{"id":12744,"date":"2024-02-18T14:04:26","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T14:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12744"},"modified":"2024-02-18T14:04:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T14:04:28","slug":"happy-birthday-ben-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12744","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday Ben"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ben is the manager of the ski school that Val works for, and yesterday was his birthday. Naturally we went out for a few drinks, and his venue of choice was the Grand Hotel Mattenhof down in the valley. We thought this was a bit of a strange choice, but actually it\u2019s an amazing old place. Vaulted ceilings everywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4329-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4329-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4329-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4329-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4329-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4329-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4329-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4329-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A disco ball above the ballroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4330-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"718\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4330-1024x718.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12742\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4330-1024x718.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4330-300x210.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4330-768x538.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4330-1536x1077.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4330-2048x1436.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4330-428x300.jpeg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And, of course, a really nice bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4331-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4331-1024x719.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4331-1024x719.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4331-300x211.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4331-768x539.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4331-1536x1078.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4331-2048x1437.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_4331-427x300.jpeg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It turned into a really good night out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amanda came over from Grindelwald today, so we had lunch at the Crystal bar while we watched the ski racing on TV. The weather\u2019s still very pleasant, so we walked off the food with a lap of the village. Uptown Lights later at the Alpine Hotel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben is the manager of the ski school that Val works for, and yesterday was his birthday. Naturally we went out for a few drinks, and his venue of choice was the Grand Hotel Mattenhof down in the valley. 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