Travel thread 3.0

[atrottel]

Thanks for the Bratislava trip. We originally planned to do Bratislava and Vienna in July, then Mrs blueloon said we should do Munich with a day trip to Salzburg , that worked out very well , both great places. Only snag was I said we didn’t need our passports on the day drip to Saltzburg , the border police who boarded the train on the way back had a different view, we got away with a stern “ Next time .” All the Germans had ID cards, my driving license didn’t cut it but was better than Mrs bl’s who was preparing to offer photos of our cats on the basis of what could be more genuinely British than that

Yes, it's worth repeating for those who haven't been much lately that it is illegal in many (most?) European countries not to have an official ID with photo on your person (not just when you are crossing a border). Of course, most have it on their phones these days. And border controls are imposed randomly even within the Schengen area these days. (As you discovered, there were strong controls between Austria and Germany after the new German government got in, which seem to have relaxed a bit now.)