Dear colleagues, yesterday I visited Baarle again, the first time in years. It was a slightly surreal experience, as I hadn't been aware that on Sundays Baarle...
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Roger McCutcheon
rodwarren42
Mar 2, 2009 10:15 am
I'm glad to be told about this: Google Earth is not noted for the accuracy of its borders, but there is a lot more detail there now about this intruiging place...
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Eef Berns
eefberns
Mar 3, 2009 2:11 pm
Hello, We'll be in Hendaye in a couple of weeks and wonder if you can visit this condominium-island. The site of Hendaye says "L'île ne se visite plus...
4622
kubana2005
Mar 4, 2009 5:18 pm
Hello, I was reading a page about Russian federal subjects on Russian Wikipedia (thanks to Google Translator). At the bottom, I noticed Russian overseas...
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Maxim Kozlov
maxim_kozlov2
Mar 4, 2009 5:34 pm
Dear Alex, These territories are of course just extraterritorial or property. Google translation leaves much to be desired, for instance, "Embassy of Russia in...
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Goyta' F. Villela...
goytabr
Mar 4, 2009 8:08 pm
... First of all, Alex, please TinyURL it! I could see the translated article after all (I don't understand Russian, but at least the translation generally...
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Lowell G. McManus
lowellgmcmanus
Mar 5, 2009 2:15 am
I agree that this is merely the holding of cadastral title to real estate. If all Russian embassies aren't included in the list, it might be that the premises...
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Romain HODAPP
romain_hodapp
Mar 5, 2009 11:08 pm
Hello maps, A new website for France where you can have all cadatral maps : Geoportail : www.geoportail.fr You just have to choose "Parcelles cadastrales" in...
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L. A. Nadybal
lnadybal
Mar 6, 2009 5:36 am
I believe there is also a monument in the Alps, in Switzerland that the Swiss ceded to Russia. LN...
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L. A. Nadybal
lnadybal
Mar 6, 2009 5:38 am
Why would the Russians pick up something new in Bari, Italy? A compound? What, a military base?? I can't imagine a need for a consulate there. Len...
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Maxim Kozlov
maxim_kozlov2
Mar 6, 2009 7:40 am
It's an Orthodox church. http://www.italymag.co.uk/italy/bari/medvedev-oversee-return-baris-russian-church ...
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L. A. Nadybal
lnadybal
Mar 6, 2009 12:43 pm
That's actually quite a thing - a former atheistic communist state assuming ownership over a church? Or is it "just a building and grounds" that, whenever it...
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kubana2005
Mar 6, 2009 1:39 pm
Thanks for replies. That was as I expected. Many people consider embassies to be enclaves of territory, but as you said, they just have exterritoriality (like...
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Lowell G. McManus
lowellgmcmanus
Mar 6, 2009 2:32 pm
Len, The line can get blurred when sites have both historical and religious significance. For instance, the San Antonio Missions National Historic Park in San...
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Ravier
christophe_r...
Mar 6, 2009 8:11 pm
Hello all of you, To go further on Romain's post, in order to find Monaco you need to search for Beausoleil (06 - Alpes Maritimes) which is the largest city...
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Ravier
christophe_r...
Mar 6, 2009 8:19 pm
Hello, I've been close to this island but didn't know at that time that it existed. ... la rive des Joncaux, située sur le Chemin de la Baie. which exactly...
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L. A. Nadybal
lnadybal
Mar 7, 2009 3:39 am
That's interesting..... as I thought about it after I sent the message, I realized there is the National Cathedral in D. C. and all the little churches the...
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L. A. Nadybal
lnadybal
Mar 7, 2009 3:41 am
It's also interesting to see Llivia (Spain in France) as an empty island within all those property plots that are around it. LN...
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Lowell G. McManus
lowellgmcmanus
Mar 7, 2009 4:30 am
The "Washington National Cathedral" is national in name only. There's no government participation in it. It belongs to the Episcopalians, and it's official...
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Ravier
christophe_r...
Mar 7, 2009 5:24 pm
You were to fast for me ;-) I wanted to check it out but on my 'way' from Hendaye to Cerbère I took to much time checking the cadastral thing (Ibardin,...
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P von Werden
vonwerden
Mar 7, 2009 5:49 pm
Just discovered this aerial video of Ile des Faisans. Unfortunately only 16sec, but worth a view! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRoCavG10Lk&hl=en Enjoy... ...
4641
borderpoint@yahoogrou...
Mar 7, 2009 5:50 pm
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the borderpoint group. File :...
4644
Ravier
christophe_r...
Mar 7, 2009 10:20 pm
In response to myself it seems that I was wrong (my memories are not as accurate as I expected them to be). ...
4645
Ravier
christophe_r...
Mar 7, 2009 10:24 pm
thanks for finding this stuff over Youtube. My little knowledge of Spanish allows me to tell you, as we discussed before, that France and Spain share every 6...
4646
Goyta' F. Villela...
goytabr
Mar 8, 2009 8:55 am
... I can understand Spanish fairly well if it's not spoken too fast. The video's narrator spoke very slowly and clearly, so here goes a translation (nothing...
4647
Roger McCutcheon
rodwarren42
Mar 8, 2009 2:37 pm
For what it's worth, Google Earth attributes "Pheasant Island" to Spain, although on its map the border (never very precise) is shown as running along its...
4648
Hugh Wallis
hughwallis
Mar 8, 2009 7:04 pm
For some more photos see http://freepages.misc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hughwallis/Llivia/ Cheers Hugh _____ From: borderpoint@yahoogroups.com...
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Anton Zeilinger
anton_zeilinger
Mar 9, 2009 12:55 pm
Thanks for the link! It prompted me to look for more videos, and I found two more about Pheasants' Isle, also in Spanish. Both appear to be news reports - the...
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Diego González
fronterasblog
Mar 9, 2009 1:55 pm
Hi. I'm from Barcelona, and maybe i could help you, but excuse my poor english. I'm trying to improve it, but i'm also learning catalonian and it's too hard...
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d3vb0y@...
d3vb0y
Mar 9, 2009 2:06 pm
Diego, Thanks for the youtube translation help. By the way, your English is perfect. :) ... From: Diego González <fronterasblog@...> To:...
