what secrets lie behind these moments. find out in an immersive experience and explore fascinating bluett cultural heritage site. d w world heritage 31615. the flute. is this is the city of the state of north rhine-westphalia it's also notice germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes asked people.

there is a huge bicycle rental parking and service garage right at the central train station . it's got room for 3300 bikes very convenient especially for commuters. you can have your cycle repaired serviced or even the washed all here. and tourists like me can even rent a bike to explore the city. though was founded 1200 years ago this is where great european history once took place but in matters of environmental protection also has a great reputation and is considered a green city sounds like an exciting day to me. we'll also spend time in the surrounding area known as we'll see lots of lovely cat . and visit

a diving park where you can explore and on the water world. also see the spectacular scenery of newfoundland sent in by a viewer. i thought the best place to start my tour was the promina it's sort of moose just bicycle highway and circles the elster it's off the old town. moonstone may be old but its population is young off the city's 300000 inhabitants 60000 our students nearly everyone here writes a bike cycling paths crisscrossed the city and the direction of signage is excellent. the currency by mocked in the heart of the old town is considered one of the most beautiful squares in germany the gabled housing estate back to the days of the hands at a clique. a splendid example of late gothic architecture

st lumbee at the church. the town hall was the site of an important event in the 17th century. in recognition of that it was awarded the european heritage label. in the council chamber known as the today i have an appointment with historian friends jules if jack will be. back and what happened here in this room in 1648. indeed. took the thought of peace of westphalia was signed in this room namely the special piece a separate piece between a spanish habsburgs fan and the rebellious calvinist northern provinces of the netherlands. let's go over here can we go

beyond the barrier. this isn't a picture of the council chamber just as you also see it now and the swearing of the oath of the ratification of the contractual document is in this can't get. to swearing on the bible as you see on the right the dutch are raising their hands to take their oath from where they all look so alike they have the same hairstyle was that usual for the time. if you look closely they do differ of course. the dutch are wearing more mercantile clothing and the spanish or wearing the diplomatic garb of the time. but why did that piece mean for europe at that time. friedan she was dismissive illusion of the peace of westphalia the great overall peace agreement put an end to the 30 years war. many of spoken of the fact that it was also the birth of the international law an essential point was

recognition the absolute guarantee of the independence of sovereign nations. start or vision till this peace agreement was reached. and you could negotiate a peace treaty without that being clear victors and vanquished. that was unique at the time. when the played a big part in that event what does that mean to the minister of modern day. we force a lot about the relevance of events back then to the present day and in my view would boils down to this that it is possible to resolve conflicts through negotiation instead of violence stop. we highlight that central value in the commemorative events that take place every year. and munster is offering itself as a place of negotiations for solving conflicts worldwide. and to some extent that

has already begun by. well before i hop on my bike again there is still some time for all me to local thought our viewer shows us the capital of europe white want to be there by the way according to a study it's the city with the highest quality of life in south america. welcome you to montevideo the capital of europe walk odeon a little white you know my diego gumbo i'm colombian but meet here 6 years ago because the city is laid back safe and beautiful now do you see much here. i'd love to show you around by you not going to say let's go. and pick someone with so we're starting out over on the plaza independencia the city's main square among the noteworthy buildings here this is the pilot's. last real sizeable one till

935 it was the tallest building in south america and it's now part of our national heritage but the money on us when i was. lucky to be and so there's also the gateway of the citadel which is all that remains of a fortification that protected the city in the colonial era. yes line now it's at the entrance to the old town. throughout the high is a pedestrian zone with shops restaurants museums and offices runs right through the old town halls he said if you see on t.v. they'll be one of the dail has a 1000000 and a half residents almost half the population of europe lives with 3 and a half 1000000 inhabitants it's a small country ok. if this is the plaza my 3 are saying that the oldest plaza in town it's surrounded by historical buildings such as montevideo is cathedrals because he is. coming and then they mostly are also a few market stalls on the square which you can rummage through in the shade of the

