thank you again mike for the freshness & immediacy of this first hand experience
to inspire & devour reports like this is why i am here at bp
--- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "xachary04" <xachary04@y...> wrote:
>
> I was right there. That creek between Poland and the Czech Republic
> was completely dry. There is a nice bike trail that is on the Czech
> side that runs parallel to the Polish border. Even at the border
> post, the creek was dry. I have pics. I wish I could show them to
> everyone now but these public terminals do not have Sony Memory Stick
> slots.
>
> I was about 1 meter from the PLCZ line on both sides. The DE side is
> a little farther away. I do have pics from all three sides.
>
> One sidenote: on the Polish road between Germany and the Czech
> Republic, gas/petrol prices were listed in Euros--not zlotys.
>
> I took photos of the rivers, markers, flags, monuments, and warning
> signs. I´ll have to learn how to make a webpage or at least have one
> of you tell me how I can post my pictures when I get back to Canada.
>
> Mike B, Canada
> In Munich
>
> --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "aletheiak" <aletheiak@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > bravo mike
> > the relatively dry conditions make it sound like you must have come
> closer to the actual
> > tripoint than anyone has ever reported here before
> > & we certainly look forward to your pix & full account
> >
> > --- In BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com, "xachary04" <xachary04@y...>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > I am in Europe. Last week, I made it to the DEPLCZ tripoint. I
> > > first saw the tripoint in Zittau DE. After getting my Canadian
> > > passport stamped at Zittau DE, I walked down the Polish country
> road
> > > to the same tripoint. The Neisse-Nysa-Nisa River was flowing
> > > slowly. The creek between PL and CZ was completely dry. Later I
> > > backtrack along the Polish trail leading to the tripoint. I
> walked
> > > to the PLCZ checkpoint. Again, I had my passport stamped. All
> the
> > > Europeans just seem to stream through the checkpoint. I walked
> along
> > > the Czech trail to the same tripoint. A half-hour walk that
> could
> > > take less than one second by hopping over the dry stream. I took
> > > pictures. I´ll show you them when I get back to Canada. I know
> > > several of you have been to the same tripoint. This was my first
> > > tripoint so it was special to me. I also took pictures of the
> border
> > > stops.
> > >
> > > I also went to Snezka-Sniezka Mountain CZPL (No customs) and
> Cesky
> > > Tesin-Ciesyn (Customs-Yes).
> > >
> > > I probably won't make it to any other tripoints or borders by
> foot.
> > > I'll enjoy doing the usual tourist stuff.
> > >
> > > Mike B from Canada
> > > In Munich
> > >
> >
>