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food breaking silence from ending violence from the founders valley. to 60 t.w. . much of it. surely to news from africa the more sure link to exceptional stories and discussions from all use as easy with safety deputed comes to join us on facebook at g.w. for. this time i'm visiting up a franconia in germany fun in all this very very landscapes castles fortresses and
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historic towns characterize the area we mustn't forget the franks themselves with their coziness and especially their beer. my 1st stop is fish. also called mountain off the franks. a short climb up to the top and franconia lice at my feet. below me is bunched up to. the bunch at the conference sent up and the bus to be comfy it's in hiding in. the 14 holy hell purse. overflowing is known as a given to pleasure per capita there are more butchers pastry shops and breweries here anywhere else in the world that's why for. the big. here are all my agenda
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today i'll also be visiting by a boy back and cool book and here's what's also on today's show. music and celebrities we show you why the bayou boys fist of all is so special. our viewer video takes us to mexico. and we follow musician jason we use to his favorite places in austin texas. who book is one of its largest cities more than 41000 people live here 1st we'll take a short stroll through the city to the markets where one of the most beautiful squares in the various. services. on top of the historic town hall you can see st riches the patron saint of who book
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. the people here call the saint their god because the length of a thick innocence should be the same as the famous who was robbed forced but if i take a look at it i don't see any similarities to you. we continue on to even book for a long time who book was one of the capitals of the duchy of sex a cool book and cool to the city was a meeting place of the european aristocracy the british royal family also has its roots here. even book palace was the city residents of the kubel dukes and on top of this hill you'll find there castle who will fortress one of the largest and best preserved fortifications in germany.
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coburg fortress sits majestically almost 200 meters about the town defensive walls cannons and i endorse made a fortified castle impregnable. it survived all sorts of attacks and fires and still evokes the atmosphere of the late and renee sound serious. the beginnings of today's complex date back to the 13th century the council's heyday came 300 years later. in the 19th century the jukes of kobo work established an important art connection in the castle. it includes a large armory. and
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a collection of carriages and slays. the nearly 2000 historical glasses are especially impressive. you can also view the rooms where the jukes and their staff lived for instance the private tutors room and the smoking lounge. the hunting room with its inlaid wooden panels is spectacular. on your tour you'll find traces of 2 important men one was a gifted painter court artist lucas khanna the elder because a house is more than 30 of his paintings. the other man had a masterly way with words protestant reformer martin luther king 1535 months in the council.
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cowpoke fortress is popularly called the crown of franconia its nickname is no co-incidence widely visible from afar it dominates the region so a visit to the castle is worthwhile not only because of its many art treasures but also for the view and come out. to. a big topic is that beer the region has the highest brewery density in the world the 1000000 inhabitants have about 200 more than 1000 different beers to choose from many circular walks to leap from peer to peer to peer to out and out system franconian switzerland the breweries are especially close to each other the community is even mentioned in the guinness book of world records the circular rolls here is 14 kilometers long takes about 4 hours and connects 4 breweries.
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the 1st stage leads to the start up brewery. they have dark beer. but this fits in with that in general i prefer light but this dark one is really delicious. well there are breweries hiker's pass you get a stamp in it for every brewery you visit and when you have all 4 stamps you get a certificate as a franconia an honorary beer drinker here's our stamp to start with. with the hiking pass i continue to the coffee boys. and the choice breweries
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beer tastes different from sweet to smoky to tart they've got everything a lot. in the brewery restaurant i meet beer creme christina i have a few questions but 1st of all we order a beer and something to eat. thank you. and i'd like an officer and roast pork to get with it. will have the 2. while we wait for you can take a look at the surroundings it's located in what's known as franconian switzerland and there you'll find case castle ruins and bazaar rock formations. franconian switzerland picturesque river violence alternates with woodlands and limestone cracks. quite villages nestled in the countryside
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like this one took a spread in the portlock valley. the bizarre rock formations are especially popular with climbers. but there are also lots of trails for hikers to go up and down hill through sinkholes and past council rooms. there is a mysterious place hidden in the forest here possibly a pre-christian cult site. regularly gives guided tours of the natural wonders in franconian switzerland. either that or even higher up the druids grove these are basically a labyrinth of rocks if i must cross any originally
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a cave system. in closing for now there's no roof to the cave anymore so you can see all the rocks and it's definitely quite a rarity. this was gun safe in itself fun. as a you have almost this was a cia during the late jurassic period and that's where the name franconian giora comes from this film it was many 1000000 years ago and these layers of limestone were deposited in the sea. to discuss how the rocks originated. and it's just those rocks that take the region its name because it reminded people of a swiss alpine landscape crags valley is the caves and small hamlets bit of switzerland in germany but franconia being carried.
