LIKE any indulgence, eating pastries can be good for your mental health - if not your waistline.
That probably explains a move in the German border town of Lauterbach, where locals are missing the ability to easily head into France for some croissants and baguettes.
However the enterprising citizens aren't letting social distancing get in their way, with an innovative initiative which still lets them get their calorie and carb-filled fixes.
The bakery in the neighbouring French village of Carling now allows phone orders from across the border, with owner Myriam Jansen-Boualit then taking the goodies down to a barricade separating the countries.
Her German customers are then making their pick-ups at an appropriate distance using fishing tackle (pictured).
The new angle on food delivery goes to show that once you taste French pastries you can quickly get hooked.
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