#astrid kessler

[ulrichgebert]

So kultiviert das klingt mit den ehrwürdigen Herren Shakespeare und Verdi, ist Falstaff - Die Oper auch ziemlicher Unfug. Aber schön! Lucio Gallo ist allerdings echt zu dünn für die Rolle, aber singt natürlich wunderbar.

[wolfwafflez]

The best highlights from my Stolitz playlist, since it's on Apple Music and most people have Spotify. XD These are some I feel are SPOT ON. Let me know what you think and feel free to add!

Blitzø:

“Let You Love Me” by Rita Ora

“Dead” by Phoebe Ryan

“Please Don’t Say You Love Me” by Gabrielle Aplin

“Gun in My Hand” by Dorothy

“Pretty” by Astrid S & Dagny

“Between My Teeth” by Orla Gartland

“Brave Enough” by Lindsey Stirling & Christina Perri

“Still Learning” by Halsey

“Tell Me I’m Alive” by All Time Low

“Fuck with Myself” by BANKS

Stolas:

“He Gets Me So High” by beabadoobee

“Heartbreak Warfare” by John Mayer

“No One Dies from Love” by Tove Lo

“Reckless” by Morgan Wade

“Fool 4 U” by Michelle

“I Can’t Make You Love Me” by Bonnie Raitt

“Wear My Love” by La Bouquet

“Lead Me On” by FLETCHER

“I’ve Loved You for So Long” by The Aces

“Break the Cycle” by You+Me

The two of them:

“Reckless Driving” by Lizzy McAlpine & Ben Kessler

“Malibu Nights” by LANY

“Need You Now” by Lady A

“Deep End” by Holly Humberstone

“Back to Life” by Hailee Steinfeld

“We’re in Love” by boygenius

“Touching Yourself” by The Japanese House

“Feelings are Fatal” by mxmtoon

“Trouble” by Troye Sivan & Jay Som

“Fallin 4 U” by Nicki Minaj

[wr1tten]

in honor of the start of 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 being underway, like this for a 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚛 from any of my 𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘦 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴! ( ˢᵉᵉ ˡⁱˢᵗ ᵇᵉˡᵒʷ ᵗʰᵉ ᶜᵘᵗ )

emily van dort [ laura harrier ] — the corpse bride.

evie jackson [ nathalie emmanuel ] — the invitation.

jennifer check [ alice pagani ] — jennifer's body.

lisa swallows [ kathryn newton ] — lisa frankenstein.

sylvie stevens [ emily alyn lind ] — scream based oc.

alex romero [ nestor carbonell ] — bates motel.

vanessa shelly [ elizabeth lail ] — five nights at freddy's.

wren fenton [ samara weaving ] — serial killer ghost oc.

madeline ashton [ sabrina carpenter ] — death becomes her.

edith cushing [ mia wasikowska ] — crimson peak.

carmilla karnstein [ scarlett byrne ] — carmilla.

millie kessler [ kathryn newton ] — freaky.

wybie lovat [ caleb mclaughlin ] — coraline.

pelle [ vilhelm blomgren ] — midsommar.

buffy summers [ sarah michelle geller / madelyn kline ] — buffy the vampire slayer.

astrid deetz [ jenna ortega ] — beetlejuice beetlejuice.

lydia deetz [ winona ryder ] — beetlejuice.

ariel triton [ joy sunday ] — horror based the little mermaid.

tinkerbell [ halston sage ] — horror based peter pan.

[1000-year-old-virgin]

200 Best Songs of 2023

Janine - If I Call *FAVE SONG OF THE YEAR*

Kim Petras - Brrr

Sam Smith, Koffee, Jessie Reyez - Gimme

ILIRA - Work of Art

Joseph - Nervous System

Mariah the Scientist ft. 21 Savage - 77 degrees

PinkPantheress & Ice Spice – Boy's a liar Pt. 2

Ryan Destiny - Lie Like That

Latto ft. LU KALA - Lottery

Chrissy Chlapecka - I'm So Hot

Ashnikko - Don't Look at It

serpentwithfeet - Gonna Go

Don Toliver ft. Lil Durk & GloRilla- Leave The Club

Don Toliver ft. James Blake - Let Her Go

Miley Cyrus - Flowers

Miley Cyrus - River

Meghan Trainor - Mother

Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj - Princess Diana (Remix)

Melanie Martinez - DEATH

Natalie Jane - Seeing You With Other Girls

Amelia Moore feat. jxdn - FUMD

Ashnikko - You Make Me Sick!

