The green gate by the grocery store

Behind the green doors only the locals of the islands are allowed, it protect their get-away from summer visitors and tourists. A place in the deep shadow of the store, where they can relax and catch up with each other, out of the eyes of the many day visitors

A secret get-away on the islands

Watercolor and text by Frits Ahlefeldt

It took me years before I first entered – but still now after 30 years, I know, that this is reserved for the locals.

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