tree and so let's get going. to go i'm going to have lunch now musty in a popular and traditional place at the market week alan laughs so now part of. the . you almost cycle that here you find the best you're why has to offer over a sale which it exports all over the world in the highest quality politically that yes i meet that. challenge to amalgamate the meat is traditionally grilled over an open fire which gives it its distinctive flavor but it is a kind of let me stick with. a size this is the typical euro why. mixed grill. a bit of everything. else piece. of video is situated on the shore of rio done up

a lot but it's what the end has lots of beaches it's one of the loveliest policy towards the beach. we have a nice long probably not here where the locals can enjoy the beautiful views meet their friends and drink the national debt french mind and assume that. one day when you see any one to dale has the world's longest carnival it lasts 40 days that's not something about a lot of the participants prepare for it all year long. he'll get several neighborhood has its own group of performers singing about where in particular although much of the dalles oldest and largest part to watch the group here.

is but that's all for now i hope you've enjoyed montevideo and then you'll come to visit and for now enjoy the music and. now i'd like to pay a visit to minster cathedral it was built in the 13th century and is a city landmark. about 90 percent of the old town was destroyed during world war 2 in many large german cities the ruins were replaced by modern buildings after the war but the people who reconstructed their old. at least in part as it once was the cathedral suffered heavy damage but faced to the determination of the locals it was reconstructed by 1956 by the way is a catholic bishop. i've been given special permission to go behind the altar to the

cathedral it's where the bishop sits journeying mess. time for a coffee break twice a week on wednesdays and saturdays there is a market set up front of the cathedral. you could pick up homemade delicacies and organic products much of it comes from the surroundings the moon. which is also worth exploring because there are more than $100.00 castles and palaces of course the best way to do a trip to the countryside is by bike. or not region around minster is so flat you almost grown on along with no effort

health costs of this a typical monster none to mow should cost him a famous german polish was born here about 200 years ago i met a fund boston herself. she actually wrote her poems in a small country house lucia was 6 kilometers from the castle. already and we're now entering and that is very private living and work room she called it her snail shell. many of the consuls and palaces the surrounded by most like fishing castle which change from the 16th century one of the largest and oldest castles in moonstone around. and this. this is known as the vast sigh of westphalia not kill ssion palace of a real christians. several of the rooms are open to the public. in others people starving because not killed

palace is also home to a state crime technical college. to learn chance 4500 kilometers of bicycle paths one popular destination is valid off the horse capital of germany tourists from all over the world come here because it's a center of host breeding and equestrian sports. some 100000 horses are said to live in munster land more than almost anywhere in europe horses have been bred at the north rhine-westphalia and state stud for nearly 200 years. you can take a tour of the stud farm. there are 160 horses in residence used as breeding stock and to train professional writers. but whether on a horse or a bicycle the best way to explore minister land is in the saddle. and

. i've got another appointment now i'm here to meet city chancellor much yes pick one of his areas of responsibility is sustainability and so naturally he's come to our appointments for bike. to pick but how come every one of the cycles bought up its entire lives school cycling is just part of a monster lifestyle for everyone from the mayor to the bishop to city employees rides a bike as far because it's the fastest way to get around here. but what can traffic planners from other places learn from unstuck. and i'm one of would not we have a wonderful infrastructure for cyclists and it starts with a promise not by careening road around the old town. there are a cycling streets and

a 400 kilometer network of cycle paths in the minster area and we have to allocate a lot of money to expand the network and that's why the all simple. has also want to words for climate protection and its energy policy what have you done to achieve that now i know that miles long as one measure is the change in pension funds for employees and staff in the city of minster if you have a council consciously decided on diesel and c o 2 neutral investment or avoiding child labor avoiding businesses that invest in a moment in order to point the way to climate protection and sustainability through it know how to cut 2 thirds. of climate protection that's a long tradition in winston since the late 1990 s. when we even had a department in the city administration devoted to the climate and energy and we engage the public in discussions on these issues issues such as wind turbines we have our own combined cycle power plant and funding programs for solar energy so it is a central focus if you consider to green city how much is that the result of citizen

