{"id":12591,"date":"2024-01-06T16:45:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-06T16:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12591"},"modified":"2024-01-06T17:17:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-06T17:17:30","slug":"an-army-invades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12591","title":{"rendered":"An army invades"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s less than a week until the skiing World Cup descends on Wengen. Construction crews, mostly drawn from the military, are hard at work assembling the temporary buildings that the sponsors and spectators will need. Lots going on at the tennis courts and ice rink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7455.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"709\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7455-1024x709.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7455-1024x709.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7455-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7455-768x532.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7455-1536x1064.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7455-433x300.jpeg 433w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7455.jpeg 1601w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pub is being built on the Eigerh\u00fcbel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7453.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7453-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7453-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7453-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7453-768x513.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7453-449x300.jpeg 449w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7453.jpeg 1525w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last night we met Lesley and Dave and we enjoyed a curry up at Golden India. Cocktails in the Tanne bar rounded off a nice evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7460.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7460-1024x741.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7460-1024x741.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7460-300x217.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7460-768x556.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7460-1536x1112.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7460-415x300.jpeg 415w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7460.jpeg 1893w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While we were enjoying our cocktails it was snowing outside, and the murky weather continued today. We went over to Grindelwald and met Will&#8217;s mum Amanda for lunch. My lemongrass soup was nicely decorated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7466.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7466-1024x712.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7466-1024x712.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7466-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7466-768x534.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7466-1536x1067.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7466-432x300.jpeg 432w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7466.jpeg 1993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grindelwald is much bigger and busier than Wengen, but there are still some nice spots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4184-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"698\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4184-1024x698.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4184-1024x698.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4184-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4184-768x524.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4184-1536x1047.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4184-2048x1396.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4184-440x300.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tapas at the Pickel bar tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s less than a week until the skiing World Cup descends on Wengen. Construction crews, mostly drawn from the military, are hard at work assembling the temporary buildings that the sponsors and spectators will need. 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