{"id":12044,"date":"2023-08-01T15:34:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12044"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:34:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T15:34:46","slug":"swiss-national-day-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12044","title":{"rendered":"Swiss National Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today the whole country celebrates the founding of the Swiss Confederation way back in 1291. Back then the country comprised just 3 cantons, but the principles of the constitution were attractive – it was basically a mutual defence pact, and more fiefdoms joined over the years. There are now 26 cantons, the most recent being Geneva in 1815. It was previously French. Here’s what\u2019s happening in Wengen this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Houses, shops and hotels are patriotically decorated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alphorns outside the Alpine hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Squeezeboxes outside Foto Fritz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Brass band by the hotel Silberhorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And of course, Colin and Steve outside Central Sport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There’ll be lots more later.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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