involvement. we're very interested in discussing and even deciding fundamental questions with our citizens that's also because we have a very young city with many university students but also a very committed city which weighs in on many social issues and we're quite proud of that. are you always bike or do you have a car if you have a very rarely i drive less than $5000.00 kilometers a year thanks for your time. and off we go. well and now we have to do the wild made sure can of us from ottawa was travelling with some friends to newfoundland and has captured his impressions of this green island in a video here's a weekly view me. my

next stop is ozzy. and that billick lake in the middle of the city. and here comes my lift it runs on solar power once an hour this boat crossed the lake to take passengers to places like this do i'm going on the round trip.

a 1000000 euro caps but not a typical cap you skipper a solar powered boat is that something you're proud of. and josh mongst when i say i'm proud. mars are among the 1st solar boats in operation. between guns and up there you can see the number of the shipyard gave us a bone almost 01. one what happens if the sun fails to shine for a longer period of the boat still operate. yeah as it does when we have a chargeable batteries down in the hall. and we have enough power to travel for 3 days with so far that he move may i take a turn at the wheel. so here on the lake sure he must i won't have an accident and the i'll be right here but.

not much can go wrong at this speed. is it possible you want to take over and if you want to know i've had enough. surrounding the lake is in $1000.00 hectare park mainstays green in more ways than one. wolf they own the water a little bit if you're interested in scuba diving in berlin about 40 kilometers. away from here is a place for you bay have an underwater world forever to revive. a manmade diving park 120 meters long and 60 meters wide going to and erica and a heart from one star getting ready to enter the water they have their own equipment bought it's possible to rent diving gear and book an introductory course

. visibility under water is $4.00 to $5.00 metres. european sturgeon inhabit the park these are about 2 metres in length but they can grow up to 6 made his position and one case is a fantastic experience and i'm not afraid of the fish because they don't harm you but they're huge and when you suddenly have a fish swimming below you and the next comes from the side and another comes along above you and sometimes they do actually touch you. in. the couple you swim along st reef like walls to a temple with columns that are 5 metres tall. in christian missive it mysterious so you feel like an underwater archaeologist says the water is slightly murky and then suddenly figures appear out of nowhere else to me of.

another highlight in the underwater pocket is a sunken ship it was put here after it was retired from service business supply vessel. is grown i'm talking to your nazi dollar. single time for complex or simply to launch as a new surprise around every corner. yes this is art and you can find a sculpture on practically every corner some of them are pretty wild.

like the 100 arms of the one. these artworks were installed as part of the ongoing sculpture project moon stakes edition. a free app provides more about the sculptures and their creators. says. this art exhibition takes place in public spaces only every 10 years so we can look forward to 2027 here i.e. few impressions of what's going on the city during this event. free to behold and mainly outdoors the last time 35 artists from around the world exhibited their work in munster was in summer 2017. many public spaces became stages like this one performance art in the historical town

hall. in the city's inland harbor from turkey installed an underwater bridge. and on the promenade a fountain with plaster and bronze figures by nicole eisenman from new york. the works were placed all over the city and not always easy to find in a dark tunnel thermal electric chandelier by a bottle from braman. and in a derelict cemetery cameroonian artist and a human being installed his celestial mask. this sort of vent has been mounted in the minster every 10 years since 977 and some works you can get to stay when it's over.

my final stop today is the crew for to take a lively quarter popular with students i'm going to pop into a quaint traditional restaurant called. regulars can store their personal beer steins by the bar by the way organic beer has been brutal years since 1978 just the place to reflect on my day and when stuff . is somehow both historical and innovative i was able to travel far back in history experience crazy art and get to know some great ideas about the climate protection and the beer is delicious so that it's definitely worth a visit. mysterious

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