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Tourists plan their continued journey through Switzerland from their "bed" at Reichlin in Steinen (SZ), one of the family farms that participates in the Sleeping on Straw association. (KEYSTONE / Gaetan BALLY)
Bedding down in Susanne Ming's barn (Alex Helmick, WRS)
The view from Susanne Ming's farm (Alex Helmick, WRS)
Susanne Ming's Lungern barn (Alex Helmick, WRS)

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Wednesday, 29 July, 2009

Summer turns some farmers into hoteliers

When summer comes, more than 200 Swiss farmers boot the cows out of the barn and open up space to tourists. Reporter Alex Helmick went to Lungern, just outside Interlaken, for a night down on the farm.

— Alex Helmick, World Radio Switzerland

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