My trip to germanys northeast i want to discover strauss and a World Heritage city and the Baltic Island of food and. To get a little overview of im at St Marys Church its considered a masterpiece of late gothic architecture and boasts a tower that gives me a perfect view of the city. Here in straws and im going to admire an amazing viking treasure and a local delicacies im also really looking forward to exploring the island of including in the low season one its not so overrun with tourists and. Besides that well show you what delusions famous shock is used for. Our female of the week takes us to a popular festival in colombia. And our globe trotter will show us the Winter Sports paradise around davos in switzerland. Charles and was founded in 1234. 00 and was a member of the mediaval Trading Alliance the hanzi attic league its now symbolized by the magnificent brick gothic architecture built at the time its also why shawls and was declared a unesco World Heritage site in 2002. And the port youll find a real eye catcher the gorge fuck a former training sailing boat built in 1933 and these planks could talk the captains cabin has seen german russian and ukrainian skippers rest there where you had. The vessel was built and hamburg and was given to the soviet union as reparation after world war 2 in 1901 it became property of the ukrainian merchant navy. Since 2003 the course fox has been back in its original harbors serving 1st and foremost as a museum the vessel which is not sea worthy anymore is maintained by an association that hopes to one day bring the old lady back to see. The building you see right behind me was built several decades after the course fought but its just as impressive sins opening its doors in 2008 the old dad has welcomed over half a 1000000 visitors a year and once inside hell understand why prepared to enter the underwater world. And its feeding time in the o. T. On the homes large pool for shoaling fish. There has to be enough food to satisfy the appetite of the 250. 00 kilos and shark otherwise it will eat the mackerel. There are 45 aquariums here the biggest contains almost 26000000 liters of salt water and is the museums main attraction. The foundations were laid for the old siani human september 2006 on the shahs owned peninsula. Less than 2 years later the museum was opened with 9000 square meters of exhibition space and german chancellor Angela Merkel attended the opening. Since then the o. T. R. New york has become an integral part of todds and. Behind the scenes numerous employees keep it up and running the old siani homes residents need about 10 tons of food a year fish crustaceans squid and dry food. And i miss in the summer feisty and others more hesitant so we have to make sure they all get their fair share. This Oceanographic Museum focuses on marine life in the north and baltic sea. Among the visitors are both tourists and locals. Children can come here for classes outside the Normal School curriculum thats great for as instructors and they can study biology in the old c. R. Nails in new york city. And by informing people about the worlds oceans the museum also aims to help protect them. This building was an abbey and tell the 16th century later it was mostly used as an arsenal armory and school in the 1950 St Catherines monastery was turned into a museum. The most remarkable of its countless exhibit is this viking treasure that was discovered after a storm washed up on the neighboring island of hidden sea. And became what this invited treasure doing and she wasnt. They didnt say treasure came to because back in 873 a woman went to a goldsmith hearing. And wanted to know what one of the pieces was worth as it looked a bit like old one of the goldsmith fetched who was the museums 1st ever director that would of. Would have to what because he immediately knew it had been made by vikings or more and more pieces mysteriously came to light so the Museum Director went to hidden say bargained with the fisherman and managed to acquire 16 of these amazing pieces of jewelry or and for this museum soft sifton tide it is a toy and smokes yeah. You know what everything is someone i can tell thats a necklace but with the rest youll have to help me. Win. A con never see recognized is the only piece thats really solid gold. Doesnt. It consists of several gold rods twisted to. Other than we had the most beautiful object in the entire ensemble. A kind of approach used as a class for an outer garment thats at moments when. The backing from franconian court attire this round fibula was used in their clothing. And thats what ive been the scandinavians originally had 2 oval feeling or didnt. Then we have these pendants they have proper legs so you can hang them on a chain as if you had. Come and often and you be sure this treasure is in one piece or could there still be some gold buried in the sand and hidden in the. Board for stick to the down hope that we still hope we might find another piece if you look at the pendant you can see theyre not all identical very similar but theyre so skillfully crafted that im very into zine i think about the yen when theyre mcguffin also if you assume they have been symmetrically arranged on a chain and 2 or more pieces are definitely missing buying a stock or one for life maybe someone from hidden say its