{"id":13923,"date":"2025-02-21T15:46:30","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13923"},"modified":"2025-02-21T15:46:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T15:46:30","slug":"last-day-of-the-school-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13923","title":{"rendered":"Last day of the school holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s sunny and mild, and holidaymakers are making the most of the last day of their skiing holidays. In the UK and here in Switzerland the kids will all be returning to school next week. It\u2019s not surprising therefore to find that everywhere is super busy. Big queue for the cable car to M\u00e4nnlichen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0526-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1750\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0526-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0526-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0526-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0526-1024x700.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0526-768x525.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0526-1536x1050.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0526-2048x1400.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0526-439x300.jpeg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Up at the top things are equally frantic. As well as the cable car from Wengen there\u2019s a fast gondola lift from Grindelwald, so days like this get very crowded as this shot from the webcam shows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0126-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1619\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0126-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0126-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0126-300x190.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0126-1024x648.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0126-768x486.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0126-1536x972.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0126-2048x1295.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0126-474x300.jpeg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our nursery slopes are busy too. The children have skiing tests and will come home with medals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0527-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1738\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0527-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0527-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0527-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0527-1024x695.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0527-768x522.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0527-1536x1043.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0527-2048x1391.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/IMG_0527-442x300.jpeg 442w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s Val&#8217;s last day at work &#8211; at least for now, so we&#8217;ve made sure all the chores are done so that she can have a lazy weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s sunny and mild, and holidaymakers are making the most of the last day of their skiing holidays. 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