through a massive police presence. this is the city of minster in the state of north rhine-westphalia it's also notice germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes asked people. there's 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 repair it serviced or even washed it's all here. and

tourists like me can't even rent a bike to explore the city. limits though was founded 1200 years ago this is where great european history once took place but environmental protection also has a great reputation and is considered a green city sounds like an exciting day to me. and. we'll also spend time in the surrounding area known as wealthy lots of lovely castles and visit a diving park where you can explore and on the water were. also see the spectacular scenery of newfoundland sent in by a viewer. i

thought the best place to start my tour was the problem enough it's sort of moon's just bicycle highway and circles the outskirts of the old town. moonstone may be old but its population is young of the city's 300000 inhabitants 60000 are students nearly everyone here writes a bike cycling paths crisscross the city and the direction of signage is excellent . the can see 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 lambada east 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 phaeton sod today i have an appointment with historian funds jules if. for what happened here in this room in 1648. indeed. took the thought of a piece of westphalia was signed in this room namely the special piece a separate piece between a spanish hapsburgs and the rebellious calvinist northern provinces of the netherlands. not. let's go over here. we go beyond the barrier. this isn't a picture of a 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 or 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 a wearing the diplomatic garb of the time. but why did that piece mean for europe at that time. freedom flows the 1st an 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 it was recognition the absolute guarantee of the independence of sovereign nations. start with what was significant about it. would conflict lugosi ations were used to resolve the conflict the scar up there was no cease fire until 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. or at least the played a big part in that event what does that mean to the minister of modern day. we thought a lot about the relevance of events back then to the present day and in my view it boils down to vis that it is possible to resolve conflicts through negotiation instead of violence stop to provide 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 for him to some extent that has already begun by. well before i hop on my bike again there are still some time for all me to local

thought our of your boy 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 wide audience a little white. you know my diego gumbo i'm colombian but moved here 6 years ago because the city is laid back safe and beautiful not a d.c. mosque that i'd love to show you around but you're not going to say let's go. and place among us we're starting on over on the plaza independencia the city's main square among the noteworthy buildings here this is the palazzi. one till $935.00 it was the tallest building in south america and it's now part of our national heritage but the money on us will not. 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 like now it's at the entrance to the old town. you have your house up to death stream zone with shops restaurants museums and offices runs right through the old town you piece of your p.c. on one of the dail has a 1000000 and a half resident 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 say in the oldest plaza in town it's around by historical buildings such as montevideo is cathedrals because he is. coming and they mostly are also a few market stalls on the square which you can rummage through in the shade of the trees that could be made up. to go i'm going to have lunch now in a popular and traditional place at the airport market we callin law so now put.

on your most important but here you find the best your wife has to offer of a sale which it exports all over the world in the highest quality border collie that yes i meet. the meat is traditionally grilled over an open fire which. have said it's just sticking to flavor it is a kind of maybe staple salad. paste i guess this is the typical you're blind mixed grill that's. a bit of everything. so mischa's if you see. one player you want to video is situated on the shore of rio that up a lot but it's not the end has lots of beaches it's one of the loveliest it's policy towards the beach. ontario is totally i'll put it that we have

a nice long probably not here where the locals can enjoy the beautiful views meet their friends and drink the national debt precious months and assume that. one day we'll be any monday video has the world's longest carnival it lasts 40 days that's not susceptible to the participants prepare for it all year long. the god deal and it's tempered neighborhood has its own group of performers singing about where in particular auto montevideo oldest and largest park to watch the group here. well that's all for now i hope you've enjoyed montevideo and then you'll come to visit and for now enjoy the music.

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 off the old town was destroyed during world. in many large german cities the ruins were replaced by modern buildings after the war but the people who reconstructed there all told at least the part as it once was the cathedral suffered heavy damage but thanks 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 mass.

time for a coffee break twice a week on wednesdays and saturdays there is a market set up front of the cathedral. you can 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 trip to the countryside is by bike. minister not to be general and minister is so flat you almost run on with no if it occurs health costs and is a typical mentioned comes from a famous german polish was born here about 200 years ago i met

a fund to her. she actually wrote her poems in a small country house lucia was 6 kilometers from the council. we're now entering and that is a very private living and work room she called it her snail shells. many of the consuls and palaces a surrounded by mountains like fishing. the castle which dates from the 16th century one of the largest and oldest castles in munster land. and this is known as the versailles of westphalia north kulish and palace of a real chris evans. several of the rooms are open to the public. and none of those people starving because not kill palace is also home to a state run technical college. and on chance

$4500.00 kilometers of bicycle paths one popular destination is valid golf the whole thing capital of germany and tourists from all over the world come here because it's a center of horse 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 councilor my t.r.'s pick one of his areas of responsibility is sustainability and so naturally he's come to our appointments far by. perfect but how come every one of the cycles bought up its entire lives go cycling in. it's just part of the monster lifestyle. 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. has also want to words for climate

protection and its energy policy what have you done to achieve that now i know that muslims 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 know how to cut so that it's clear climate protection has a long tradition in winstead since the late 1990 s. where 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 winter. 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 car 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 traveling with some friends to newfoundland and has captured his impressions of this green island in a video here's our weekly view me. my

next stop is ozzy and billick lake in the middle of this. city. change here comes my lift it runs on solar power once an hour this boat crosses the lake to take passengers to places like the zoo i'm going on around trip. a 1000000 euro caps but not the typical captain skipper a solar powered boat is that something you're proud of. and josh mongst 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. when 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 the hall. and we have enough power to travel for 3 days with so far may i take a turn at the wheel. so here on the lake sure he must i won't have an accident and be right here. not much can go wrong at this speed.

is about sebastian you want to take over. if you want to i said enough. surrounding the lake is in $1000.00 hectare park green in more ways then one. day on the water a little bit if you're interested in scuba diving in berlin about 40 kilometers away from here is the. for you they have an underwater world forever. a manmade diving park 120 meters long and 60 meters wide going to and erica in a heart from one star getting ready to enter the water they have their own equipment but it's possible to rent diving gear and book an introductory course. visibility underwater is 4 to 5 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 eye and. the couple will swim a long steep brief like walls to a temple with columns that are 5 metres tall. in this in nice event mysterious do you feel like an underwater archaeologist says the water is slightly murky and then suddenly figures appear out of nowhere else the mists of .

the highlight in the underwater pocket is a sunken ship it was put here after it was retired from service as a supply vessel. come on i'm talking you're not see it all in a single time the comp. xa simply to launch as a new surprise around every corner. yes this is art you can find a sculpture on frac to be 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. some of. this art exhibition takes place in public spaces only every 10 years so we can look forward to 2027 here i 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 minster 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 i should afscme and 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 a. in a derelict cemetery cameroonian artist and a human being installed his celestial mask. this sort of vent has been down to 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 the. regular skim 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. but

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