The Iron Lady
In the year 865, “a great heathen army” landed on England’s east coast.
Holger Danske
“But should real danger come, old Holger Danske will rise in his fury…”
– Hans Christian Andersen
Pull My Finger
This isn’t our first trip to Denmark; we came in 2015. That was before I could spell.
Grønlandvandfald
“Our pilot is either lost or drunk”
Brændende Spørgsmål
Pack your folkedragter and meet us at the airport.
In the Mirror
We caught reflections of those who came before us, and a little of ourselves.
At the Bottom of the Atlantic
On April 6, 1889, the SS Danmark sank in the mid-Atlantic.
Our Great Grandfather Frederik Bekker was on board.
Blue Eyes, and a Touch of Larceny
The inspector took one look at the rank horse, closed the door, and said, “Well, these seem healthy enough.”
So, It Is.
Florence Bekker was seven years old, and about to leave the only home she had ever known.