Flo Milli ft. Lola Brooke & Maiya The Don - Conceited (Remix)

Flo Milli ft. Monaleo & Gloss Up - Bed Time (Remix)

Astrid S - Come First

Ashnikko - Want It All

salem ilese - PainHub

Libianca ft. Ayra Starr & Omah Lay - People (Remix)

Labrinth ft. Billie Eilish - Never Felt So Alone

Katie Belle - The Best You'll Ever Have

Emilie Nicolas - Everyday

Donna Missal - Flicker

Donna Missal - Out of Me

Donna Missal - Move Me

Donna Missal - God Complex

Donna Missal - I Saw God

LØLØ ft. girlfriends- 5,6,7,8

Jackson Wang & Ciara - Slow

Troye Sivan - Can't Go Back, Baby

Baby Tate & Saweetie - Hey, Mickey! (Remix)

Shania Twain - Number One

Shania Twain - Got It Good

Empress Of ft. Rina Sawayama - Kiss Me

NLE Choppa ft. SexyyRed / Sukihana - Slut Me Out (Remix)

Maggie Lindemann, Siiickbrain - deprecating

Ed Sheeran - The Hills of Aberfeldy

Rita Ora ft. Fatboy Slim Praising You (Fatboy Slim Remix)

Tyla & Ayra Starr - Girl Next Door

Kesha - Only Love Can Save Us Now

Ciara ft. Lola Brooke & Lady London - Da Girls (Girls Mix)

Jeremy Zucker - OK

CXLOE - Flight Risk

Josh Levi - See Low

Josh Levi - BIRTHDAY DANCE

Alex Vaughn & Summer Walker - So Be It (Remix)

Alex Vaughn & Ari Lennox - Demon Time (Remix)

Taylor Swift ft. Ice Spice - Karma (Remix)

Taylor Swift ft. Lana Del Rey - Snow On The Beach (More Lana Del Rey Edit)

Boris The Lucid - BOYFRIEND

Carrie Underwood - Take Me Out

Libianca - Jah

Conan Gray - Never Ending Song

The Aces - Always Get This Way

Madison Beer ft. Timbaland - Home To Another One (Remix)

Äyanna - Girlfriend

Nicki Minaj & Ice Spice ft. Aqua – Barbie World

Rita Ora - That Girl

Rita Ora - Unfeel It

Tanerelle - Feel Good Inc. X Sidetracked (Perfect Lover Mash Up)

Sleater-Kinney - Hell

Saweetie ft. YG & Tyga - BIRTHDAY

Mae Stephens ft. Meghan Trainor - Mr Right

Brooke Candy - FMUATW

Ben Kessler - When I Hate Myself

Eliott ft. Vancouver Sleep Clinic - Happy On My Own

Reneé Rapp - Pretty Girls

Leah Kate - Bored

Chappell Roan - HOT TO GO!

Rina Sawayama ft. Amaarae - Imagining

GAYLE - Leave Me For Dead

Selena Gomez - Single Soon

Äyanna - Change Your Life

Julia Wolf - Wishbone

Cloudy June - Devil Is A Woman

Anne-Marie ft. Shania Twain - UNHEALTHY

Leaf ft. Bandmanrill, DJ Drewski - 2 Freaky

Olivia O'Brien - I should've fucked your brother

SIIICKBRAIN - Psychopath

Adekunle Gold - Do You Mind?

