i was yearning for some fresh sea air so i decided to take a trip to germany's most northern state. where exactly on the shoreline it may look like a river of but it's actually an inlet of the baltic sea. so what better way to kick off the day than by looking at the boats while taking in the crystal 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's show. 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 book which was once the rome capital of europe you can still get high 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 interface we charged on. inside there's a museum with exhibitions on seafaring and fishing in the slide. region.

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 i think to show you a little overview. this why estuary was formed during the ice age and is what geologists refer to as a few art or see in that. it stretches a long way inland from the baltic sea. to the south of the shy lies the port city of kiel on the keel or 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 shah and the surrounding area is protected my escape.

and there are around 20 marinas on the sly and if you are it is known for its wide variety of sailing conditions. but you can enjoy just about any water activity here this line has an average depth of just 3 metres many stretches are shallower. so it's ideal for people of all ages abilities and degrees of daring. along the banks of the sly like many idyllic militias 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 1st smokehouse is an institution in

the region it's been a favorite a fish lovers for over a century. i don't hello again i'd like to try one of your fish sandwiches which would you recommend you have a scooter that depends on what you like but i like that you'll sandwich. a good it's more then he will it is your coming up. here you are just going to enjoy it. once every hour of the bridge is raised to let ships pass through. the fly 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 usually on a c. boat or. around your cruise 2 loads in inns or sleiman day on the m.s.s.

not koppen takes about 2 hours. the captain sun gondola is not the helm today and. the slime in the pan insula is situated at the mouth of the show its shape constantly changes as a result of the wind and waves during storm time sleiman to can be completely submerged most of it is a bird sanctuary. this lighthouse has been guiding ships to safety since 871. 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 cup not so cold as over to the only thing. 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 a young person to really see is a really great place to leave because it's small it has both the traditional and modern cultures and it unites a lot of organ style cafes and bars and coffee shops and they swipe the really easy to move around. because it is full of churches but you should not just go to church which is the oldest one in tbilisi and dates back to the 6th century.

oh. oh for me the streets of really see is a fascinating place to wander around no where else in the world you can find this kind of mixture of the are no real buildings and modernist architecture which creates an infallible architectural heritage. now i'm taking you with me to the now recall of fortress with a terrible card to experience some of the city's best to be used. you have to admit that this is a breathtaking view of to be we say. you

can see everything from here the peace breeds 30 grotty and just had to church the holy trinity catholic girl the baby hall. avenue the freedom square. 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 beans 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 so in 3 way see. now i'm in the city of species situated at the end of this life further inland speech calls itself the viking city and it's of great historical importance to the region the old fishing village of home is especially pretty. knows maybe some of the people here actually still have viking glen. and all started over there that's where the viking settlement of height above was in the 9th and 10th centuries it was one of northern most important trading hubs today all that's left of it is the museum and the 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 today and you can see how they make tools and weapons how they cook food and build ships . 75 in 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 finds 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

glaspie jewelry many 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 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 mounds and trenches. together in the den of a guy who provided us with a detailed picture of viking life on the archaeological discoveries indicate that this site was once a global trading center. we found mercury from western afghanistan. gets from the frankish empire and from the white sea.

it. used to be a trading city comparable to ports of today like. many merchant and trade routes met here where their goods were distributed. in the town of a very important. history that they were both named. another important historic. castle. the influential dukes of chalets charged and got off used to reside here. but 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. you. got

off also houses an archaeological museum one of its most amazing exhibit is the needham boat a warship from the year 32080. 9 meaning museum curator each are cool to learn more about the region's rich history . part of the court now dr cool what happened here after the decline of height of blue. well the people moved to the other side of the show i do want to make today that quickly became a new important senator on the one hand to trade but also is the seat of the bishop and tributes on the king of your castle initially served as residence and fortification for the bishop after that it became to fix residence at least one of

those days when i was jealous of its golden era describes it in the 17th century when it was the duchy of a call shine it got all of these at that point it was really one of europe's prime cultural centers of culture not to military might was news to try to growing as to the level of 10 mach 5 that was an outstanding time when there was a couldn't come up when there was a lot of construction done on the consul when the governments were talented and when there was a huge library here here was once 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. this 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 dukes was officially a danish fief but they were increasingly pushing for their sovereignty so what we

saw or put in simple terms was a centuries long back and forth about whether this region belong to the german empire or to denmark so that is if how did the stand of schleswig-holstein and the getting part of its name. and the constant absolute. placement of the city of chalets wig on the fly was a seat of power and scent of a train so before long of a duck she was cold. for many centuries the 2 duck she's taken home undivided actually and together they form what today is the state. of their view this hordes of those from the slums. in this state lead the row garden also belongs to the castle it was commissioned by duke frederick the 3rd in 1637.

and here we find the gods off below 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 to break the earth's surface. on the inside there's a map of the stars and a depiction of how people in the 17th century view the sky above the got off 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 the 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 montage shows you around the city of angels los angeles california. gold little. old political. gold.

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to look for my visit to the sly comes to an end i want to try my hand at the sailing failing instructor on the buff time to is going to show me the basics on of dulled build in 1957 simply in mind offense up by know nothing about sailing you know been to get 1st we slowly leave the harbor and i'm allowed to steer clear ok all averse steps the sales while i try to get a sense of what's happening though their didn't are ways of goes to be tilting those much yard to rock more of russ most net to in lawrence claro a nicholas they can make a pitted we drink to you have so that you may always smile upon us and give us good wind cheers but aunt a whole image of god are day let's hope that sailing gone's like sherry game next

a lesson end sailing lingo book just because i'm good profile of the sale or the flow velocity on the outer side to stronger than the inside and a metal tagging is when you turn towards the way end jibe is through it right no the other way around he there for long god doesn't he bucks stockinged the ropes oh the backs days ago so they support the master it's authentic and must know the names i understand about 2 words of what you just said. not as easy as i expected. but if at 1st you don't succeed try try again. and eventually i to get to hoist the sail. this is the best part about sailing blinding smoothly across the waves a perfect way to enjoy my final moments on the show. and just like that's i

mean friends book the 3rd largest city in after kiel and lubec fence was 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 well his proximity to the water made it almost predestined for trading. shipping and trade left a lasting mark 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 the rock to europe.

the end you will come in rates the time when funds board was the rum city of europe . over $100.00 sailboats compete in the event. some 200 years ago the merchant ships brought wealth from the caribbean into the city. is what it is if you wanted to 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 sugar cane plantations there. 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. 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 law. nothing. 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 roman germany came from.

today only to ram houses remain from glory day one belongs to. me who is keeping the family tradition going. just like his grandfather he gets around from jamaica and refined it inflames book storage is very important. how long does it take to make rum from start to finish. that depends it varies according to what you drink whether the light are white or younger whereas brown roms are more intense and as a rule of thumb should be left in the barrel for 6 years. or distilled rahm's 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. great. i do this.

here's a nice jamaican rum. so that's pretty strong how much alcohol is in there that there are only 28 percent 000 only in use that. isn't for the faint of heart for those who prefer gentler spirits johnson's rubber hose also has less potent options. back to the water one last time. looks pulled the chip is practically around the

corner it's considered flensburg city beach. front yard to the north is coming to an end and i really loved it here the water is 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 solid conditions for a perfect summer getaway their next time somewhere and already. the

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