{"id":5527,"date":"2018-09-16T14:33:15","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T14:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5527"},"modified":"2018-09-16T16:48:18","modified_gmt":"2018-09-16T16:48:18","slug":"dragons-and-caves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=5527","title":{"rendered":"Dragons and caves"},"content":{"rendered":"

High above lake Thun is a large cave system called Beatush\u00f6len. Legend has it that the cave was home to a dragon which harrased the local population. A monk called Beatus arrived from Ireland and confronted the dragon with his cross, causing it to fall into the lake below.<\/p>\n

The bit about the dragon may be a bit doubtful, but Beatus certainly existed as his grave is at the mouth of the caves. These days the place is a tourist attraction, so yesterday we went to take a look.<\/p>\n

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We took a guided tour. The cave system extends for 7 kilometres into the mountain, but only the first kilometre is accessible for the public. A few pictures.<\/p>\n

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Last night Uptown Lights were playing in Rocks, so it was nice to catch up with Beves and Ibe. After all that excitement we had a quiet day today, with formula one on the telly and time to cook a nice dinner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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