Duncan Laurence - I Do

Dizzy - Open Up Wide

Leigh-Anne ft. Ayra Starr - My Love

Troye Sivan – Got Me Started

Cate - Girlfriend

NERIAH - Falling 4 Somebody

Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion - Bongos

Amelia Moore - Over My Ex

Johnny Orlando - Boyfriend

Tyla - Water

Tems - Me & U

Mette - Mama's Eyes

Wrabel - Beautiful Day

Chxrry22 - MORE

Norah Jones - Can You Believe

Kanii ft. Trippie Redd - sins (let me in) [Remix]

Niall Horan & Lizzy McAlpine - You Could Start A Cult (Encore Version)

Travis Scott ft. Beyoncé - DELRESTO (ECHOES)

Addison Rae ft. Charli XCX - 2 Die 4

Gyakie - Rent Free

Kim Petras - Hit It From The Back

Kim Petras ft. Banks - Bait

Kim Petras - Dirty Things

K. Michelle - Blame Yourself

Sunnitharapper ft. Salma Slims - Moody

Troye Sivan - One of Your Girls

Lady London ft. Jeremih - Do Something

Zara Larsson, David Guetta - On My Love

cassö, RAYE, D-Block Europe - Prada

Serpentwithfeet- Damn Gloves

Dove Cameron - Still

Kenya Grace - Paris

Dua Lipa - Houdini

Tokischa ft. Sexyy Red - Daddy

Zach Seabaugh - Helium Balloons

COBRAH - 10/10

COBRAH - BAD POSITION

COBRAH - TEQUILA

Clinton Kane - PANIC ATTACK

Megan Thee Stallion - Cobra

Nick Wilson - For You It Was Him

Nick Wilson - Way Back

Ice Spice - Deli

Enchanting - Needy

SZA - Kill Bill

Kylie Minogue - Padam Padam

Summer Walker - Girls Need Love (Girls Mix) ft. Tyla / Victoria Monet / Tink

Tate McRae - exes

Tove Lo - I like u

Kim Petras - Je T'Adore

Doechii - Booty Drop

Kim Petras - Claws

Sam Smith & Madonna - VULGAR

Kim Petras - uhoh

Borgore x Cupcakke x Chase Icon - Abracadabra

Clinton Kane - DISAPPEAR

Nicki Minaj - Big Difference

Nicki Minaj - Pink Friday Girls

Charli XCX ft. Sam Smith - In The City

Reneé Rapp ft. Megan Thee Stallion - Not My Fault

Flo Milli - Never Lose Me

Kim Petras - Thousand Pieces

Kim Petras - Minute

Charli XCX - Speed Drive (jamesjamesjames Remix)

Chrissy Chlapecka - BRAT

The Last Dinner Party - My Lady of Mercy

Shania Twain - Waking Up Dreaming

Nicki Minaj - Fallin 4 U

Jessie Ware ft. Pabllo Vittar -Pearls (Brabo Remix)

Shania Twain - Queen Of Me

Chiké, Oxlade - Spell [Remix]

Anycia - REFUND

Lah Pat ft. Flo Milli - Rodeo (Remix)

Biig Piig - This Is What They Meant

Niall Horan - Save My Life

Bronze Avery - Sex In The Room

Ava Max - Cold As Ice

Peach PRC - F U Goodbye

Suzanne Sheer - Off Limits

Nicki Minaj - FTCU

Madison Rose - Girls Girls Girls

Kaliii ft. GloRilla - Can't Get 'Em

BIA - FALLBACK

Miley Cyrus - Jaded

Kylie Minogue - You Still Get Me High

Miley Cyrus - Violet Chemistry

Miley Cyrus ft. Sia - Muddy Feet

Bebe Rexha - Visions (Don't Go)

