{"id":2472,"date":"2015-12-20T14:17:28","date_gmt":"2015-12-20T14:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2472"},"modified":"2015-12-20T14:17:28","modified_gmt":"2015-12-20T14:17:28","slug":"season-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2472","title":{"rendered":"Season Opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday marked the official opening of the winter season in Wengen. It&#8217;s a bit like a mini Christmas market with lots of food stalls etc.<\/p>\n<p>Brass band on the hubel. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-12.31.15.jpg.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2015-12-20 12.31.15.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-12.31.15.jpg.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lots of people about. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-12.32.26.jpg.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2015-12-20 12.32.26.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-12.32.26.jpg.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Nice atmosphere as darkness descends.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-12.33.21.jpg.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2015-12-20 12.33.21.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-12.33.21.jpg.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Later on we went to Wengen&#8217;s little cinema. This is where the Swiss abandon their traditional reserve a little. Amusing bits of the film will be greeted by loud guffaws, while suspense brings sharp intakes of breath. It&#8217;s like stand-up comedy and panto all rolled into one. You get used to it after a while. <\/p>\n<p>Glorious sunshine again today, off for a walk down to the little hamlet of Wengwald. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-15.08.54.jpg.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2015-12-20 15.08.54.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-15.08.54.jpg.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so warm the flowers are beginning to make an appearance. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-15.09.24.jpg.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2015-12-20 15.09.24.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-15.09.24.jpg.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The train emerges from the tunnel to whisk us back up to Wengen. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-15.10.19.jpg.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"2015-12-20 15.10.19.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full\"  alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/wpid-2015-12-20-15.10.19.jpg.jpeg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday marked the official opening of the winter season in Wengen. It&#8217;s a bit like a mini Christmas market with lots of food stalls etc. Brass band on the hubel. Lots of people about. Nice atmosphere as darkness descends. 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