this is a fascinating landscape marked by countless waterways less than 100 kilometers from berlin a complex of streams and channels as part of the river the large areas of this play about now enjoy special protection this play but has been declared up by a sphere reserved by unesco. i'm kicking off my tour and the town of live in now. under the blistering sun 37 degrees celsius unusually hot for germany

luckily i find a source of refreshment along the way. the sleigh ride is a region full of legends and smith this for example is one of the lucky are supposed to look like they're little creatures that live underground and every now and then borrow people's household equipment as a sign of their gratitude they give them grand and cake and exchange i'm excited to see 2 of them going to meet a live hot summer day in this phase. and will give the show a royal touch of visiting brandon's palace and its park near. well head over to the us to the city of san antonio. and we'll show you the emails sent to us from the indian city of tire enough.

most live a visitor's head straight in the water and i recommend you take some time to stroll through love and now. even spend the night at this beautiful 19th century castle. then it's on to the dock this has been the departure spot for the region's typical boats for more than 150 years of course taking a ride at the very top of my list but 1st if it stops at what's called the pickle mile it's to go to destination for this play by its most famous product. 2 couldn't get in the club yet we have some officials still pickles mustard garlic. close reddish mustard honey mustard or chili to. each that has its own secret pickle recipe these gherkins are sold all around the world.

next i think the classics my favorite. the soil here in the chalet but is more than rich in nutrients ideal conditions for growing cucumbers. now i'm hopping on the next boat. and foremost these boats are tourist attractions but they were once the only way to get around that. they have flat bottoms because the canals aren't all that deep each property has its own moorings. legend has it that the devil dug all the channels with the help of his oxen of course that's not how they came into being they were formed by the retreating ice sheet at the end of the last ice age.

such frankly people. to this day the people in this may have had received their mail by about. whether insurance thanks for this bailout on one of these excursions are on your own and canelo there is no better way of getting to know the answer to the net's lorca now than from the wire of course and i continue to enjoy doing just that. a couple more since far as at this point that. you can explore the spread of out not just by boat but by bicycle as well as a well signposted 260 kilometer can bicycle path through the region. the way you all come across the stunning wooden reconstruction of the slavic castle

of rather wish to lose its key tribe built several such structures in the region during the 9th and 10th century. in assigned the museum showcases archaeological finds from the return of. the source who are of slavic descent are ethnic minority whose culture shapes this great old region to this very day each february they celebrate the post they don't traditional dresses drink dance and march from 1 home to the next. the goal is to dispel evil winter spirits. inside. time fountains front to levens famous by how fast the boat parade is

a particular highlight giving visitors a sense of how locals used to transport the harvest on line stone through the region. of. the tropical islands theme parks located in a form a hangar boasting the world's largest freestanding still done for that matter is another regional tourist magnet. it's perfect for a rainy day. and in 2017 alone it attracted more than half a 1000000 visitors in. my boat ride and any leader one of the slave adds most beautiful towns.

these cross snakeheads on the gables are typical for the region they symbolize the snake king who's supposed to protect the locals. elated open air museum there's a lot to learn about this place by its history and the ethnic minority the storks. created in store b m. w. national the in the lead up to nico the. don't worry i speak german as well which additionally welcome visitors with bread and salt so welcome home thanks thank you.

stepping into these replicas of original live out houses one can easily imagine what life must have been like in the 19th century 150 years ago family life took place in one single room and in one single bed then they thought they had no notion what your life would have been like if you married into a family and later you'd be sharing a bed with you endorse and your kids should he have any would sleep in your bed too along with your husband of course you know. that. one of the houses is dedicated to store b. in culture and traditional stormin costumes. get into this museum we always wear traditional even our costumes on and consisting of a blue apron and underneath we wear a skirt i started out one to hawk

