Im in the south of germany in the foothills of the isle going. And this is captain the biggest city in the algo region but around here big is relative its only home to about 70000 people despite the fact that it was 1st settled over 2 centuries ago i thought id take a guided tour to find out more about it. While i wait for my guide to arrive im going to get you guys up to speed on todays temporary because of course were not only checking out captain i want to try biathlon a combination of crosscountry skiing and a rifle shooting and learn how to prepare a classic regional dish other than that theres lots more to come. Like sightseeing tips for the al gore including the castle and the Pilgrimage Church of peace. Winter sport ideas from downhill skiing to snow shoeing and building eclipse. And a heavenly traditional bavarian sledding event the shuttling car race and front an. Actor no hello are you my guide. To lovely weather were having enough one to done one gentleman like to welcome you into our wintry tour of kempton one loses. Kicks off our tour and front of the town hall its a landmark of kempton and dates from the 14th century. But kempton is a lot older than that 2000 years ago the city was called would do no. This isnt it dont try to do much income but do no more just over the top the roman outpost was situated on the other side of the in the river and 39 meters above it. In 15 b. C. The romans arrived at the river history informs us that they found a celtic settlement with the same name here this is why kempton claims to be germanys oldest city but there is no definitive evidence for that. Centuries later during the reformation kempton was a divided city there was a catholic and a protestant part the church of st monk was once the protestant heart of kempton and its the oldest place of worship in town. Do you got the students deserve a says will focus in the middle of the church until around 10 years ago because it taught to small infant and the altar were in the center of the church then it was all moved to the east side imagine having to turn your head like this from mufon out here the minister and the 100 it was very. Only in recent days for. Thats why these adjustable benches were built just flip the back rest and you have a perfect view of the pulpit pretty practical thank you thank. You. We continued to the former catholic part of town with the basilica of st lawrence and the representative residence of the duke abbots. And thats also where our tour of kempton and. Canton is the perfect starting point for a tour through the i would go your region particularly famous for the beautiful nature and now during the cold months turned into a real winter wonderland. Its a magical place just waiting to be explored. The ice towboat gorge the town of disney. In winter its actually closed. But people can still enter the gorge at their own risk. The paths here arent cleared of snow or ice for you to go through overthe watch out its really slippery. To give us in the dark before. Its a fascinating world of rock water and ice. The by top calm also a gorge on the isle going reveals another side of its Natural Beauty at night during torch light tours. That find its sensational 1st the rushing of the water below which you hear more than see. The ice of the ice because our incredibles like huge cuts and was like a fantasy its. Amazing. The but i talked tom is located near or best door for the regions best known Winter Sports resort. But the alkaloid isnt just famous for its nature in Winter Sports its also home to germanys most famous castle noice tranch time. Each year some one and a half 1000000 visitors flock to see it. What would look big the 2nd think. The enter verted king of but very have built noise as a place of refuge somewhere he could retreat into his own fairy tale world. Another place thats pretty as a picture is the Pilgrimage Church of vece near stein gotten. In 738 ringback a peasant woman is said to have seen tears in the eyes of a statue of jesus many called it a miracle. Soon became a place of pilgrimage today its Rococo Church is a unesco World Heritage site. If you have plans to visit the algo its best to fly to munich and rent a car not only will you be able to get from one place to the next you will be treated to spectacular in nature at every turn. Before i started be of lead a part of my journey were going to hop on over to the other side of the elves to italy our viewers with llamas that we were stolen from ukraine sent us a video from her trip to venice the visit to the city of water was a mothers day gift from her son and as she told us it left her in. The. Ive arrived at my next stop. Is here im going to rent the equipment i need for my next endeavor an introduction to the biafra. So. My instructor for the day is to flick. Ok ok lets go and youre probably a bit faster than me yes hes a traditional way and all skaters so i guess ill see you in half an hour sounds like you go to the. Left. The biathlon is extremely popular in germany or at least lots of people like to watch the competitions on t. V. Welcome them how did the biathlon originate who came up with the idea of putting crosscountry skiing and rifle shooting together when you can use crosscountry skiing has always been popular in scandinavia even for hunting with a weapon thats how the idea was born to be born. In germany most by athletes are in the military that means they train under professional conditions the biathlon isnt really a recreational sport but here in nestle those who are curious can give it a try. What are you my good heres what you do and you know down by your goals to the start you off as you can see theres already a bit of snow on our weapons. Ok the skiing really gets your heart pumping that makes it difficult to hold the rifle steady and hit the targets 50 metres away. Hold it back push and how long does it take to do this. Goes really quick well practice makes perfect. A no. Again. No no no look through here there and ive been using the wrong one you know here through this little hole but look. Thing that ive got now you get so much better. Oh i. Know i hate it now im ready for a little friendly competition. Oh youve got ready so. Look out. Im going to pass you ok ok the final spurt and we made it. Congratulate you and i have to admit that was a lot of fun unfortunately by athlon is only practice on the competitive level luckily around these parts there are plenty of other ways to have fun in the snow here are a couple of. The most popular winter pass time downhill skiing. The alkaloid boasts 43 ski resorts with over 500 kilometers of slopes. And hauling and neighbors hauling are among the best known. And of course there is also Cross Country there are around 1000 kilometers of groomed trails in the ill go. Sledding is loads of fun at the regions numerous toboggan runs. Many can be reached by Mountain Railway or cable car. You can also go snowshoeing this tour leads to the top of a 1500 metre alpine peak. Participants also get to build any glue and then sleep in it. Really have to be finished before dark. The. Next day finishing the job quickly is the order of the day its minus 4 degrees celsius inside the eagle cooler than being in a refrigerator yet its still warmer than it is outdoors. Morning guys the next morning the group is richly rewarded with stunning views for braving that chilly night. The. Next we pay a visit to the eagle eye cheesemaking school and linden back here they offer workshops where people can learn how to make a spots in the pa. Cheesey pasta dish is a specialty of the. Even the cheeses handmade here. What do we need for you know whats the most important thing when it comes to making a good cheese. And good milk milk and where can you find the best milk in germany in the ill go of course a very good choice to turn the milk into cheese will need some Lactic Acid Bacteria and a coagulant the mixture is then heated to 35. 