{"id":14394,"date":"2026-06-08T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14394"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:03:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:03:06","slug":"wengen-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=14394","title":{"rendered":"Wengen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We arrived back in Wengen yesterday afternoon. Not much has changed since we left a year ago, and that\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1338-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1773\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1338-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1338-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1338-300x208.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1338-1024x709.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1338-768x532.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1338-1536x1064.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1338-2048x1418.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1338-433x300.jpeg 433w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As it was Sunday, Beves and Ibe were playing at the  Braunbaer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1335-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1847\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1335-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1335-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1335-300x216.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1335-1024x739.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1335-768x554.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1335-1536x1108.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1335-2048x1478.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1335-416x300.jpeg 416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We had a good crowd in the audience. Wil and Malwina came over from Grindelwald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1336-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1336-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14391\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1336-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1336-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1336-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1336-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1336-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1336-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1336-400x300.jpeg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the way home we encountered a badger. These creatures are very common in the village, and it wasn\u2019t bothered by us in the slightest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0449.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1589\" height=\"1082\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0449.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0449.jpeg 1589w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0449-300x204.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0449-1024x697.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0449-768x523.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0449-1536x1046.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0449-441x300.jpeg 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1589px) 100vw, 1589px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This morning the sun was shining and a hot day was in prospect. Beanie has a new job at the Gemeinde (local council) in Lauterbrunnen, so we popped down to meet her for lunch. Waterfall looking good, as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1339-scaled.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1811\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1339-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1339-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1339-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1339-1024x724.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1339-768x543.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1339-1536x1086.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1339-2048x1449.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_1339-424x300.jpeg 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After lunch we caught the train back to Wengen and bought ice cream. We found a shady bench to enjoy it. The heat is stifling and there\u2019ll be a storm tonight, but we\u2019ll have to venture out as we\u2019re looking forward to dinner at the Eiger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We arrived back in Wengen yesterday afternoon. Not much has changed since we left a year ago, and that\u2019s a good thing. As it was Sunday, Beves and Ibe were playing at the Braunbaer. 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