Me to. The journey from hamburg to heligoland takes 3 and a half hours a catamaran takes me there no other boat is faster. Already on arrival the holiday mood kicks in. All the passengers initially have the same route. Everybody passes the colorful up stops. And walks along the problem not somewhere here is my hotel. And most of the tourists who writes here go back in the afternoon there are more or less 3000 visitors here every day but i would like to stay over night so i have more time at no stress to discover this small island. A must on heligoland is a visit to the seals. If you like it well youre in for the punk festival. And there is another holiday video of the week this time its from australia. My 1st walk takes me into the countryside all the way up to the lugs. A route along the edge of the rock that forms heligoland leaps around the island the cliffs. Water water as far as the eye can see the mainland is 50 kilometers away. I passed the tall and up this Free Standing rock is the landmark of heligoland everyone hopes that it can withstand the wind and the waves for a long time. And i continued to germanys smallest nature reserve the lumen says the rock of the given months it is the nesting ground of many sea birds but it is named after the guillemots in june these small feather balls take wing amateur photographers wait for them to take their courageous plunge. There are not many places in europe where you can get so close to wildlife. Birdwatching isnt the only thing you can do here over there is the do and off shore island and even smaller than heligoland germanys largest. Lives over there and you can join a guided tour to get really close to those animals. So models of got it figured out by line on the beach all day busking in the sun and cool off now and then with a quick dip in the sea. Life and heligoland is generally tranquil and unhurried. But do not island ranger make sure it stays that way. Combine for more and more guests coming to see helical land and want to benefit from the high seas but more and more animals are coming as well and they do you know rangers are here to make sure we can all live together and get along all right people can ask me questions and enjoy the beach in harmony. Katherina tillys area responsibility is just 7 tenths of a square kilometer the island of dune and a couple of dunes is about all it is. Really into you know ranges that only found here because this island is called doona and i mean do you know ranger. Once a week pellet guns visitors have an opportunity to tiger along with the ranger and explore do not islands on an organized nature to. Very easy and if you find something and think it looks exciting pick it up and take it along well have a look and im sure we can figure out what it is also. Somewhat rare and not easy to find the red flint. And mother i have homes in 3 variations but its always some shade of red or not rust colored and not orange you can find it in yellow and several variations of that but the red flint is whats unique to helical and. For most of the visitors here the true stars of the island are the c. E. O. s. Of the birthing season begins around november and almost as soon as the females given birth shes able to mate again. So 2 weeks later the 1st bulls are back trying to get at her again. As cute and harmless as the seals may look theyre not necessarily cuddly. The gray seal is germanys biggest predator and it can move a 20 Kilometers Per Hour so its not a good idea to get too close to them even if nothings happened so far the possibility is always there i cant read their minds. But she can coast the animals. Monitoring the population is one of her routine tasks along with showing visitors around. Sun surf for man and beast alike. Although this island is very small it has an incredibly eventful history and you can learn more about it in the helical the museum you have police is the boss here he tells me that this island used to be a pirates nest a navy fort and a trading post in the early 18th century it was just as important as the International Port of hamburg is today heligoland was once part of denmark then of Great Britain it was not until 1900 that the island became german a fiercely contested piece of ground. When was the most dramatic moment in the history of the island. The most dramatic moment was definitely the end of world war 2 and the great bombardment. Everybody had to be evacuated and then came the big bang in april 947. 00 resulted in the complete destruction of the islands buildings. The British Occupying forces once tried to destroy all the islands military facilities with 6. 7 kilograms of explosives never again should it be used for military purposes for many years heligoland remained on inhabitable. 954 the population began returning to the island and tourism immediately started appearing again 1st they slept in 10 some dinner because there was no place at all to stay here on the island there were no houses or anything so they stayed a little tense and do nothing and stand sold whatever they needed to pass through and buy little souvenirs and people came in droves to see heligoland again. Soon to risk a massive not because of the beautiful nature but to buy duty free liquor and cigarettes. Or how did the island endure this i just imagine 10 or 12000 visitors here on this really small island it was terrible it must be said it was the room between all the people that we just heard and passed the shops and through here shoulder to shoulder. You might see something nice and one of the shops he didnt stand a chance of getting to it to buy it was just pushed on ahead by the crowds and so you ended up back at the ship and at the sail home again and how come prices are so cheap on heligoland. Thats a privilege we had for time with britain and its been preserved through all the changes and rules it was taken on in the treaties so weve always hotter judean tax free status here. It still exists but today the tourists come here for the nature. As it used to be when heligoland became a seaside resort in the early 19th century and 1st people came here for the good air it was the beginning of helical lands tourism. This island is so small you can easily walk around it and it just takes one or 2 hours hello go and its pretty popular with tourists and we will show you why. Land starts getting crowded every day about noon you can almost set your watch by and thats when the excursion ships arrive from the north sea coast and hamburg. The visit is a ferry to land from the ships in johnny boats known locally as billeted boats in 2018 they were listed with unesco is intangible World Heritage. When the seaside resort was founded here in 1000. In the 7 we didnt have any harbor no breakwaters or piers we had nothing at all when the 1st Passenger Ship arrived a year later they had