Category: Sports

I am no sport fanatic. By no means. But I must say that it does a lot of good in my life. Specially since I’m turning forty soon and my twenties are way behind me. Back then just working as a gardener kept me fit. Now to keep fit I…

Also ich bin kein Sportfanatiker. Und doch treibe ich für mein fortgeschrittenes Alter eine Menge Sport. So war ich Gestern auch im GYM. Ãœbrigens habe ich ein neues Abo in einem Fitness-zenter wo die Foltermaschinen tatsächlich funktionieren. Letzte Woche bin ich seit langem wieder einmal kletttern gegangen. Das war echt…

Yesterday, or should I say this morning for me, was the match Switzerland against Ukraine at the football world championship. I was crazy enough to stay up to watch it. Here in Thailand it’s on life at two in the morning. Would I have known the outcome and the never-ending…

In April we were at the beach for a two weeks vacation. Last year wenn we were down South I saw people taking a diving course. I said to my wife that next time we go to the sea I want to try it out. So this year I took…

Roger Federer won the final in the Australian open on Sunday. I have never watched so much tennis in my life. It was exciting to follow the different players go through the tournament. Federer won the men’s final while Hingis won the mixed doubles after being on a three year…

Tennis fever broke out in our home. There are three swiss players in the quarter finals in the Australian Open 2006. Roger Federer (1), Patty Schnyder (7) and Martina Hingis. Tonight we watched Federer play against Tommy Haas and it was a nerv recking expirience. After Federer won two sets,…