{"id":13743,"date":"2025-01-01T16:01:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T16:01:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13743"},"modified":"2025-01-01T23:06:22","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T23:06:22","slug":"gala-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13743","title":{"rendered":"Gala dinner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In years gone by, all the hotels used to serve a gala dinner on New Year\u2019s Eve. Sadly this tradition seemed to die out after Covid, but this winter normal service is resumed, and we had a wide choice of venues for our slap-up meal. We chose the Hotel Jungfraublick. Lesley and Dave joined us. Marshmallows cooking on the fire pit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The hotel is just above the village, so the views are nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We started with canap\u00e9s and champagne, followed by a nice starter of roast duck. The main course was the star of the show, with fillet of beef and lobster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tradition demands that the bell ringers ring out the old year and ring in the new. It\u2019s noisy. Press play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The whole place is still overrun with brightly dressed kids, but they\u2019ll soon be going back to school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tonight we’re looking forward to a quiet night in.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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