Coi Leray - My Body

Coi Leray ft. Saucy Santana - Spend It

Maiya The Don - Luv U Better

The Last Dinner Party - Nothing Matters

IDK ft. Jucee Froot & Saucy Santana - Pinot Noir

Tinashe - Uh Huh

Nicki Minaj - Beep Beep

Nicki Minaj - Pink Birthday

Duckwrth - Big Bewts

Nicki Minaj - My Life

Trippie Redd & BANKS - Saint Michael Myers

Tamera - Frozen

Shygirl & CoSha - Thicc

Ari Lennox - Get Close

Flo Milli - Fruit Loop

Mette - For The People

Amaarae - Angels in Tibet

Jamila Woods ft. Saba - Practice

Rachel Chinouriri - Maybe I’m Lonely

Jonah Kagen - Save My Soul

The OMG Girlz - Lover Boy

Karin Ann - A Stranger With My Face

Victoria Monet - Alright

2022's List

[ashleybenlove]

Sorry to Astrid who does not get to hear the story of Kessler, but I think she’s taking a well deserved break because jeez, the three episodes before this are like, traumatic conga for her.

[ilostyou]

i was tagged by @janesbennet to put my music on shuffle and post the first ten songs! 🫶🏻💘 gonna use my liked songs (instead of my on repeat) to change this up a bit lol

if you ever change your mind - calum scott

wish you well - wrabel

one number away - luke combs

cruel summer - taylor swift

reckless driving - lizzy mcalpine feat ben kessler

it’s ok if you forget me - astrid s

homecoming queen? - kelsea ballerini

who do you love - chainsmokers feat 5sos

clean - taylor swift

i want crazy (encore) - hunter hayes

tagging some besties if y’all wanna 🫶🏻 @911onabc @jakeperalta @gobackimhaunted @ghost-of-you @hotgirlbummers @heystephcn

[typingtess]

Tiptoeing through “The Body Stitchers” guest cast

Alicia Coppola as FBI Senior Special Agent Lisa Rand Rob Nagle as Albert “Al” Barrington/Plague Doctor Tobias Jelinek as Bobby Griffin/Wolf Matt Kelly as Justin Tucker/Clown All are back from “Monster”, that delightful Easter Sunday season nine episode.   Richard Gant as Raymond Hanna Back from “Game of Drones” two weeks ago.

Teya Patt as Cindy Ferguson/Faceless Mask Kerrie Blaisdell played this role in “Monster” so this is a change.

Patt is currently part of For All Mankind as Emma Jorgens.  She appeared in episodes of Weeds, Review, Fresh Off the Boat, Lost ‘n’ Found, Girlboss, Casual, Fear the Walking Dead, The Rookie and How to Get Away with Murder.

JD Cullum as FBI Forensic Psychologist Mark Collins Cullum was AAG/ASA John Redfield in Judging Amy and Lloyd in Grey’s Anatomy.

Appeared in episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Married with Children, Lois & Clark, Bodies of Evidence, Can’t Hurry Love, Campus Cops, Smart Guy, Sliders, Chicago Hope, NYPD Blue, LA Doctors, Sliders, Ladies Man, Dead Last, Frasier, 24, Charmed, ER, Medium, Weeds, Law & Order, Lie to Me, The Wizards of Waverly Place, Mad Men, The Event, The Newsroom, The Mentalist, Bones, Code Black, Aquarius and The Orville.  

Cullum is the son of actor John Cullum, who was Sen. Beau Carpenter in Madam Secretary, Big Mike in The Middle, Holling Vincoeur in Northern Exposure, one of the rotating defense attorneys turn judges in Law & Order SVU and David Greene in ER.

Derrick A. King as Michael Jeffries Was Luke Will in The Pre-Quarter Life Crisis and Rev. Isiah Johnston in The 4400.  King appeared in episodes of Betrayed, Solve, Call Your Mother and The Game.

Adrian Elizondo as Philip Guerrero Appeared in episodes of Shake It Up, Austin & Ally, Talents, Astrid Clover, Only Children and The Pet Psychic.

Antony Del Rio as Alexander Hughes Del Rio provides voices for many animated projects, including He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Rugrats, Star Wars Resistance, She-Ra and the Princesses of Power and many others.  He was Jeff Tobey in Bunheads and appeared in episodes of Rosewood, Major Crimes and Hannah Montana.

