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JulietJFallSometimes, my walks lead to unexpected marvels. It started out today as a quest to find old border buildings near Moillesulaz (🇨🇭) / Moëllesulaz (🇫🇷) but they were all apparently flattened & replaced with a shiny new (& super useful!) cross-border tram & modern blocks of flats or administrative buildings. So, a frustrating start if nostalgia is your thing. But what happened next will surprise you, as they say... <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BorderWalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BorderWalk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/border" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#border</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/borderStudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borderStudies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualMethods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SlowScholarship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SlowScholarship</a>

JulietJFallThe border first followed a stream, then a series of extremely muddy canals dug through the boggy forest. We walked very slowly, hopping from log to log, as the paths turned to brooks and the stones became islands, fired on by our delightfully pointless quest to find all the stones. Geneva felt like an island surrounded by boggy lands. A lovely day in the sun with three of us walking for a change, fired on by biscuits and chocolates. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/borderWalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borderWalk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/riverBorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#riverBorder</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mosstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#mosstodon</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualmethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualmethods</a>

JulietJFallTerm-time is ended, the archives are closed, and we are back outside celebrating the beginning of the holidays by walking! Walking the wiggly borderlines along the Foron river, where the border is unusually not in the middle of the stream but along the right (Swiss) bank. France has full rights over the water. Interestingly, 🇨🇭and 🇫🇷 haven’t formally agreed on the exact location of the border here and discussions are ongoing. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Borderwalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Borderwalk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fronti%C3%A8res" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frontières</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualMethods</a>

JulietJFallMore archive work today, seeing the original documents & accompanying maps of the Treaty of Turin establishing part of what is now the 🇨🇭🇫🇷state border, formerly Geneva & Savoie/Sardinia. Just gorgeous to see it in person, and wander across the pages. Although these docs have been scanned, seeing them in person and gazing at them at an angle, allows you to see the amazing artistry (those little tree shadows!). <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oldMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldMaps</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualMethods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualArchives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualArchives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Geography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalGeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politicalGeography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borders</a>

JulietJFallSunday morning wandering and cycling around between past and present, in slight drizzle, chasing border stones & French boulangeries. In case you missed it, a short comic stemming from this walking & drawing border project is mentioned here: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@JulietJFall/111427226794927481" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mastodon.social/@JulietJFall/111427226794927481</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BorderWalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BorderWalk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politicalGeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politicalGeography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VisualMethods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Borders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Borderstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Borderstudies</a>

JulietJFallNot walking today, but exploring the state archives, and the Mappe Sarde dating back to when parts of what is now the Canton of Geneva where part of other kingdoms. Just beautiful to see the mini painted landscapes, in still-fresh watercolours, showing places we have walked. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualMethods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#maps</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oldMaps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oldMaps</a>

JulietJFall1970s TV archive on the Swiss border and border guards in Geneva, and on how rivers and bodies of water were used to help trace the borderline (weren't TV programmes slow paced back then? Rather refreshing!): <a href="https://www.rts.ch/archives/tv/information/la-suisse-est-belle/11280287-geneve-frontiere-deau.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.rts.ch/archives/tv/information/la-suisse-est-belle/11280287-geneve-frontiere-deau.html</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/frontiers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#frontiers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualArchive" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualArchive</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualMethods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Gen%C3%A8ve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Genève</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/douaniers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#douaniers</a>

JulietJFallLandscape as archive: find the old Caserne des Douaniers in Perly. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VisualMethods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/QualitativeMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QualitativeMethods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Archives" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Archives</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#History</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geography</a>

JulietJFallIt’s surprising to me how many border stones are carved erroneously. It’s almost embarrassing — but perfectly delightful too! — how much time and money must have been invested to lay this one with an S (for 🇫🇷 Savoie) carved backwards (🇨🇭was G for Geneva on that one). Or maybe it was done on purpose as a subtle insult? (One advantage of my mini-border-crossing adventures is that I get to visit French boulangeries. For research purposes, obviously.) <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BorderWalk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BorderWalk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/visualMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#visualMethods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geography</a>

JulietJFallWant to see atmospheric yet often really mundane border photos? My online 🇨🇭🇫🇷 walking journal is moving here, as I’m enjoying this new online atmosphere. (I’m freezing new posts on Twatter & just ‘name-holding’ my account.) Link to last post on one of the longer earlier threads: <a href="https://twitter.com/julietjfall/status/1571476764269871104?s=46&t=9RfIT2qARWZk8ZBEIES9Vw" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/julietjfall/status/1571476764269871104?s=46&t=9RfIT2qARWZk8ZBEIES9Vw</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/geography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#geography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/borders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borders</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/borderstudies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#borderstudies</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/walking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#walking</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeResearchMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CreativeResearchMethods</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreativeGeography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CreativeGeography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VisualMethods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VisualMethods</a>

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