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by. another beer. like. the mole back of what is this beer via putting god and the wind up drinking. from the alphabet offering out of which is a 6th generation family run business one i love this. one this is a light. color in the glass glass and it's lovely delicate creamy head because it's really a treatment swells we should try it out so absolutely i'm all for that the more. just. like. i'm sure people through 401 k. . how would you describe recalling cuisine so go to florida good question franconian cuisine is hearty as a decided to go ways includes me then dumplings are served to accompany it. often
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it's actually cooked to have been sourced because like this one sport i find a partner. but we often each find a partner. pulque roast is also a hearty dish that lines your stomach for the next beer because you're the beer creme what's your actual job day in day out talking on screen again has been an issue i'm not a big queen 24 hours a day actually i'm a full time teacher absolution after school is over and at weekends and during school holidays finished i travel through my realm is big queen in. and now throughout germany to raise the region's profile and spread the word about its high quality beer. in the event and also i've already had a bureau to aid you as an expert might have a tip on how to not get too confused if you know what i mean. as a risk assessment it's important to line your stomach eyes with
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a dish like sauerkraut. there's a saying that you shouldn't drink beer before 4 pm but that doesn't apply off langridge must argue that people often drink beer that morning get togethers. but you don't want to drink on an empty stomach. if i know i'll be at an event where i have to drink several beers what i've been off and i think water in between to thin out the alcohol. from the networks well. it was to put down and or undone top to conclude thanks and before i forget if i've got my hiking pass and there's still a stamp missing. then because you get that from me. you've collected all the stem what's missing. no a certificate is this right you know you all certificate a friend penny an honorary. congratulations goes for what an ordered the i get my pleasure this certificate makes a great mental but even better is
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go. back and i go to bomb barrack i have booked a city to a. production yard most god has a hello and welcome to bung them into our guided tour bumbag is a town with more than 1000 years of history and it became a unesco world heritage site 25 years ago school when this stuff is simply coming to the cathedral with me now. so this is we're now in bomb back cathedral the 1st cathedral here was commissioned in 1004 by the emperor haile
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and his wife when he go into who were later canonized to wonder. what's here now is the 3rd cathedral from the 13th century it was billed as a pilgrimage church rather than the parish church so the focus is on the tomb of the saints. so of us what you see here is the only marble piece in the church on the lid are the recumbent figures of the 2 saints and 20 glinda on its side are legends surrounding the imperial couple of oxen and. the cathedral is especially famous for this figure. so when's it on here from here you have a lovely view of the back horseman what was so unusual about it well 1st it was the 1st life size statues since antiquity if the writer were standing up he'd be about my size one meter 65 and about the average height for his times as i'm outside.
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whom he represents remains a mystery. but i'm back was billed as a center of ecclesiastical power built like rome on 7 hills the city is therefore also called for. the cathedral square was the political heart of come back to this day there are magnificent buildings such as the idaho and the noir is the difference. down in the valley the citizens settled in today city center so mysterious here and now we're at the own town hall we've just come from the cathedral and episcopal town district and when we cross the river we'll be in the middle class island destruction the town hall was meant to link both parts of the town and that's why they built it in the middle of the river. and then 1st of all and thus giving bum back another landmark. as you know you can send us your travel videos but we also love to visit you and
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this time we met the musician jason wins in texas he shows us his favorite places in his hometown austin. go go go your lonely star you shine go go go go look back now we've got this go go go you're lonely star yes . hey all welcome to austin texas i'm jason williams a singer songwriter in town and i can't wait to show you around. welcome to zilker park 340 acres of fun right in the heart of austin and one of my very favorite places to spend a day. this
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is dirty $63.00 right in the heart of downtown austin when you're a college kid a local or tourist you're going to come here there's more bars in the stretch that anywhere else in america and live music day and night. you don't have to go to a bar to find the great music it is right here on the street but you gotta come to austin it's the only place that is. this is the texas state capitol the seat of all our government and texas it's as
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big as a country you've got to have this kind of room more than $3000000.00 visitors a year come just to check the place out. austin is the home of the creative class of texas and nothing shows it off better than the hoped outdoor gallery this place is different every single day for my music i draw inspiration from all over the city and nothing does that for me like the whole bag or gallery some of the best miro lists in the world paint here and then that i'm really gets covered up with.
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for the end of our day together in austin i thought we'd come some place you can only see here this is the congress street bridge the home of the mexican free tell that in just a minute 1500000 of them are going to sweep across the town. well this is my day in austin i hope you had a great time and hope you come down soon. my last stop in the oval funk is by a boy. the city's best known for one person he shouts barking up the composer moved here in 872 and built the
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man she beat up on street for himself and his family today it's a museum and you can even visit the mystery. by 0.5 now was able to reel. his long cherished plans for his own festival hall at 1st he was interested in the murky opera house. it's one of the most beautiful the rock theaters in the world and is a unesco world heritage site. and. it's recently been renovated and his back to its former glory. wagner want it more so he had his own opera house built every here from the end of
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july to the end of august wagner offense from all over the world come to the famous by a wide festival. loudness fest in the house pool festival theater in by white. every year celebrities and v.i.p.'s grace its red carpet. it's as much a part of the festival as richard wagner's music. does is probably mainly because of this there's his acoustic sound because it's a unique all frantic venue and this theater was built by and for richard wagner well over 100 years ago now and it's still standing in the same place and basically functions just as it did in the 19th century view. that must be a major part of its fascination for us and that's when i was about. the pyrite festival is
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a media event the british era parents prince charles queen sylvia of sweden and german chancellor angela merkel have all been hand. celebrities and journalists would have loved it. the festival keeps up with the times. from 2008 to 20111 production a year was publicly screened on festival square. since 2009 there have been children's versions of the volcano operas. and since 20121 production a year has been streamed live to cinemas. that so many thought and love as there is nothing better than being right there in by right. this is something whole package is fabulous the atmosphere and of course the
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theater itself it comes in what if i can't put it into words it's just a feeling and that's. what's wonderful about music and art i think rip you emotionally. fast you don't want to miss a minute and you have to learn wagner and that's that you have no options you know you have to you have to do it. by rights appealed remains unbroken some people accept years of waiting for a ticket just to be part of the glamour swelled and richard wagner. my visit has come to an end in the center of by a void here at the new palace with its romantic or just garden. time. that's made from with its 1000 types of beers historic cities and beautiful landscapes very important for the region are also the people themselves they are
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