Castle dream even. And a river that unites it all. And. Im in by a log on the lawn a tributary of the river running. Through my plans to take a new tour around the one valley. Im there were excited about what awaits me on the strip the river the landscapes and the challenges allen counter along the way i have 25 kilometer the head of me from via walk all the way to a town called good. Job on the shelf we catch up with our globe trotter on his adventure and kerrigan step. One of our viewers shows us the sights and sounds of moscow. And we take you on a tour of frankfurt. But for now via book just like many towns along the line this small city too has a spectacular palace this one was built in the 17th century and its considered one of the most remarkable baroque castles of the region. From here i get a great view of whats coming next and heading down to the river and out onto the water. So this is your motor on the level its a single blade paddle going on i 90 or one hand up here the other down here place it in the water and roll by there are any typical beginners mistakes ive never really done this then yet if you go under some low drains then paddle out backwards is this you dont want to get caught up in the branches otherwise you could capsize the course of the last word again to learn my best to avoid that. Tornado hard life. Your horse hold on to the boat sit down and thats it. For you after. All i know my god man dont you dare flip us over. The years you dont worry just let go its normal for it to walk and thats no flowers it does and its about. To go. And because ive got quite the trip ahead of me ive enlisted a little support to my producer andrea. Has agreed to help me paddle. Seem like were not the only ones who have heard about the beauty of the law on groups of school kids keep us company on the 1st stretch. So much though that we even get into a little traffic jam after crossing germanys only boat we have to go through a lock. On the other side for peace and quiet the region along the lot isnt just famous for its castles and fortresses its a well known for its beautiful landscapes to. Getting back to the castles here is a figure that one surprise you according to the European Castles Institute there are about 25000 in germany many of them are into going to state anymore but they all still have that i mistakenly romantic. Visitors come from all over the world to see chimneys many castles and palaces. They stand as witnesses to a bygone era. Many dates back to the dark and mysterious middle ages they were mostly designed us fortresses overlooking rivers opus ition and in highland areas. Often destroyed in fighting some have been rebuilt many times over. Most of the consuls in germany are privately owned either inherited or bought. A council like this one in the west an eyeful region requires a lot of money to maintain. Its consul is one of germanys most out stir. A genuine medieval fortress that has never been destroyed. Tourism provides a key source of income to help with the upkeep there are guided tours every 10 minutes the council has belonged to the out family for more than 815 years. To become the book unsourced on each generation has a duty to pass on the castle in a better state than they received it on so obvious so weve worked hard to restore the roof of the new the windows and do all the other jobs that are doing it. In this way but theres still a lot to do and there will always be those for me and for the next generation who for the next are going to. The nearby listening in castle is also privately and horses going to listen board to the council and is now restoring it in a labor of love the former teacher is investing a lot of money and effort in the project. You do have to be a little bit crazy to take on Something Like that. Some of the supporting beams in the great hall were rotten and the council was in danger of collapse. So germanys monument Protection Authority came to the rescue along with the local authorities. And its good invest your money is being invested here to preserve a Historical Monument for posterity its in the Public Interest of the public funds are going into it but without the owners financial commitment it would have been impossible. Without the love and dedication of the council own as these historical gems would surely been lost. The landscape around the line is truly impressive and as intruders were being carefully observed by the locals came i looks like we have a new friend. Here. Bloodlet not knowing these. Oh. We survived our 1st day of canoeing and the reward well be spending the night at this riverside campsite in a tiny wooden hut. That determines kramer shows me my home for the night its all hopelessly food the hugs are mainly for a canoe or to stay wander tonight some want to have some home comforts this dog will think im forfeits or ill but i dont want their tent on the boat things take off with both of them yeah or on a bike all 12 or. So step this way. This is a lot more comfortable than a tent well these are yeah no comparison to your average time for. Night is falling on the lawn and the campsite too has calmed down. Before i hopefully get the well deserved rest i want to invite you