Sunday morning.
\nThe aroma of coffee drifts through the air.
\nFrom the kitchen, the clatter of dishes reaches my ears.
\nBreakfast is being prepared.<\/p>\n
Snuggled cozily in bed, a hint of sadness creeps in.
\nIt\u2019s the last morning of our vacation in the countryside.
\nUltra all-inclusive, 6-star countryside experience.<\/p>\n
A full week has passed in my childhood home.
\nWith a mother who takes care of everything, a father carrying huge bundles of food every day, the best sister one could wish for, chatting until the first rooster crows\u2026 and\u2026
\nFive little \u201cMowglis\u201d scattered like treasures from a cornucopia.<\/p>\n
Top-class \u201chotel,\u201d \u201cat Grandma\u2019s. In the Countryside.\u201d
\nEverything adapted for the \u201cguest.\u201d
\nFrom the youngest to the oldest.
\nThe kitchen receives products only from Grandma\u2019s organic garden behind the farmhouse.
\nMenus are tailored to the guests\u2019 wishes.
\nDumplings?
\nPancakes?
\nHot sandwiches?
\nFor breakfast.<\/p>\n
Cepelinai?
\nPotato pancakes?
\nPork chops?
\nVegetable soup?
\nFor lunch.<\/p>\n
Dinner is even more varied and plentiful.
\nIf hotel guests leave for a swim on a distant shore\u2026 lunch is carefully packed into bags.
\n\u201cJust in case someone gets hungry?\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s also a massage \u201croom.\u201d
\nAnd having learned massage moves from mysterious sources, Grandma invites one guest after another to indulge and relax:
\n\u201cSomeone exhausted?\u201d<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a \u201cgym\u201d with a \u201cpool.\u201d
\nThe countryside is surrounded by vast forests, endless meadows, and a winding river.
\nWe declared this vacation \u201cactive\u201d and set a 100,000-step challenge.<\/p>\n
Every morning and evening,
\nthe larger or smaller team of vacationers would walk, bike, or stroll along winding forest paths.
\nThe result of 6 days?
\n100,000 steps completed:
\nNo running 70 km.
\nOver 4,000 calories burned.
\n13 hours of vacation time spent.
\nSweat poured.
\nEven more energy and good vibes gained.<\/p>\n
After morning\/evening workouts, everyone would cheerfully jump into the latest fashion \u201cpool\u201d\u2014the river, filled with little fish and handfuls of tiny shells.<\/p>\n
To complete the wellness program, the hotel also has Grandpa\u2019s tiny \u201csauna.\u201d
\nSmall.
\nHardly fits all the guests.
\nBut Grandpa generously heats it with a pile of wood,
\nand everyone emerges with perfectly rosy cheeks, collapsing into our conveniently filled cold-water pool.<\/p>\n
There are also fun \u201cexcursions\u201d:<\/p>\n
Rafting down the river on self-made rafts
\nA trip to a farther riverside with a tree-mounted \u201ctarzan swing\u201d
\nFishing trips
\nBicycle, scooter, and roller adventures with a trick course in the yard
\nDrawing therapy on the carefully maintained courtyard paving stones
\nAs befits any high-level hotel, there\u2019s also a medical station.
\nIn case of a \u201cmisstep,\u201d Grandma appears instantly, armed with bandages and ointments that relieve pain \u201cin an instant.\u201d<\/p>\n
It seems the \u201cAt Grandma\u2019s. In the Countryside.\u201d hotel has everything.
\nYet, while lazily turning in bed on the last day, cozy in the sheets, I realize it does not.
\nDespite having installed every convenience for the guests,
\none role was forgotten\u2014
\nThe accountant.<\/p>\n
Carrying out the ultra all-inclusive program flawlessly,
\nhe has never actually tallied anything.
\nHe panics:
\n\u201cJust hope we don\u2019t go bankrupt\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
But I calm down.
\nThe smell of breakfast drifting from the kitchen, guests still half-asleep, streaming into \u201cAt Grandma\u2019s. In the Countryside.\u201d
\nIt\u2019s clear the hotel is FULLY booked.<\/p>\n
With guests.
\nAnd love.<\/p>\n
V.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-17576","istorija","type-istorija","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/istorija\/17576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/istorija"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/istorija"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viktorijos.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}