The destination ive chosen for today is a small city in the state of choosing and that was home to many cultural luminaries over the centuries. May i present poet and theologians johann godspeed had. His contemporary and fellow poet and philosopher christophe much in the land. And we have composer Johann Sebastian bach heres a piano virtuoso friends list. But perhaps the 2 most famous of all the great writers and thinkers of a yawn bus gotten from good to and feebly shut up this is the city of. The works of good to and cilla a great german classics but 200 years ago they were considered extremely progressive somehow has managed time and again to attract pioneers and trailblazers. Contributing to the mix of new and old classics that davy found all around town. Will check out the modern design classics and the powerhouse museum. Will visit a hotel in the front a luxury establishment with a 300 year history. And globe trotters steve amish will also check in with us from columbia. My tour of begins at good his former residence in the very heart of the city the author and naturalists lived here for half a century. Be sure to grab an audio guide to get the most out of your visit. Just rented the residence later it was given to him by his patron grand duke. That allowed to remodel and furnish it to his liking. And he had this staircase built in the italian style. I wonder if the steps back and grew to stay he once wrote that one never tired of going up and down. In the front part of the house you find elegantly furnished rooms this is where good to welcome to his guests artists scholars politicians and members of the royal family. Sculptures were here to remind him of his time in italy there are also busts of had. Beloved companions who died 30 years before him. The courage of family lived and their very are part of the house. And the study the decor was kept at a minimum good job wanted nothing to distract him from thinking and writing. And it was here in his bedroom that good to die at the age of 82. This room is referred to as christiane is room in honor of christiane of. His wife the couple lived together for 18 years before marrying something the citizens of found scandalous when they finally did get hitched their son was already 16 years old. The garden behind the house was also part of christiane its role in her day it supplied the household with fruit and vegetables today its a peaceful green oasis at the end of the museum tour. Carries us home its just one of the many places that recall the golden age of enlightenment and humanism here and via the most Historic Sites have been recognised by unesco and let me tell you one day wont be enough to see them off. And should i would have no difficulty finding their way around today its easy to navigate and much the same as it was in the you know its a compact city that reinvented itself 2 and a home. Centuries ago after receiving the government of his duchy in 775 the young duke of sox avaya august summon talented people to his course and supported them go to 1st and foremost. Also contributed to the citys expansion he created the park on the in the english style landscape gardens owed much to cater. This had a garden cottage in the park where he could escape from the hustle and bustle of his Main Residence on farm town st. The duke also had a place of refuge here his roman house may have been a love nest to his daughter fathered 38 illegitimate children. In color algos de vine a city palace was a huge construction site after the old palace was destroyed by fire and 774 audit its reconstruction guta headed the commission that rebuilt it. Next to the palace is another former work place of the multitalented the duchess on a amalia library named after the dukes mother. One of germanys 1st Public Libraries it was open to anyone who could read and write and weimar was home to many literate people go to it was the librarys directive full 35 years. It is the royal summer residence was the baroque belvedere palace just south of ima. Cavaliers house forms part of the ensemble. And once there come a day said the princely household now they used by the university of music fans list as classrooms and rehearsal rooms. So visitors could find themselves treated to a free concert. Inside the palace this play. Into a fine china glassware and furniture that was hand crafted environment. Belvedere palace just one of the many treasures that comprise the classic entry on the nest those World Heritage list. Its almost impossible to get lost in via all you have to do is follow the enticing smell of grilled sausages and youll end up at the market square. Reptilicus. Fortified by a hearty snack its time to check out the buildings here on the square like the Historic Town hall. And they come out oust named after the family a famous painters father and son in their studio here in 1552. 