Region to the area known as months. First. Will show us around cologne the largest city in north rhinewestphalia. After that will accompany her to dortmund a city and the region best known for its industrial complexes and its obsession with football. The first stop on this special edition of chicken is cologne. To. Im in cologne famous for its cathedral so ryan and of course for its part of all celebrations with over one million residents its the biggest city in the state of north rhinewestphalia. Rumor has it that there are people who think of cologne as too loud too cheerful and too wild and then there are those who love exactly that about the city today i want to get to know the famous cologne way of life that either puts visitors off or fascinates them and see what it does for me. Cologne cathedral is much more than just a city landmark and symbolizes the city like nothing else can be seen from miles away and let the locals know even when theyre still on the freeway that theyre coming home. By the way it even has a house number. But its a magnet for tourists to the cathedral it isnt just colognes most visited site it holds the record in all of germany six million visitors every year theyd be on to something. You can also go up to the top of the tower. The nicest rooftop terrace in cologne and good weather you can see all the way to bottom the former west german capital you can also see just how narrow the city streets are. And when youre Walking Around you notice how relaxed everyone is its crowded and loud but the locals take it in their stride and to protect their chilled out reputation they came up with their own constitution a list of famous local quotes to remind you of the cologne way of life. You live in when you do you know what the cologne constitution is because cars are cologne constitution. I dont know. That once own high caste you. Tell it always works out it could use cruise. So there is a lot of evening. Will be as good to be rude. And the minute that such means as it always works out quote will be will be my comic strength and you cant change it thats how i put it that is for thats how it is. The traditional another important saying is everyones different thats very important excites me its the most important of colognes quote what makes life good is to live and let live i didnt announce design list i just know. As an aside i dont speak. About it i can just go off. My conclusion people from cologne are super relaxed i cant imagine a taking long to feel right at home here. In. Cologne and its corner shops a laugh story there are more than one thousand around town. This one close a lush house is called kind kiosk and its famous all around town for its groundbreaking concept here you can get anything your heart desires from being in snacks. To the best coffee in the city but close corner shops are much more than just a place to get an emergency packet cigarettes their Meeting Point for the entire neighborhoods. Are letting us know just what you want if youve been here three times of the fourth time by they know you want a capital with lactose free milk or milk organic milk or whatever they know it and they have it waiting for you and thats great and you go somewhere and we give. What our cars have either. Or that your cigarette sort newspaper with you chat a bit and you get to know each other and thats whats so nice i was there should they and you decide its best if she runs her kiosk with love you have. Everything you need here. If you want to talk if you have a problem in need of help from so money you can find it all here. In la this year student and luckily that includes all sorts of sweets for the people of cologne their corner shops are best like an extended living room and do have to admit i could figure easily get used to this. When fed has a great day in cologne because. They get to. Choosing where to live in cologne is also choosing a lifestyle hipsters are drawn to the bar of even fans for the club little shops cafes and gallery. The. Whole. Band was a working class neighborhood and its still visible old maids new thats what makes it so interesting. There is no way around it if you want to understand cologne you need to party with the locals maybe thats because of the huge number of cafes and bars in town there are over three thousand three hundred more than anywhere else in germany pop crawls parties festivals cologne is famous for its nightlife. Well thats it time to draw some conclusions cologne is a very welcoming city the locals make it super easy for visitors to feel at home which is something not every city can say have. The place is amazing and the people even more so so stay put cologne out definitely get back. To. Our second destination on this check in special featuring the state of north rhinewestphalia this dortmund city is shaped by its a lustrous industrial past. The city in Germanys Ruhr region isnt necessarily known for its beauty but it is for many other things. For me shopping in the city center football fell below zero before. My long hard work stealing cars and i think a vocalist at a beer or two. Ok sounds like a plan but first lets take a little sightseeing tour. Austin and best in how big are dortmund central shopping streets its been an important commercial route ever since the middle ages. Dark one is also very green at least on the summer that is here and best spot on park youll find one of the citys most famous landmarks the t. V. Tower nicknamed floria. And then theres lake phoenix an artificial body of water on the grounds of a former steel plant. Just like many other cities in the rural area