{"id":9527,"date":"2021-03-30T13:55:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2021-03-30T13:55:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T13:55:53","slug":"a-taste-of-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9527","title":{"rendered":"A taste of summer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Recently, we discovered that clotted cream is available in the big Co-op at Interlaken. Val baked some scones, and here\u2019s the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1750\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0739-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0739-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0739-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0739-1024x700.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0739-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0739-1536x1050.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0739-2048x1400.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0739-439x300.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today we\u2019re off down to the lake. It\u2019s sunny and very warm. The train takes us down to Interlaken, and from there a bus takes us to the lakeside village of B\u00f6nigen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1701\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0755-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0755-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0755-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0755-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0755-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0755-1536x1020.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0755-2048x1360.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0755-452x300.jpg 452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s very quiet, and we sit on a bench eating more scones with only the ducks for company. It\u2019s a nice walk back to Interlaken around the lake from here. Eventually, the lake flows in to the river Aare. Pretty village of Goldswil on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1621\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0757-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0757-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0757-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0757-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0757-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0757-1536x972.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0757-2048x1296.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0757-474x300.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The steamers are being prepared for the summer season. The service starts on Good Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1715\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0758-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0758-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0758-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0758-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0758-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0758-1536x1029.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0758-2048x1372.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0758-448x300.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Eventually we arrive back at Interlaken. We pop into Otto&#8217;s (a discount shop) and I buy all the beer I can carry. It&#8217;s less than half the price we usually pay in Wengen. Back at home, the garden is coming on a treat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1665\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0761-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0761-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0761-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0761-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0761-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0761-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0761-2048x1332.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/img_0761-461x300.jpg 461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An ice cream in the sunshine polished off the afternoon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, we discovered that clotted cream is available in the big Co-op at Interlaken. Val baked some scones, and here\u2019s the result. Today we\u2019re off down to the lake. It\u2019s sunny and very warm. 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