In 1836 the Alamo
Battle took place, as the fight for Texas
Against the Mexicans started to glow
Red hot. Not a lot else, except perhaps
Charles Darwin's Beagle voyage, Galapagos
Behind him now, the wide Pacific crossed
Exploring round Sydney, Australians
Meanwhile evolving their new state, those lost
Souls from British prisons settling the west
Round Perth, that most remote town. Tomorrow
I'm off to Switzerland. No Brenner Pass
By car. First I'm touring the scenic coast
Of Lake Geneva, then by train I'll go
To Bern and Zurich. Time to meet the Swiss!
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