12 Borders Between Countries That Break All Stereotypes
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/12-borders-between-countries-that-break-all-stereotypes.htmlA state border usually means heavily armed border guards, trained German shepherds, barbed wire and strict passport control. But it's not all that simple! Between many countries, the border is a purely symbolic line running along the sidewalk or dividing a country road.
1. Germany - Czech Republic (© abload)
The majestic border between Germany and the Czech Republic. The view alone is worth it!
2. Norway - Sweden (© sooziq)
This is what the descent on the border between Norway and Sweden looks like.
3. Poland - Ukraine (© novostey)
The giant fish between Poland and Ukraine symbolize the conventionality of the borders between the countries. Their creator is Polish artist Jaroslaw Koziara.
4. Sweden - Finland (© imgur)
You can play golf on the border between Sweden and Finland.
5. Argentina - Brazil - Paraguay (© redaccion)
On the left is Argentina, on the right is Brazil, in the middle is Paraguay.
6. Brazil - Uruguay (© photobucket)
Here the border between the countries runs right along the sidewalk. On the left is Brazil, on the right is Uruguay.
7. Canada - USA (© uainfo)
The border between the US and Canada runs through the town of Derby Line, right through the buildings.
8. Belgium - Netherlands (© wikimedia)
We went into a cafe in the Netherlands and left the cafe in Belgium.
9. Nepal - China (© tourprestige)
The border between Nepal and China runs right along Everest.
10. Germany - Netherlands (© synduimages)
The border between Germany and the Netherlands is marked by a metal strip at the Eurode business center. And although there are post boxes on both sides of the border, letters take a week to reach their addressees.
11. Russia - USA (© Ira Block)
This is an island between Russia and the USA. The island is separated from both Chukotka and Alaska by 35 km. Despite this, the time difference is 21 hours.
12. PRC - Mongolia (© asiarussia)
And on the border between China and Mongolia, there's nothing unusual. Just kissing dinosaurs.
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