Waiting for the press conference!! ^_^ Watching a live stream and I don't know a ounce of Swedish!! XD But I don't care, I'm watching for the announcement!! XD
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Well, if you looked at currently minted Euro-coins, you might be tricked to think Norway was part of the EU. Technically, only members of the EU are supposed to be on the coin's map of Europe. But Sweden coupled with Finland, and minus Norway forms an... interesting image, if you look at a map, so that's why they include it in current mintings. I still have some of the older coins which does not include Norway.
Sweden doesn't use Euro, in fact the election on whether we were to start using them or not was the first time I voted. (I voted "Yes" on the Euro, but I wouldn't do so today due to evolution of political opinion. Current situation in Greece doesn't help either.)
She was the last member of the House of Wasa (though technically speaking, her cousin was of the Wasa blood, it just hapened to be on his mother's side) and they were a colorful bunch. I think most Swedish monarchs did a pretty good job of not being boring, one way or the other. You got Gustav III, got assasinated at a masquerade, Eric XIV, married a commoner who was loved by the people and looked down on by the nobility, Gustav II Adolf, put the fear of Sweden into the heart of Europe, Charles XII, wrestled with bears in the forest before moving on to bigger prey like Russia, and Jean-Paul Bernadotte, went from being a French marshal to personal rival of Napoleon to king of Sweden and Norway, and then you got our current king who has trouble spelling his name and remembering what city he is in.
That's not even getting into how textbook fantasy adventure Gustav I of Wasa was. Lets see, his father died in the Stockholm bloodbath, which was when the Danish king of the time had rebellious members of the Swedish nobility executed under false pretenses. They had all been gathered under the pretense that they would be pardoned for conspiring against him, if they just came and showed their loyalty. Then there's the fact that he ran around gathering a great rebellion, which of course has been greatly embellished to include stories of clever people helping him escape Danish detection.
I've actually never seen an Euro coin before. Ooo collector coins! Well, not quite, but any changes to a coin makes the old ones collectable! XD
Gah! Of course, only the Britain's opposition to the Euro is noted. >_< Sweden? No... It might have helped to make it look like Britain isn't alone or maybe that's the point? Britain...alone against Europe, fighting to save its pound! Makes for a better soundbite than Britain and Sweden...together, but alone against Europe, fighting to save its pound and krona! I suppose... >_<
I noticed that. Whoa! Yeah, they are a colorful bunch! Hee Charles XII wrestled bears before tackling Russia! XD Really? King Carl XVI Gustaf has trouble spelling his name and remember what city he's in? I hadn't heard that. I usually just follow the Japanese and British Royal Family while keeping my ear to the ground for news on my other favorite royals (Princess Maxima (it's heartbreaking over Prince Friso, just heartbreaking! T_T), Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Victoria). Well, I guess Gustaf might be hard to spell, I would have trouble with that! XD
I seriously need a history book on Swedish monarchs! Seriously. XD
Sweden doesn't use Euro, in fact the election on whether we were to start using them or not was the first time I voted. (I voted "Yes" on the Euro, but I wouldn't do so today due to evolution of political opinion. Current situation in Greece doesn't help either.)
She was the last member of the House of Wasa (though technically speaking, her cousin was of the Wasa blood, it just hapened to be on his mother's side) and they were a colorful bunch. I think most Swedish monarchs did a pretty good job of not being boring, one way or the other. You got Gustav III, got assasinated at a masquerade, Eric XIV, married a commoner who was loved by the people and looked down on by the nobility, Gustav II Adolf, put the fear of Sweden into the heart of Europe, Charles XII, wrestled with bears in the forest before moving on to bigger prey like Russia, and Jean-Paul Bernadotte, went from being a French marshal to personal rival of Napoleon to king of Sweden and Norway, and then you got our current king who has trouble spelling his name and remembering what city he is in.
That's not even getting into how textbook fantasy adventure Gustav I of Wasa was. Lets see, his father died in the Stockholm bloodbath, which was when the Danish king of the time had rebellious members of the Swedish nobility executed under false pretenses. They had all been gathered under the pretense that they would be pardoned for conspiring against him, if they just came and showed their loyalty. Then there's the fact that he ran around gathering a great rebellion, which of course has been greatly embellished to include stories of clever people helping him escape Danish detection.
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Gah! Of course, only the Britain's opposition to the Euro is noted. >_< Sweden? No... It might have helped to make it look like Britain isn't alone or maybe that's the point? Britain...alone against Europe, fighting to save its pound! Makes for a better soundbite than Britain and Sweden...together, but alone against Europe, fighting to save its pound and krona! I suppose... >_<
I noticed that. Whoa! Yeah, they are a colorful bunch! Hee Charles XII wrestled bears before tackling Russia! XD Really? King Carl XVI Gustaf has trouble spelling his name and remember what city he's in? I hadn't heard that. I usually just follow the Japanese and British Royal Family while keeping my ear to the ground for news on my other favorite royals (Princess Maxima (it's heartbreaking over Prince Friso, just heartbreaking! T_T), Queen Sonja and Crown Princess Victoria). Well, I guess Gustaf might be hard to spell, I would have trouble with that! XD
I seriously need a history book on Swedish monarchs! Seriously. XD
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