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This reminds me of a fantastic book, "The City & the City," by China Mieville. The setting is something like this, where a city that should be whole is split by
by fwhitaker 10y ago
This reminds me of a fantastic book, "The City & the City," by China Mieville. The setting is something like this, where a city that should be whole is split by two countries. Here, it is illegal to look across the border, even if you are looking at a car driving down what would normally be the same street.
I never considered that something similar (albeit simpler) existed in real life. Very cool, thanks for sharing!
- icebraining 10y agoThere are still a few towns divided between Portugal and Spain, including one which has the smallest international bridge in the world[1] - made of wood and just 6 meters (20ft) in length! And there's an extra catch: unlike the Netherlands and Belgium, the countries in this case have different timezones, so you're not just out of the country, you're also one hour later/earlier. [1] https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_(El_Marco)#/media/File:MarcoElMarco.JPG https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marco_(El_Marco)#/media/File:M...