{"id":11443,"date":"2023-01-29T14:33:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T14:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11443"},"modified":"2023-01-29T14:33:23","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T14:33:23","slug":"valley-walk-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11443","title":{"rendered":"Valley walk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s cold, but the sun&#8217;s out. Every train going up the hill is packed, so we employ our usual tactic and go in the opposite direction &#8211; down to the valley. We had lunch at the Airtime cafe and had a walk along the path where I do my running in summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/41AF0D9F-948E-4720-8C26-C5F3EB5D3ECA-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/41AF0D9F-948E-4720-8C26-C5F3EB5D3ECA-1024x694.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/41AF0D9F-948E-4720-8C26-C5F3EB5D3ECA-1024x694.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/41AF0D9F-948E-4720-8C26-C5F3EB5D3ECA-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/41AF0D9F-948E-4720-8C26-C5F3EB5D3ECA-768x521.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/41AF0D9F-948E-4720-8C26-C5F3EB5D3ECA-1536x1041.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/41AF0D9F-948E-4720-8C26-C5F3EB5D3ECA-2048x1388.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/41AF0D9F-948E-4720-8C26-C5F3EB5D3ECA-443x300.jpeg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At this time of year the valley gets very little sun, so temperatures stay very low. The waterfalls cover the cliff faces with ice. Every few minutes there&#8217;s a loud crash as lumps of ice fall to the valley floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/938479EB-0605-4E62-861B-EB56B5FBBBC3-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/938479EB-0605-4E62-861B-EB56B5FBBBC3-1024x693.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/938479EB-0605-4E62-861B-EB56B5FBBBC3-1024x693.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/938479EB-0605-4E62-861B-EB56B5FBBBC3-300x203.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/938479EB-0605-4E62-861B-EB56B5FBBBC3-768x520.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/938479EB-0605-4E62-861B-EB56B5FBBBC3-1536x1039.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/938479EB-0605-4E62-861B-EB56B5FBBBC3-2048x1386.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/938479EB-0605-4E62-861B-EB56B5FBBBC3-443x300.jpeg 443w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wengen, by contrast, gets more and more sun as winter wears on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F29C3E1E-AA60-4CE8-BC22-29833E633443-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F29C3E1E-AA60-4CE8-BC22-29833E633443-1024x658.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F29C3E1E-AA60-4CE8-BC22-29833E633443-1024x658.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F29C3E1E-AA60-4CE8-BC22-29833E633443-300x193.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F29C3E1E-AA60-4CE8-BC22-29833E633443-768x494.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F29C3E1E-AA60-4CE8-BC22-29833E633443-1536x987.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F29C3E1E-AA60-4CE8-BC22-29833E633443-2048x1317.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/F29C3E1E-AA60-4CE8-BC22-29833E633443-467x300.jpeg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A nice walk. Uptown Lights at the Alpine Hotel this evening.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s cold, but the sun&#8217;s out. Every train going up the hill is packed, so we employ our usual tactic and go in the opposite direction &#8211; down to the valley. 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