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Welcome

to my Internet home...

My name is:
Rico Bergholdt Hansen

I live in:
Odense, Denmark.

This is where I post my own photos and videos along with general ramblings about the things that interest me, such as: Travelling, landscapes / nature, history, design, architecture, music, art, science & technology and related topics...

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Friday
May172013

Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link - World's Longest Road/Rail Tunnel...

The Fehmarn immersed tunnel will connect Denmark and Germany between Rødbyhavn and Puttgarden. It's approx. 18 km / 11 miles long and will open in 2021. It will become the world's longest combined road/rail immersed tunnel.
The price tag is EURO 5.5 billion. The Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link will be owned by Denmark and financed by Danish state-guaranteed loans. It will become a toll road and loans are estimated to be paid back over 40 years.
The Fehmarnbelt is currently serviced by ferries.
Friday
May172013

The Hang Drum - The Sound of Relaxation...

The Hang Drum was developed by Felix Rohner and Sabina Schärer (PANArt Hangbau AG) in Bern, Switzerland. They call it a sound sculpture and it mostly resembles an oil drum but is played with no sticks.
Here played as a duet:
Saturday
May112013

Mø - Karen Marie Ørsted...

Karen Marie Ørsted (24) aka Mø (old Norse for virgin/maiden). Former punk band duo singer - now solo with 3 songs out (Glass, Pilgrim & Maiden) and rumors of a September 2013 album.

A nice mix of electronica/orchestral/indie/pop/soul stuff...

Friday
May102013

Air Force Porn - RDAF F-16...

RDAF or Royal Danish Air Force in action in honor of a book release 'Oplevelser på danske vinger' by F-16 pilot Thomas Kristensen and photographer Henning Kristensen (released October 2011).
The book is about 'the world's best fighter jet' - the F-16 Fighting Falcon used in the Royal Danish Air Force and different experiences that the pilots have had with the jet.
Sunday
Mar312013

BBC's Victorian Farm...

BBC's 6 episode / 6 hour Victorian Farm is a historical documentary from 2009 following a group of people recreating life on a farm as it was lived in the late 1800s.

The follow-up Edwardian Farm can be seen here - a 12 episode / 12 hour show recreating life on a farm as it was lived in the early 1900s.