Friday, August 22, 2014

Cyclists descend across the continent

Not just from Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, but from Norway to Turkey;
The Iron Curtain Trail is the brainchild of Michael Cramer, a member of the European Parliament with the German Green Party who was inspired to promote the idea having seen the success of a similar cycle project along the site of what was once the Berlin Wall.
The sights include;
Along sections of the trail in Germany, plaques have been placed to mark where people, attempting to flee to the West, were shot dead by border police. "By leaving these historical features in, it is as though one is riding through an open air museum," said Cramer.
Nostalgic?
The trail, nevertheless, does show how a divide remains between the two sides. The trail would have gone through Russia but according to the trail's website, visa difficulties meant the path goes on the Finnish side of the border rather than the Russian. The trail also noticeably hops from the bottom of Finland to Estonia rather than going through Russia.
 Wouldn't want to be caught smuggling food in to hungry Russians.

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