2015: In Black and White

Aachen Cathedral, Aachen, Germany Gateway of India, Bombay (Mumbai), India Dhobi Ghat, the biggest laundromat in the world, Bombay (Mumbai), India City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America The only double decker tram system in the world, Hong Kong SAR, People’s Republic of China Sunrise at 40,000 feet, on approach into London, United Kingdom Locks of Love, Seoul, Republic of Korea ...

December 31, 2015 · Sri Ray

A Town in Two Countries - The Baarle Problem

With a combined population of less than 8000 - Baarle-Hertog and Baarle-Nassau are off the beaten tourist path. I will admit that not many people would crave to go there. Between getting high in Amsterdam and the beers of Belgium - it is not very uncommon for tourists to completely skip this little gem of International Co-operation. It is a situation that arose out of a land swap deal during the monarch days of Belgium and the Netherlands. Today, it is one of only few places in the world that has a complicated border. We aren’t talking about town lines or city lines or state lines - this is an international boundary. A mutually respected and internationally enforced border. And it looks something like this. ...

April 19, 2014 · Sri Ray