This is a sort of counterpart of the well known Berliner #Mauerweg I recently finished - a cycle path that encircles the old West Berlin berlin.de/mauer/en/wall-…
My #GrenzeBerlinOst route follows the border between what was East Berlin and the neighbouring state of Brandenburg
I doubt anyone has tried to cycle this, and it’s definitely not signposted!
🚨 Try these at your peril at the moment - I’ve not done them yet! 🚨
I’ll update the maps once I’ve done them
Today I’ll do the first part of the 144km total, a simple-ish 20km from Schönefeld to Zeuthen
It’s a bit tricky at the start as the border doesn’t follow roads or paths, and railway lines get in the way. Then it gets to the Dahme and Hertzog Villa south of Schmöckwitz
It’s a warm ☀️ day in Berlin. Perfect to explore the borders of the city!
In the 2 years since the 2019 EP elections I think the EP has struggled for 5 reasons
1️⃣ The result of the EP election itself - now you need 3 groups for a majority (was 2 before), and the turnover of MEPs was the highest ever - 58% new MEPs
2️⃣ von der Leyen being imposed by the European Council was a hit for the EP. The EPP would sooner have had Weber, or Timmermans or Vestager, than von der Leyen
Pretty much everyone who's not French likes SNCF, as they've been on a TGV whizzing Paris to Marseille. Try getting a regional train between small towns and you will have a different view!