Castles and beer two things that does best. But our journey begins down south in bavaria. New cash degas is kitted out and ready for a hike. Nature thats what i want today. And im in the right place. Its one of the most popular tourist destinations in bavaria. That region begins about thirty kilometers south of munich and extends all the way to the austrian border. Just an hour and a half from munich. By car or train and youre in the mountains perfect for a day trip. Visitors who come here want to get out into nature a classic among the day tourist starts here at the lake up that mountain called hats or stunt right now its a bit cloudy over there but lets see a better changes later today. Here we go up they have. One of the most popular destinations in the region. Its about one thousand seven hundred meters high the way up is easy the cable car takes only four minutes. Every fifteen minutes a fresh load of tourists. And then its a hike up the winding path to the summit. Our reward a spectacular view on the left lake. And on the right lake by. The mountain was a favorite of can you beat the second he came up here often to enjoy the view and to peace and quiet that wouldnt be so easy anymore today this mountain is everyones favorite. Home god why here after all its pretty crowded i think ill have a frost my wife says were going somewhere i go is that this is going to have i wanted to get away from the city for at least one day during my travels here and i asked my friends the best place to go and they suggested. Make a violation its no surprise that its often called the varian caribbean the color of its water is an intense tour called the lake its one of the various most popular water sports. Summations. But its the same ghost jurists destroy the places they love thats true here in the turtle and region to where in nature is suffering under the throngs of visitors on weekends its bumper to bumper traffic in the village of. Our louise green but its here when visitors to the lake detail hes been a volunteer for the local Water Rescue Service for thirty years. The Beautiful Lake here a well developed network of hiking trails that attracts tourists more and more of them when is it too much of a good thing as of him as mick jones you come to lay fashion at the weekend when the weathers good and youll see right away theres too much going on to feed and there arent enough parking space i should think you know it was too low at the park everywhere from three in the past five or six years it skyrocketed if i think people also come on weekdays. In the summer it doesnt matter if its sunday or monday one and we locals sometimes find the masses of tourists unbearable. What damage are the tourists doing random hiking trails are under strain people dont always walk on the signposted trails but march across the country sign up to trying for a shortcut and that doesnt help either when im back. What would you like to see happen. You heard him ever heard id like everyone involved the Community Land wants the state of bavaria and the bavarian state forest to which all these belong to sit down at a table and say we need to plan for the future of our concept. Like elsewhere in bavaria youll find many farms in the valley and up in the mountains much of the bavarian way of life has its roots in peasant tradition. Until the Nineteenth Century more than half the population lived on farms big and small want to see. An open air museum is a great way to learn about that history its best to take part in a guided tour like i do. High above lake youll find more than sixty historic farms from a public area they were all removed from their original locations and rebuilt here and so were these alpine hots for centuries farmers brought their herds up here in the summer for a green seem. Like a boy the oldest building in the museum dates from fifteen zero seven the dairy maid lived there she took care of the animals milk them and made better in cheese and because the animals were valuable assets of the farm it was important to get them through the summer safe and sound. Of august and i think thats one thing. Youll still find about seven hundred alpine pastures and up of the various hurts grades in the summer and many of the alpine hots will come overnight guests. No Wedding Party maybe i can join the picture if. The day is coming to an end but i still have an appointment with norm but he teaches jobling a lot of the variance know how to you order but i dont so i want to give it a try. No but all but what is your link anyhow your doing this i mean yodeling is a way of communicating out a Long Distances in the open air like in the hours from the message from above to down below or from below to the top. One goal might mean the livestock is now in the band the fusiform of Long Distance communication for a communicator to inform what i hear you. Thought if you were really ok ok he goes. If you had a consonant with two names as a. Right its scratchy never mind it has to scratch a little but you see you already have two pitches its the no i didnt want to get this. Perfect. Perfect perfect your first you know to grow down to practice ill keep practicing with norbert you next time bye bye. On the second part of our check in special nicole for alicia take some time out to unwind in the lawn valley. With castles quick little villages and a river to take you think. Im inviolable on the line a tributary of the river rhine its about an hours drive south of frankfurt my plan a two day canoe tour around the line valley. And there were excited about what awaits me on this trip the river and the landscapes and the challenges allen counter along the way i have twenty five kilometers ahead of me from via walk all the way to a town called of im. So. This is your motor pavel with us its a single plate how to hold on stitched up one hand up here the other down here place it in the water and paul says its only are there any typical beginners mistakes ive never really done this then yeah if you go under some low trees then paddle out backwards this is you dont want to get caught up in the branches otherwise you could capsize would the course of the land were to scale up there my best to avoid that. One its a hard life. Your hold on to the boat sit down and thats it. For us. I felt. Like oh my god dont you dare flew us over. To the beaches dont worry just let go its normal for it to wobble. As it does and its a boat. I got a go. And because ive got quite the trim ahead of me ive been listed a little support my producer andrea and has agreed to help me paddle. Seems like were not the only ones who heard about the beauty of the lawn groups of school kids keep us company on the first stretch. So much so that we even get into a little traffic jam after crossing germanys only boat tunnel we have to go through a lock. On the other side. And quite. And as intruders were being carefully observed by the locals. Came my looks like we have a new friend. Bloodletting the whole way. We survived our first day of canoeing as a reward will be spending the night at this riverside campsite in a tiny wooden hut. With tell must play much shows me my home for the night its all hopeless and the huts are mainly for a canoe words who stay at one or two nights and want to have some home comforts those guns often come forfeits his or i when i dont want