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we're carrying a. little milk and i'm going to go to brown can you believe me barley suppose it's personal device it's about topics that affect us hold water pollution climate change and the returns. are insane check it out. and have a bit of that but. i was yearning for some fresh ca so i decided to take
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a trip to germany's most northern state. where exactly on the sly it may look like a river but it's actually an inlet of the baltic sea. so what better way to kick off a day than by looking at the boats while taking in the crisp salty air in the city of copland's historic harbor at 1st glance this lie comes across as a quiet and relaxed place but that wasn't always the case this used to be the land of viking and bustling trade with places all around the known world but i'm getting ahead of myself for now and stick to the present and all the other things coming up on today so. we'll take a trip to georgia where local mean a couple announced it will show us around the capital tbilisi. will also visit friends school which was once the rome capital of europe you can still go. high
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quality from there today. and this week's viewer video takes us to los angeles and sunny california. couple in used to be a fishing village but today it lives mainly from tourism it's a great base if you want to explore the area. and. one of the city's landmarks is the amanda the tallest windmill in stein. an inside there's a museum with exhibitions on seafaring and fishing in the region. and . that's why it's about 40 kilometers long this way will come up on the baltic sea and all the way over there on the other end of the end lead in the city of shakespeare but why tell you about it if i could just show you a little overview. of.
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this lie estuary was formed during the ice age and is what geologists refer to as a few art or sea in. its structures a long way inland from the baltic sea. to the south of the shy lies the port city of kiel on the keeler fjord. in the far north is flame spork close to the danish border. there is plenty of peace and tranquility to be found in the region there are nature reserves on both sides of the water the shark and the surrounding area is protected landscape. and. then there are around 20 marinas on the sly the fjord is known for its wide variety of sailing conditions. but you can enjoy just about any water activity here. has an average depth of just 3 meters many stretches are shallower. so it's
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ideal for people of all ages abilities and degrees of daring. along the banks of the sly like many idyllic villages with that group houses. one is particularly charming arness it's the smallest town in germany both in terms of area and population just 280 people live here. where there's water chances are there's fish food smokehouse is an institution in the region it's been a favorite of fish lovers for over a century. i don't hello can i like to try one of your fish sandwiches which would you recommend you have a few that depends on what you like but i like that you'll sandwich. a good if you
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then deal it is coming up. here you are and you were going to enjoy it. once every hour this night bridges race to let ships pass through. the shrine is quite narrow here but it's not far to the baltic sea. and i don't want to pass up the opportunity to go there can't board without checking in with captain julieann a-z. . around your brews to listen in the slime and on the m.s. not copland takes about 2 hours. to captain sun gondola and not the helm to. this linemen the peninsula is situated at the mouth of the shrine it's constantly changes as. the result of the wind and waves during storm time simon you can be
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completely submerged most of it is a bird sanctuary. this lighthouse has been guiding ships to safety since 1871. and one side of the peninsula faces the open sea. as you know we love it when you invite us to visit your hometown this week mean a couple not so cold as over to believe the capital of georgia she's a student there and a really knows her way around let's go meet a local. hi everyone welcome to see i'm nina barn and raised in tbilisi and i'm so excited to show you my favorite places in tbilisi. for
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a young person really see is a really great place to leave because it's small it has both a traditional and mordor cultures and it unites a lot of organ style cafes and bars and coffee shops and they swipe really easy to move around. the bill as it is full of churches but you should not just go to church which is the oldest one in the wheezy and dates back to the 6th century. oh. oh. the streets off to be we see is a fascinating place to wander around no where else in the world you can find this kind of mixture of the our new rail buildings and modernist architecture which creates an infallible arthur.
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now i'm taking you with me to the article of fortress with a cattle car to experience some of the city's best views. you have to admit that this is a breathtaking view of to be we see it. you can see everything from here the peace parades 30 rowdy and just had to church the holy trinity catholic girl the baby hall we ave the freedom square.