Written by:  Adam G. Key & Frank Military Adam George Key co-wrote "Monster" with Frank Military, "Searching" with Kyle Harimoto and “Land of Wolves” with Justin Kohlas..  Key also played LAPD Officer Harrison in four episodes in seasons 11 and 12.

Military wrote or co-wrote "Little Angels", "Deliverance", "Lockup", "The Job", "Greed", "Betrayal", "Crimeleon", "Vengeance", "Out of the Past" Part One, "Rude Awakenings" Part Two, season four’s finale "Descent", season five’s premiere "Ascension", "Allegiance", "Spoils of War", "Black Budget", "SEAL Hunter", "Rage", "Unspoken", "Unlocked Mind", "Revenge Deferred", "The Seventh Child", "Crazy Train", "Uncaged", "The Silo", "Monster", "Line in the Sand", season ten opener "To Live and Die in Mexico", "The Patton Project", "Better Angels", "False Flag", "A Bloody Brilliant Plan", "Code of Conduct" "Raising the Dead", "Through the Looking Glass", "Indentured" and “Down the Rabbit Hole”.  

Military also appeared as Donald Kessler in "Raising the Dead" and several other episodes in photos.

Directed by: Suzanne Saltz directed "Outside the Lines", "Murder of Crows", "Sundown" and “MWD”.

[mozart2006]

Staatsoper Stuttgart - Die Fledermaus

Staatsoper Stuttgart – Die Fledermaus

Foto ©Martin Sigmund Obwohl die Regierung ihr Bestes tut, um den Kultureinrichtungen das Leben schwer zu machen, führen die Opernhäuser ihr Programm weiter (more…)

[eurovisionsongaday]

Twins! A dance sequence! This performance is downright flashy!

[the-huntedrpg]

Familles de TH - (A-M)

Comme sur tous les forums, surtout ceux qui durent dans le temps, les liens tendent à créer de sacrées histoires de famille ! Mais... autant pour certains, les noms de famille restent les mêmes, autant pour d’autres... en bref, au fur et à mesure, ça tend à devenir quand même assez compliqué pour tous les nouveaux, d’où ce post !

Si j’ai oublié le moindre lien familial, n’hésitez surtout pas à me le dire ! De même si je me suis trompée quelque part. Pour ajouter un élément, une famille ou autre, envoyez moi un MP. En revanche, évitez de me balancer des tomates, c’est... long à faire et à maintenir, un listing comme ça...

Nota bene : la relation entre parenthèses est indiquée par le/la première de la liste ; les + personnages joués sont en gras avec un +, les scénarios sont soulignés avec un lien vers le topic et les pnj sont indiqués en italique.

Barnes :

+ Silas - vacciné

+ Elizabeth (femme) - mutante

Mina (fille) - vaccinée

Sorcha (soeur) - mutante, hunter

Blake :

+ Astrid - humaine

Ollie (petite soeur) - mutante

David (petit frère) - humain

Adaline (fille, avec Marius) - humaine

Bennett :

+ Slade - humain, hunter

+ Calvin (petit frère) - mutant

Harley (petite soeur) - vaccinée

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Caesar :

+ Hippolyte - humain, hunter

Victoire (femme) - hunter

Martial (fils aîné, héritier, jumeau de Marius) - humain, hunter

+ Marius (fils cadet, jumeau de Martial) - mutant

+ Ileana (fille illégitime) - humaine, hunter

+ James Archer (cousin) - mutant

Samuel (petit-fils, fils de Marius et de Crescentia)

Callahan :

+ Alexander - humain, hunter

+ Adelaïde (deuxième épouse) - humaine, hunter

+ Matthias (fils aîné, premier mariage) - humain, hunter

+ Salomé (fille, jumelle de Noeh) - mutante

+ Noeh (fils, jumeau de Salomé) - humain

+ Charlie Kessler (nièce) - humaine, hunter

Castellanos :

+ Letha - humaine

Absalon (mari) - mutant

+ Nerea (fille) - mutante

Luka, Mateo (jumeaux, petits-fils, fils de Nerea)

