By LISA MADSEN (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #1) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 4:36 pm: |
SOMEONE TOLD ME THAT THE QUEEN IS COMING TO BONAIRE THIS MONTH. IS THAT INFO CORRECT?
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7841) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 4:41 pm: |
Welcome Lisa, you can find that information at this site Queen Beatrix
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #417) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 6:34 pm: |
Come on, Freddie.....
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #418) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 6:37 pm: |
Do I need a tie (= stropdas), when I want to write next time on BT?
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By Sea Goddess Kelly (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4958) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 6:38 pm: |
Oh. I thought she meant Cynde. Nevermind. [said in my best Gilda Radner voice].
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By Jerry (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2611) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 6:40 pm: |
We missed you Harrie, been on vacation?
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #419) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 6:51 pm: |
Jerry
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By Jerry (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2613) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 7:00 pm: |
As I said, welcome back Harrie.
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #420) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 7:01 pm: |
Oh Yes, Freddie, it is Koningin Beatrix. Not Beatrice.
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #421) on Friday, November 3, 2006 - 7:02 pm: |
Fine tuning with big buttons..... 4XL-buttons.
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2974) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 1:49 am: |
Welcome back Harrie.
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #520) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 7:41 am: |
If you don't mind Seb, but names are names and to translate that into a different language is rather unpolite .... what would you think if I use in the future Georg Busch or call Fredie Friedrich ?????
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7842) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 8:50 am: |
Please accept my apologies Brigitte, you are correct..
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2451) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 8:53 am: |
May I ask what the plan is for the Queen's visit? I know she is going to Sorobon the 9th..is there a parade? Is the island shut down? What flight so I can wave from the Airport Observation Deck, please?
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #123) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 9:00 am: |
Hi to all,
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7843) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 9:01 am: |
Yes Ann thank you for asking..
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #521) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 9:16 am: |
They say for the opening of the Cruyff Court the (Dutch soccer) heroe Johan Cruyff will also be there ........
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #422) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 10:52 am: |
Hi Seb,
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #423) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 11:05 am: |
Oh Freddie,
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #522) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 11:12 am: |
Ann, just read your posting again ...why should the island shut down ??? We are not Wien (Vienna - Austria) at the time of the President Bush visit ! If you are not really interested, you will barely notice that the Queen is on the island ... some more Dutch flags perhpas with an extra Orange banner (the Royal Family name is Oranje-Nassau - Oranje is Dutch for Orange) - as far as I know she will take residence in Bellafonte as do the Dutch politians when on Bonaire. When the crown prince and his wife were on Bonaire and went to The Windsurfplace, no special security at all, they were staying with Elvis on the balcony watching the Bonaire Kids windsurfing and a some interested bystanders on the beach - far from crowded.
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By Freddie (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #7845) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 2:31 pm: |
Dear Harrie,
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #424) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 3:17 pm: |
A simple mind is a joy forever.
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2975) on Saturday, November 4, 2006 - 8:14 pm: |
Harrie, I believe the word you are looking for is gadfly. You might also try curmudgeon.
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #425) on Sunday, November 5, 2006 - 12:01 pm: |
Thanks Seb,
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By LISA MADSEN (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Monday, November 6, 2006 - 12:43 pm: |
Well maybe us Americans should think twice about coming to Bonaire.
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By Linda Stoltzfus (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #975) on Monday, November 6, 2006 - 2:17 pm: |
Lisa,
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #529) on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 4:38 pm: |
visit of the crown prince at the Windsurfplace - Queen Beatrix will visit Sorobon Thursday afternoon
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By Vince DePietro (Bellevue Condos # 9) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #510) on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 6:24 pm: |
Lucky Lisa..Welcome..if you're thinking of coming to Bonaire, you can't go wrong (unless you're looking for Party Central which it really isn't).
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By Cyn (GH) (BonaireTalker - Post #22) on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 8:32 pm: |
Brigitte, thanks for the picture
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #531) on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 9:06 pm: |
This was the 'crowded' beach during the visit of the crown prince and the show of the Bonaire Kids
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #532) on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 9:12 pm: |
the royal couple surrounded by 'body guards'
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By Cyn (GH) (BonaireTalker - Post #29) on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 10:01 pm: |
Brigitte, thanks for the pictures. How neat that they came and got in with the crowd I bet the kids were excited to show them what they could do
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #533) on Tuesday, November 7, 2006 - 11:26 pm: |
The name of the crown prince is Alexander and his wife Maxima (she is born in Argentina)
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By Ann Phelan - www.bonairecaribbean.com (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2467) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 7:07 am: |
I think she is here. At 7:04 AST a foreign jet landed with red and blue markings.
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By michael gaynor (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2328) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 10:38 am: |
Just a few comments. First, the moderators tend to be a bit heavy handed and should refrain from public chastisement of "offenders" at least for the first infraction. A private email should suffice.
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By Cyn (GH) (BonaireTalker - Post #31) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 11:35 am: |
Brigitte, thank you. I learned something by reading about him. I hate to link to Wikpedia, but I think the info here is probably true He is next in line for the throne and will be the frist male monarch in over a century!
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #426) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 4:02 pm: |
Wow!
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #427) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 5:52 pm: |
Hi Michael,
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By Cynde (Moderator) (Moderator - Post #363) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 6:08 pm: |
Can we please take the bashing/criticizing/complaining about how the moderators do, or do not, in your opinion do, or do not do their job to a new thread please? I personally was hoping to keep this one about Queen Beatrix and the lovely pictures being posted. I'd hate to see it turn into something about the moderators, and not the Queen and the Prince.
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By Roy Wickham (NYBTB) (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #1269) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 6:20 pm: |
Brigitte, Great Pics of the Royal visit
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #535) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 7:15 pm: |
Roy, the pictures are from the visit of the Crown Prince 2 or 3 years ago. The Queen arrived only this morning (I have not been out of the office today so no pictures) and she will be at the Windsurfplace tomorrow afternoon at 4pm and part of it should be in the area of the WindCam ... and I plan to go there also and take some pictures.... we close the office for one hour....
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By Harrie Cox (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #428) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 8:43 pm: |
Many years ago, when I came to Bonaire, to live there, I arrived at the airport, and it was totally covered in orange, orange festoons, orange balloons, plenty of it. I thought, "what a surprise", I thought friends of mine on Bonaire had done it, to welcome me. It was a big disappointment that later that day the Koningin and/or the Kroonprins were to arrive on Bonaire too. They were here for a Royal visit, I was just here to live on this marvellous island.
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By Cyn (GH) (BonaireTalker - Post #37) on Wednesday, November 8, 2006 - 9:10 pm: |
Brigitte, thanks, I thought the pictures of the Prince were recent! Still enjoyable! I can't wait to see pictures tomorrow.
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