Breakfast, Recipes and More! The Blue Skies Inn Breakfast Philosophy. (Click here for the Gripping Saga of Muffy, our farthest-traveled muffin, who hits the road like Hope and Crosby, meets up with high-living, fast companions, and achieves a new incarnation!). At Blue Skies Inn, a full hot breakfast is served to you in a picnic basket. Breakfast includes a hot egg dish and freshly baked muffins delivered still warm from our oven. Fruit, juice, coffee, butter and milk complete out your meal. We also stock cereals for those who prefer it. Children's breakfast preferences are respected as well. We are able to offer a breakfast for those who are allergic or have dietary restrictions. Please let us know your needs when you book. The morning after the night before... Breakfast in the Sunset suite. If you plan to ride the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, you may wish to book ahead of time at 719 685-5401 or www.cograilway.com in order to have your choice of departure times. Our earliest breakfast service is 8:30 AM, so you may want to consider that when scheduling your trip on the railway. Breakfast at Blue Skies Inn comes in a large picnic basket. Service to your suite is a year-round option, but many of our summer guests choose to breakfast in the Secret Garden. 1. Breakfast should be healthy for you. We don't use trans fats in our cooking, and we're careful about sugar. Everything we serve you will be baked from scratch using real ingredients just like Sally's grandmother would have done. We do not serve anything that has been prepackaged or baked in a factory. For example, see the. 2. Breakfast should be hot. Our breakfast arrives right from our oven with a special potholder that proudly announces that it is HOT!. 3. Breakfast should be individually prepared for our guests. We cook your breakfast specifically for you and it will always be served so that you can take it anywhere. Our guests have been known to take the entire picnic basket to the Garden of the Gods for a breakfast among the red rocks. We are sensitive to your allergies and foods that your doctor has told you to avoid. 4. Breakfast should be served anywhere. If you are shy or just want to dine alone with your sweetie, we deliver breakfast to your door at no extra charge. If you wish to mingle with other guests, we will serve you on one of our covered porches or in The Secret Garden. 5. Breakfast ingredients should be fresh. Our muffins are baked with fresh blueberries and your fruit bowl will always hold fresh fruit, regardless of the season. You will never find a poached, canned pear at Blue Skies Inn. 6. Breakfast should be recognizable. We promise not to serve you a breakfast dish that has a mysterious name or requires explanation, leaving you wondering what exactly it is. 7. Breakfast should be plentiful. Many of our guests claim that they can skip lunch after enjoying our generously sized breakfast. We are happy to serve you as many muffins as you can possibly eat! (Guest record is six.). 8. Breakfast recipes should be shared. If you fall in love with one of our dishes, we will print the recipe for you to take home. 9. Take-home bags should always be available for your extra muffins. Take 'em home, by all means. Take 'em anywhere that suites you. In fact, some of our muffins have hit the road like Hope and Crosby. The old record for farthest-traveled muffins was Hong Kong, compliments of Wayne Sigi. Their record stood for four years. The new record for farthest-traveled muffin, was set in Summer 2006 by Doug Hogg who traveled to Bali and back to California with a pineapple coconut muffin which he named Muffy. Using his creative talents and sense of humor, he photographed Muffy enjoying many tourist activities. Please read on to enjoy the narrative that Doug wrote to accompany his wonderful photos. We invite you to send us photos of your Blue Skies muffins that have checked out with you and where they've traveled. We will post the farthest traveled on our website. Muffy Goes to Bali (and Singapore) by Doug Hogg. Sally Thurston runs the Blue Skies Inn BB in Manitou Springs, Colorado at the foot of Pikes Peak. She makes world class muffins for breakfast. She does not get to travel very much but her muffins do. This is the story of the world (or part thereof) travels of one of her muffins. After a 36 hour trip, the first stop was the Sofitel Seminyak Bali. This hotel is right on the beach and has a wonderful pool which you can use if you get tired of the beach (and the hordes of hawkers). Below is a picture of Muffy and her travelling companions at the hotel. Muffy particularly liked the beach. The weather was perfect and it was very enjoyable. However it is not good for swimming because of the surf. Muffy does not have a surfboard and so went to the swimming pool. There are two pools. One is mostly to be seen at while the other is for real swimming. The smaller pool is beautiful and private. Muffy inspects the pool but has forgotten to bring a swimsuit on the trip. The solution is easy, go skinny dipping. Another activity was Tai Chi lessons. Here muffy, down low in front, practices Tai Chi. Muffy made a new friend. The locals favor the loose flowing sarong. The sarongs are very nice in the warm weather. Muffy also like the sarong because it made her look taller. Muffy and another friend having breakfast together. The forks are a bit large but the hotel had spoons small enough for Muffy. Unfortunately, during the breakfast, Muffy's new friend suddenly died. Muffy found out some information about the Balinese funeral habits. The bodies are cremated during elaborate ceremonies and the ashes scattered in the sea... Thus they can join in some small way in the waters of the Ganges river in India. (Bali is Hindu while the rest of Indonesia is Moslem). Bali is renown for its dancers. The three dancers below put on a show at a restaurant near our hotel. We went to see another dance show. This one had a well developed story which was very interesting if you had the program. The large Badong is a mythical beast which seems to show up a lot in the dance stories. Muffy enjoyed visiting with the Badong. Transportation is by motorbike for the most part. Rental of motorbikes can be as little as $1 per day. This is a particular good means of transport if you have a certain death wish. Muffy wanted to rent a scooter but did not bring along an international drivers license. This is the main road in the Seminyak area. This is actually a fairly quiet time. When you get to the countryside, there are roads which are much quieter. I think this is the busy time for this road. Dealing directly with the local businesses gives an idea of what fraction of the tourist dollars makes it to the locals. A day tour booked through our hotel would have been about $50. The same tour, booked through a local group, was $60 for 10 people. Here is the travel group in front of a Hindu temple. Muffy is not in the picture as someone had to take the picture. There are always temples in each village and in each home. Often there are small temples in front of businesses as well. Offerings are left on the high perch of the good gods to please them and offerings are left on the ground for bad gods so as to not displease them. Rice is the main crop and the fields it takes a lot of work to grow the rice. All available land is used so even hillsides must be worked. Jimbaran beach is known for its sunsets and so there are lots of restaurants on the beach for watching the sunsets. When I say on the beach, that means on the sand. Notice the specially designed beach chairs which got shorter as the evening wore on. At this restaurant, you chose your victim for dinner from a tank. I prefer food in packages. Muffy was not a fish fan in any case. The sunset was very nice that evening. The second hotel was the Royal Pita Maha near Ubud in the center of Bali. Below Muffy enjoys a welcoming drink in the lobby of the hotel. At this hotel, and oth...

