On Sunday I had plans to meet some people for day hike in Pfaeffikon. I arrived at the meeting place at the scheduled time and waited for the others to arrive. After 30 minutes of waiting I approached the ticket counter and asked how many Pfaeffikons there are in Switzerland. His answer was,"Es gibt Drei (three!)," (although one has a slightly different spelling). Argh! The one I wanted to be in was 40 minutes away and there was no chance that they'd be waiting for me. After cursing for a few minutes, I put on my iPod, turned up the volume, and hiked along the lake for the next 3hrs.

Can someone please tell me why a country has mutliple cities with the same name? It's just asking for problems!