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An amazing thing happened in Poland when Pope John Paul II died

on January 24, 2019

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Encrusted in icy snow like some gigantic futuristic castle

The small family set off on the long journey back to England.

Encrusted in icy snow like some gigantic futuristic castle in a freezing winter scene. Berlin Hauptbahnhof - the largest train station in Europe - loomed before them in the dim light.

The gates to the EU

Polish-German border
28 June 2003

Coaches and trucks form massive queues on approach to border control. The bumpy road has improved somewhat towards the border still inside Poland. Pine forests rise on either side. Passengers sit near the grass waiting, catching some summer air - or filling their lungs with smoke. They get back on their coach when it finally moves forward for passport control.

A German border guard climbs on board and moves slowly towards the back, collecting everyone's passport one by one, folded open at the photo.

He eventually leaves to scan them in the border post building. Everyone waits nervously. Will they be the one pulled off and denied access to the gates of the EU?

After some nail biting time the German comes back and orders some unfortunate souls off. Probably Russians.

The coach travels onwards into Germany, the sun going down now. Already the road look better. Smoother. Modern. So different from the rickety decay beyond the Eastern border. Like Swis…

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