The new summer residents, two little lambs, have arrived to enjoy the summer and create a jolly atmosphere among both residents and visitors of the town. I tried to photograph them, but if you have ever tried the same, then you'll know how quick the creatures are. I just couldn't get one single decent shot. The pair of them will pasture in our next door neighbours' lower yard, the same family that have received fame and excellent reviews for running our guest harbour. As the town suffers from the lack of funds for anything extra, even sensible plans for refurbishing the harbour have been postponed to all eternity. Yet, their friendly attitude and great service plus good coffee and buns have won the hearts of a lot of sailing people.
The beauty of our harbour in comparison to some others close by is that it is located right in the centre of the town. Especially in case you feel like having a night out, you will easily find several good options for grabbing a pint of beer or some drinks in the total of as many as four places in the close vicinity of the harbour. (Considering the number of inhabitants, we may be in the top league for bars etc per capita. LOL.)
In the street corner next to the market place there's the local pub named Café Kung Gustav. (Kung is the Swedish for king.) I don't quite know the idea behind the name. the Kung Gustav part is obvious because of its location in Kung Gustavs Allé, but why café? I don't think people generally go there for a cup of coffee. It is clearly a pub. Maybe they originally intended otherwise?
Piano Bar, located right next to the marketplace, doubles as the breakfast room for Hotel Kaske, the only real hotel in town. When the weather is warm, they open their roof terrace and you can sit up on the roof and look at the sea glittering in the sunshine. Very nice!
On Fridays pizza and drinks are being served in my favourite place, Restaurant Albatross, situated in an old building that has remained quite the same over the years, both inside and out. As long as I can remember, it has had the cosy old-time atmosphere. By the look of it, the furniture dates back to the 1930's. The place is a bit dark and shabby, but definitely has the feel of the olden times. It seems a waste to have the place only open once a week, but sometimes some special events like concerts or dancing are organised there.
Any sensible pub crawler would take my round the opposite way and start with a meal in restaurant Sininen Hetki / Blå Stunden, the name meaning Blue Moment, the moment when day turns into evening and everything looks blue, just for a while. The restaurant is located right by the sea, so it offers an amazing view to the blue moments over the sound of Kaskinen. The menu is still a bit of a mystery because of the recent change of ownership. The pizza they served us last weekend was very good indeed, but the rest remains to be seen. Good luck to Pia and her team and many successful years to come!!!
And just to remind you, our Cafe Hilda is postponed due to illness. Fortunately, there will be a lot of stalls serving coffee and food in the market during the weekend. Plus our pub, bar and restaurants, of course. Have a lovely spring weekend with a lot of sunshine and shopping in the market!
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