Two Garmins and a Nokia - all with Navteq On board - but different vintages. Of course Harry had 500 to nag him... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ag1EbxYKh_4
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| This strange place has been on my list for ages - really makes you think about nationality and all. The black lines are international borders. If your property spans a border - you pay property taxes to the state your front door opens out into (a little enamel NL or BE plaque confirms this). It has been known for folks to change which door is nominated as front. |
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| We took a good look at the map and decided our route - I am after one of the rare exclave within an enclave zones |
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| Must be a Dutch house - they are noted tree torturers. Really strange walking about quiet and pleasant suburban streets changing country every 100m or so. Do the BE and NL lead separate lives? What about schooling? Hospitals? National Service? Can you choose where to get your car taxed? Reminds me of The City and The City |
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| From Wikipedia |
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| Me in a little patch of NL inside a slightly larger patch of BEL inside NL proper (N2 on the map above) |
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| When deciding whether to commit crime of jaywalking or not - take a look at the pavement first and check which country you are in - penalties are stiffer in NL. |
It is (mostly) all explained here and here
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