Switzerland is located in Central Europe. The Swiss Franc is the currency and the climate in spring has daytime temperatures between 8-15 degrees Celsius. Hiking is a popular tourist activity in the Swiss Alps, with over 22,000 miles of well-maintained trails passing through mountains. The town of Interlaken is located between two lakes and is a popular destination for hiking and skiing, offering views of the Jungfrau mountain.

1. Switzerland
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2. Where is it?

3. Switzerland
• 1863

5. Currency
10 francs 1 franc 1 franc (reverse)
• Swiss Franc (CHF)
• 1 U.S. Dollar = 1.2268 Francs

6. Weather
• Springtime
• Daytime temperature
range 8 to 15° C
• (46-59° F)
• Bring along a sweater and
your hiking shoes!

7. Swiss tourism

8. The Alps

9. 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

10. Interlaken

11. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. What first comes to your mind
when you hear siwss?!

16. Swiss whatchs

17. 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

18. Swiss cheese

19. Siwss sports

20. 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

21. Sources
• www.swissworld.org/chocolate
• Wikipedia
• World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report
• Yahoo Finance
• http://finance.yahoo.com/currency

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