{"id":13941,"date":"2025-02-25T23:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13941"},"modified":"2025-02-25T23:04:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T23:04:00","slug":"happy-birthday-to-me-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=13941","title":{"rendered":"Happy birthday to\u2026. me!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Val was off down to Interlaken this afternoon for another appointment at the eye clinic. Her trip home did not go well. The train broke down at Matten. The poor holidaymakers had to drag their luggage across the tracks to wait for a replacement train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0100.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1529\" height=\"1206\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0100.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0100.jpeg 1529w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0100-300x237.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0100-1024x808.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0100-768x606.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0100-380x300.jpeg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1529px) 100vw, 1529px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0099.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1454\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0099.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0099.jpeg 1454w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0099-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0099-1024x663.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0099-768x497.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0099-464x300.jpeg 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1454px) 100vw, 1454px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While all this was going on I was relaxing at home. I have some birthday cards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0541-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0541-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0541-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0541-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0541-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0541-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0541-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0541-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0541-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Val eventually got home, and we headed for Rocks. After a few drinks we walked down to the Eiger restaurant for dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0542-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1745\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0542-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0542-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0542-300x205.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0542-1024x698.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0542-768x524.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0542-1536x1047.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0542-2048x1396.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_0542-440x300.jpeg 440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had chateaubriand, which is fillet of beef served with vegetables, croquette potatoes and some lovely sauces. It doesn\u2019t look much on the photo, but as soon as you\u2019ve finished they bring you another plateful. We finished off the night with cocktails back in Rocks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Val was off down to Interlaken this afternoon for another appointment at the eye clinic. Her trip home did not go well. The train broke down at Matten. 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