{"id":18,"date":"2013-08-05T15:24:35","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T15:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewanderers.net\/w\/?p=18"},"modified":"2020-08-23T21:43:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-23T21:43:50","slug":"18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewanderers.net\/w\/?p=18","title":{"rendered":"The origins of Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year on August 1st, Switzerland celebrates its national day with festivities around the country. This year, we had the opportunity to attend the festivities in Brunnen, a town on Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldst\u00e4ttersee) a beautiful lake in Central Switzerland. The location is also historically signficant as it is near a mountain meadow called R\u00fctli, where the legendary oath of R\u00fctlischwur took place which was the start of the independence of Switzerland and goes back to the 14th century.<\/p>\n

The annual fireworks are attended by thousands of people, many viewing the spectacle from the shore and others from boats on the lake. A flotilla of large boats travel from surrounding towns and cities, including Lucerne, to see the fireworks.<\/p>\n

The weather on August 1st was beautiful this year. This photo was taken around 20:30 and shows the last rays of sunset hitting the surrounding mountains and showing a beautiful sunset over the lake:<\/p>\n

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Last rays of sunshine hitting the mountains around Brunnen, Switzerland.<\/p><\/div>\n

Click on the image to see a larger version of this panorama or have a look at the interactive 360 panorama version of this photo:<\/p>\n

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