{"id":10182,"date":"2021-12-15T15:08:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-15T15:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=10182"},"modified":"2021-12-15T20:44:44","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T20:44:44","slug":"new-boots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=10182","title":{"rendered":"New boots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Val needs new ski boots. We had a look around the shops in Wengen yesterday, but couldn\u2019t find anything suitable, so today we&#8217;ve travelled down to the big sports shop in Interlaken.<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buying ski boots isn\u2019t like buying normal footwear. You have to abandon any thoughts about your favourite colours, or preferred makes. You just want the boots that fit properly and have the right amount of forward flexibility. This means that you have to try a lot of boots on.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1815\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1670-3-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1670-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1670-3-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1670-3-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1670-3-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1670-3-1536x1089.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1670-3-2048x1452.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_1670-3-423x300.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fortunately, Kaspar works here, and he can help. He&#8217;s done all the training, and Val tries lots of boots and soon identifies the best ones for her. Kaspar heats them up in an oven and they are moulded to fit Val&#8217;s feet perfectly. We\u2019ll try them out tomorrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since we\u2019re down here, we can enjoy a lovely lunch in the Cafe de Paris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2049\" height=\"1416\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_2368.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_2368.jpg 2049w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_2368-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_2368-1024x708.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_2368-768x531.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_2368-1536x1061.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/img_2368-434x300.jpg 434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2049px) 100vw, 2049px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Val needs new ski boots. We had a look around the shops in Wengen yesterday, but couldn\u2019t find anything suitable, so today we&#8217;ve travelled down to the big sports shop in Interlaken. 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