{"id":11978,"date":"2023-07-10T17:21:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11978"},"modified":"2023-07-10T17:21:25","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:21:25","slug":"the-niederhorn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=11978","title":{"rendered":"The Niederhorn"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Alongside Lake Thun, not far from Interlaken is a mountain called the Niederhorn. In all the (33) years we\u2019ve been coming here, we&#8217;ve never paid it a visit. A strange gondola lift takes us to the top. The cabins travel in groups of 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3517-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3517-1024x652.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11972\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3517-1024x652.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3517-300x191.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3517-768x489.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3517-1536x977.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3517-2048x1303.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3517-471x300.jpeg 471w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a nice restaurant at the top &#8211; we had lunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3524-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3524-1024x666.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3524-1024x666.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3524-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3524-768x499.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3524-1536x999.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3524-2048x1332.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3524-461x300.jpeg 461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge TV transmitter dominates the summit. Broadcast TV was closed down in Switzerland a few years back, so I&#8217;m not sure whether it actually does anything anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3520-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3520-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11973\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3520-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3520-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3520-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3520-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3520-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There were bound to be alphorns I guess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3522-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"668\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3522-1024x668.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3522-1024x668.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3522-300x196.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3522-768x501.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3522-1536x1003.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3522-2048x1337.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3522-460x300.jpeg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Behind the mountain is a wild and beautiful valley called Justistal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3521-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3521-1024x691.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11974\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3521-1024x691.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3521-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3521-768x518.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3521-1536x1036.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3521-2048x1382.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3521-445x300.jpeg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A funicular railway takes us back down to the lake, where we can catch a bus back to Interlaken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3525-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3525-1024x713.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3525-1024x713.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3525-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3525-768x535.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3525-1536x1069.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3525-2048x1425.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/IMG_3525-431x300.jpeg 431w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We quite liked the Niederhorn, it was nice and fresh up there on a very warm Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alongside Lake Thun, not far from Interlaken is a mountain called the Niederhorn. In all the (33) years we\u2019ve been coming here, we&#8217;ve never paid it a visit. A strange gondola lift takes us to the top. 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