Lac Leman is what Swiss people call Lake Geneva everywhere except in Geneva. Whether that makes it two lakes or not is not the point. The point of my tidbit today is to tell you the fabled story of the upper lake island. As I said, there is an island in the upper part of Lac Leman and on it is one lone tree. It is said that Switzerland gave this teeny island to the Queen of England some years ago, so she could have a little piece of Switzerland. She cordially accepted the gift, but a few years later, the Swiss government started taxing her on her little piece of Switzerland, so she gave it back. I have no idea whether the story is true or not, but I hope it is because it makes me chuckle every time I look at the tree.
January 10, 2011
Lac Leman tidbit
Lac Leman is what Swiss people call Lake Geneva everywhere except in Geneva. Whether that makes it two lakes or not is not the point. The point of my tidbit today is to tell you the fabled story of the upper lake island. As I said, there is an island in the upper part of Lac Leman and on it is one lone tree. It is said that Switzerland gave this teeny island to the Queen of England some years ago, so she could have a little piece of Switzerland. She cordially accepted the gift, but a few years later, the Swiss government started taxing her on her little piece of Switzerland, so she gave it back. I have no idea whether the story is true or not, but I hope it is because it makes me chuckle every time I look at the tree.
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