Houses are also part of the fairy tales. I (or we) have longed to stay in a homely B&B in a quiet european town with nearby farming activities like sheeps, goats etc, and streams nearby for fishing or even dipping our legs in the cool water, and even have wild animals roaming freely. So, we "trip-advisor" ed and googled to find out a place on an island called Aeroskobing. It supposed to be a very romantic island where couples go to take pre-wedding shoots. How romantic can it be when we stay there for a couple of days? We never knew that we were probably the only or few tourists on the island when we landed cos it was still pre-peak travel season. Too cold even to cycle with berms. We had an early dinner at the recommended dinner place and the island was "pro-business" and friendly "survival" - why? Cos each group of restaurants took turns to open on specific days, and we were given a time table to check. This was amusing to us.
The B&B is owned by a local who also had another house in copenhagen. Mr Mogen was very responsive and friendly when he picked us up from the ferry as there was no direct transport to his B&B. He was a bz man, and would alert us that he would be going for meetings and ensure we would be picked up to his B&B after each excursion. Think he drove a Toyota.
What I liked about the house - wooden cottage and thatched roof just like those featured in childhood cartoons. There are cute windows with shapes that I dun see in flats. Interestingly, and we have a balcony facing the sea, and well, we requested for it. Haha, I told my dear we would be catching the sunrise right from our room!
As usual, I would sit at the balcony waiting for sunrise. As the weather was cold during our time of visit, I had used pillows to act as cushion and also warm my legs as I patiently waiting for the sunrise, and to wake my dear up to catch the perfect moment. Sunrise-"catching" seems to be part of our itinerary. As "yoga" was an "in" thing, we even did some basic yoga facing the seas. Shiok!
Breakfast needs some mention too. Mr Mogen prepared homemade breakfast for us. There was a special DIV bread with lots of nuts that we loved much. Very nutty feel. Mr Mogen shared that Dannish would prefer a cold meal instead of having hot meals throughout the day. With that, it formed a habit of us sourcing for sandwich as part of our meals throughout the journey. Actually, we did sandwich and saw Europeans eating sandwiches for our past trips. Mr Mogen said that the weather would be too hot for them especially during summer to eat all hot meals - by hot meals - he meant cooked food. The table decoration was homely and we would enjoy drink juices and coffee/tea while talking to the host. The B&B made us feel homely in a remote and romantic island. We were told that we were probably the only chinese during that time.
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