Inga Rasmussen and Karsten Tüchsen Hansen have been together for two years, and share a socially distant picnic at the border every day
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Despite the fact that the couple lives just a 15 minute drive away from each other, coronavirus restrictions have closed the border between their countries — though that hasn’t stopped them from finding a loophole. Each day, they meet up at the border — which is blocked only by a flimsy barrier — and talk, laugh and drink together while sitting about 3 feet apart, theRasmussen drives there from her home in Gallehus and brings coffee and a table, while Hansen rides from Süderlügum on his electric bike, bringing chairs and schnapps.
The couple takes care to keep their distance, but still exchange gifts and food each day, like wine, cookies and cake.TimesThe couple reportedly met in Denmark two summers ago while waiting in line at a strawberry stand. Hansen had been on his way to bring flowers to a widow he knows in the area, but after striking up conversation with Rasmussen, her gave her the flowers instead.
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