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A map on a panel in the Saint Bernard Express train, pictured on the Great St. Bernard Pass in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland, on June 14, 2012. Although the author Charles Dickens is largely known for his gloomy London tales, he was strongly inspired by western Switzerland. In 1846 he even spent a few months in Lausanne with his family from where they went on day trips. (KEYSTONE/Elisabeth Real) Great St Bernard, Canton of Valais, Switzerland, detail from the Saint Bernard-Express train. Obwohl der Schriftsteller Charles Dickens eher fuer seine duesteren Londoner Geschichten bekannt ist, wurde er stark von der westlichen Schweiz inspiriert, zog sogar 1846 mit seiner Familie für einige Monate nach Lausanne und unternahm Tagesausfluege in die Region. (KEYSTONE/Elisabeth Real)