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    Posted: 11-Mar-2006 at 10:34

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We gave up your happiness
Your hope would be enough;
we couldn't find neither;
we made up sorrows for ourselves;
we couldn't be consoled;

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1848 the Swiss council wanted to choose a definite capital after so many rotations. Three cities were left:

Bern (closer to the French-speaking part and thus culturally more central but lacking infrastructure)
Lucerne (geographically central but the people there didn't like the idea of the new Switzerland)
Zurich (good infrastructure and cosmopolitan mentality but due to the federal mentality the other regions didn't want to strenghten the commercial centre even more)

As you know, Bern was chosen in the end. But of course Zurich is the secret capital.


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our capital Reykjavik was founded in the 9th century by ingolfur arnarson ,one of the first settlers on iceland.the myth says that he was throwing the stilts of his high-chair over board and build the first settlement at the point they were washed up, like it was usual at the vikings.

today in reykjavik are living about 115.000 residents,hundred years ago about 7.000 !!reykjavik is the most northern capital in the world.

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