BB Lodging by Pikes Peak under Colorado Blue Skies. Blue Skies Inn BB is a charming bed and breakfast in Manitou Springs, a small mountain town nestled at the base of Pikes Peak in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. We are located by Colorado Springs and are near to Denver, Canon City and Pueblo. Our inn is located right in the middle of our many area. Within half a mile of Garden of the Gods and the Pikes Peak Cog Railway, we are the same distance from the Cave of the Winds and the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. White-water river rafting in Buena Vista, Canon City and the Royal Gorge is an hour's drive. Built by an artist, Blue Skies Inn bed and breakfast was designed to complement the elegant 1873 structures at Briarhurst, the historic estate of the founder of Manitou Springs. We enjoy sharing stories about the colorful of our Pikes Peak area and of the adventurous early pioneers who settled here. Towering willows and cottonwoods grow on the shady banks of Fountain Creek, the year round stream (full of fish!) which runs southerly through our site. Downtown Manitou Springs, with its charming shops and Victorian architecture, is an easy stroll, just two blocks away. Our grounds feature lawns, lush flower gardens, a charming gazebo with hot tub, and rushing waterfall in our shady Secret Garden which is a romantic setting for many small. Our red rock hillsides covered with hundred year-old scrub oak saw Ute Indians camping here. Welcome Home, Soldiers! Click here for our Military Thank You Package. Our BB suites feature: Amenities in each suite: WiFi internet, TV, DVD/VCR, CD player, cable, telephones, microwave oven, mini-fridge, iron, ironing board, hair dryer. FAX and copier on site. Extensive Movie Library: Over 1200 titles -- free of charge -- order movies to be in your suite when you arrive! Free WIRELESS INTERNET access for your laptop. Modem jacks in suite for those without an ethernet card. Private and semi-private entrances. Luxurious private bathrooms which feature spacious tiled showers, bathtubs or Jacuzzis. Fireplaces in all suites as shown in room descriptions. A private sitting room in each suite, and a dining area for breakfast. Giant, outdoor hot tub in a charming gazebo that overlooks our garden courtyard. We welcome children of all ages, since the distinctive design of the spacious, three-room suites at Blue Skies Inn affords more private space and fewer shared facilities than most BBs. If you are planning a Colorado vacation adventure, we are the perfect lodging accommodations for you. After hiking, horseback riding and seeing our. Pikes Peak area attractions. you'll enjoy returning to a spacious air-conditioned suite and a soak in our hot tub under Colorado starlit skies. With ten suites, we are able to host a family reunion or wedding party of up to 35 guests. Blue Skies Inn is especially well suited to provide lodging for visiting parents and relatives of students and United States Air Force Academy cadets because many of our have two or more beds. is a special experience here. Every suite has a private sitting room in which to dine. A delicious, FULL, hot breakfast is served to you in our Secret Garden or delivered to the door of your suite in a picnic basket. Our bed and breakfast was designed to make your lodging and dining experience as public or private as you wish. Blue Skies Inn is happy to be your site for. Introducing our Gazebo and Hot Tub! Our outdoor hot tub features 21 jets and seats eight comfortably. Spired and peaked to match our Gothic Revival architectural style, our cedar gazebo beautifully frames and displays your own piece of Colorado blue sky as you luxuriate in the bubbling, heated mountain waters. Perfect for stargazing too! 402 Manitou Avenue Manitou Springs, CO 80829 (800) 398-7949 (719) 685-3899

 Guest rooms have air conditioning
 Breakfast may be served in the room
 Central situation
 Credit cards accepted
 Disabled guests are welcome
 Facsimile services
 Hairdryer
 Heating
 Access to internet
 Ironing facilities
 Jacuzzi tub
 Smoke-free guest rooms
 Parking lot
 Private park, garden, courtyard
 Quiet surroundings
 Fridge
 Shop on premises
 Private/Ensuite bathroom
 Tea and coffee making facilities
 Phones in rooms
 TV sets in rooms
 Cheques accepted