{"id":9628,"date":"2021-04-16T12:54:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T12:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9628"},"modified":"2021-04-16T12:54:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-16T12:54:34","slug":"val-ali-and-our-mountains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=9628","title":{"rendered":"Val, Ali and our mountains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was a bit gloomy when we got up this morning, but it usually pays to be optimistic, so up we go. Val, Ali and the Lauberhorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0858-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0858-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0858-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0858-1024x667.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0858-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0858-1536x1000.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0858-2048x1333.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0858-461x300.jpg 461w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This run is called Moos, and it goes to a place called Wixi. The Jungfrau overlooks us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1697\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0855-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0855-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0855-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0855-1024x679.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0855-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0855-1536x1018.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0855-2048x1358.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0855-453x300.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the top of the Lauberhorn, with views of the Eiger and M\u00f6nch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1764\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0860-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0860-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0860-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0860-1024x706.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0860-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0860-1536x1058.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0860-2048x1411.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0860-435x300.jpg 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way back to Wengen is a place called Wengernalp. Contrary to popular belief, if you see &#8216;alp&#8217; in a place name it doesn\u2019t refer to the mountains. Alps, in this context are the flat pastures where cattle can graze. The Jungfrau again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1780\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0861-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0861-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0861-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0861-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0861-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0861-1536x1068.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0861-2048x1424.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0861-432x300.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the moment, restaurants are not allowed to offer seating for customers &#8211; everything must be takeaway. Needless to say, the restaurant owners are not happy about this, and some have come up with creative solutions. Here at Allmend everyone is given a toboggan to sit on. If anyone should ask, we&#8217;re all out tobogganing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1807\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0864-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0864-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0864-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0864-1024x723.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0864-768x542.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0864-1536x1084.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0864-2048x1445.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/img_0864-425x300.jpg 425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We had a delicious lunch on our toboggans, and headed home. What a super day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a bit gloomy when we got up this morning, but it usually pays to be optimistic, so up we go. Val, Ali and the Lauberhorn. 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