one person you won't be able to miss on the path of democracy is this man right here. in our one of the fathers of the basic law and the federal republic's 1st chancellor. this bust a work of sculpture of a battles from pilgrim displaced some of adenauer was biggest influences in life. he was beginning to. dance here the need for his right ear with cologne cathedral because i didn't know was mayor of cologne until 953. when the nazis came to power he not only had to resign he also faced persecution. that's what the balland hands represent a period of persecution. you wouldn't. see the rhine river. valley go behind it some hills. they stand for didn't get big or huge and though i. know it was very much a rhineland. it's really important especially nowadays with all the talk about europe is the goal with the woman on its back there she's hard to see her on is and head hanging down. until. you have a little bit hard to read no i'm actually yes that is that's you wrote on the back of the pool as in greek mythology. no. it was an early champion of a united europe. along with the french president shot to god. they were both through all the old and had both been through 2 world wars by. the by that's why they came to the conclusion that they would only be peace when different communities got to know each other and neighbors became friends. with and. i'm now going to catch a train to berlin because after reunification parliament and government return to the old capital. i make my way to relent you guys get to check in with our globe try to stay payment he was in iceland where you visit at the capital reykjavik and then it took a little tour outside the baby to see the geyser is and the golden falls. stop for yourself at the last part of recovery secure your 1st among all the structures of the capital city and the best place to see the city from across the street out. at $74.00 metres it's the country's tallest church and it's named after the icelandic curtain clad humans. of the passion. to. my next stop is the bridge every where they show fishing in the street but the people of the cafes restaurants at my church are like the building right behind me. papa is a conference center and a concert hall for the iceland symphony orchestra and the building features a distinctive colored glass facade inspired by the landscape of iceland. and. out of the christian overstrong city center you. would not. be useful. when you were in reykjavik is good looking which is located just 40 minutes out of the city on a good time to visit sexually at night because scary relaxing and i am not as many people. are going to out of the blue lagoon geothermal spa is one of the most visited attractions in iceland. i just think. that the warm water is rich in minerals like silica and sulphur and anything in the blue lagoon is reputed to even help some people suffering from skin diseases. if i personally start having to go through so. it's a popular tourist route covering about 300 kilometers of looping from break into the southern up plans and back and the 1st step is the guys are. good. for us or for me you can tell but if you post this work with shorts water into the air every 6 minutes or so everyone there is waiting for it to. play. oh i i i i. am. reading of this valley up there their offsprings yes. if we can jump in. after a 3 kilometer hike up the valley you get to a halt river which you can bank. right guys. right through. from berlin's main station it's only a stone's throw to the government quarter. right after crossing the river surely you'll pass by the chancellor rhee. and the right stock. and since we're commemorating the 70th anniversary of the republic and you can be certain there's a reason for my visit to this stretch behind the right. here you'll find the 1st articles of the constitution not set in stone but in glass. article 3 has a particularly interesting history. all people are equal before the law men and women have the same rights. the male dominated parliamentary council trying to keep that out of the constitution but the 4 female members persevered and won. as you can probably tell the right the building itself is a lot older than the federal republic it was built over 130 years ago a lot has happened since then the fall of the german empire the fire republic the nazi dictatorship the division of germany and ensuring unification since $999.00 the right started building is the seat of the german parliament the bundestag and the such the political heart of the country. the right stark is a symbol of germany's troubled and complex history it was opened in 894 by kaiser wilhelm the 2nd he loathes democracy and fear the power of parliament in 1900 the social democratic politician philip chinaman addressed the crowd from the balcony and declared germany a republic kaiser wilhelm the 2nd abdicated the young democracy would be shaken by many political crises. and 133 hitler became chancellor an arson attack on the reichstag was a welcome opportunity for hitler to dissolve parliament and suspend the constitution 945 nazi germany was defeated the reichstag was in ruins germany would soon be divided and to berlin as well. in 1955 what was left of it was demolished the rest of the building was restored in the 1960 s. . in october 990 half a 1000000 people gathered there to celebrate german reunification it was soon decided to move parliament from bombed to berlin. in 1905 the artists christo and sean claude wrapped their i start building in some very fabric . a comprehensive reconstruction then got underway to designs by the british architect norman foster who added a dome of glass. since 1909 the building has been the seat of the german parliament the bundestag. fosters design is all about transparency light and openness as befits a democracy the building has become one of germany's most popular tourist attractions. especially when the weather is nice and sunny days huge crowds gather in front of the right stack i'm interested to hear what other visitors think about germany's evolution throughout the past 7 decades. the shout ones that are years of the german hans intuition and the german federal republic what comes to mind when it. now you fear and there's a 2nd world war on the creation of a democratic state and it's a macabre start as the cloud using germany has changed over the past 70 years and tickets. it's it's incredible how much free a things are compared to when i was young. women used to have to get permission to go to work. just as not active women are nowadays i'm 74 and i sometimes do at work too much. so as you know. i am rather concerned about recent developments. things that are emerging once again that i thought we had left behind us once and for. all what do you think as an outsider has changed in this time over the decades after the 2nd world war. a lot i mean just. considering that you had the berlin wall and. for 50 years basically it was an island in east germany and then you know we're unified and you know they're part of the e.u. and. you know kind of a bigger you know political entity i want to see this building because it's very great it's amazing it's it's big it's someone goes it's a very beautiful and this is history or. only germany it's history for old and i want to be a part of this history and i want to see this. the government corridor between the rice talk and the should play has definitely become a significant and lively part of the capital there's plenty of space and lots to do . if you're like me and you can't get enough of german history check this out if you come to the government quarter and summer you're in for a treat on a big open air screen it's only taken on a journey through time. when the sun goes down the steps of the high stuck building become cinema stalls. you know. the big circular window in the parliamentary office building opposite the materialis but looters house becomes a film screen a window into the past from the german implant to the bomb or republic the nazi era and the post group period. piece on. this soviet located of west berlin and the allied airlift are represented on a foot bridge across the river. it's a great institution that dart talks about the testimony to the freedom of all the people around the world there's a great film. this also footage of east germans risking their lives and escaping to the west. on the 9th of november 1989 the burden will came down. we hear from people who were there that night. we want to finally be reunited. this is i think this is the day germany becomes one again it's an incredible feeling. to such a gripping historical footage a light showing compass is the entire facade. no with the lights in the background it was very special. does not like this spot on the banks or pushed right in the building of the rock star gets lovely as he shows ricky served well i thought it was really good really impressive and. it was amazing. a film about the history of democracy in germany is shown on some evenings in german with english subtitles the last showing is the motto business the day of jim and unity.