their tent on the boat stay off the boat and sent for the yeah or on a bike. So step this way. Old this is a lot more comfortable than a tent well these arent yeah theres no comparison to your average pound for last. Night is falling on the lawn and the campsite to come down. Here in the countryside along the line its easy to fall right into a whole new rhythm you go to bed early and get up early after all and still have a long stretch ahead of me. Ok lets go. Day two starts just like day one ended there he relaxed not a person insights just us and the river. The serenity on the river really is Something Else thanks to the current and my cocaptain i can take some time to put my feet up. On the lawn you have to pass through plenty of locks and since theyre not manned on the more you have to open them yourself. Or or wait for help. Just open the gate. And keep on paddling. Germany theres a popular slogan good to was here its used to describe the places this well traveled poet graced with his presence good to did an internship here on the lawn while he was in law school and it seems he did a lot of hiking here and he was amazed by the quote unquote unspeakable beauty of nature to be fair he was also very much in love at the time the lady in question turned out to be the inspiration for the protagonist in his novel first. Of all the sorrows of young. Good thing you cant get lost along the line you can always tell exactly where you are by the impressive buildings you come across this is wrong called castle from the twelfth century it was built in the middle ages to protect a River Crossing its a ruin now but still retains its charm. And wrong goal its also where my tour comes to and. Who. Leave. Their own people often say than journeys more important than the destination and this time the journey really was a lot of fun and helped me discover a whole new way of travelling a more relaxed one far away from the train schedules and traffic jams and one that really allowed me to get in touch with nature rather than just passing through highly recommend. On the final leg of our journey to heads to over franken in northern bavaria to explore the village towns in landscapes. And of course to meet some of the friendly beer loving locals. My first stop is the stuff about mountain also called mountain off the franks. Overflowing is known as a region given to pleasure per capita there are more butchers peace treaty shops and breweries here anywhere else in the world. Thats why franconian cuisine and the beer are all my agenda today ill also be visiting by a boy back and cool book. More than forty one thousand people live in cool water. First well take a short stroll through the city to the Market Square one of the most beautiful squares in the variable. We continue on to even book castle for a long time cool book was one of the capitals of the gutsy off sex a cool book and the city was a Meeting Place of the european aristocracy the British Royal family also has its roots here. A big topic of all the fun is the beer the region has the highest brewery density in the world the one million inhabitants have about two hundred breweries and more than one thousand different beers to choose from many paths lead from beer tap to pure tap especially in offices Franconian Switzerland the breweries are close to each other and the community is even mentioned in the guinness book of world records. The circular route here is fourteen kilometers long takes about four hours and connects four breweries. The first stage leads to the shops a brewery. They have dark beer. In general i prefer light but this is really delicious. We have a breweries hikers ask you get a stamp in it for every brewery you visit and when you have all four stamps you get a certificate as a franconian honorary beer drinker heres our stamp to start with. But. With the hiking past i continue to the coffee boy. Bad choice brewery some spirit tastes different from sweet to smoky to tart theyve got everything i look. In the brewery restaurant i meet your queen christina. But. Another beer. There are certain. Records what is this year the year think about and dont wind up drinking. From the arena which is a six generation family run business i love this. Color in the glass and its lovely creamy head its really a treat. We should try it out so absolutely and solar. Like there should be sure to go through the four hundred one k. How would you describe franconian cuisine several different area good question franconian cuisine is hearty as it is includes me. And dumplings are served to accompany an. Often its actually cooked to have been sourced like this or in sport this is. What we often each find a partner. Pork roast is also a hearty dish that lines your stomach for the next bin thanks and before i forget if ive got my hiking pass and theres still a stamp missing. Then because you get that from me you know its also how youre connected to list them whats missing in the a certificate is this right you know you all certificate and a friend kenyon honoree began drinking. Congratulations thats what an ordered the i get my pleasure. Back in front i go to bum barrack i have booked a city to a. Production yard most god has a hello welcome to bung theyre going to our guided tour bumbag is a town with more than one thousand years of history and it became a unesco World Heritage site twenty five Years Ago School stuff we simply come into the cathedral with me now. So were now in bombay cathedral the first cathedral here was commissioned in one thousand and four by the Emperor Haile and his wife queenie going into who were later canonized. Whats here now is the third cathedral from the thirteenth century. Its especially famous for this figure. So incidentally you know from here you have a lovely view of the bomb that horse and i think what was so unusual about it well first it was the first life size statues since antiquity i think i thought the writer was standing up hed be about my size one meter sixty five that was about the average height for his times im not site has on whom he reprints remains a mystery. My last stop in all the funky is by a voice. This city is best known for one person a shocker the composer moved here in eight hundred seventy two and built a mention of eleven feet for himself and his family today its a museum and you cant even visit ask raise. My tip if you cant get tickets for the buy avoid wagner festival visit the mar gravel opera house its one of the most beautiful the rock theaters in the world and is a unesco World Heritage site. Its recently been renovated and its back to its former glory. And you. Also worth seeing is the new palace with its romantic courtyard garden in the center of violence. Thats from overflowing with its thousand types of beers historic cities and beautiful landscapes very important for the region are also the people themselves they are considered hospitable and visitors like me feel comfortable here see you next time. Breaking with tradition. Really and all is removed in a zimbabwe if anyone here understands the state of the life we culture it was this family go to school life moves beautiful and believe what tang to optimize his methods and hes ready to shed its no legs and no ego at africa in the next g. W. And. There are thousands of. 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