a how you can see money per. woman wearing this kind of signals that she's married as a married woman you always wear muted colors whether that be blue green or purple we thought young girls tend to wear bright shades of right my not yet also wear a kind of blouse but without buttons and this piece of cloth keeps it all together for the. museum is a very interactive this is how laundry was done a 100 years ago. which is going to really push it hard against the board i think i'm getting a good workout here i'm on. a plane. well i wish. i don't think. it's a lot of school now if this up so the wind and sunshine can draw everything. came

a great day to. the head of the museum staff and hines tells me a bit more about tradition and culture in this place but. to me it's normal boy. well let's talk about the storm so why did they decide to settle in this play about and that is because all because you don't give me the actual sorbs settlement region is much larger and it reaches all the way to dissolve the river and up to berlin and down to the saxon or a month and a fish you could think this provides sort of she might have made a bad choice by coming here with all the canals and many mosquitoes here but water played an important role and it's essential for catching fish and there are plenty of forests in the area and the swamps help keep invaders out. so i think the overall conditions for settling right here in the middle of the spray about weren't actually that bad after all. as he didn't. need to get us out when he went over the century storms have been persecuted their language for baden can you tell us

a bit about the history. versus the sorbs were christianized and they were treated like a minority for hundreds of years when they were more or less oppressed across the ages looked they never govern themselves there was never a sore bridge it again. but against all odds the sorbs managed to preserve their culture especially by adapting and possible that was their key to success and that said give us the un possible at this. point and that he will have us and who is it difficult to keep me in traditions alive. i have them and they sort of if you look at the customs the celebrations of the traditional costumes those are really popular in the villages as you can see here in germany museum. so it's a very different story with this or blank which it's a complicated language that's tricky to learn it takes after their language initiatives and even a high school in columbus where people are going to learn the sort of language there is a sword media to newspapers t.v.

radio and so i think people are quite worried about how to keep their complicated language alive. make it appealing enough so others want to learn it. unfortunately i don't have more time to explore the open air museum i have another boat to catch. we'll stay by the water but far far away from here in texas we'll start our stroll through the lone star state's oldest city on the banks of the san antonio river and since trolls are best taken in good company we're joined by the lovely vietnam laos that i mean you know she's a local and loves the cultural diversity of her town. hi welcome to san antonio i'm down about it was that if you know born and raised here in san antonio and i'm excited to share some of my favorite spots.

we're at our 1st stop on the phantom turn your river walk 15 miles of the river way that runs through downtown san antonio lined with restaurants and hotels and shops and lots of fun things to do you can even jump on the river barge that will take you on a tour. now let's go get a view from the top a bird's eye view of san antonio we're going up there. now we're on top of the tower of the americas built in 1968 to commemorate the world's fair with beautiful views 170 feet up in the air it's a great place to visit and it's a very special place for my husband and i because it's where he proposed to me many years ago.

one of my favorite places to visit is the market square in downtown san antonio it is true mexican culture at its best it's like a little bit of mexico. it in downtown san antonio. when you come to market square you are going to experience the largest mexican market in the united states there are lots of little individual stores little types of boutiques that each cater to a different audience this this is texas. san antonio is a multicultural city there is so much of our latin influence here and one of my favorite places to enjoy it and to taste a little of that culture is here at me you have a cafe come on and let's go inside because.

if you're wondering if it's christmas it's not it's just always decorated like this because. this is a typical mexican breakfast i can't wait to begin with. our next stop is here at mission san jose one of 5 spanish colonial missions in san antonio recently designated a unesco world heritage site. look at how beautiful this mission is mission san jose is an active parish where you can attend church every sunday.