one of those pieces in a jewelry box and this is a tile or some gotcha is this kind of gold treasure you need to under is there something similar elsewhere in germany or europe. As is all i am sad. I treasure like the one we have here is unique the vikings tended to work in silver and so on ensemble of jewelry in pure gold is incomparable but its almost pure gold weve analyzed the materials if you look closely at the pieces youll see its the highest quality goldsmiths arent you could expect from that time music ones. Which is outside of africa. Check out some of our travel pics on instagram. D w travel. Before continuing my travels i need to replenish my Energy Reserves and for that im going to try a local specialty i dont know i have been told i have to try the bismark herring and. Maybe even cherry matches. I dont think ill go for the bismarck ive heard so much about it. Yeah. Sure thing i bismarck. The name goes back to mark the 1st chancellor of the united germany he loved them apparently. And then given the right to try to. Go just special has it. So its nice since our skin is still on the way it should be. So delicious. Full and happy i get on the road this bridge connects to the island of luton and to prepare you for my next destination heres a little overview. Lucan is germanys largest island and like it is in the state of. Almost 80000 people live here added to that are far more than a 1000000 tourists annually the sandy beaches can get really full in the summer but things are quite relaxed in the winter. On. The island is known for its distinctive clips they rise up over 100 meters above the sea and are part of the. National park. Could reach 2 Information Center lies above the cliffs. It takes you through 70000000 years of the earths history from the primordial era to the present. Beyond the coasts bogan is also shaped by its landscapes. The island alone has 3 nature reserves. Down wasnt all and or the rushing roland as another of logans attractions the steam train has travelled the narrow gauge track since 895. 00 at a pace more leisurely and then its name implies. One of the places that i wasnt at all and takes is to go on its hunting lodge. The building in italian renaissance style dates from the 19th century and became a popular destination for the nobility and celebrities back then. Bismarck is said to have climbed to 154. 00 steps in a tower to enjoy the view. Like other seaside resorts going to has benefited from tourism since the early boom in the late 19th century. Former villages like selling them beenz developed into fashionable baltic sea spas with their magnificent bill is near the beach. Leming white wooden decorations are typical of the architecture associated with seaside resorts. In 1870 bins had a total of 80 vacationers nowadays you can add over half a 1000000 to that but in winter i can barely imagine what this must look like in summer. Because as you can see in the low season things are just like back in the day no people no hustlin bustle just perfect if youre looking for some peace and quiet. Well now take a giant leap from the baltic sea down to the swiss all our video blogger steve heymans and a fellow globe trotter paid a visit to the world famous wondrous sports resort of holes and from the look of it they spend their entire time on skis skates america. And our quest to show you the best winter just nations brought us to the alps. From davos switzerland. Divorces a municipality in the country town of carbon or greece song at 1560 meters its the highest town in europe and home to one of its rulings biggest ski resorts with 6 main ski areas totaling 320 kilometers of slopes. Good morning i got 30 today to get to so everyone else. After a full day of skiing its a time to have some tough stuff to charge up which must. Mean. You may feel uncomfortable about the spirit on the flames but. The time for us to sit in this ice skating rink. So far have some little hope to see. That looks so elegant christmas. Looking up to that little while it was going. To be getting that were getting back to. The flake good things to your load. Were now taking. It its called blog. Today were on the yard called song which is another green ski and snowboard spot right next to the host city center and ive heard the word pull down that. Nothing comes a light. Heart. Good though it is my experience before you come to my next stop. The island of blues has got a net its the islands gateway to the baltic sea from here im setting out to see the famous chalk cliffs from the water. But unfortunately todays not my day the sun cant get through the mist and clouds. But its certainly striking the way they tower majestically out of the water. Look its chalk lives form with our google levy islands most spectacular coastline but the chalk is also a natural raw material with many useful applications and you need treatments for example. Logans chalk cliffs were created 68000000 years ago in Southern Europe through the shifting of tectonic plates the chalk deposits were pushed to the north during glacial periods they were thrust to the surface the chalk is made from the remains of tiny marine organisms. And this truck is especially pure because no other sediments were dragged into this basin with it. And there are those for the last 150 meters or truck sediment sitting