Subject: baarle photos description
Date: Mar 13, 2001 @ 04:32
Author: Brendan Whyte ("Brendan Whyte" <brwhyte@...>)
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I sent the photos and description earlier today, but sometimes my posts have
never turnedup. Apologies if the original one comes through later...

5 photos have been posted in latest mail.

1) Border in middle of town. Standing in H1, back to Belgian church, facing
north looking towards Dutch town hall. Border is grey 'z' made of
cobblestones in foreground. Note coats of arms made of stones on pavement to
right.
Bronze plaque (photo posted a week or so ago) is to left of photo, out of
shot, on left pavement, straddling border.

2) Biergrenze shop staddles N3/H1. Border is pained on outside wall and
inside on floor as shown here. They sell miniature spirits bottles of their
own brand showing a picture of a border pillar on them.
No hassle taking photos.

3) This is again facing north, 100m west of photo 1. Back still to church,
facing an angle of shops/buildings. Border runs along outside wall of
buildings, so that shops are Baarle-Nassau proper, and pavement is Belgian
H1.
Awning is thus Belgian!

4) Another shop with border depicted. Straddles H1/N5. Furniture display
centre, called BeterMeuble. Border shown on small path leading through room
mock-ups. Shown in 4 places, but one is at 90degrees to real border, so I
suspect precision of the other 3, but they did appear to be correct.
Nearly got arrested by store detective for taking the photos, tho' manager
had agreed.

5) Quadpoint H1/H2. Standing in H2, jst inside western border, facing north
to quadpoint and H1.
Corn in front (harvested) is H2. Corn standing to rear right is Holland
Corn standing to front left is Holland. Corn standing to rear left is H1.
Quadpt marked by metal stake, visible in centre, unofficial mark used by
farmers to determine how far they can harvest. Notice gap behind stake, that
follows boundary line north to road as seen on map in last boundarypt
message. There is no similar gap along boundary to west. No fences either.
Just one large field, owned by several farmers, who have a gap in planting
and a stake to show the limits of their corn and their country. Pure fluke i
got there when H2 had been harvested.

Any questions?

B

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