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as food in georgia is as important as breathing and the wind has a major part in our culture i'm going to take you with me at the restaurant to try some of george's special dishes. the georgian cuisine is very special because of its widespread use of walnuts in almost everything period can see this was walnuts paris was walnuts and also pumpkin with all of. this dinner is a great way to end a wonderful day in tbilisi i hope you like my tour and hope to see is sewn in 3 way see. now i'm in the city of a species situated at the end of this line further inland beach towns itself the viking city and it's of great historical importance. to the region the old fishing
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village of home is especially pretty. knows maybe some of the people here actually still have. it all started over there that's where the viking settlement of height of blue was in the 9th and 10th centuries it was one of northern europe most important trading hubs today all that's left of it is a museum and a reconstruction of the settlement but it's still very much worth a visit and only a short boat trip from space. how did the vikings live 1000 years ago. visit the museum to do today that you can see how they make tools and weapons how they cook food and build ships
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. 70 factual wooden houses like those in the original settlement have been reconstructed here with direct access to the north sea underwater way to the baltic this was the perfect location for trading precious stones. pelts and it has proven archaeological a treasure trove of. many of the finest can be viewed in the viking museum. the vikings are often brutal warry is but the museum exhibition shows there was more to them. they fashioned intricate silver objects. made explicit glass the jewelry many visitors are surprised by what they see. unlike the classic image of vikings as warriors what i saw here showed me that they were 1st and foremost merchants and internationally trading europeans. even
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somewhat cosmopolitan. not far from hyde to boot is the down of an impressive 30 kilometer long system of interlocking fortifications consisting of walls earth man who's. going. to get into the den of a guy and provide us with a detailed picture of viking life on the archaeological discoveries indicate that this site was once a global trading. we found mercury from western afghanistan. gets from the frankish empire and walrus tusks from their white sea. and hide their words 100 part of what used to be a trading city comparable to ports of today like hamburg or rotterdam. many merchant and trade routes met here where their goods were redistributed. i took you
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in the town of it was so important for our understanding of viking history that they were both named unesco world heritage sites in 28. another important historical site and it's got off castle be influential. used to reside here. in. the castles chapel dates back to 5090 and has been largely preserved in its original form the small dutch she was a mighty center of power in northern europe. and. also houses an archaeological museum one of its most amazing exhibits is the need a warship from the year 32080. 9
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meaning museum curator cool to learn more about the region's rich history. but out of course dr cool what happened here after the decline of height of the advent of the people moved to the other signs of the show i do want to fix today that quickly became a new important senator on the one hand to trade but also is the seat of the bishop and should you stand the king. initially served as residence in fortification for the bishop after that it became to jean king. residents at least and i don't say when was golden era described in the 17th century when it was the dutch. that got off easy at that point it was really one of europe's prime cultural centers of culture not military might was used to try to rise to the level of denmark while that was an outstanding time when there was
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a couldn't come up when there was a lot of construction done on the council when the gardens were planted and when there was a huge library here give us one said it was a center of both science and the arts it had far reaching influence. even the organizers of course of its history of this region periodically belong to denmark why were the danes so interested in it a lot it often happens that the duke of make was also the king of denmark. which meant that from the danish perspective this region was always a part of denmark. under the. break was officially a danish fief but they were increasingly pushing for their sovereignty so what we sort of put in simple terms was a centuries long back and forth about whether this region belonging to the german empire or to denmark so that if however the sound of the holiday and the getting part of its name was i'm. standing counts and that's a. place with the city of schleswig on the line was a seat of power and scent of
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a trade so before long the duck she was called. so many centuries the 2 dutch cheese bacon divine death and together they form what today is the same. tired of living before it with us in the flower. in. this stately baroque garden also belongs to the castle it was commissioned by duke frederick the 3rd in 1637. and here we find the got off globe the old historical house was replaced with this modern building the purpose of which is to keep a technical masterpiece safe the globe is 3 meters in diameter and the outside tipping the earth's surface. on the inside there's a map of the stars and a depiction of how people in the 17th century and view the sky above the got off
