Нашр шудааст: 15.08.2020
- Taking the ferry to Lolland
- Positive surprise: Completely flat
- Negative surprise: The wind has turned to the east...
- Cycling on less traveled, small roads in the blazing sun -> Tiring but still beautiful
- Lunch break in Maribo by the lake in front of the cathedral
- Continuing to today's destination: Warmshowers hosts in the northeast of the island :)
- Unfortunately, mostly cycling on cycle paths along country roads to get there, but at least riding diagonally to the wind
- Warm welcome from my hosts, he speaks fluent German and I even have my own room in the Swedish red house in the garden
- Being served the perfect dinner for me in the beautiful 'greenhouse': potatoes and salad from the garden and grilled vegetables <3
- Afterwards, we go to pick up my host's wife: She spent the afternoon/evening with her teacher colleagues, who also invite us for a coffee
- Most of them, like her, also speak German; it's almost embarrassing that I don't speak Danish at all...
- After nice and funny conversations and visiting the old school, where one of the colleagues recently moved into, we continue
- There's a small harbor festival in Hesnæs with catering by a famous Danish chef, so there's also delicious craft beer
- In the tent, 3 members of a quite famous band from the area are playing super good jazz, the wind is shaking the beautifully lit tent and it's really 'hygge' :)
- Back home, I briefly meet the couple's daughter and then fall into bed
Things I learned:
- Denmark has over 700 islands :O (of course, many of them are very small and uninhabited)
- School has started again - coinciding with the start of Bavarian holidays
- Danes go to Germany to buy cheap alcohol and sweets, Swedes go to Denmark, and Norwegians go to Sweden ^^
- Many Danes learn German in school (as an alternative to French)
- Houses in Lolland are incredibly affordable - that's why the colleague simply bought the entire old school plus outbuildings for himself :D
- I should definitely visit the island of Møn, as it's beautiful
- My hosts have already hosted over 120 cyclists in total <3
- After another young German woman from Berlin, I was only the second guest in the 'Corona year'