Boredom walk up the tower with its hard to merge hausers a labyrinth sign lanes this medieval town in the original from cornea insolvent germany barely seems to have changed since the 13th century. Its almost like being in a favorite tale. This is the towns main market place. It has hosted a Christmas Market for over 500 years. The be. On walk with its middle aged flair as one of the most romantic places in germany and now the lights and the Christmas Decorations make it even more special it should be the most beautiful time to visit or and work of that alba. Will show you everything hortonworks has to offer at christmas time. And taste a local sausage thats always sizzling at this time of year. Finally globe trotter asked if his National Take us with him to the love for an island in norway. Theres no doubt about it autumn book is popular with tourists over 2000000 people visit every year. There are tours in every language. With various means of transportation. Or you can go by foot through the towns narrow winding streets. Or that man has some highlights he wants to point out to us starting out to mark a place. And the town hall clock which tells a legend about how the town was safe from pillagers storing the 30 years war so the wood. Was captured in 1631 but saved by the mayor. He made a bet with a general who would capture the town. He said that he would drink 3 quarter leaders of wine in one go the general didnt believe him but of course he did so the town was saved from plunder and locals were not murdered by enemy troops. Every year at whitsun there was a reenactment of these events in a play or. 2 here. This is the marcus tower the oldest part of the town wall thats why its in the middle of the city this is where the old town used to enter its still beautiful today. Proud of its war with its 42 towers it is about 3 kilometers long. There are very few of such specimens in the whole of europe. But there are various ways of getting to the path it takes about 2 and a half hours to walk around and get an impression of life during the middle ages. Why this wasnt. For a long time bowden book was a free Imperial City it had its own land of course goods and these had to be defended against rival. And thats why the walls are so high order book was very rich because it lay on important trade routes. Or some books survive to many centuries until the 2nd world war when large parts were destroyed in every sense to all photos the city could be rebuilt almost exactly as it was on the old for such of course one of the 1st buildings to be reconstructed. Plus one of the scientists how often he. These are tough and the science can be seen all over the old walls they commemorate the donors who gave money to preserve the wall after parts of the old town were destroyed by the 2nd world war. Theres. There are various examples of france songs and gothic architecture. I particularly like the hollow timber it houses they add to the city. Modules in just one hour ive seen and learned a lot and now i want to find out more for myself. It doesnt get any higher than the town hall tower. There are 220. 00 steps in total to the viewing platform. And then you have the city in all its glory fields. The buildings look like doll houses from this high. This is the most photographed view in the whole town right on pier line square. But its caused a sensation on instagram. Play from weve from namibia in Africa Hong Kong hong kong from texas and this by now from tokyo is a pound. How do you like it here oh we love it were on vacation visiting wanted to see all the Christmas Markets and the fun medieval cities and streets its beyond what we expected its really amazing the visited. About started years ago as a honeymoon so this is the sea year. Or so teeth i mean for so your. Marriage has a mercenary soul we wanted to visit this tower again. There is certainly no shortage of Photo Opportunities in or to walk. This vintage past pints to wade to kids of all fights christmas village. Ideal place to stock up with ornaments. There is nothing here that you want to find spread out over 1000 square meters and filling 3 buildings. And this treasure trove is not only open in the run up to christmas but the whole year round. 2 the Christmas Tree is the real start off a german Holiday Season isnt it beautiful. If the germans were not started many centuries ago and here are walk the Christmas Tree has its own. This is a popular way of decorating the Christmas Tree in germany. At this museum you can discover the story behind the Christmas Tree. How as a pagan symbol of continual life through the winter it made its way from the forest into the home and the western christian tradition of decorating at. The Christmas Tree symbolizes life it is green at a time when nothing else is green. That so it found its way into peoples living rooms. At 1st it was unadorned. Wonder back in the 16th century we can trace indoor trees back to venice gradually people started to decorate the trees with natural ornaments paper flowers not apples candy which could then be taken from the tree. There was a huge step forward in the 19th century with more developed technology for making. They became more popular as well. And other materials such as pay paul courson will also started being a. Visitor to the museum can see how ornaments have developed over Time Starting off very simply and then becoming increasingly elaborate. What about the. Fish belong on a Christmas Tree. This is dressed in paper and i say it was mainly made in dressed in like. Its very valuable today i figure costs between 1803000 euros these were very cheap on a man from the 19th century because glass was very expensive today its the other way around this is going to. Longarm only the rich could afford shiny christmas ornaments but now theyre pretty affordable for everybody. Generally the german tradition is to put the create in the living room and to decorate it on christmas eve. There are trees in unusual places. The overall appearance really quite strange swoops in must be a tradition its beautiful. Why are the trees put up so high. Up there is a local baker who also puts a tree out above the street every christmas. Horton book is and was always on the trade route from north to self and self to north so many traders passed through and though that was on brackets in the front of the store they used to indicate where the bakery was the butchers or the enemy and then people thought about putting christmas ornaments up there because there was so very easy to see so the street became quickly recognizable. Who knows whether this is actually true but either way its beautiful and a firm element of jordan borg at christmas time. Most of the hotels in order in the old town they can accommodate thousands drawing peak times. The eyes and hotel tell is made up of 4 hows this from the 50 s. And 16th centuries they were turned into a hotel in 1924 and it wasnt long before celebrities started coming hotel manager. Has agreed to show me a very special role. This is too modern a this room has a very special history in 1987 the japanese and to the throne state here. Mr gundersen whats funny is that many people seem to know those in japan. And as you probably saw there are many japanese guests here. They make pilgrimages just to see this room got to be just too much was in each of the hotels 78. 