I was invited (well, not personally, but still…) to join the Fandango’s Friday Flashback!
Fandango scrolls back, every Friday, and gives a second chance to a post he had published on the same date the year before. I thought it was a great way to remember some of the stuff I did a while back, and I decided to participate…
So here it is!
Previously published on January 31st of 2016, this is a short humorous fiction piece about Denmark and online shopping! I hope you’ll enjoy (again) the silliness of my very debut as a blogger.
Early Sunday morning. Too early. Getting some credits for eventual future-crumbles. (See “L’avenir appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt”).
Anyway, I thought I’d go for a walk in Skagen… I heard a lot about it and I wanted to get out of town a little. I was about to step on Denmark’s beaches for the first time when I was stopped by Google, which obviously thought I didn’t deserve a Skagen walk around.
I had simply typed “Skagen”… Enter!
All kinds of earrings, bags, wallet stuff appeared on my screen and I wasn’t too sure about what Google was offering me. So I didn’t take a chance, and I added “Denmark” (I write it everywhere, might as well put it here) Enter!
Nope, Google wasn’t letting go with the “looking for a purse or something?” links, and I started being bitter about the Skagen company, for it was stealing important walking on the beach minutes from me. Moments of my life I would never get back!!
I told myself I would half-forgive the company if it was Danish… Of course it was!! But I had to go on their web site to learn that, and being on the web site, and Skagen being Danish, I was tempted to just check out what exactly they were selling.
Danes being annoyingly neat when it comes to design, I clicked here and there, and they got me to give up my MasterCard number, and now I have 3 purses, a wallet, jewelry, and 7 keychains (the whole set of colors… they were on sale!) on their way to my dejlig lejlighed.
I even found a recipe for rygbrød (rye bread), who knows, I could impress Lucas with my cooking skills. I found out about Andreas Mogensen, first Dane to go to space. And I learned a thing or two about architecture and home decorating. All that on Skagen’s website.
Wait… Skagen… Rings a Bell…
Shoot! I guess the toe dipping will have to wait for another day…
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Cool. Online shopping is way too tempting.
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I agree… Funny though, Chéri is more of an online shopper than I am. He finds the most amazing things on the net. Sometimes I have to calm him down, otherwise he would buy the whole Internets! Hehehehehehe
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Some deals are really hard to resist. 😄😛
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This is a fun thing to do – and Skagen is a great place to go walking. I even love the sound of the name. Then there is the gorgeous Skagen Yellow – you know the colour of the Danish houses: https://forestwoodfolkart.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/a-lingering-look-at-architecture-april-yellow-houses/
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I had the chance to visit Skagen (in real) just a couple of months after writing this post, and I must say I had great expectations, which were all met. I think this is one of the truly magical places in Denmark. Just the sight of the two seas meeting is worth the trip!
Skagengul (Skagen yellow) truly is unique, and I understand why artists enjoyed trying to do it justice through their paintings… *Big hugs*
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Skagengul was one of the first Danish words I learnt when I went to Denmark! Although S Karen is a great place, they are some other that pipped it at the post for my favourite.
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Skagengul was one of the first Danish words I learnt when I went to Denmark! Although SKagen is a great place, there are some other steder (places(, that pipped it at the post for my favourite.
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Oh how the internet grabs you and just won’t let go!
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Oh yeah, if you let it suck you in, you’re in trouble… Hehehehehe Oh, by the way, I hope I’ll find the time before we take off on Monday, but I have a story similar to your Friday Flashback, and I almost wrote it in the comments, but it was a bit longish. The full tale should get online, and I’ll make sure to link you in. You have a fellow-felon in me 😛
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We should start a scofflaw club! I’m looking forward to your post.
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I love Skagen! I would love to be there right now. 💖
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So do I… Such a hyggelig place. I also wish I could be there… especially if I could meet you there 🙂
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Someday we will have to set up a place to meet in Denmark. Let’s hope it’s at our own Danishy home, but I would settle for a day where our travel arrangements align. 😘💖
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