guys to catch up with our globe trotter his most recent travels took him to central asia to kurdistan and there he had tons of fun hiking horseback riding and discovering the countrys cuisine of course. So my mind will come to. A country which is defined by its moms this is why in this episode we are focusing on how to think which account for local life and going to taste the local cuisine. Keke astonished naturally isolated by crikey mountainous terrain which has helped preserve its asian culture a country gained its independence as a nation state after the breakup of the soviet union in 1901. Under real characters playing. On a horse with. Knowledge of horses take a welding break for we can enjoy the you. See kool aid. What you see here is a true nomad camp this is where people live they have their horses here they have goats and cows over there this is the life that people used to have me and they were actually mountain nomads is that 80 percent of the country come out and so they accept they cant consider it up to the next valley but have that they wanted to or to. Come to kind of cool the city would respond better russians a strategic location to explore everything which is pass east the current cold today its a strategic location fall out of love us because of its proximity to the highest mountains of the country. Its time to introduce you to. Peacetime and to this week you cover the markets here with us and were doing to sort it out in your market. Thats right so what we have here. And its basically a. Bit. Like chinese muslims. Here in. The states about. Some turkish called muscle which is basically french fries meat pickles if you come close on your end again golly. The next stop is the kind of carrots and this also how i feel like were going to sit here for sure ok and sometimes blunt here. Im doing it one day trip here with me and im its called the yoga looks french because of the village down there its named snow globes so its a far stretch 6 kilometers. This is where were going to get our belts that. Sort of take on the last 2 to. Use. You know the thing with hiking for me is. That i always need a good view to make it worth it. And was the plan rama and i would say mission accomplished. And this is it from she gets down to being sort. Of. Here in the countryside along the line and its easy to fall right into a whole new bridge that you go to bed early and get up early after all i still have a long stretch ahead of me. Ok lets go. On. Day 2 starts just like day one and its very relaxed not a person in sight just us and the river. The serenity on the river really is Something Else thanks to the current and my cocaptain i can take some time to put my feet up. On the lawn you have to pass through plenty of locks and since theyre not manned anymore you have to open them yourselves. Or wait for help. Just open the gate. And keep on paddling. In germany theres a popular slogan going to it was here its used to describe the places this well traveled poet graced with his presence good gentlemen internship here on the lawn while he was in law school and it seems he did a lot of hiking here he was amazed by the quote unquote unspeakable beauty of nature to be fair he was also very much in love at the time the lady in question turned out to be the inspiration for the protagonist in his 1st novel this is all rows of young. And when i tell you about all of this well because right now im going to take you on a little excursion to go to birthplace france and only about 60 kilometers from here is definitely worth a visit and not just for a layover and its being as a report. Time for time mine is well known for its skyline its banks and its at port but there are also the half timbered houses that surround the city hall a building known as the roman. Frankfurt is a leading Cultural Center and it hosts the Worlds Largest book fair. The fair was 1st held over 500 years ago after you hanna scooting bag invented the printing press. Today is that she was just a stones throw from that of your handful of. Func forward. Back in the 18th century when good was born only had about 30000 residents. But it was the coronation city of the kaisers of the Holy Roman Empire and thats a free Imperial City it had some autonomy. But above all it was a center of trade thanks to the trade routes and the trade for those additional had been stopped for. The house where good to was born is no newseum during 100000 visitors a year. The house has been restored to its original with great attention to detail. The famous writer lived for 25 years this is also where he wrote his a pistol or a novel the sorrows of young. He wrote that in frankfurt and it was revolution of his isnt hind sons revolutionise poetry and his play good from belushi and also written for the 1st transformed german drama. A few metres from god just how you come to St Pauls Church in 1980 became the seat of the Frankfurt National Assembly the 1st freely elected parliament for the whole of germany so its considered the birthplace of german democracy. Time for to mine is also well known for its museum no less than 15 cultural institutions lying there with a mind forming the Frankfurt Museum embankment. It includes