00 rooms is different with the antique furniture and paintings this certainly feels like another time. Sometimes its nice to move away from the house. Thats what my colleague steve harris thought. Traveling the world he went with a friend to the north of no way to the rough and touch waltz of there for 10 islands lets take a look at his travel experience this. Morning for a photo we started our discovery in the town of our which is also the beginning of the road which stretches over to the 4 mile. The european road can connect to the large island before with bridges and undersea tunnels. And our next stop is right now which is located on the Little Island of the bigger mosque in a silent picture of spot. The a fortnight limbs are characterized by their mounds and peaks sheltered inlets and stretches of seashore which make for an incredible road trip. If you are wondering if the fortnight. Islands have nice beaches yes they indeed have this is that im backs that im full but it is that im back and this is basically the beach of what im. Fascinated by these pristine beaches we were hungry for more and we had our way to a place which is known for its or. Maybe its weird to be shut out when its thats the solenoids which is actually like the hot spot for surfing. Right place out a little bit too big for us so we decided to go. With. That. One start our big surf is the hub for cold water surfers are the low for. Indeed the founders were the 1st ones to catch waves up here today the low 14 attracts well known surfers from all around the world. Next but were stopping by its called moose fjord so little fishing village right at this time if youre here very very picturesque. Noosphere or is often regarded as one of the oldest and best preserved fishing villages in norway and was once home to more than 1500 fishermen. Many of the Old Buildings related to the fishing industry have been renovated and taken care of and today many buildings can be visited. And we finish off our time made a photo where it over again in the Little Village of off every rented the fishermans hut for the last night all right this is it from the 14 we had an amazing time here see our next one. Well i look forward to and has cinnamon buns horton woke us snowballs. With thousands being sold on a good day they dont need to be even the myriad ladies so there are a good gift for friends and family. Im getting hungry this region of germany is renowned for its cuisine and why am. I. The only wine maker in autumn walk across also a restaurant. And if you ask nicely you might be allowed to have a little behind the store the cellar dates back to the 13th century. If youre lucky youll be able to taste some wine. And a restaurants food goes very well with the local winds im looking forward to eating zour. Thats meat which is marinated in wine and a combination of spices served with dumplings. Now lets start from going on specialties this long and there is one that everyone laughs at the simple dish but delicious there frank a trip out west this is our recommendation if you come to watch a walk and want to eat a little snack. Walking through the Christmas Market theres a particular aroma in the yeah the smell of freshly grown pot forced it belongs to christmas just as much as cookies and mulled wine. This in the middle was grew up with broad forest and thats why we love them so much i remember an integral part of the Christmas Market experience for me. This butcher supplies the market with fresh sausages its a paradise for carnivores Sanyo Thompson is married to arish they serve the sausages to locals and tourists alike. Its delicious you know. We dont have anything quite this authentic at home we try to but we cant replicate it. The meat which comes from the region is mixed with onions margarine im not made for white pepper and salt before being shaped into sausages. They dont need to be cooked on both sides for about 10 minutes. Theyre often served with sauerkraut and brett. I think this is also good this is our traditional franconian broth for us and its made just like it used to be and put in this in test case. Its very tender and theres a small strip of fat that lends the sausage a particular taste that distinguishes it from others. So its only thing take when its made like this. So you can get sausages anywhere but they wont be real franconian broth 1st unless theyre made with this fine intestine. So in your tome things that christmas and sausages go hand in hand moreover the colder it is outside the more likely people are to want to eat sausages. This is the story certainly seem to agree. One was all into one we also have a sausage buzz it is a little sweet treats. For me this is so salty so sad to see just because it suits the christmas happiness here. And once youve eaten a hot sausage you can certainly brave the cold a little longer. The atmosphere here at the Christmas Market or to book is magical at night. No close call it did i tell a smocked. After the ride teller a mythical figure that people used to be afraid of now hes almost as popular as santa claus. Its very common in the run up to christmas to meet up with friends and drink a cup of multiply and oh yeah. Im also meeting some special guests here shes alan hardboard from canada one of the latest edition of our raffle she and her husband a here with us at the market. Might. Not think its. So welcome toward more thank you for starting to like it here its been wonderful its such a pretty city we had a fantastic day discovering all those streets and their beautiful architecture in the nice people and the Christmas Market is just so of if i could being in there. Christmas story kind of fairy tale right yes yes very much yeah we bring this back we. Want to see feeling really you know so this is the 1st time in germany no its actually our 4th visit really lucky yeah weve been coming to germany we started in 2009 was our 1st trip and every time we come we just find reasons to come back even though its far from home the beef kind of feel like home to me you know yeah kind of a fire away how do you celebrate christmas back home and. Pretty much the same as you can see we have the Christmas Tree about spending time with family having a nice meal together and having fun with opening presents yet. Maybe i dont know if its the same in germany but we eat too much i think also. And drink too much sometimes you know sometimes what is new years eve so usually you know if you enjoy it if you buy it its actually next very very good and it helps to keep us warm on the colder evening like this gives a little bit more of a special feeling to the Christmas Market too did you buy any christmas presents yes we did we bought some christmas ornaments and candies to bring to our colleagues at work who are very new our colleagues who are very jealous that im coming here for for the Christmas Market so we promise to bring back a little bit something weve also got a Little Something for you in the presence of sweet memory from. Maybe some old balls so thats all present for you if you have them all oh im so enjoy some entirely very nice gifts christmas time oh thank you very much. Were happy that you visited us here in baltimore it was a pleasure and thank you for giving us this wonderful opportunity and we feel. 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