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(Johann) Heinrich Pestalozzi (1746–1827) – a famous Swiss educational reformer who designed methods and principles of elementary education

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Zwingli – Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531), the most important leader of the Swiss Protestant Reformation

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Interlacken – a small town in central Switzerland, one of the country’s oldest summer tourist resorts

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Frau = Mrs. (German)

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upshine = light, lighting

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Muy bella = very beautiful (Spanish)

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Como – a city at the extreme southwest end of Lake Como in northern Italy, known since the Roman times

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Suppe – Franz von Suppe (1819–1895), Austrian composer, the author of light operas

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Buenas noches = good night (Spanish)

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phonograph = record player

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Lothario – an unfeeling seducer, a fictional character of the 18^th century literature

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Valais – a canton in southern Switzerland on the border with Italy and France

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St. Hilda’s – St. Hilda’s College for women at Oxford University, founded in 1893, named for Saint Hilda, the English saint of the 7^th century

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Du lieber Gott! Bitte, bringe Dick noch ein Glass-Bier. = Good gracious! Please, bring Dick one more glass of beer. (German)

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Bonjour, Docteur. = How do you do, Doctor? (French)

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Bonjour, Monsieur. = How do you do, sir? (French)

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Il fait beau temps. = The weather is fine today. (French)

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Oui, merveilleux. = Yes, marvelous. (French)

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Vous êtes ici maintenant? = Are you here nowadays? (French)

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Non, pour la journée seulement. = No, I’ve just come for a day. (French)

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Ah, bon. Alors – au revoir, Monsieur. = I see. So, good-bye, sir. (French)

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Rolls = Rolls-Royce (British-made expensive car)

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goblins – in Western folklore, mischievous and malicious wandering spirits attached to a household

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Coblenz – a city in northern Germany at the junction of the Rhine and the Moselle rivers, found by the Romans in 9 BC

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Montreux – a resort town in western Switzerland on the eastern shore of Lake Geneva

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Jugenhorn – one of the bays of Lake Geneva

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débris – broken pieces of rock

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funicular – a cable railway on a mountainside

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undulati – here: hills

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Vaud – a canton in southwestern Switzerland on the French border

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Swiss Savoy – a historical and cultural region in Switzerland, and also in Italy and France (Italian and French Savoy)

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the Rhône – a river in Switzerland and France flowing to the Mediterranean Sea, one of the major rivers in Europe

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Kursal – a concert hall in a resort town (German)

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Chillon – the château of Chillon on Lake Geneva, built in the 12^th —15^th centuries

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Défense de cueillir les fleurs. = It is forbidden to pick up flowers. (French)

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Dorothy Perkins roses – a sort of roses easy to grow, named for Dorothy Perkins

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Irene Castle – a famous American dancer of the first half of the 20^th century

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Conte = Count (Italian)

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Caux – a mountainous town in Switzerland to the south-east of Lake Geneva