a B&B in the south of Sweden
A special cat. For 2 years he has been traveling to Sweden without any problems and just as happily back to the Netherlands. But since February 1, 2019 he is allowed to catch his mice in the big red barn or enjoy an afternoon nap on the pillow. Homesick? Tom doesn’t and neither do we.
On April 28, 2023 we had to put Tom to sleep and he found his resting place at the water well where he always sat. He will always be in our thoughts …..
Special guests in our B&B, lovely summer weather and therefore time to cook and eat outside. And for this occasion we have chosen a classic Swedish dish with tender pieces of meat, fried potatoes, caramelized onions and a creamy mustard sauce: Biff Rydberg. This recipe is said to have been originally invented in the 19th century Hotel Rydberg (now closed) in Stockholm. This is a dish that is eaten in Sweden later in the evening, for example at weddings, with pickled cucumbers and raw egg yolks. But certainly also very tasty on a sultry summer evening. Highly recommended and we will definitely keep this in our menu!!!!
The town of Lidhult has no restaurant. That is why we also offer our guests a meal. Sometimes something simple and nutritious, sometimes something more extensive, but so far always with great appreciation for what is offered.
On Monday we had the first time in weeks to play the “tourist” ourselves. And since we had heard from a fellow townsman that our house was already on display in Minivärlden, we naturally wanted to see it ourselves.
In this small museum they recreate old railway routes, a kind of Madurodam, but for railways and we live on Stationsgatan so…… The whole thing is based on the collection of a doctor from Ljungby who left it to the Kommun, municipality, when he died. This doctor had recreated kilometres of railway in the cellar of his house, equipped with everything that stands, lives and lives around those railway lines. In order not to let it gather dust, they decided to build a museum around it.
It was really nice to see our house in miniature, everything on it and on it. Coincidentally, the person who built it and who also kept us informed about the whole process, was walking around and we had a nice chat with him.
It is special to see how much love and passion the railways were built with, everything runs and here and there you can press a button and somewhere a cow goes to eat, a man harvests or chops wood, a boat sails across the lake. The railway lines have all been closed down, but now they have been restored to their former glory in this small museum.
It was also funny that the old furniture from the station building is displayed here in Lidhult, complete with a ticket seller who tells his story in 3 languages.
Our house is already there, together with the station building and the former hotel on the corner of our street, the rest still has to grow around it.
Almost 2 years ago we visited the yellow house in Lidhult for the first time.
After our first visit, there would be a second one, we drove around the area and discovered that there were a lot of “hults”.
The yellow house became Mooi Gula Huset when we bought it and we thought it would be a nice idea to find out where all those “hults” had their origins. A question on the Sweden forum was quickly posted and the answers came even faster. The “Institutet för språk och folkminnen” also offered a solution.
Hult comes from the German word “Holz” and therefore means wood or forest, that distinction is not made. The prefix for “hult” can be the name of e.g. vegetation, animals or even a person.
The most famous “hult” is Älmhult or better known as the IKEA village, Fagerhult is also a well-known one and means “Beautiful hult”, would have been something for us. There are lots of hults, especially in southern Sweden and especially in Skåne, Småland, Halland and Östergötland.
There was another message that said it could also be an open space in the forest, now we have that nearby, with a nice lake, come and have a look in Lidhult.
Where “Lid” comes from, we haven’t found out yet, to be continued …….
Traveling through Sweden?
Then come stay and eat with us!
In March 2019 we opened our B&B Mooi Gula Huset. And we are still working on perfecting our B&B. The house from 1908 has an authentic Swedish look and feel and we want to reflect this in the interior of the B&B. The old Swedish furniture and utensils from our shop ‘Mooi inredning’ will certainly come in handy.
The B&B is located in Lidhult, in the south-west of Småland. In a wooded walking area where you can enjoy peace and space. And of course a good breakfast is a must. Local, organic and home-made products are our preference and will therefore be an important part of the breakfast. If you also want to join us at our kitchen table in the evening (inside or outside), you can eat with us ‘what the pot provides’.
We look forward to seeing you (and in the meantime you can of course follow our blog).
Välkommen, Liesbeth and Joost