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globe is known as the world's 1st planetarium this one's a copy of the original was taken to st petersburg by a russian tsar. i imagine he used to sit in front of his globe and fantasize about what life was like on the other side of the world. nowadays we're here for that and this week's main melting. the city of angels los angeles california. world will. go a. little. blue. blue blue
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blue blue. suit the for food. template for my visit to this like comes to an end i want to try my hand at sailing sailing instructor all about content going to show me the basics on a boat built in 1957. in mind offense i know nothing about sailing you know when you get 1st we slowly leave the
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harbor and i'm allowed to steer. clear. ok. oliver sets the sails while i try to get a sense of what's happening let me know are we supposed to be tilting this much. wrong imo for us most neptune lawrence klara nicholas they can make up and we drink to us so that you may always smile upon us and give us good wind cheers but on a cold. all right let's hope the sailing gods like sherry. next a lesson in sailing lingo because because of the profile of the sail the flow velocity on the outer side is stronger than the inside. sagging is when you turn towards the wind and gibe is through it right. no the other way around there's a lot it doesn't block the rope so the back stays. they support the mast under 3
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must know the names i understand about 2 words of what you just said. not as easy as i expected. it at 1st you don't succeed try try again. and eventually i had to get to hoist the stick. this is the best part about sailing blinding smoothly across the waves a perfect way to enjoy my final moments on this long. and just like that's i mean friends book the 3rd largest city in after kiel and lubet. is located just 5 kilometers south of the border to denmark. if you're looking for a souvenir you're sure to find one in a local arts and crafts shop. friends
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books proximity to the water made almost predestined for trading. shipping and trade left a lasting mark on flynn's back in the 18th century local merchants mostly dealt with silver and rum from the caribbean that's because blends well used to belong to denmark and the country had colonies in the west indies and it was thanks to the rum trade that lends both experienced its best of times. it was from here from the flensburg fjord harbor that ships set sail to the caribbean to bring iraq to europe. the ne moved from regatta come in rates the time when funds port was the rum city of europe. over $100.00 sailboats compete in the event.
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some 200 years ago merchant ships brought wealth from the caribbean into the city. to say to the trade with the danish colonies it wouldn't have become so affluent in other words without sugar in rome. but this trade also had a far less savory side denmark engaged in so-called triangular trade it shipped slaves from africa to the caribbean to work on the sugarcane plantations their. magnificent merchant houses from the time still stand in flensburg today. walking through the city it's easy to imagine how rum was once refined blended and stored here.
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there were around $200.00 rum houses in flensburg at the end of the 18th century. and they managed to keep their business is going for a long. not. after the 2nd world war flensburg says moved in on the markets of west germany. and divided it up amongst themselves. tired until the late 19th world blended rum in germany came from. today only to rum houses remain from glory days one belongs to. who is keeping the family tradition going. just like his grandfather he gets around from jamaica or finds it in. storage it's very important
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. well how long does it take to make rum from start to finish. not a myth. that depends it varies according to what you drink. light or white or younger whereas brown roms are more intense and as a rule of thumb should be left in the barrel for 6 years. are distilled roms or between 8 and 12 years old but we also have one from 1965 and another 22 year old distilled rum and no i think it's time for a drink ok ok great. i do this. here's a nice jamaican rum. so
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that's pretty strong how much alcohol is in there that there was only 28 percent 00000 use that. isn't for the faint of heart for those who prefer gentler spirits join hands and drum halls also has less potent options. back to the water one last time look spoke peaches practically around the corner it's considered flensburg city beach. my trip to the north is coming to an end and i really loved it here the water is
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never too far away there the maritime vibe and beautiful landscapes all around the region's history is super interesting and the rum will knock your socks off all the conditions for a perfect summer getaway their next time somewhere and already. i
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