Cycling in Denmark - Day 11
This morning we left our hotel in Svenborg and took a large ferry to the island of Aero.
It is the most picturesque island we have seen so far.
The houses look like ginger bread homes.
The streets are paved in cobble stones.
The old town has homes that are still standing since the 1600s.
All still lived in, well kept and beautiful.
A few were converted to stores and cafe's but most are homes filled with figurines in the windows.
An interesting story says that in the old days prostitution was outlawed.
The working women use to put figurines of dogs in the windows to signal customers.
If the dogs were facing one another- the woman was available.
If the dogs were not facing one another, the woman was with a client or unavailable.
Instead of getting paid for their services, the woman used to "sell" the dog figurines to the customers.
While strolling the streets we photographed the dog figurines; none were facing one another. We also photographed the many amazing doors of the houses. I will post some images next time. We had an ice cream in a small shop that makes its own waffle cones, had lunch by the water, strolled the colorful streets and to finish the day we had a vegetarian gourmet dinner at our lovely hotel.
It is the most picturesque island we have seen so far.
The houses look like ginger bread homes.
The streets are paved in cobble stones.
The old town has homes that are still standing since the 1600s.
All still lived in, well kept and beautiful.
A few were converted to stores and cafe's but most are homes filled with figurines in the windows.
An interesting story says that in the old days prostitution was outlawed.
The working women use to put figurines of dogs in the windows to signal customers.
If the dogs were facing one another- the woman was available.
If the dogs were not facing one another, the woman was with a client or unavailable.
Instead of getting paid for their services, the woman used to "sell" the dog figurines to the customers.
While strolling the streets we photographed the dog figurines; none were facing one another. We also photographed the many amazing doors of the houses. I will post some images next time. We had an ice cream in a small shop that makes its own waffle cones, had lunch by the water, strolled the colorful streets and to finish the day we had a vegetarian gourmet dinner at our lovely hotel.