dortmund was once an important center for the coal and so. Steel industries its second claim to fame was football and while most of the industry has fallen victim to structural changes football is still a source of pride and joy in the region. Im here to find out how all this past is influencing dortmunds present. Dortmunds phoenix lake is an exclusive residential area and a popular place to stroll. But there are still remnants of the areas industrial past to be found the lake was created only on the eastern part of the former steel plant the old Blast Furnace was conserved in phoenix west as a memorial to the citys industrial past. And now im eating hike ignite he she gives regular guided tours through the complex so. Tell me its this is mine that once he goes. The best part of the tour it takes you way up in the air thirty meters above ground to be exact and the view is amazing. Phoenix western iron ore into raw iron from here it was transported to phoenix east where the lake stands today there the unrefined iron was processed further to produce steel. Sawdust a style of ash so thats a steel works. And here we have an overview. The lake is here and between them there was a Railway Connection thats now a great cycling and walking trail for being with standing in the Blast Furnace complex. The plant was in operation until nine hundred ninety eight thats why i know times were very different back then so as the air. If you need to dog monty only hung up your washing on the wrong day once. Once we reached the plant itself were off to the engine room. From here and engineers steered the wagons that would take the materials forty metres up and into the Blast Furnace. So yes. We have arrived on the next platform back when the facility was active the air here was very unhealthy to move people and they came here with industrial style breathing up prices. In the region. Nine thousand people worked in phoenix east and west now the only people here are tourists like us. By giving that next shows me to the door another symbol of the city. This building embodies structural change in the region its been turned from an Industrial Hub into a popular site for the service and creative sectors in what used to be the Union Brewery rather than beer youll now find exhibits a museum and art projects. And this i mean. This is basically my favorite exhibition even though i say that on almost every floor. But the u two in particular represents what makes the museum special. Not only look at modern art you can create such a self. And for this exhibit that means taking your own pictures. Next i want to find out a bit about their claim to fame but. Since october of twenty fifteen its been home to the German Football Museum a kind of one stop shop for football fans young and old. Its a place that documents the nations sporting past by taking a look back at some of the most glorious moments in german football history like the world cup when f. Nine hundred fifty four. Different sections of the exhibit are dedicated to club and womens football. At its heart and the trophy room youll find many of the sports most coveted awards including of course germanys world cup. There are a total of one thousand six hundred exhibits the biggest by far is the buzz that carted around germanys two thousand and fourteen world champion. And dortmund one Football Club is king the black and yellow. It was founded in this building and nine hundred nine this has become a favorite destination for dortmund fans making pilgrimages from around the country. But listed buildings in the area make it a worthwhile visit even for people who dont like the beautiful game. Full disclosure im a huge fan of byron munich biggest rival so im kind of moving behind enemy lines here and im starting to realize that no matter how hard i try theres no getting around this team in this city. One good example the holy trinity. Church just a stones throw from the famous was a flop. People dont just come to praise the lord but also their team. And we conclude this tour of north rhinewestphalia with lucas degas as he explores Munster University towns and cycling capital of germany. There are twice as many bikes asked people. Theres a huge bicycle rental parking and Service Garage right at the central train station. Its got room for three thousand three hundred bikes very convenient especially for commuters. You can have your cycle repair it serviced or even washed all here. And tourists like me cant even rent a bike to this floor of the city. Limits though was founded one thousand two hundred years ago this is where great european history once took place but in measures of Environmental Protection also has a great reputation and is considered a green city so like an exciting day to me. I thought the best place to start my tour was the promenade its sort of mistrust bicycle highway and circles the outskirts of the old town. Moonstone may be old but its population is young off the citys three hundred thousand inhabitants sixty thousand our students nearly everyone here writes a bike cycling paths crisscross the city and the direction of signage is excellent. The can see by mocked in the heart of the old. And its considered one of the most beautiful squares in germany the gabled Housing Estate back to the days of the hands at a clique. A splendid example of the late gothic architecture st lambada church. The town hall was the site of an important event in the seventeenth century. In recognition of that it was awarded the european heritage label. In the Council Chamber known as the phaeton today i have an appointment with historian