Chandler :

+ Ezra-Yan - humain

Danny (grand frère) - humain

Cora (fille, avec Suzanna Martins)

Coleman :

+ Octavia Lovecraft - humaine

Adonis (demi-frère) - mutant

Cunningham :

+ Faith - mutante

+ Diana Peterson (demi-soeur) - mutante

Joachim (frère, décédé) - humain, hunter

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 DeMaggio :

+ Rafael - humain, hunter

Isabela (femme, décédée) - humaine, hunter

+ Cesare (fils) - mutant

Azaria (fille, morte) - mutante

+ Kaisa Makinen (fille illégitime) - humaine

Rayen (nièce) - humaine, hunter

+ Gabriela Rivera (nièce) - vaccinée

+ Clara Saddler (petite fille, fille de Cesare et Isolde Saddler) - mutante

James Rivera (petit neveu, fils de Gabriela Rivera) - humain

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Grimwood :

+ Jedikiah - vacciné, hunter

+ Selene (petite soeur) - humaine, hunter

+ Darrel Nash (cousin) - humain, hunter

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Holgersen :

+ Joren - humain, hunter

Lykke (petite soeur) - mutante

Sigrid Holst (fille, avec Maiken Holst) - vaccinée

Silja (fille, avec Gabriela Rivera) - humaine

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Kovalainen :

+ Moira - mutante

Andreas (père) - mutant

Aisling (mère, décédée) - humaine

Alana (demi-soeur) - vaccinée

+ Artur (petit frère) - hunter

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Lockton :

+ Annabelle - humaine

+ Edward (grand frère) - vacciné

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Makinen :

+ Kaisa - humaine

+ Henrik (oncle) - humain

+ Sebastian (oncle, cousin d’Henrik) - vacciné

Nikolai (cousin, fils d’Henrik) - mutant

Moreno :

+ Benjamin - mutant

+ Nissa (femme) - hunter

Aaron (fils, décédé) - humain

Estrella (petite soeur) - mutante

[travelworldnetwork]

By Kirsten Henton

3 December 2018

Blink, and you could pass through Europe’s smaller nations without realising. Take Luxembourg, which can be crossed by car in just over an hour at its widest point. Before you know it, you’ve popped out into the surrounding countries of France, Germany or Belgium, with only the eagle-eyed spying the border sign and the striped flags of the Grand Duchy far behind.

The ability to do this is partly down to its petite size, but also thanks to a Luxembourgian legacy: a treaty signed more than 30 years ago in the tiny village of Schengen in country’s far south-east. The now-renowned Schengen Agreement dramatically changed the way we travel within Europe, and continues to evolve today.

View image of The Schengen Agreement, named for the tiny town of Schengen in Luxembourg, dramatically changed travel within Europe (Credit: Credit: Kirsten Henton)

Not-so-little Luxembourg

On the surface of things, Luxembourg could be viewed as a starchy centre of commerce, where European bigwigs busy themselves and money is made. It also appears to take up very little space on the map and, as a result, is often unwittingly overlooked as a destination in favour of its more sizeable neighbours.

You may also be interested in: • Europe’s strange border anomaly • The invisible lines through Switzerland • ‘I’m from a country that no longer exists’

A founding member of what is now the European Union, the diminutive country is home to one of the EU’s three capitals – Luxembourg City (along with Brussels and Strasbourg) – and remains a key player in the running of the union.

It stands out as a constitutional monarchy wedged between the two giant republics of France and Germany, and has paid the price for its location in not one, but two world wars, ensuring there’s plenty of history on offer. There’s a flourishing domestic wine industry, an impressive restaurant scene, countless museums and memorials (from the Unesco-listed fortress and old city centre to the grave of General George S Patton Jr), and a seemingly inherent love of seafood, cheese and all things pastry.

In 1985, Luxembourg was also instrumental in the creation of a landmark legislation: the signing of the Schengen Treaty, a unilateral agreement ensuring border-free travel within European member countries.

