24T13 A little trip to Perl-Schengen

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An hourly regional train between Trier and Perl is only 50 minutes in duration. My “true” destination is hinted in the train signage, because on the other side of the Moselle river from Perl is Luxembourg and a town called Schengen.

This modest town of about 5000 residents where the rage was once to wars over this strip of fertile land, politicians from across the continent arrived to sign a famous agreement in 1985. A tangible result is the ability to travel among all nations participating in the “Schengen area” without separate passport controls. I’m very grateful I can walk across a bridge from Germany to Luxembourg.

Schengen displays its historical importance proudly, not only for Luxembourg’s and Europe’s residents, but for all who arrive to learn more about this 20th- and 21st-century experiment and experience.

Germany-Luxembourg border: Perl DE behind me, Schengen LU ahead to the west.
Entering the town of Schengen.
“Welcome to Europe without borders” (plus, there’s wine produced here).
Place de l’Europe: Accord de Schengen (Schengen Agreement memorial): “Europe without borders.”
Beyond the boundary stone in this east-southeast view about 2/3rds across the waters of the Moselle river is the triple-nation point for Germany (left), France (right), and Luxembourg (stone).
Place des Étoiles (Plaza of Stars) with flags of participating nations; Musée Européen (Europe Museum).
Germany.
Estonia, for my former neighbours in Strathcona.
United Kingdom, out in 2020 with Brexit.
The Schengen Treaty of 1985.
Der Schengen-Raum (Schengen Area).
#schengenisalive

I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 19 May 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.

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