A fascinating landscape marked by countless waterways less than 100 kilometers from berlin a complex of streams and channels as part of the. Large areas of this play about now enjoy special protection display but has been declared up by a severe reserve by unesco. Im kicking off my tour and the town of living now. Under the blistering sun 37 degrees celsius unusually hot for germany luckily i find a source of refreshment along the way. The sleigh ride is a region full of the legends and smith this for example is what the lengthy are supposed to look like theyre Little Creatures that live underground and. Every now and then borrow peoples household equipment as a sign of their gratitude they give them grand and cake and exchange im excited to see oh im going to eat a lot of hot summer day in this phase. And will give the show a royal touch visiting ground and palace and its parked near cut books. Well head over to the us to the city of san antonio. Texas. And well show you the v mail sent to us from the indian city of tire and the. Most live a visitors head straight in the water and i recommend you take some time to stroll through love but now. You can even spend the night at this beautiful 19th century castle. Then its on to the dock this has been the departure spot for the regions typical boats for more than 150 years of course taking a ride is at the very top of my list but 1st a pit stop in whats called the pickle mile its to go to destination for the ship levis most famous product. You couldnt get in the community we have some of the schools still pickles mustard garlic close reddish mustard Honey Mustard or chili to. Teach them and has its own secret pickle recipe these bergens are sold all around the world. Next i think the classics my favorite. The soil here in the chalet but is more than rich in nutrients ideal conditions for growing cucumbers. Now im hopping on the next boat. 1st and foremost these boats are Tourist Attractions but they were once the only way to get around the ship they have flat bottoms because they can owls arent all that deep each property has its own moorings. Legend has it that the devil dug all the channels with the help of his oxen of course thats not how they came into being they were formed by the retreating ice sheet at the end of the last ice age. With. Such friendly people. To this day that people in this really bad receive their mail by boat. Whether intrinsics for this plane ride on one of these excursion boats or on your own and canoe there is no better way of getting to know the only one that small can know than on the water of course and while i continue to enjoy doing just that you have to check out the couple more persons for to this point out. You can explore the span evolve not just by boat but by bicycle as well as a well signposted 260 kilometer can bicycle path through the region. Along the way youll come across the stunning wooden reconstruction of the slavic castle. To lose its key tribe built several such structures in the region during the nights and 10th century. In assigned a Museum Showcases archaeological finds from the region. The sorts who are of slavic descent are an estimate minority whose culture shapes this region to this very day each february they celebrate the post they dont traditional dresses drink dance and march from 1 home to the next. The goal is to dispel evil winter spirits. In summer time thousands front to do bens famous crave hold fast the boat parade is a particular highlight giving visitors a sense of how locals used to transport the harvest and livestock through the region. To. The tropical islands theme park located in a form a hangar boasting the Worlds Largest freestanding still done for that matter is another regional tourist magnet. Its perfect for a rainy day. And in 27000 alone it attracted more than half a 1000000 visitors in. My boat ride and any one of the chalet but its most beautiful towns. These cross snakehead on the gables are typical for the region symbolized the. One thing whos supposed to protect the locals. Inlaid is open air museum theres a lot to learn about this play by its history and the ethnic minority the storms. Created in store b. N. Got. Any call the. Dont worry i speak german as well which additionally welcome visitors with bread and salt so welcome. Thanks thank you. Stepping into these replicas of original live out houses one can easily imagine what life must have been like in the 19th century 150 years ago family life took place in the one single room and and one single bed then this was he had no notion what your life would have been like if you married into a family and later youd be sharing a bed with you endorse and your kids should he have any would sleep in your bed too along with your husband of course you know. That. One of the houses is dedicated to sorby and culture and traditional stormin costumes. Get found again this museum which was which additionally banal costumes consisting of a blue apron and underneath started out wind up in the ocean to hawk a how you can see money is. A woman wearing this color signals that shes married as a married woman you always wear muted colors whether that be blue green or purple what he thought was young girls tend to wear bright shades of right when not yet also wear a kind of blouse but without passions and this piece. Keeps it all together for the. Museum and very interactive