to drop anchor somewhere and our fishermen and pilots went out in our fishing boats and brought the guests for the 1st time ever to land in there brought a boat. Overboard. Eventually the harbor was built and ferrying passengers was no longer necessary. Soon after the ships put in the be destroyed in malls for visitors still come to shop duty free. They generally have 4 hours before the ship sails again. The 2 is that time so that the day trippers can go along to the bank or to a brings them some 25 meters deep inside the red cliffs. This is where the heligoland is sort of from the bombings. Its the only remainder of a once vast bunker complex running throughout heligoland. Which is the target of the part where a no came through all the bombings in an after the war on damaged. The last bombs fell in february 952 so its important to us many heligoland especially the older ones older lives through it can forbid you leave. The love still hurts are typical of heligoland. But few people know they were built here in the 1950 s. And sixtys as part of a planned city. A look at 1st of course the cliff was here and the huge bank of english blew up in 1947. As a move that led to the formation of the lines now called the middle. Or and the last the hearts are now essentially a retaining wall for the loose rock. Thank you stein. And architects competition was announced for the reconstruction 951 over a 1000 architects to pass. Their turns quiz to find the optimum use of the limited space well orienting the house is favorably to the sun and wind every detail was thought up down to the paint it was limited to 14 colors. To game and its like an open air museum of the 1950 s. And sixtys building style almost every house is listed as historical. A closer look at heligoland quickly reveals that its full of fascinating stories and the longest day or even a return visit. I want to do that to. Get on the boat and go around the island it takes 45 minutes. The excursion boats only put out if the waves are no higher than 2 metres. Bank goodness. In the slipstream of the island it is still peaceful. But soon as we clear the tip of the island the rocking start its almost 2 metre waves. All you need now is a strong stomach and occasionally something to hold on to. Nobody gets seasick we all have our sea legs. Watch or wind and waves thats what our weekly v mail is about as well. Our of your you 100 from singapore loves travelling just like me hes been to the other side of the world to australia and heres his holiday have been e. O. Almost 1500 people live on the legal land and the sea is part of almost everyones lives most of them has ancestors who were sailors or fishermen maybe even pirates. And sailors songs are part of the cultural heritage. Im here for a rehearsal the hague will end up in shanty choir. Doesnt fit a song you just sank. Is that a regular sailors song or a shanty you know what i mean no that was actually our theme song it has nothing to do with either ok and he was in hell under the friesian dialect and it just means the canal great guy snow morgan that lives and we are going to get here i shanties in sailors songs whats the difference he does you must you know sailors songs are simply romantic songs they used to sing but the shanties were the work songs for the seaman of an earlier time it was hard work on the ships doctor one of them would call the tune in the champs and the choir would answer and do the work the lead singer never had to work and its just the same with us was going on with their money and doesnt fall into that mold whose lead singer for the today the lead singer as a whole if he sings the song of hope the hoff will tell you can i sing the sandy leg read your question or we can do that you have a bit of like i said the lead singer for hell sing the beginning when we jump in and swing and you can just sing along that was going that thing on my so im going which is like so im going to die in. A well known and most modern movie. Here. So i sat there you know. You go over. There. Way here on the. 3rd of. The. South. Side. Of the o. L. It was really good to. See those who really want to join the cox have to meet 3 conditions be a man live on heligoland and be able to see they have strict rules but they are friendly guys. Every spring the card think you have an important job they open the punk festival. Here and heligoland with their shanties 3 days in a row bands from all over europe gather here on the island. Since the festival here on heligoland very different gentleman. Comes out of sees shanties everyones had amenities before and likes to sing them over a beer shanties and punk actually go together here. The storm battered seagulls face an invasion of. Weekend guests who flock to dino island for the rock n roll which means Something Like booze cruise. To necessities of good weather and better beer 12 kegs have to be put away and nothing changes fast on hilly good and the weather by the time the 1st rays of sun appear on the do you know restaurants terrace the 2nd grog has disappeared. You know they dont have any guns just guitars beer more beer and a partnership all their own they had a good and is hosted their 1st punk festa. In 2003 with mixed feelings as the former mayor recalls. Yes i 1st gave the Decision Makers here in the town hall a little shock when they heard the words punk festival they could to see it happening and doing it with a nature reserve nudists people over 70 years old and then here comes punk rock how could it work no matter how you do it it wouldnt work then a little administrative voice piped up and said well we could give it a try you know. 150 fans at the 1st one quickly grew to over 1000 the bands even played for free just for the atmosphere the see the applause and what the fans would give. Up now bands come from all over this end of europe for the rock n roll but have fun they play and Party Till Midnight then the fans will crawl into their tents unless the wind has swept them away in the mean time. The lobster huts by the harbor are a good place for a snack these used to be warehouses for the fishermen today restaurants have moved in. They mainly offer seafood dishes for example. Crab pincers. But the cutlery is strange. But id like to tell you. That number made us wonder how much ok. You have to break it a little like this crack it sound done here. I think my colleagues the finished would love this all globetrotter always tries the local food on his travels all around the world and this time steve has been to cuba and heres his new video. It is the capital of largest city major ports and leading commercial center of cuba the city has a population of 2 point wooden 1000000 inhabitants and the trucks over a 1000000 tourists on yearly review i know im not the 1st. 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