View image of Schengen is located in Luxembourg’s Moselle Valley, home to the country’s flourishing domestic wine industry (Credit: Credit: Valerii Shanin/Alamy)

On the trail of this historic spot, I travelled down the Moselle Valley, a quiet, unassuming part of eastern Luxembourg. The Moselle River lazily snakes its way south, acting as a natural border between Luxembourg and Germany. The valley is evidently central to the country’s wine production, with row upon row of vineyards draped over the low-lying hillsides interrupted only by a scattering of towns and villages.

Just as I thought I was running out of country, I arrived at tiny Schengen, tucked in among the vines on the western bank of the Moselle. With fewer than 520 residents, it’s certainly not the big-name, bright-lights destination one might expect for an agreement that would change the way people travelled in Europe. Nevertheless, it was here, on a murky morning on 14 June 1985, that representatives of Belgium, France, Luxembourg, West Germany (as was) and the Netherlands gathered to officially seal the deal on this revolutionary new border-free zone.

A bit of background

The number of European treaties, alliances, cross-alliances and counter-treaties that emerged during the second half of the 20th Century is near mind-boggling. The list screams bureaucracy, but understanding something of the various allegiances at this time goes a long way to setting the scene in Schengen, so stay with me.

View image of After World War Two, a number of international treaties and alliances paved the way to the Schengen Agreement (Credit: Credit: Oliver Kessler/Alamy)

As World War Two drew to a close in 1944, Belgium, Luxembourg and The Netherlands joined together to establish the Benelux. This party of three recognised the benefits that would come over the following, inevitably difficult, decades from working together, and were hoping to encourage trade through a customs agreement.

Building on Benelux, the 1957 Treaty of Rome created the European Economic Community (EEC), an expanded customs union of six founding member states (Benelux plus West Germany, France and Italy).

By the early 1980s, there were 10 EEC members, and while only quick border checks were being enforced between the nations, the reality was that this still stopped the flow of traffic, required man-power and was increasingly seen as unnecessary red tape. The concept of unilateral internal border-free travel split the members, however, with half wanting free movement for EU nationals only and thus remaining committed to internal border checks to distinguish between EU and non-EU nationals.

View image of The 1957 Treaty of Rome created the European Economic Community and made travel between the 10 member nations easier (Credit: Credit: Allard Schager/Alamy)

As Martina Kneip, manager of the European Museum Schengen, explained: "The idea of open borders in 1985 was something extraordinary – like a kind of utopia. Nobody really believed that it could become reality."

It was left to the remaining five members (Benelux, France and West Germany), keen to implement the free-flowing movement of all people and goods, to spearhead the creation of the area to which Schengen would give its name.

Why Schengen?

As Luxembourg was soon to take over the EEC presidency, the small nation was entitled to choose where the signing of this treaty would take place. It just so happens that Schengen is the only place where France and Germany both join with a Benelux member, securing it as the destination of choice.

As the meeting place of three countries, the choosing of Schengen was drenched in symbolism. To ensure it was a neutral affair, the signatories were assembled on a pleasure cruiser, the MS Princesse Marie-Astrid, to put pen to paper. The cruiser was moored as close as possible to the tri-point border, which runs down the middle of the Moselle River.

View image of Signed in 1985, the Schengen Treaty established border-free travel between participating European nations (Credit: Credit: The European Museum)

Regardless, the signing in Schengen failed to attract a great deal of support or attention at the time. As well as the five EEC member states who were against it, many officials from all sides simply didn't believe it would come into force or succeed. So much so, there wasn’t a single head of state from the five signing nations present on the day.

From the outset, the agreement was underestimated, “considered an experiment and not something that would last,” according to Kneip. This was compounded by the inevitable red tape that ensured the complete abolition of internal borders within the five founding countries didn’t materialise until 1995.

The Schengen Area today

Today, the Schengen Area comprises 26 member states. Of these, 22 are members of the EU, while four (Iceland, Switzerland, Norway and Liechtenstein) are not.

