You're not from round here, are you?

So you head off for a long walk through a wood and across a frozen lake, passing the odd cross country skier, making sure you don't head off the track in case there is thin ice. You decide to stop for refreshments in a village on the edge of the lake.

The only place open is a wooden lodge which on closer inspection is the local bar and restaurant.

You open the door and enter a dark corridor which leads to the bar.

The bar is dark and lite by a dying fire, candles on the table and a light over the bar. The walls are decorated with skulls of animals. Above the chimney breast is a stuffed black bear and on a ledge is a stuffed wolverine.The owner gives you a look of 'you're not from round here, are you?' as do the customers.

So, do you feel safe?

The owner approaches, stirs the fire and adds some more wood. He smiles and gets out his torch.
Ok a little nervous now.

He bends down and suddenly you hear... Jamie Cullum singing 'What a difference a day makes' on the cd player. His smile broadens and asks 'English?' at which we relax and then spend a lovely couple of hours chatting with the barman, drinking some amazing hot chocolate and eating Belgian waffles. We wished we had found the place earlier in the week instead of the last day.