with welcome to this new special edition of check in. today, we'll show you a few destinations worth of visit in the coming year. as recommended by the lonely planet travel guide for germany. first, we accompany lucas staggered to live sick. a city lonely planet describes as young, exciting, multi faceted with vibrant liveliness. our 2nd travel recommendation is late constance where lucas tries has luck at sailing. and later news pet eds visits hamburg to see the l philharmonic. which lonely planet calls an extraordinary structure dominating the sky line, and capturing and glass, and brick. the essence of hamburg polyglot sol. ah, we start our travels in leipzig, the city that became famous, the world over when it citizens, 2nd 1989 peaceful revolution and motion tens of thousands took to the street. the fall of the berlin wall followed, and communist east germany was history. a city of lexi prepared to take its future into its own hands, extensive renovation work, huge building project and large investments followed the market square at the old town hall mark the center of the city. and it's all looking fine again. 30 years after the peaceful revolution lights, it has become a pretty exciting city. everything seems possible here. so it's just the right time for a trip into the city's past and present. saint nicholas church is the symbol of the $989.00 peaceful revolution. a church that has always been closer to the people than to those who were in power. it dates back to the 12th century and was the native by like c citizens ah, in the 1980s, this church was the only place where the people of leipzig could speak openly about the conditions in east germany. open for everybody. that's the motto of saint nicholas church. starting in 1982 people were invited to peace prayers and in fall of 1989 thousands gathered here. first, they took part in discussions and then everybody went out into the streets to demonstrate against the east german regime. and exhibition and the church tells the story of the peace prayers east german citizens called for dialogue, but the regime refused to listen. anger and frustration drew the peace prayers, played a major role in keeping the people calm. the demonstrators carried their peaceful protests out of the church and into the city. this pillar reminds us that before the fall of communism lights, it used to be grey rundown. at many houses were derelict. that's hard to imagine. to date, one men who witnessed and accompanied this transformation is i like home life, a concert reader you mustn't. what lights it like before in 1989, especially the inner city area. what did that do to people as a, what was his love? you can imagine the leipzig of the 1980s as a city that had fallen into the depths of despair give after 20 to 30 years of hardly any renovation. many of the buildings were in a desolate state, and that effect that the people don't. the so picked off people and had close links to leipzig for many centuries. so it was painful for them to see the city center, in particular, to case so badly calmed open, would mazda for few. and in my opinion, this per condition of life 6 buildings was an important factor in triggering the 1st protests in the autumn of 1989 that eventually led to the peaceful revolution. yes, impetus and com didn't know if with one minute after the fall of communism renovation began throughout the city. but i like cool my takes me to the to before you. these are 3 neighboring residential and commercial billings from the late 19th century. this old as of this place is one of the most important ones chronicling the developments of recent years and decades. 10 percent mom brought along a little book that illustrates the transformation of this very same corner building to boys with this one year. you know that exactly how to through this is part of what we call the try fume, which was heavily damaged during the 2nd world war 2 silly to the, to appear. you see the situation of the early ninety's film after the war damage and 40 years of east german rule done and the and the noise had been stabilized to make it safe. 10 of the 1919 stan tar complex was restored. in no other german city can you find so many fine buildings from the late 19th century lives? he has been a trade fare location since the middle ages that made it wealthy. ampro maximilian, the 1st grant that lives in the tre fair privilege. in $1497.00 lights each took advantage of that and centuries later with a brilliant idea, the city became the leading trade for location in the world. during the 19th century trade fare, buildings were constructed in the city centered. the best known and most famous is the made le passenger. we left heel. it's not on the library is went even further to develop the structure for the sample fairs known as fair palaces. $31.00 of starting around 1900 over 2 dozen of them popped up around central leipzig. many of them in the form of passages, one twin boys in the bottom floors at a displays to this day to shift on the upper floors. the actual 1st spaces were conceived as one way layouts, like an eye key hung from good, swung from going for you. what about you? kia ya as a lot of the visitors i brought up to one floor and the fair organizes have to make sure they don't get away and are those star i'm shocked, wasn't with citizens. they had to go all the way around and wants to satisfied. just like an ikea to day, they go on to the next floor with amazon sets of lean on it out, others office. so this one way layout became the model for the sample fair palaces of life, 6 inner city and us part about through through the wisdom as a palestinian sha financing. ah, i am now on the way to light seats, hip and mother and west to the district of clock fits. it used to be an industrial area, a working class neighborhood, of fall off the wall brought the