germanys Oldest Museum foundation the shade was a. Collection of a 700 years of european art history from the 14th century right up to the present day. This is whats going to go on the go and it was founded 200 years ago in accordance with the will left by a wealthy frankfurt banker named your 100 day to use he was an art collector which was not unusual in the age of enlightenment. He saw origin as a key part of his role in society. Although frankfurt was a free emperial city there was no bishop and no royalty living here with our needs can you just up so its always been the local people who have shaped frankfurt and to this day this foundation relies on the huge support it receives from the people of frankfurt doctor and from port of a position. So look beyond frankfurt its more than the skyline with its banks and Office Tell Us and you find it rich cultural history. Ive arranged to meet make mine on the banks of the law on he was raised around here and hes shaped the Areas Development in recent years through his work as a geographer enter as a consultant. On. Family and on her way here we saw lots of bikers and paddlers it was all very calm and seemed extremely until it is that really what its like is the smoky thought that if i design i think the lawn is one of the most delicate rivers in germany to explore by boat or by bike when the sun doesnt rise so many people calm and it remains unchanged you can really relax and slow down from the commotion. In everyday life backpack clearly have an absolute must. See i am going straight ahead splash and thats good im. Going to. Get to. Move. Aviation National Council stampede thank you steve this is kind of zombie sunshine is the state capitol. But it gave me a speech tonight its hard to enforce and i touch our atia to really touch the flavor and then the forgive me maybe im female this is evil for example to shinseki f. T. V. Move. Outside dont. Just assume that these attacks move order in. The leaflet cool. Calm down do is steal. Those places you need to. Means ensuring people dont get out in the middle of the Conservation Area and cause damage still a lot to do but it sounds like a lot of fun. Absolutely and i love it when visitors like what they see. This branson film are and this statue of st john of me are very special theyre made of socalled lon marble which was mined in this area for centuries axel becker is an expert and takes me to a former quarry millions of years ago this was a reef in the ocean the continental drift carried it north along with fossilized Sea Creatures and sediments. Here you can see this is a coral. Reef and this is a sea shell. Put on it after i mean you want to convince 380000000 years ago our continent was on the equator youre larger than the continents moved and where were standing now was 20 Degrees South of the equator and on this long journey away from the equator tectonic cracks develop fault lines there was pressure here you see these regular structures that the stone was under a lot of tectonic stress and then fused together again through cement they would have to go back im not like when people yes start mining law in marble im so down there from the earth all of the 1st records are from 5099 were very proud we can say it was still the 16th century. That was the start of the barong era when marvel became popular rule there was a demand for large colorful structures that appeal to the senses and from the business. And so they realized they could make money here in by the 17th 18th century lawn marble was in use around the world at the start of the 20th century marble from here was used in the Empire State Building and the moscow subway all over. And always on the south this time to where share. In the travel experiences of one of our viewers mari am from karachi in pakistan travel to moscow and as a video of her favorite spots the red square the t. V. Tower and a boat ride on the mosque walk check out the russian capital and summer. Mood would. Like a new tour on the lawn is slowly coming to an end the last of the 25 kilometers under the blistering sun seem to be the longest. Time if theres a local you dont. Have a. Good thing you cant get long along the line you can always. Just tell them where exactly you are by the impressive buildings you come across this is room called castle from the 12th century it was built in the middle ages to protect a River Crossing its a ruin now but still retains its charm and rome goal is also where my tour comes to an end. Who i. Mean. You know people often say than journeys more important than the destination and this time the journey really was a lot of fun and im helped me discover a whole new way of travelling im more relaxed one far away from the train schedules and traffic jams and one that really allowed me to get in touch with nature rather than just passing through highly recommended. The plague and covert 19 the passion play and obama girl its told the story of christ suffering for almost 400 years the 1st staging was intended to stop the plague and other performances followed every 10 years but the pandemic as a look at this years event on ice. And 30 minutes on d w. 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