00 degree celsius here this is the same lets test it take this kind of knife and stick it into the milk you know right now lifted like you would it takes over its like yogurt not right putting. It in the smaller the pieces the firmer the cheese gets. Back to the 4th. Its heated and stirred some more of the whole thing all of it made little by little. This network and we call this cheese. With ok. Now our cheese has to sit for 2 hours but christiane cornet the chef at the linen bag a whole has prepared another cheese for us to make our case spots now with so now were making the noodle dough this is guns and the recipe is quite simple you take 2 weeks proportion what around 150 grams of flour and 100 millimeters of water. Lets get cracking. As this is its kind of a poor mans meal in the past 2 people simply took leftover cheese grated it and added it to pancakes another simple dish and flour based dishes used to be staples and they just mixed something with it. The noodle goes finished its time to put it in hot salty water. Its not a salty as the mediterranean but in the general direction of the of the new here we have our shirts to a greater level just like you can also use a press you put it in here old fill it with joe stork writing and told him that way. No sooner said than done its also hard and the noodles look just like they should. Cook them for a minute or 2 removed from the water and then add the cheese and the mixture should be tossed rather than stirred until the cheese evenly distributed then topped the noodles with fried onions and some mountain herbs and weve got ourselves some delicious the very insular fluid. People here in the elbow might not be too crazy about counting calories but theyre very eager when it comes to keep in their traditions alive a good example for that is the angle corn sledge race in florida an adventurous toboggan chase that puts a funny spin on century old customs. For decades the fairy in town of homs has faced its traditional shelling go regs. On the beasts that just sit with all unchanged dramas participants korea down a 1000 meter long slope into the valley below with blessings from above. Local clergyman are among the riders protestant and catholic alike but shopaholic i think the lord understands it when are you seize the opportunity to goof around. I think it pleases him. 20 minutes later they are up at the starting line in fact the 2 chechnyan taken the inaugural run. Their own history we dont want to this raise eyes of the catholic or the Protestant Church so well just do it. That strikes 12 the race begins. The Catholic Priest still has the sledge with chris asian while his protestant copilot hangs on for denying. The godly team crosses the finish line i let you you know. But i thought we came out surprisingly well because no mishaps isha he answered i feel a lot better than an hour ago. There was a kilometer long trip that sled just experience that 200. 00 metre drop in elevation between the stops on the finish line. Something that looks incredibly dangerous there are surprisingly few injuries. Ranking isnt allowed unless its not intentional and only traditional style sledging is optimistic to race. But everyone gets a place in the final rankings as long as they and that schilling gonna make it to the finish. You. Know. Why all the switches with the horn say to run a School Shooting got. Closer than your comes from the bavarian sri lanka or shrink either which means to move back and forth to be from the left or the right thats where the name comes from i recall did you go home good know my the shilling the race is unique in every way just like things were originally used to transport hay in firewood down from the mountain into the valley of the locals demonstrate just how it was done. The shining the race certainly is heaps of fun. But. Now for something completely different im going to check out the Carriage Museum and bought hinterland its a labor of love for a passionate local collector but at times you get the sense here in a chamber of horrors the museum exhibits a large variety of sleighs and carriages fitted out with all sorts of paraphernalia. One of the museums of most valuable pieces is this bill he me and funeral carriage. And the man behind the museum is matson vega hes a local contractor whos traveled throughout europe in search of items for his collection the Carriage Museum might not be everyones cup of tea but there is no denying that a lot of dedication and imagination has gone into putting it together. Now off to warmer climes or heading to colombia our globe trotters steve han as visited colony in the southwest of the country its one of the oldest cities in the america of the selfproclaimed capital of the world. Yes me go see i mean you know in this episode we dont explore the city of salsa and were going to do some day trips out of the city this time with me as my buddy from germany. We are hiking up to the said it would be less to be exclusive to help with the straight process to get an overview of cali and we already have on the way up pretty nicely. Are you feeling. Really cool for your from here. Since we are in the south thank you. We need to learn from south america are you right and this seems. To have very little group because i feel that is it lets get to my heart. And scully is the capital for sale a monument that includes one of the most famous musician economists trying to buy the land and he was the founder of the nation hes from iran and the monument you see here is basically a picture from here and when you go into something you can see an amazing. Thank. You. And little thing to do if you want to check out the city center of carlie to walk along the river so you basically start at the church and you walk down the. River in the park so you get the area of summer for your freaking time over restaurants bars and cafes and another. Every now and Southern Cone you want to set this is the neighborhood of the town pretty safe. When you walk around some information there because its going to go on for the remaining year year from year over. If its raining in the rain forest weve grown 3 hours out of cali to do another thing which were pretty special really. Just because were now in the sun cipriani where we say i want to. Transportation. And im going to go swimming to get my words. So we made it to some people young and now. Next make stuff is chilling were walking up the road like one hour to go swimming and them which you bring down. This river over here. No way to end my visit to the algo region then with a walk through the incredibly and chancing mountain landscape. This. Where it ends my little tour of the algo you no matter if youre into Winter Sports or nature whether youre a fan of time honored traditions or quirky curiosities between kempton and by attended youll find it all extremely worth a visit see you next time somewhere in germany. The our way after all. And why are some saw but how can the best harness their energy. 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