The Embassy of Switzerland hosted a special event today – the launch of its phone application “Swiss Trail!” The application uses GPS systems to showcase 20 Swiss-influenced landmarks across Cairo, including historical hotels, villas, gardens and buildings once built or run by Swiss citizens in Egypt.
This morning’s event took place at the historical Windsor Hotel Cairo in downtown Cairo which was run by a Swiss couple throughout the 1950s and is also owned today by a Swiss-Egyptian lady, Ms. Marileez Doss Suter.
Ambassador Paul Garnier addressed the reporters present at the event from Egyptian and Swiss media, informing them of the important historical and cultural ties between the two countries which the application captures and celebrates.
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