EU invisible borders

[dmitri]

Some good photos in this story and some spots I'd like to visit.

Photographing Europe's invisible borders - CNN.com

 

[Cossie]

Great topic, we stayed in this hotel in Germany a few years ago, it bordered the Czech Republic which is on the other side of the marker. Waldgut am Auschberg,this was the view from our window.

 

[Cossie]

In the unified Germany it is still possible to see the old border between the old east and west, in fact there is a cycle path that goes pretty much the whole way. Some parts are now a museum.

 

[Cossie]

On country roads you can be driving along and pass these markers.



Very close by will be these concrete paths on the former DDR side running each way.

 

[Mattg]

In the unified Germany it is still possible to see the old border between the old east and west, in fact there is a cycle path that goes pretty much the whole way. Some parts are now a museum.

Where is this exactly?

 

[Cossie]

Where is this exactly?

I had just finishing reading a book by Oliver August called Along the Wall and Watchtowers and went to a lot of spots along it and I've been back several times to different parts. The boss isn't quite so enthusiastic as I am, but she speaks German!

I've just realised you may mean the Museum, it's here: Border Memorial Hötensleben. There is a huge open cut mine on the old west side.




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museums_of_the_inner_German_border

 

[RB]

This is a photo we took of of Italian/Austrian Border in the Dolomites-nothing striking

 

[harvyk]

So a question for those whom visited these places back before you could wander freely around the EU, was there anything really preventing you from "accidentally" wandering across the borders?
Not so much talking the east / west divide, but more between the somewhat friendly countries and away from the official border crossings.

 

[Himeno]

While the EU borders are clearly marked if you know what to look for, they are much more invisible then the US/Canada border. o.o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMkYlIA7mgw

 

[Pushka]

Greece was enforcing its border last week on our cruise. Seriously, who would want to stay there from a cruise? We travelled across Europe in 1987 and no borders enforced throughout W Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein.
On that trip MrP also went into E Germany where the borders were obviously heavily enforced and visas almost impossible to get.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Greece was enforcing its border last week on our cruise. Seriously, who would want to stay there from a cruise? We travelled across Europe in 1987 and no borders enforced throughout W Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Liechtenstein.
On that trip MrP also went into E Germany where the borders were obviously heavily enforced and visas almost impossible to get.

We were hassled by an obnoxious immigration office at the Paris end of the Eurostar two years ago who viewing our Australian passports demanded to know if we had friends in the UK and if we planned to stay. I probably shouldn't have but I replied "Why in heaven would we Australians want to stay in the UK".

 

[Pushka]

English pound is pretty good right now. Sucks for us.

 

[dajop]

Basel is an interesting one. Took a 15 min walk from my (Swiss) hotel and ended up in France. But walked through Germany to get there. The customs points on the road between Switzerland and Germany were a giveaway (for government to collect VAT) but it wasn't entirely obvious where on the footbridge Germany ended and France started.

 

[Fran&Tan]

agree with Pushka