(COE22) Late in the evening on Tuesday 13th of February the Danish prince consort, Prins Henrik, died in Fredensborg Castle after a period of severe illness.
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The Mermaid & Barcelona
by Jes Rasmussen •
My friend Antonio, who owns a bar on the Granada coast is, I guess, about the nicest, gentlest man on earth. Also the cleanliest.
Bones, Eggs & Crowns
by Jes Rasmussen •
Please excuse me for being so Frank. After all, my name is Jes, not Frank, so I guess we’re kind of the 2018 version of the one-man James Brothers’ Gang: I’m Jesse and I’m Frank.
Grumpy Dane
by Jes Rasmussen •
I might as well say these words, while I still can, for puritanism and political correctness are taking over in Old Denmark…
Grumpy Dane
by Editor •
I might as well say these words, while I still can, for puritanism and political correctness are taking over in Old Denmark…
Let’s talk Rubbish – Again
by Marianne Lindahl •
I believe that almost ten years have passed since I last talked rubbish in this forum. The readers might be of a different opinion on this…
Finland in Focus
by Marianne Lindahl •
My home country Finland is known for its ‘thousands of lakes,’ the exact number of which is 187,888, its outstanding design and fully paid war reparations to the then Soviet Union after two wars during World War II.
Santa, The Terrier & The Hostage
by Jes Rasmussen •
I’m not addicted to heroine. But I am, in some ways, addicted to heroines. You know, with an ‘s;’ female heroes. Addicted to female anything actually…
Rain, Bugs & Phone Lines
by Marianne Lindahl •
When we came down in October, our fruit trees were full of this white stuff produced by cochinilla, ferocious cochineal beetles that can kill a fruit tree in no time
An insistent Adamant Audi
by Jes Rasmussen •
I don’t know for sure whether or not The Royal Mail in Denmark, these days governed more or less by Swedish funds and now called Post Nord.