come to ski and snow shoe and take pictures. Chocolate. Swiss chocolate is very famous. It’s a Christmas specialty in Switzerland and is kept in glass bowl on tables in many homes.

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Switzerland

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  1. Switzerland By Aurora McLellan

  2. The Alps • The Swiss Alps is a main attraction in Switzerland. • People come to ski and snow shoe and take pictures.

  3. Chocolate • Swiss chocolate is very famous. • It’s a Christmas specialty in Switzerland and is kept in glass bowl on tables in many homes.

  4. Swiss Cheese • Swiss cheese was originated in Switzerland and they have been the best at making it for centuries.

  5. Swiss Housing • In Switzerland the houses are very European. • The resemble Dutch and British cottages. • About 70% of Swiss people rent their housing.

  6. Swiss Miss • Swiss Miss was invented by Anthony R. Sanna. • Anthony came to America from Switzerland in 1918.

  7. Skiing • Almost half the population in Switzerland skiis regularly. • Kids usually learn how to ski at ages 2 to 4.

  8. Saint Gothard Road Tunnel • It’s 10.5 miles long. • It’s the 3rd longest in the world. • It was opened September 5, 1980.

  9. The Swiss Army • Every able bodied man is required to go into the swiss Army.

  10. Soccer • In switzerland Soccer is a national passtime. • They have their own national team.

  11. Holidays • On the 3rd Monday of April, the Swiss chase away winter by burning a symbolic snowman.

  12. Bibliography • http://scrapetv.com/News/News%20Pages/Health/Images/swiss-alps.jpg • http://www.theswitzerlandtraveler.com/files/2008/05/c1-thumb.jpg • http://www.bigoven.com/uploads/swisscheese.jpg • http://www.duetsblog.com/uploads/image/Swiss-Miss_cocoa_sml.jpg • http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Gotthard_Road_Tunnel_Switzerland.jpg/300px-Gotthard_Road_Tunnel_Switzerland.jpg • http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.greendevils.pl/armie_swiata/swiss-army-22.jpg&imgrefurl=http://spaceislost.blogspot.com/2007/03/swiss-army-accidentally-invade-neighbor.html&usg=__vVJP9D3NsLxiYFabjWvmUDgOeJ8=&h=468&w=650&sz=98&hl=en&start=2&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=GI-zdcCRMt9YtM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3DSwiss%2BArmy%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2GGLL_enUS346%26um%3D1

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