Schengen has its critics now as it did then. The recent migrant crisis and the 2015 Paris attacks undermined Schengen, giving those against open borders plenty of ammunition to strike at the inclusive efforts made by the agreement.

Despite this, the Schengen Area continues to grow, even if the process of joining remains cumbersome. Politics still determine who can join, since new members must be unanimously voted in. Bulgaria and Romania, for example, have repeatedly been vetoed from joining Schengen largely due to concerns over domestic corruption and the security of their external borders. In fact, no country has joined the Schengen Area for several years; Liechtenstein was the last addition in 2011.

View image of Schengen is the only place where both France and Germany join with a Benelux member (Credit: Credit: Zoonar GmbH/Alamy)

Nevertheless, the pros of Schengen far outweigh the cons for the majority of people. As Kneip observes: “The Schengen Agreement is something that affects the everyday lives of all the Schengen member states – some 400 million people.”

For locals, this can mean anything from visiting friends and going to work to nipping into Luxembourg to take advantage of the country's relatively low tax on fuel when compared with its neighbours, diesel in particular.

As for travellers, the Schengen Agreement grants immediate access to all member countries, making travel – be it by road, rail or air – quicker and easier. Add to this the Schengen visa, which allows non-EU travellers to apply for a single visa valid for 90 days with entry to all participating countries, and its appeal is blindingly clear, saving travellers both time and money.

View image of Today, the Schengen Agreement grants immediate access to all 26 member states (Credit: Credit: Henri Martin/Alamy)

What of Schengen itself?

Since Schengen is removed from any major artery, you’re only likely to find yourself there if you make a conscious effort to go. Around a 35km drive from Luxembourg City, the route takes you through forests, over farmland and down into the Moselle Valley. The landscape changes quite noticeably as you descend the rural hills to the town of Remich. From here, it's a pleasant riverside drive, winding between vine-clad slopes and the Moselle River to the epicentre of Schengen, the European Museum. Here, the story of how the Schengen Area came to exist is expertly told through interactive displays inside and a variety of monuments outside.

Don’t miss the cabinet of official border control caps from the member states at the time they joined the area, each a piece of national identity that was surrendered in order to make Schengen work. Poignant sections of the Berlin Wall sit perfectly placed in front of the museum, set there to remind us all that walls – in this case, world-famous reinforced concrete from one of its founding members, no less – don’t have to remain in place forever. Further along the jetty in front of the museum, you’ll find three steles, or steel slabs, each with their own star commemorating the founding members. Finally, there are the striking Pillars of Nations that beautifully detail iconic sights from each member of the Schengen Area.

View image of Three steles outside the European Museum commemorate the founding members of the Schengen Agreement (Credit: Credit: Arterra Picture Library/Alamy)

Of course, there’s more to this laidback border village than international legislation. Visitors can extend their stay to enjoy a river cruise on the Moselle, go hiking or cycling in the surrounding hills, or set about sampling some crémant (the region’s revered sparkling white wine) to get a true taste of life in Schengen, the tiny rural village now committed to the annals of history.

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OT6 and babies headcanon 

Gobber definitely tells the gang’s kids when they’re like, under 12 or so (which I’m thinking is a group of six kids at this point, including the twins; I’ve not yet worked out age differences and whatnot lol), that Kessler Lycanwing story from Bad Moon Rising.

Guess which parent was most pissed about that? 

Ruffnut. 

Like, it’s bad enough Gobber put that shit into her brother’s head, she’ll not have Gobber put that into her kids’ heads. She’s especially annoyed because one of those kids’ is Tuff’s bio-kid (Astrid’s third kid) and that’s the youngest of the group.

Fishlegs and Hiccup have to do damage control to be like, “the lycanwing is not real. You can’t turn into a dragon.” 

Snotlout’s probably like “Not that Chief Dad and Grandma Valka haven’t tried” followed by a laugh. 

Someone’s probably like, Gobber, we were adults when you told us this story (well, except for Hiccup who probably heard that story when he was like, a small kid. He’s the only one who’s present for the story to not react) and it messed Tuffnut up.