end of industrial production year. but the factory halts remained suddenly there was room for ideas and experiments that attracted artists and creative spirits. the best and most famous example is the canton spinning milk. within a short time, it's taken over as the heart of like cease art scene. to day block visit popular but expensive residential area. it was a rough diamant, but that is disappearing more and more. the industrial flare is still alive in some places. the vest deck was once a fell factory to day. it's an open vacation for anybody with a project to make a reality. ours is have studios in the upper floors and smart shops are down below . ah likely he's a boom town. it is the fastest growing city in germany with currently almost $600000.00 inhabitants. and international and young city, most people are between 20 and 30 years old. that's also because of the university. the new main building was inaugurated in 2012. the university of lifes ish is the 2nd oldest university in germany. it was founded in $14.00, oh, $9.00. new and old are combined in it. fascinating. wait. the university is now a tourist attraction. our 2nd recommendation on this special edition of check in is late constance. a wonderful way to explore the area is by sailboat. as lucas stay got discovered. it starts in sibling and here joyce fund. this man's boat is more than the harbor she offered sailing towards her tourist. you can rent the boat as an experienced sailor or with a professional on board. if you are a beginner like me, joyce fears the vote safely out of the harbor. ah, so bad when once we've caught the wind, you can set the sail them as when you 1st pull on the rope as hard as you can. you then winded around the same and impart clockwise in woods. i go 2 or 3 times you and slotted it to the black part. done. he had him swear to tie that and so you can name, then you take this crank, put it on here and turn it not right still. okay. it's ok now slowly pull. okay. oh stop its already caught. shall my look up front get to where all of that start at now better now? yes, now i can't get caught anymore. this is exhausting. we made it. the sailor said, we are on course with the joy does not last long. however, aren't you a bit worried about what's happening there in those in yet so little bit? okay. do that then let's take action mark teeth and doors down to say right. and quickly, because the dangerous thing about lay constance is that the weather here can change very suddenly the sales been packed and it starts to rain. but we are lucky. there is no storm against all odds. we reached our 1st stop constance. i want to explore the city. it's wonderful to do so on a bike. there are 15 rental stations and another 34 cargo bice. that's just perfect for our filming. we start at the marched in the center of the old town. again and again, you will find brightly painted houses like the baba. what's all tell here you can see constance minced up for 12 centuries. the city was the seat of the largest german diocese from roman asked to gothic jew art novel. today all e fox of art history can be found at the church. ah, constance is a very bike friendly city. the 1st bicycle street was built back in the 1990s, more followed, so that you can drive from one end to the other quickly and easily. back on the sailing boat with skipper a joyce from the small it's time for a few questions, joins the course. you're from the netherlands. why did you end up? you're only constant zig along with so for by chance actually to follow up. i studied architecture. my mom, my husband got a job in germany and i came with them. i couldn't find work. then i thought i can sail and started looking for those jobs. didn't. they were our friends from assailing school on lay constance and one in flint, pork. so i thought i'd go for the one here. i once heard that you have to get a sales license, especially for lake constance, even people who already have one after to one again, any way why? what was the school value? because here, there are rules which don't exist anywhere else on this key, the distance you must keep from the shore. how to approach the shore and how to drop anchor some of my and maybe not so much here at lake, you billing and but towards the upper lay constance, you get real food wins, which come down from the alps. what might be totally different? here are the storm. this one is dorm approaches. you often don't see it coming because of the hills here. so you really taken by surprise. thank you. my pleasure . i have arrived at mass book. the old town extends up for slope. this is the city's landmark mouse war castle, and right next in is the castle mill. it was operated right up until 952. and today it's a nice backdrop for a photo. of course, i'd like to have a picture, so maybe elizabeth, you can help me out. yes, sure. here she with the castle as best known for the fact that the famous german poet i met to fund lost to whose host lived and died here in the mid 19th century in mass book. the ways are shortened up a few steps and i am already at the broken you palace, which served as the residence of the prince, the ships of constance. the best thing here is the lake you were going back to sibling and my sailing adventure is over. now it's just a matter of maneuvering the boat back into the harbor and damaged so we have to attach the fenders to the railing, which ensured that the boat doesn't get stretch when moored. thanks. did you hang it out here? i must swim rob the rope around once you've eaten, take it back. you can cross it. yeah. not mind around again. right. good. oh, you've got it. now i've even learned the real seamans, not the clove, hitch. done . and we've got solid ground under our feet again. ah our 3rd tip for a trip to germany in 2022 is hamburg which is highly recommended by the lonely planet