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Schwingen – an especially Swiss sport

Painting of Schwingers, photo (c)S.Yates

Schwingen can be translated as ‘swinging’ and is a deeply Swiss sport, a kind of outdoor Sumo in clothes It is also known as ‘Swiss wrestling’ or ‘Hoselupf’ which translates to ‘trouser pick up’ or ‘trouser gripping/ lifting’. The earliest picture of this peculiar kind of sport can be [...]

Hotel Hari Adelboden Review

A review of the Hotel Hari in Adelboden and some points to consider out of my own experience.

Hotel Hari Adelboden (c)S.Yates

We, hubby, I and 90+ conference members stayed from the 20th to the 24th April 2009 in the Hotel Hari im Schlegeli in Adelboden (Switzerland). Being the oldest hotel in the village, [...]

Adelboden – First Impressions

20.04.2009 After a long 10 hours drive from Prague (Czech Republic) we arrived finally at 19:15 in Adelboden (Switzerland). Hubby and I are taking part here in a conference and will stay until Friday in the Hotel Hari. Adelboden is a small village tucked away in the Swiss Alps, famous for its fresh air, hiking [...]