franz jules if. I can what happened here in this room in sixteen forty eight india. Took the thought of the peace of westphalia was signed in this room namely the special peace the separate peace between the spanish habsburg spawn and the rebellious calvinist northern provinces of the netherlands coping with the North Province and. Lets go over here the bowl game we go beyond the barrier. The fourth this isnt a picture of a Council Chamber just as you also see it now and the swearing of the oath of the ratification of the contractual document is in this cost get. The swearing on the bible as you see on the right the dutch are raising their hands to take their oath from walk where they all look so alike they have the same hairstyle was that usual for the time of going if you look closely they do differ of course. The dutch are wearing more muck untile clothing and the spanish a wearing the diplomatic god of the time. But what did that piece mean for europe at that time. The fringe was just first an illusion of the peace of westphalia the great overall Peace Agreement put an end to the thirty years war. Many of spoken of the fact that it was also the birth of the International Law an essential point it was with recognition the absolute guarantee of the independence of sovereign nations. Or vision but what was significant about it. Conflict lugosi ations were used to resolve the conflict the sky up there was no cease fire until this Peace Agreement was reached. And you could negotiate a peace treaty without that being clear victors and vanquished. That i was unique at the time. And. Now id like to pay a visit to minster cathedral it was built in the thirteenth century and is a city landmark. About ninety percent of the old town was destroyed during World War Two in many large german cities the ruins were replaced by modern buildings after the war but the people are reconstructed theyre all telling at least in part as it once was because phaedra with suffered heavy damage but thanks to the determination of the locals it was reconstructed by one thousand nine hundred fifty six by the way is a catholic bishop. Ive been given special permission to go behind the altar to the cathedral its where the bishop sits journeying mess. Ive got another appointment now im here to meet city councilor my ts pick one of his areas of responsibility its just. Ability and so naturally hes come to our appointments five by. A pick but how come everyone in menstrual cycle spot is untidy leaving School Cycling is just part of the monster lifestyle for everyone from the mayor to the bishop to City Employees rides a bike as far because its the fastest way to get around here. But what can traffic planners from other places learn from unstuck stop falling now become one of would not we have a wonderful infrastructure for cyclists and it starts with a promise not so small by careening route around the old town. There are a cycling streets and a four hundred kilometer network of cycle paths in the months to area alone and we have to allocate a lot of money to expand the network and thats why the also ball. Has also won awards for climate protection and its Energy Policy what have you done to achieve that well i didnt last long as one measure is the change in Pension Funds for employees and staff in the city of a minister if you have a council consciously decided on diesel and c o two neutral investment or avoiding child labor avoiding businesses that invest in a moment in order to point the way to climate protection and sustainability through know how to cut through that. Climate protection has a long tradition in winston since the late one nine hundred ninety s. When we even had a department in the City Administration devoted to the climate and energy and we engage the public in discussions on these issues issues such as Wind Turbines we have our own combined cycle power plant and funding programs for solar energy so it is a central focus on you always bike or do you have a car if you have a car what i want the are very rarely i drive less than five thousand kilometers a year thanks for your time. And off we go. My next stop is r. V. And it delivers lake in the middle of the city and on the banks. Art thats Something Else mr is known for theres a sculpture on practically every corner some of them are pretty wild. Like the one hundred arms of the one gene. These artworks were originally installed as part of the ongoing sculpture project moon stakes to bishan it takes place every ten years. A free app provides more about the sculptures and their creators. My final stop today is the crew for to take a lively quarter of popular with students im going to pop into a quaint traditional restaurant called. Regulus can store their personal beer steins by the bar by the way our gannett beer has been brutal years since one thousand nine hundred Seventy Eight just the place to reflect on my day and when stuff. Is somehow both historical and innovative i was able to travel far back in history experience crazy art and get to know some great ideas about the climate protection and the beer is the licious so means that its definitely worth a visit. Ego whatever you say going to. Think. I cant thank the crap i cant young rappers in ghana are tackling Plastic Waste how distinct look at the back. Of your back up their weapon or how this new music with a message. Youre going to go at africa next on what. We accept Others Authority at work at home. And in society. But why is that so. What makes humans obedient. Scientists are trying to crack a mystery. 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