travel guide. nails perez went to check it out my fist up the ad philharmonic humbug snoo concert hall which opened in 2017 as you can see from the brick base, this was once a warehouse. it became a constant role with this spectacular black fracture. the alimony office guided tours to visitors. mm. swiss architects had suck and, and all created unusual sight lines in this day. well in for it. oh, here we are in the main concert hall with 2000 to 100 seats. behind us is the so called wide skin. it's important for the acoustics. the cavities reflect the sound around the whole, oops. license many la from the sound here, but become don't, and i need to come down with me. so guns class is keep man, she didn't dare clung. there are a few who feel for sound to be too analytical. come on for monday and includes was in behalf of kiana philharmonic for example, could probably play in the antarctic and still produce a warm soft aka spoon that's included. so i always think it's not about the room, but rather the way music is playing and how people perceive it to be human. it's clunk. bonnie: i'm lucky, the vienna philharmonic who will be performing in hamburg to night or rehearsing before the concert. ah, ah ah ah. ready ready ready ah. ready i beatles music in the band played by stephanie hamper she always has a ukelele with her when she is showing fans the son poly district. believe it or not, the beatles career took off here in hamburg nude. ready ready ready with . ringback ready ready ready ready ready ready ready you started thing and here comes the sun roof george harrison's with us on i thank polly. it's more than just to read like district bars. there are also many claps like that in draft. it was here that the beatles gave the very 1st performance in hamburg in 1967 absolute and what they were complete amateurs. a full choice band was only because 3 other bands from liverpool couldn't make it with a beetle. send to hamburg as a quick fix. look, a ship ship sooner. food. i have fighters with me. all of them still had elvis hair, des moines here, of their shewn target and then uh, from goes through the group when i show them this picking 18 year old pool of tim highland guys, folks would a dorm stud for murder, then we have 17 year old george harrison, george harris. i really liked this fighter because folks always said he was the youngest lad with the biggest hair diverse, the taller they played. at the end rav for 3 months from 7 pm to 5 pm. they hadn't composed their own me as a get saudi played rock and roll songs from the fifty's. and they lived here this month. this used to be a movie theater. i'm the kilowatt. and the old, bumpy cinema. was the beatles 1st residence is climate come on. they lived in little rooms without windows or he sings, and they were here until the end of november. so it was really calling due to the new building. they had to bathe in the men's room, wouldn't as you hadn't vacationers or shouldn't. pitt's mom for these little duck, so they quickly gave this place the nickname, the black hole of calcutta swats along. i made them eventually, both the clubs and the accommodation. got better. after the indra the beatles played for 50 nights at the kaiser kayla watson youngest. they performed with sailors rockers and gangsters because rock'n'roll came to hamburg with the sea. ferris de zillow back then ships lay of his we're much longer and sailors came from around the world. americans and scandinavians wanted live music rock'n'roll, but they weren't any good rock bands and hamburgers, so they brought them over from england and bands from liverpool, kemp cheeks, dish. this is where the beatles med ringo starr, who later took over from pete best as the drummer. with next we had to the legendary stock club. the menu burned down in the eighty's, but a black still lists all the big names who performed here. and guess who played at the opening in 1962 low. that's right. the beetle by then they were already wearing suits and had their iconic laptop here. castillo does not let. what did humbug mean for the beetle? isn't there mister beetles? auto? they're very motley. we the world's most renowned beetle, also mark lewis and put it bluntly no hamburg no beetles. they performed more here than anywhere else playing for over 1200 hours and the clubs and honing j crown and clubs. here they became a professional live band from here. they met ringo starr, yams he, ringo starr come here. they're quiet. they style the image of them off tops for past as a one or as john then and said on them are we grew up in hamburg, but not liverpool, not liverpool. st poli has turned on its lights, people up here in front of the clubs in the day, but i'm going to the molotov club to meet the young british band king none a by a james and i am theo, and we are doing this since this is true, this is 2nd time in homework, right? yeah. it is. yeah. how do you like it here? wonderful. the last a typically for europe. incredible audience. engaged in excited audience. and i hope we'll see something similar tonight. yeah, you know, that would be a big 7 homework. oh yeah. so so, so just round the corner is where they practice over and over again. oh, they play the show again. what exactly is the story in that they just played just played and played open to others those that she's also right off the top of it was, it was fun. we actually hadn't heard of this before. all photographer was explaining it to us. and she said something that she said they became the and we, and we said, well, a great way to put it. that's fantastic. yeah. a lot of history happening here. music. yeah, i mean, how lucky with well king, i'm a one day become the new beatles, who are know with a ah ah, ah, ah ah ah ah ah, ah, in good shape. what is the secret to happiness? 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