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The actual north-south border post at Panmunjon, Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The three blue buildings actually straddle the border while the white building behind houses US spies.
Remnants of WWII
(Vintage, Jul/Aug 1982; most photos taken with Rollei 35s on various slide films [ORWO was a mistake...])
A guard in traditional costumes by the Oosterbeek Airborne War Cemetery during Poppyday (Remembrance Day)
Lübeck remained part of Schleswig-Holstein after the war and was situated directly at the inner German border during the division of Germany into two rival states in the Cold War period. South of the city the border followed the path of the river Wakenitz that separated both countries by less than 10 m in many parts. The northernmost border crossing was in Lübeck's district of Schlutup. My meanwhole historical picture here shows the former border between Lübeck and "German Democratic Republic" near the little village Herrnburg. Behind the border barrier we can see two east-german border-soldiers of the "National Peoples Army". On this side of the border there is a Police officer of the west-german Frontier Police. 40 kms of Lübeck’s city border also was frontier to East Germany (GDR).
Back in the UK in '65 my mom strikes a pose at the border of Scotland and England. It would be interesting to find out which road this is.
328km and 9000m positive displacement, 7 days, 7 mountains on SouthWest Bulgarian-Macedonian border, Bikearea tour, Bulgaria
The New Mexico Army National Guard Liaison Team visited the U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector to meet and coordinate preparations for their upcoming deployment in support of border security operations April 7, 2018. Posing for a group photo at the U.S. - Mexico International Border Monument 14 from left to right: USBP Operations Officer A. Buckert, MAJ S. Hands, LTC D. Hughes, Acting ACTT Director J. Gardea, NM Task Force Commander LTC G. Vargas, MAJ C. Silva, USBP Acting Deputy Chief Patrol Agent D. Toothman, SGM M. Binns.
Photo by U.S. Border Patrol Agent Marcus Trujillo
In 1938 Czechoslovakia mobilized against the German threats of war, but hat to give in to the Munich Agreement and withdraw from the border fortifications, even if the army was fully capable to stand against the Wehrmacht. After this not only Germany, but also Poland and Hungary ripped pieces of land from the country, and there were also extensive fights with insurgents, which cost lives of many Czechoslovak soldiers and gendarmes. Today it´s a tradition to reenact how the situation could be, when we would have defended ourselfs. It´s a fact that Hitler was affraid of the Czechoslovak military, which at that time had better tanks, more heavy guns, and a very effective fortification system. Of course we win in the reenactments :-)
Borders Buses 11622 (YN16 CFU)
Scania N250UD/Alexander Dennis Enviro400MMC
Route X62 to Edinburgh Bus Station
Elder Street/Edinburgh Bus Station, Edinburgh
Taken on 22/02/2020
This bus was new to Scania as a demonstrator.
After nearly two weeks on a WWOOF farm at the border of the Amazon and the Andes, I made my way to Quillabamba, Santa Maria, Santa Teresa, and finally to the hydroelectric plant at the edge of Santa Teresa. From there, I set out on the last leg of the backdoor route to Machu Picchu: walking along the rail tracks linking hidroelectrica and Aguas Calientes. It's significantly cheaper than taking the train directly from Ollantaytambo, and the journey is packed with daredevil combi drivers and great scenery.
I arrived at hidroelectrica with less than an hour left of sunlight for a three hour walk. Not good. Walking along uneven rail tracks and attempting iffy bridge crossings in the dark is not easy, and it's dangerous (I do not recommend it -- you miss out on the scenery too). My trusty headlamp got me to Aguas Calientes safely, but not without second thoughts the entire way. I didn't see any other tourists until the 2 hour mark, where I caught up to a Chilean family struggling with smartphones as their only source of light. They followed my headlamp for the rest of the walk, a reminder that one should never skimp on the ten essentials.
After a night in an AC hostel, I set out for MP around 5, hoping to get there in time for the park's opening at 6. A part of me was a bit dismayed to see so many poncho-clad visitors hiking up the mountain with me, but another part reminded me that the world's treasures are to be shared. It was rainy and the ruins were completely covered with fog when I arrived, but the clouds lifted and rolled back in periodically throughout the day.
MP is a fascinating archaeological site and its surrounding natural beauty is wonderful. In all honesty, however, I didn't find MP to be the surreal, life-changing gem that many claim it to be. Perhaps exaggerations surrounding MP are rampant, or perhaps I was already fazed after 20K ft peaks and hitchhiking around the backcountry. Regardless, Machu Picchu is a wonderful place to soak in the grand landscape and remember that this place may have been a thriving Inca retreat 500 years ago. A bit like how it is today.
View of fog-covered Andes from Machu Picchu Mountain, Cusco Region, Peru
At the time I captured this store, the Borders chain had already closed...although the shock of the fact was still taking its time to sink in.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 2011.
Specimens of Printing Types, Plain and Ornamental, Borders, Cuts, Rules, Dashes, &c. from the Foundry of L. Johnson & Co. (1857)
The Frank Romano Book Arts Library; Salem, New Hampshire
Borders Books' flagship Chicago location at 830 N. Michigan Ave. closed in January 2011, leaving the Magnificent Mile without a bookstore.
Costa Rica police checking the border with Nicaragua. I set one foot across the border! After checking the boats the went with their guns above their head trough the swamp! Costa Rica has nor army. All that money goes to education. So it is an well educated country! They did not mind that we were taking pictures. All the people were very friendly and helpful and very very proud of their country.
In 1938 Czechoslovakia mobilized against the German threats of war, but hat to give in to the Munich Agreement and withdraw from the border fortifications, even if the army was fully capable to stand against the Wehrmacht. After this not only Germany, but also Poland and Hungary ripped pieces of land from the country, and there were also extensive fights with insurgents, which cost lives of many Czechoslovak soldiers and gendarmes. Today it´s a tradition to reenact how the situation could be, when we would have defended ourselfs. It´s a fact that Hitler was affraid of the Czechoslovak military, which at that time had better tanks, more heavy guns, and a very effective fortification system. Of course we win in the reenactments :-)
The border on. Still some work to do on the blocks.
Colour is not great (night time photo) but I HAD to share!!
Borders (21,017 square feet)
12300 Jefferson Avenue, Patrick Henry Mall, Newport News, VA
This location opened on November 26th, 2005 and closed in April 2011. It operated as a Spirit Halloween in September-November 2011 and a ToyZam! in November 2011-January 2012, and became a Forever 21 in October 2012, which closed on April 29th, 2025.
The property originally housed a 65,000 square foot Hess's department store, which opened on August 20th, 1987 and closed on March 15th, 1993. It became Proffitt's on August 12th, 1993, which closed in March 1997 and became Dillard's on August 2nd, 1997. Dillard's closed in 2005 and was demolished shortly after.
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