{"id":12161,"date":"2023-08-18T10:31:26","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T10:31:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12161"},"modified":"2023-08-19T16:28:21","modified_gmt":"2023-08-19T16:28:21","slug":"soest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12161","title":{"rendered":"Travelling South"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Another lovely dinner in one of Hamburg&#8217;s old pubs last night. Pfifferlinge mushrooms &#8211; we know them as Chanterelles, are in season, and they go very nicely with a steak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6626.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6626-1024x713.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6626-1024x713.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6626-300x209.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6626-768x535.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6626-1536x1070.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6626-431x300.jpeg 431w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6626.jpeg 1732w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a long train journey south today, and eventually we arrived at a town called Soest. Our first job is to go to see Val&#8217;s relatives. A few family snaps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3725-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"746\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3725-1024x746.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3725-1024x746.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3725-300x219.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3725-768x559.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3725-1536x1119.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3725-2048x1492.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_3725-412x300.jpeg 412w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6641.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6641-1024x701.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6641-1024x701.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6641-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6641-768x526.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6641-438x300.jpeg 438w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6641.jpeg 1256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6638.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6638-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6638-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6638-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6638-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6638-1536x1151.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6638-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We took Val&#8217;s cousin Mark and his wife Cordula for dinner at our hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6644.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6644-1024x690.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6644-1024x690.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6644-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6644-768x518.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6644-1536x1035.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6644-445x300.jpeg 445w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6644.jpeg 1938w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our hotel dates from 1304, and despite its name (Pilgrimhaus) it was a bit late for the Crusades. It\u2019s a very attractive building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6649.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"732\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6649-1024x732.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6649-1024x732.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6649-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6649-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6649-1536x1099.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6649-419x300.jpeg 419w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_6649.jpeg 1946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another lovely dinner in one of Hamburg&#8217;s old pubs last night. Pfifferlinge mushrooms &#8211; we know them as Chanterelles, are in season, and they go very nicely with a steak. 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