I made scrambled eggs and toast, and then we headed into Nykøbing to meet up with Trine and family. Trine offered to let us wash clothes at her place, so that was perfect timing before we headed to London the next day. Plus, she has a dryer. What an American!
Trine's house in Nykøbing is small, but it has something that most of the houses in the area don't have: a cellar. The guy who owned it for decades before Trine bought it decided he wanted a cellar, so he dug one himself. Some of the neighbors didn't even know he had done it. She's got a washer and dryer down there, as well as an American-sized fridge.
The house has a downstairs living room/kitchen/dining area combo, and the a steep staircase (almost a ladder) goes up to a loft with sleeping room for 4. The one bathroom is under the stairs, and I don't think I've ever seen a bathroom quite that small. Some RVs have larger showers. I didn't take a picture, but we'll be staying at this house for a few days in August, so I'll post one then. Mind you, I'm not complaining. Just an observation. And it's not a rude exaggeration to call the shower small. They even brought clothes to the summer house when they met us there because they were going to bathe the kids there in the luxuriously large shower (but they ran out of time).
After tea and espresso, we went for a walk into town, the guided tour from Trine. David and I chatted about the pros and cons of Denmark. Though it seems like a paradise, clean, beautiful, wealthy (one of my questions for Trine was Does Denmark have prisons? They do.) no place is perfect, and there are always trade offs. For example, the price of all that comfort in Denmark is expensive cost of living, very high taxes and--as Americans would view it--stifled opportunity. And though closet-Socialists like me may have romantic notions of equality and even distribution of wealth, the truth is that the super-wealthy still call the shots in Denmark.
Trine ordered a pizza from her favorite Nykøbing pizza place (the best pizza in the world, she says, though there are a few people in New York and Chicago that might argue that point). We picked the pizza up on our way back home and shared it. I will say it was pretty darned delicious.
Cristina kept washing clothes while Trine made dinner of little veggie pot pies. For dessert, she made Danish pancakes, which are like thick crepes. We ate them with jellied fruit and a sprinkle of sugar.
Bella and Anna gave David a massage...he even tipped Bella!
It was quite late by the time we left. We got back to the summer house with clean clothes. Alex made a fire, and we set our alarm for 8 am, because we had to have the rental car returned to the airport by 3. And packing would take some time.
Only used one match. He was very proud.
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