{"id":5398,"date":"2018-08-01T13:26:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T13:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5398"},"modified":"2018-08-03T17:31:21","modified_gmt":"2018-08-03T17:31:21","slug":"swiss-national-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5398","title":{"rendered":"Swiss National day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1291, the first 3 cantons concluded an alliance. This alliance grew over the following 500 years and eventually became the Switzerland of today. Geneva was the last canton to join in 1815, having previously been annexed by France during the Napoleonic wars. There are now 26 cantons in the Swiss confederation.<\/p>\n<p>Each year on August 1st the Swiss celebrate the confederation with music, dancing and feasting. So here we go.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5393 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151053.jpg\" width=\"2859\" height=\"1868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151053.jpg 2859w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151053-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151053-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151053-1024x669.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2859px) 100vw, 2859px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lots of food. I could ruin my diet in about 5 minutes in here.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5395 failed alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151234-1.jpg\" width=\"3632\" height=\"2577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151234-1.jpg 3632w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151234-1-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151234-1-768x545.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151234-1-1024x727.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3632px) 100vw, 3632px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5396 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151255.jpg\" width=\"3754\" height=\"2518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151255.jpg 3754w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151255-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151255-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151255-1024x687.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3754px) 100vw, 3754px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And of course the dancers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5397 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151150.jpg\" width=\"2158\" height=\"1392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151150.jpg 2158w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151150-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151150-768x495.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/20180801_151150-1024x661.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2158px) 100vw, 2158px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Later on we&#8217;ll have fireworks and the party will continue well into the night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1291, the first 3 cantons concluded an alliance. 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