this is how laundry was done a 100 years ago. Left is going to really push it hard against the board i think im getting a good workout here i know. What i wish. And all things. Which gets a lot of school now if the stuff so the wind and sunshine can draw everything in a consulship can. Immigrate thats it for the entire day with. The head of the Museum Stefan heinz tells me a bit more about tradition and culture in this play but. The mix no my boy. Well lets talk about the sorts of why did they decide to settle in this play about and if i could be the actual sword settlement region is much larger and it reaches all the way to dissolve the river and up to berlin and down to the saxon or month and the fish you could think this sprayed by its sort of some kind of made a bad choice by coming here with all the canals and many mosquitoes here but water played an Important Role its essential for catching fish and there are plenty of forests in the area and the swamps help keep invaders out. So i think the overall conditions for settling right here in the middle of the spray about werent actually that bad after all. As he didnt. Need to get us out when he went over the century have been persecuted their language for baden can you tell us a bit about the history. Versus the sorbs were christianized and they were treated like a minority for hundreds of years and they were more or less suppressed across the ages. They never govern themselves there was never a sword reject again. But against all odds the sorbs managed to preserve their culture especially by adapting puzzle that was their key to success and that said give us the un puzzle at this. Point and with he now with us from who is it difficult to keep me and traditions alive. I have them and they sort of if you look at the customs the celebrations other traditional costumes those are really popular in the villages as you can see here in the museum. So its a very different story with this or blank which its a complicated language thats tricky to learn it takes effort to see their language initiatives and even a high school in columbus were pupils going to learn the sort of language there is a sort of media to newspapers t. V. Radio and so i think people are quite worried about how to keep their complicated language alive. Make it appealing enough so others want to learn it. Unfortunately i dont have more time to explore the open air museum i have another boat to catch. Well stay by the water but far far away from here in texas well start our stroll through the lone star states oldest city on the banks of the San Antonio River and since trolls are best taken in good company were joined by the lovely vietnam laos that i mean you know shes a local and loves the Cultural Diversity of her town. Hi welcome to san antonio im down about born and raised here in san antonio and im excited to share some of my favorite spots. Were at our 1st stop on the phantom turn your river walk 15 miles of the river way that runs through downtown san antonio lined with restaurants and hotels and shops and lots of fun things to do you can even jump on the river barge that will take you on a tour. Now lets go get a view from the top a birds eye view of san antonio were going up there. Now were on top of the tower of the americas built in 1968 to commemorate the worlds fair with beautiful views 170 feet up in the air its a great place to visit and its a very special place for my husband and i because its where he proposed to me many years ago. One of my Favorite Places to visit is the Market Square in downtown san antonio it is true mexican culture at its best its like a little bit of mexico. It in downtown san antonio. When you come to Market Square you are going to experience the largest mexican market in the United States there are lots of little individual stores little types of boutiques that each cater to a different audience vis a vis texas. San antonio is a multicultural city there is so much of our latin influence here and one of my Favorite Places to enjoy it and to taste a little of that culture is here at me you have a cafe come on and lets go inside but. If youre wondering if its christmas its not its just always decorated like this because. This is a typical mexican breakfast i cant wait to begin. Our next stop is here Mission San Jose one of 5 Spanish Colonial missions in san antonio recently designated a unesco World Heritage site. Look at how beautiful this mission is Mission San Jose is an active parish where you can attend church every sunday. Well that was my day in famine tonio and im going to wrap it up now with the hearth drawn carriage ride through downtown san antonio i hope youve enjoyed it and i hope you come and visit us soon. From chile to spring up for some shopping zagat slave all celebrates the local culture she grew up here studied fashion and design in berlin and came back to her hometown to set up. Levy the store is frequent and by locals and tourists alike basis which would you recommend for me on a hot day like today and im not talking. This one here is really nice its really breezy im wearing one just like this. On its inspired by traditional costumes the blouses we were underneath the costumes are cast in the same style my and if you havent for an everyday kind of outfit you might want to try these cool skirts theyre inspired by. Especially these velvet ribbons and youve got