well that was my day in famine tonio and i'm going to wrap it up now with the hearth drawn carriage ride through downtown san antonio i hope you've enjoyed it and i hope you come and visit us soon. from spring to spring up for some shopping zagat slave all celebrates the local culture she grew up here studied fashion and design in berlin and came back to her hometown to set up. the store is frequent and by locals and tourists alike basis which would you recommend for me on a hot day like today. yeah. this one here is really nice it's really breezy i'm wearing one just like this. one it's inspired by traditional costumes the blouses we were underneath the costumes are cast in the same style my and if you

haven't read everything kind of outfit you might want to try these cool skirts they're inspired by. especially these velvet ribbons and you've got pockets pocket and yes. i said what's the meaning of the name of your label. i mean something like play about women on fire have you actually mythical character some of her chance like this to mean wild forest women or wild forest spirits. i just love that one particular translation wild forest women so i tweeted to walsh pregnant. but not all her fans are from this she considers her fashion traditional modern. give us a time how did you come up with the idea of designing clothes inspired by sorby and culture i don't think. it started at university. down the we worked in an

interview project dedicated to designing fashion for young saw. my adept at the traditional costume design for everyday clothing and to get young people interested in the culture you were lloyd and. to me one could say you are an ambassador for modern sorby and culture. from birth yes a little bit. that has to get back to work after all all her dresses are tailor made. but our trip doesn't end here. if you have some time to spare on your visit to this play about you should definitely squeeze then a trip to couples only 30 minutes from here they're all you come across a truly lavish destination brandon's castle and it's part designed by prince how months on proclaim moscow just like myself he too was an avid traveler and his journeys gave him plenty of ideas for a less landscape gardens back home. can

one look for a kind of a fun pickler miscount born in 7985 was a travel writer and eccentric. but above all he was a brilliant landscape designer who inspired by an english landscape gardens created prominent spark. principle in visions of virgins park with water hills. and pyramids as a reminder on his travels abroad as. the resided in this 6 traficant lee furnished palace.

today visitors can explore the prince's former pala. the blue silo. bedroom. breakfast. and library all rooms have been painstakingly refurbished most of the palaces still preserved in its original state today. my tour takes me to the small town of schlep 6. there are fewer tourists here giving me the chance to experience a more quiet side of the space. one of the town's main attractions is the phaidon or willow dome the pavilion regularly hosts events such as lectures exhibitions and of course weddings.

and meeting gone. he's going to teach me how to steer a traditional boat. near the moorings he shows me the basic technique and then we head over to a quiet branch of this play with less traffic. and this is one of the greatest jobs anyone could hear you're always outside in nature of course there are bad days too where the under storms and you're stuck here passengers are protected from rain some boats have roofs some even have umbrella as well but here out of new york and getting drenched in running. if you argue ok here you go i showed you how to do it it's a bit muddy but you'll manage. but i'm so busy trying to punt that i don't even get

to see where we're going. with by the both things and talk at the same time that's the challenge of being are going to lear and i was 3 months. at which you thrust the pole down is crucial then he would just your course through rowing motions. the constant all the centered you're on your own now from his boss. i'm not too sure about this at 1st it works quite well but i end up steering us into the bushes but i better take cover under the benches. run aground but yet gets us back on track. the list. was a little help i started to get the hang of it. so that's a really good look if you're going really well. there's a 1st time for everything and honestly it could have been worse.

than thank you so much that was a lot of fun i hope it wasn't too bad i think you're great. for a newbie like me this calm little creek was just right but as far as rivers go it's nothing compared to let's say india's ganges river it's hinduism is a most sacred river which is just one of the aspects that made our viewer norris pre-term want to visit he's from delhi and travelled to the holy city of lara nasi and the result is this week's we mail. to. be.

true. for all. of her. i have earned this cucumber shandy and the classics dish. boiled potatoes a wide current cheese and linseed oil another traditional product of the region. as the sun sets it finally starts to cool down display vied with all its water

trees and shade has been the perfect destination for this beautiful summer day. my name is but one has already come to an end a shame really because if i had time i grab a canoe and set out to explore all the small canals that i didn't get the chance to see throughout the day the landscape here is truly unique and mystical apparently i'm not the only person who likes coming here a lot of filmmakers come here to shoot their thrillers but you don't have to be a professional mini augur for or a photographer to find great shots for travel fixtures they care and go by.

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