00. Heres the gas tell some shots and bears and our black bear and right next door the elephant fire must most famous hotel. Hotel elephant as a true classic for over 300 years its been the go to spot for visiting celebrities leo tolstoy bach manhunts ghost and im not going to only name a few a lot of history under one roof but just like the city itself the elephant moves with a touch. After undergoing major renovations Hotel Elephant looks modern and elegant once again. You do neither the standard rooms nor the suites look their age though this hotel boasts 3 centuries of history. The 1st documented reference to the hotel dates from 696 the duke of the time allowed christiane brownie owner of the guest house to open another end. Wine it was named the elephant has never been fully explained. With us with these due to thought we figured that an even more powerful animal was to join the black bear an exotic one letter always to mind distant lands water. And just as back then and if its could be seen at fair and they were given as gifts by king. In a fund he said i think all of that may have played a role. But thats such a loss and on your spirit. Later the elephant was expanded to become a postal station and hotel artists and scholars from across europe made their way to weimar to pay their respects to gerta when he celebrated his 80th birthday at the Hotel Elephant. d later other famous people would check into the elephant including votto lionel finding her and ask when they came to weimar in 1919 and founded the bauhaus school. But those glory days were over by 933 when hitler came to power by mark had long become a stage for the nazi party and the elephant was hitlers favorite place to stay in. Town. Ordered the hotel to be torn down and rebuilt. When it reopened in 1938 it was touted as the most modern hotel in europe. While the nazis were living it up in town tens of thousands of people were dying from hunger and exhaustion at the book involved concentration camp just outside weimar its a difficult legacy for the hotel. Often the hotel deals with this openly and deliberately because that chapter is unfortunately post of our history i its important for us to show that this hotel has always been an open Meeting Place here in the atrium weve consciously hung pieces from autists whose work was deemed degenerate by the nazis in order to create a counterpoint so thats. In addition to 3 centuries of history Hotel Elephant also boasts its own Art Collection many works were done by regular guests and include a fair number of elephants. By trying one regional specialty tooling across at the market another is closer to taito dumplings they served in virtually every restaurant environment. And i feel im just outside of town you can learn how to make them in a cooking class and how best to do that is a science in itself luckily ive got yoga to show me how its done. You should plan on 3 large potatoes per person who is called 1st they have to be peeled. But not all dumplings are the same right why is that. Its mainly a geographical distinction in this. In italy they make their small round yorkie which is farther north in austria and of area theyre called. And here interning and theyre known as close in course. After their peel the potatoes are great it like what your fingers. Are good for the grated potato mass is then put into a little cloth back and pressed. Until its completely dried. Now we prepare its truly running mashed potatoes and make it with the dry mouth. Theyre supposed to be. Little. The dough shouldnt be too thick or too liquid thats the tricky part. If you roasted crew transfer inside the middle and thats. To cut but as it should be a song what a nice way to put it in the home. Of the realm dumplings are then dropped into hot salt water but they shouldnt boil there only in their to state for 20 to 30 minutes thats how these dumplings have been made for centuries and thats exactly the reason people love the dumpling making seminar. Here and some make a family event of its was a chance for grandma to show her grandkids no matter how often no longer learn how to do it at home. Or people book the class for work parties or as a Team Building exercise. Its a way to have fun together. Yeah that rises to the surface can be considered quite an accomplishment right. When the dumplings rise that means theyre done and done right. While this looks like a food coma in the making while i work on these dumplings you guys get to check in with our try to see if shes back in south america and this time we caught up with him in the colombian city as many. Hello and welcome to maybe g. Which is the 2nd largest city of columbus and full of contrasts so lets go there and exposure to. Start things off the medication were also taking part in a free walking tour to get introduction to the sort of. Interesting thing about this for is that it shows transformation of maybe she so apart from seeing the main sites you also get to see some neighborhoods this one for example was on the garbage pile so we get to learn a bit about 3 and a transformation of the neighborhood from a copper trial to actual neighborhoods where the park up. With its many Hotels Restaurants bars and clubs have a lot of this to most of the neighborhood and all of maybe hes trying because its pretty colorful it sure is the but theyre also very safe. Because frankly just looking at the many fields you know playing video games all those fields and this is probably the most. Best use so its a good idea to own one of these big cars youre. Just below the. President. Were now on the property of pop lets go by it was one of his so. Bridge villas and its also right by the lake pretty pretty tough story actually. Now if you can come to this property and you can see the remains of the house and it was actually called dilemma we live and this was the main entrance daughter lets have a look at the buildings. In the house itself if you can still find some fools. In the schools that actually found money becomes possible to hide a lot of money on these properties. One of the reasons why maybe in such an attractive city are there many proxy could find here that escapes from the housing and bustling city one of most beautiful. Book