The Reluctant Travellersβ Swiss Adventure β part 6
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PeterliParticipant1206 posts12 February 2018 at 2:13:52 #866085
All done on my laptop running on Windows 7. π π± π β β ββ° Whatβs the big deal anyway ?
kperigoParticipant52 posts13 February 2018 at 19:25:26 #866086OK now you are just showing off.
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PeterliParticipant1206 posts13 February 2018 at 19:46:21 #866087If liking to have some fun makes me a show-off, then a show-off I definitely am. π However I hope you arenβt thinking this in terms of what I read in the Cambridge Dictionary, where it states βto behave in a way that is intended to attract attention or admiration, and that other people often find annoying.β Say, are you βing the Olympics ? So far, the Swiss only have one medal, a Silver but that will change as the days go by.
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kperigoParticipant52 posts13 February 2018 at 20:48:47 #866088It is all fun here. I am not watching the Olympics. We only stream TV these days. Cable and satellite is just to much $$ for programming we are no longer interested in. That changes once baseball βΎοΈ
starts, however.
PeterliParticipant1206 posts13 February 2018 at 22:51:20 #866089Aha, βΎ . So that means you either live in the USA or Japan. βΎ is one step up from β³, about as fun as watching the grass grow. I much prefer watching β½ or πΎ.
Removed userParticipant72625 posts14 February 2018 at 7:08:06 #866090π is all that matters. FYI. π
Iβm quite disappointed in the Olympics as they arenβt allowing NHL players to participateβ¦not sure the point anymore if you donβt let the best players play. At least Canada is doing well in the medal countβ¦..so far.
Iβm guessing Peterli can figure out where I come from (if you didnβt already know)!
PeterliParticipant1206 posts14 February 2018 at 8:09:30 #866091Hey Lucas,
Whatβs that first character in your << π is all that matters. FYI. π >> ?
Gary Bettman and the NHL club owners are not allowing their players to compete, which is too bad. This will affect the teams from many nations, mostly Canada and the USA, but also the nations on the attached list. The Swiss thus have 14 ineligible players, compared to Canadaβs 420, but I figure it is easier to field a strong team from Canada because of the huge number of people playing hockey at other levels.
The second attachment shows the medal count as of 14h32 on Tuesday 13 February. Canada is doing pretty well (as you say, βso farβ). No surprise with the good showing so far by the Germans, the Dutch and the Norwegians, and I am expecting Switzerland, with only one medal to show for here, to rise in these standings.
Attachments:Removed userParticipant72625 posts14 February 2018 at 8:54:36 #866092Oh it is a hockey stick! Emojiβs donβt always work here I see. oh well! π
Yes, Canada will still do well in hockey I think but Iβm not concerned with the outcome anymore without our best players playing. We canβt (nor can any other country) field our best playersβ¦.so what is the point?
Most Canadians I know detest Gary Bettman and his Olympic decision has only made our feelings towards him much worse, if possible. You are a Canadiens fan I take it? I always like the Nordiques β big Sakic and Roy fan growing up. π
kperigoParticipant52 posts14 February 2018 at 16:44:31 #866093USA, Michigan. For me a summer afternoon or evening in the ballpark is as good as it gets.
Are you Swiss? In any event good luck to you at the Olympics.
Removed userParticipant72625 posts26 March 2018 at 1:39:31 #866094amazing pictures. Iβve been going crazy researching and helping my son plan his first trip ever. I really wish i was going! maybe one day. congrats on your new grandson. he should be 1 now? Thank you for sharing all your pictures and information. I get to see Switzerland through you.
HandymanParticipant12 posts30 March 2018 at 15:18:33 #866095Rockoyster, your trip reports are most entertaining and paint an excellent picture. I noticed that from Lugano you took a local train to Bellinzona to catch the GPEX. I understand that the GPEX actually starts in Lugano. At least, I think I actually have tickets to catch it there. Is there a reason you took the local train to catch it farther up the line?
Also, do you have a recommendation for a hotel in Lugano. Iβll be there 2 nights. Thanks.
Handyman
rockoysterParticipant8889 posts30 March 2018 at 19:44:38 #866096Hi Handyman and thanks for the feedback. In 2017 the GPE started in Bellinzona early in the season. For 2018 they have changed to run from Lugano at the start of the season.
We stayed at Hotel Walter du Lac right on the lake front. I mentioned it in http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/the-reluctant-travellers-swiss-adventure-part-5. Great location, tiny room, noisy, but fun.
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