pockets pocket and yes. I said whats the meaning of the name of your label. Means Something Like play about women you write on for your love you know actually mythical character some of her chance like this to mean wild forest women or wild forest spirits. I just love that one particular translation wild forest women so i tweeted to walsh pregnant by phone. But not all her fans are from this she considers her fashion traditional modern. Give us a time how did you come up with the idea of designing clothes inspired by sorby and culture i dont think. It started at university. We worked in an interview project dedicated to Design International for young saw. The traditional costume design for everyday clothing and to get young people interested in salt culture youre lloyd the no. One could say youre an ambassador for modern sorby and culture. From birth yes a little bit. That has to get back to work after all all her dresses are tailor made. But our trip doesnt end here. If you have some time to spare on your visit to this play about you should definitely squeeze then a trip to couples town only 30 minutes from here theyre all you come across a truly lavish destination brandons castle and its part designed by prince ham on fun proclaim moscow just like myself he too was an avid traveler and his journeys gave him plenty of ideas for less landscape gardens back home. Can look very kind of a fun pick luckow born in 7985 was a travel writer and eccentric. But above all he was a brilliant landscape designer who inspired by inflation landscape gardens created problem its park. Prints. In vision the virgins park with hordes want to hills. And pyramids as a reminder that his travels abroad. Give resided in this 6 Traficant Lee furnished palace. Today visitors can explore the princes film apollo. The blue silo. Breakfasts. And library all rooms have been painstakingly refurbished most of the palaces still preserved in its original state today. My tour takes me to the small town of schlep 6. There are fewer tourists here giving me the chance to experience a more quiet side displayed. One of the towns Main Attractions is the biden or willow dome the pavilion regularly hosts events such as lectures exhibitions and of course weddings. Im meeting gone know the air. Hes going to teach me how to steer a traditional boat. Near the moorings he shows me the basic technique then we head over to a quiet branch of this play with less traffic. And this is one of the greatest jobs anyone could appear always outside of nature of course there are bad days to where there are the under storms and youre stuck here passengers are protected from rain some boats have roofs some even of umbrella as well here out of new york and getting drenched in running. If you argue ok here you go i showed you how to do it its a bit muddy but youll manage. But im so busy trying to punt that i dont even get to see where were going. By the both things and talk at the same time thats the challenge of being a going to lear and i was there months. At which you thrust the pole down is crucial then he would just your course through growing motions. That cost a dollar centered youre on your own out front whos boss. Im not too sure about this at 1st it works quite well but i end up steering us into the bushes but i better take cover under the benches. Run aground but yes gets us back on track. Or just. With a little help i started to get the hang of it. So thats a really good look if youre going really well. Theres a 1st time for everything and obviously it could have been worse. Than thank you so much that was a lot of fun i hope it wasnt too bad i think youre great. For a newbie like me this calm little creek was just right but as far as rivers go its nothing compared to lets say indias ganges river its hinduism is a most sacred river which is just one of the aspects that made our viewer norris preterm want to visit hes from delhi and travelled to the holy city of mara nasi and the result is this weeks mail. To. Be. True. For all. Your. Little. 9 have earned this cucumber shandy and the classics played by dish. Boiled potatoes a wide current cheese and linseed oil another traditional product of the region. As the sun sets and finally starts to cool down display of god with all its water trees and shade has been the perfect destination for this beautiful summer day. My name is where mine has already come to an end a shame really because if i had time i grab a canoe and set out to explore all the small canals that i didnt get the chance to see throughout the day the landscape here is truly unique and mystical apparently im not the only person who likes coming here a lot of filmmakers come here to shoot their thrillers but you dont have to be a professional videographer or photographer to find great shots for your travel pictures they care and go by. The feel. The things. The being. Able. To go on. From the French Quarter john of shining for 24 and im loving the crane for e. W. Standing on a german sidewalk alongside the french main street today right from the france germany border we make. Sure this will be closing the french german border words of our great grand jury opening what will it take to be story Economic Health in europe. In 15 minutes on d w. Whats going on here oh oh. Big states delivers facts and shows what the future holds. 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