im equal to 10 oclock gardens which are located right next to the university so you can drive with the metro to desperation or even thats just a 2 minute walk to enter the park which is totally for free. Right here ill keep you what i am fortunate wooden structure filled with a great water im still thamsanqa many butterflies. Here and volume if you stroll around town chances are pretty good that youll pass by the good and schiller statue at least once but thats not the only interesting site on the square right behind it is the German National theatre. In 1900 in the aftermath of the 1st world war and the fall of the german empire this is where envoys from all over germany came. I gather at the time to lot safer than turbulent berlin so the National Assembly convened here to draw up a new constitution for the 1st german democracy the Weimar Republic and that happened in this theater. 1900 was an exciting year. The bauhaus a school that would reshape the way the world thinks about design opened its doors its director architect invited Famous Artists to the city like with silicon didnt ski. The bauhaus architects built their 1st model home environment house im haunted with its minimalist form and modern materials and introduced a new approach to house. 2019 environment inaugurated a new home for other revolutionary bauhaus designs a tribute to the Creative Minds behind the movement and celebration of its centennial no audio guy here but you can download an app to your phone that will guide you through the museum. This is. Famous cradle. Color theory. Must be blue squares red triangles yellow the design is still produced today and can be yours for 1800 in. The centerpiece of the museum as this collection he chose 170 pieces that were to stay in volume when the bauhaus moved to death and 925 many of these objects never moved beyond the experimental phase whereas others became famous the world over this lamp by bill has been felled this teapot by money on a bland. Cantilever chairs all of them modern classics. But are they comfortable here you can test them yourself. Powells was characterized by its interdisciplinary approach on the stage all scotch lemon turned his dancers and to mechanical figurines that she added ballet with its geometric costumes is still at guard today the balance was always inquisitive experimental and very much ahead of its time. After getting arts and culture effects its time to take a little trip into the wild no better way to do something by john in one of our your is on vacation jack clark from president australia was in the us and visit at the zion and Bryce Canyon National parks into lets take a look. At. The last stop on my visit to the a. C. C. Gallery a. C. C. Stands for Autonomous Cultural Center its director flag monks found at the center with friends and 987 the one time i was still part of communist east germany they squatted in an abandoned building. And saved it from decay Old Newspaper articles document the sorry state of the building when they found it and the amount of work they invested in fixing it up a documentary was even made about it. Most of. It was a clearly a very democratic project and it seems every detail was discussed as a group. Just of the. Today the a. C. C. Is a gallery with an International Scholarship scheme and the past 30 years the a. C. C. Has hosted nearly 250 exhibitions with over a 1000 participating artists. And i think they are setting up the a. C. C. Was a dream for you what are your goals for the future whats still to come. And they are this. If it were up to me things can stay just as they are this is our building we want to stay here and breathe new life into weimars classical mindset with our contemporary dalliances in artistry and. Believe in the primer doesnt exactly live for contemporary art and culture rather it lives from the past and so we are a good counter agent we have been for the last 30 years and we want to continue to be one. What would you say me a. Z. Z. As if im a classical indian is absolutely the a. C. C. Is a weimar classic. Because weimar still lacks a great contemporary art museum to go along with its great cultural sites. And for the cause of the risk of sounding smug with the only program at a contemporary art gallery here thats active at the International Level of intimacy. So thats why the a. C. C. Gallery has become a. Sick you go to be go look up the classical is you know a modern one o one class on modern classic yes what makes a classic 30 years like the a. C. C. 100 years like bauhaus are good and the like the only true aspirants to the title and the end of the day it doesnt really matter one thing is for sure here and buying one youll get to experience german history more vividly than an almost any other city in the country. Come. To. Believe. The eco rebels of the himalayas. Becoming a state in northeastern india has switched entirely to sustainable hybrid contraband that they cleared off. And what could German Farmers learn from them. The big 30 minutes on d w. I saw from the middle ages. No its being built from the ground up with our modern technology. Dozens of employees and hundreds of volunteers all booking on gated all castle in france the biggest medieval reconstruction project in europe the boss find out on good. D. W. We know this is a scary time for us but corona virus is changing the world changing our lives so please take care of yourself keep your distance and wash your hands if you can stay at how we are d. W. P. 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