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While I remember Lausanne from my youth, as it is the largest city in Canton Vaud.

and we drove through it frequently, I dont think Ive ever ventured beyond the railway station and the through-roads. What a lovely
town Id been missing! Built on a hillside to better avoid marauding armies traveling the lake shore, this ancient town (yes, dating at least to the Romans, who named it Lousanna) is the fourth-largest city in
Switzerland.

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