here on the surface. And some of them are up to 160 meters above sea level but in reality and theres only one place in germany where they exist and thats here on the island of kruger does a c. F. That is all you. Can even has a museum devoted to chalk its been mined here for almost 200 years chalk is used as fertilizer in paint and in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. To process the chalk its soaked in water separated from undesired components and dried what used to take 8 weeks now takes about 8 minutes. For medicinal chalk only especially fine material is used after its been additionally cleaned what remains as the museum informs visitors are mainly residues of planktonic forum enough era these single celled animals had skeletons made of small calcite platelets when the organisms died they sank to the seabed and form the chalk sediment. Physiotherapist york snyder from sas nets has been using hogans medicinal chalk since the early 1990 s. This natural product dissolved in water is said to stimulate the heart in circulation and have an anti inflammatory effect. Mundanity you know if its used as a poultice on the back or joints warm or cold or if youre experiencing a rheumatic episode for instance its applied cold or more about her chronic conditions it tends to be used warm or cool. And. The poultice is sealed to stop the talk from drying out medicine or chalk was used on her going as early as the turn of the 20th century. The sediments from the cretaceous period are. Also used to help cleanse and regenerate the skin as a face mask. This absolute by style skin is so soft off to its home and at 1st it tingles a bit but the skin regains its moisture quite quickly and then it feels so much softer to fit it is absolutely. One thing thats never lacking on a Holiday Island leg looting is accommodations there are thousands of Hotels Apartments and vacation homes but if youre looking for something a little unusual head to now talk about where you can rent floating lodges and houses on stilts and you can try out a whole range of Water Activities tell ya she is the man behind the idea. Of us if this is a truly unique place how did you come up with it and. We have just about everything on offer when it comes to water sports and that makes us unique and we can. You can learn sailing with us go swimming off the terrace of your house you can go fishing you can do everything related to water. From a launch in the floating houses where the 1st of their kind in germany and the houses on stilts that you see in the background are still unique in germany i think the bus what kind of tourists come here do they like the concept. In the summer and in the Holiday Season many families with children come here because they can spend their time sailing swimming and fishing. But we also have guests who come only in the winter because we have regular customers whove been coming for decades i mean every winter for 3 or 4 weeks they know what to expect and they have their favorite Floating Homes they bring their own red wine and pasta turn off their cell phones open a good book and really enjoy the tranquility of winter. By. The still tell says im alluding Southern Coast are inspired by similar constructions on the maldives. That goes for the insight to. I may not have brought any red wine and pasta but a book is enough to make myself at home. Well i sit back relax and watch as evening falls you guys are in for another v mail this one takes us to the fiesta this town kwan in colombia an annual celebration that goes on for 4 days and according to this video sent in by Ricardo King Younis id say a good time was had by everyone involved. The to. Was. We. Are weak. Q was it was. Such. A out. Was. That. When we. Cut her my last stop on leaving takes me back to the beach of the. Where. In winter youll find bonfires and mulled wine here. On monday. Morning i would. Love to grab. One of them. And the Perfect Place to take a look back at my trip. And then love. From the gold treasure and struggling to the spectacular nature in the occluding if you want to escape the hustle and bustle of the big city and all the stress that comes with that you should definitely consider a trip to the baltic sea especially in los the. Fair trade coffee well brewed. 3 german entrepreneurs want to show how it can all be done in truth that or. Their coffee is produced by an african womens cooperative. Roasted on the spot. For it with wind power. Surge 100 percent environmentally friendly. Jokes freberg. 30 minutes on d w. Are you ready for that. Ouch. Would you like a piece of shoulder. And Cake International the baked goodies are more than mere tasty desserts merry artists from all over the world come here to compete and one of the top makers shows us the ropes. Lomax. 90 minutes on google you. Look closely. Carefully you dont simply choose to do good. Discovered. Subscribe to a documentary on you tube. They were abducted by the nazis untaken to germany to be raised as citizens of the us. During world war 2 thousands of polish children suffered. Even today many of them dont know who their real parents were. Theyve lived with this trauma put decades. Telling children the Kidnapping Campaign of nazi germany starts april 28th monday telling. Me. 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