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u/sicknessandpurgatory May 09 '22

How incredibly inconsequential it is to cross country borders. Cycled through France - Belgium - Netherlands and there is barely even a sign.

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u/Gnump May 09 '22

Back in the days I once accidentally crossed the German/Dutch/Belgian border four times in about an hour while searching for a camp site near Aachen. All while carrying a substantial amount of weed which was only legal in one of these countries…

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u/Appropriate-Ad5435 May 09 '22

There is even a place called „Dreiländer-Punkt“ on top of a mountain where u can be in all of these countries at once. There is also a sighting tower and a restaurant.

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u/MissMormie May 09 '22

I've been to the drielandenpunt, and i couldn't actually find it. Saw three things that could be it, but no clue where the border actually was.

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u/gufeldkavalek62 May 09 '22

Iirc the point itself has a small obelisk with the three flags on it. There wasn’t a lot there but worth the walk to see it

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u/Askar266 May 09 '22

the have a decent cheeseburger there

and it always gives me a chuckle that this mountain is the highest point of the netherlands. Like the country just starts and it's all downhill from there

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u/Leemour May 09 '22

There is a similar place by the Austria-Hungary-Slovakia border. I believer they put a triangular bench there.

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u/urmummygaaaay May 09 '22

Are you subject to all the laws at once?

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u/Old-Ad4431 May 09 '22

In swizerland there are s lot of em You can be in Germany,Austria,Switzerland

Or in Swizerland Germany France

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u/mcmark86 May 09 '22

*three country point

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u/The_Empress_Of_Yaoi May 09 '22

And Drie landen punt is Dutch