Corpus Christi Travel Notes (1) - Traveling across three countries in one second and two steps

Germany has a lot of holidays, and Corpus Christi is celebrated on Thursday. Although I don’t know what this festival is about, I know it is related to religion, and just follow the foreigners to cause trouble. This year due to the epidemic, everyone was depressed. After a long time when the policy was relaxed, everyone went out in full force, so I also followed this traveling group and spent three days playing outside.

After passing this intersection, you will see the Netherlands. If you don’t turn on international roaming, German mobile phones will have no mobile network after passing this street.

My first stop was Aachen and Fals. Aachen is the westernmost city in Germany and is rich in chocolate, marzipan, etc. Like many German cities, it has complete supporting facilities, but the special thing is that it is adjacent to the Netherlands and Belgium, so it forms a special living circle. A Maas-Rhine cross-border cooperation zone has also been established here. Just across the street from Aachen is Fars, a city in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. The German style is that when holidays come, all shops in the city are closed. Therefore, on Corpus Christi Thursday, just one street apart, you can see two completely different scenes. The German side is deserted, and the Dutch side is deserted. Crowded.

Maas-Rhine cross-border cooperation zone logo

When you arrive in Fals, you must go to Fals Mountain. This is the highest mountain in the Netherlands, but in terms of height, it can only be called the tallest in the Netherlands. But it has another special feature, that is, this is the Netherlands. At the junction of China, Belgium and Germany, tourists from Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands "flood" here just for the "ceremony" of crossing the three countries in two steps in one second.

The tri-junction of Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany

Standing in Belgium, behind is Germany

Standing in the Netherlands, with Belgium behind us and Germany in front of us

I went around from Aachen, Germany to Fars, the Netherlands, to climb this mountain. The national flags of the three countries are planted on the top of the mountain, and the symbol of the highest peak in the Netherlands is erected. But the most popular is the junction of the three countries. There is a stone pillar here. The three sides of the stone pillar are marked with the initials of the names of the three countries. There are a lot of people stopping here to take pictures. Continuously.

within belgium

within the Netherlands

You can see the scenery of the Three Kingdoms from the observation tower

There is nothing special about the scenery here. In Germany, it is relatively monotonous and is a forest. In the Netherlands, there is a restaurant, amusement facilities, and a maze for people to play. In Belgium, in addition to restaurants, there is also a watchtower, which costs 4 euros. A person can take the elevator or go up the stairs. From the top of the tower, you can look out at the scenery of the Three Kingdoms.

Looking over Belgium

Germany is a sea of trees

Dutch scenery

In fact, you don’t need to stay here for too long. Unless you just want to find a place to enjoy the fresh air, I don’t recommend eating here. Prices in Belgium and the Netherlands are more expensive than in Germany, which is really not cost-effective.