welcome to the what is the game here for duffy. to talk about a. country that's a little. so you don't want. to. go. today i'm going to give in to my wonderlust so i've come to what's known as the

french strike which runs through the through engine forest. is one of the oldest hiking trails in germany it begins at eisenach on the vessel river and ends in the town of dying on the civets river. it's customary to take stone from the vessel along with you it's said to bring good luck and when you reach the end of the bench take you through it into this is bits. so my mission is clear but from start to finish rich trail is about 170 kilometers long uphill downhill always along the crest of the thuringian forest it's going to be exhausting and maybe my shoes will look like this. along the way i'll be served here in the biosphere reserve.

our v mail this week takes us on a tour of paris. check in viewer shows us her hometown jakarta indonesia. the 1st section of the stock is up hill of course fortunately it's a low mountain range here in the thuringian forest so i don't have to huff and puff my way out to 2 or $3000.00 metres. all in all the trees stretches 170 kilometers some hikers do the whole thing in 6 days others in 8 or 10 . these are along the way let us know we're on the right path. diecast plenty of rest areas and observation points. from this bench you have

a great view of bach book castle above eisenhower. the vod book castle looks like something out of a story book and it has made it into the history books so if you're in the area you should take a look at the castle and visit the town of eyes and. everyone who comes to eisenach wants to visit bond council. for many germans it's more than just an 11 century council it's both a tourist attraction and a famous landmark and then has to do with one man in particular martin luther starting in $1521.00 he translated the new testament into german. here a revolutionary act because anyone who could read now i had access to a. little

wasn't the 1st to translate the bible but he did it very well and he did it from the original greek not just from latin into jama. council has been the scene of many historical events it's splendid rooms testified of that for instance the apartments of st elizabeth of the who lived in the council in the 13th century. and the singers hall where in the middle ages a legendary contest among many singers took place. in 817 about 500 students met here pretty man the unification of the then fragmented german nation. below the vaudeville guys the town of eyes and. the luther house where the protestant reformer lived as a schoolboy. martin luther preached in st george's church.

and in 1985 in this house the composer johann sebastian bach another a lustrous eyes are not native was born the house is now a museum. you can round off your tour advise enough with typical of the region potato dumplings and a bottle of liquor wine of course at the foot of the pot book. there are lots of things to see and discover on both sides of the good steak rich trail like schools it's not a waterfall. the waterfall is artificial a small river has been dammed up here and forts 58 meters to the ground.

by the way was 1st mentioned in the 14th century as a border between truth many boundary stones are still standing. and now i face my biggest challenge is its. climb isn't easy but it's birthrates especially on a day like today. while enjoying a well deserved coffee i'll take the opportunity to write a postcard from the mountaintop. postcards are really old fashioned and a selfie is much faster but some people even make a whole video of their journey. from bangladesh he was in paris for the 1st time in

his life and here are his impressions.

here on the inside spec there's also a fun park. that's got a few questions for the manager. and in my 2 hikers from the get stuck ever come here looking for a change of pace i'm sure they did they will pass just 50 meters away so of course they start by. what is there to do year is one. of our oldest attraction is the alpine signed it's a 1000 meters long and 400 meters high. it's been here for 25 years. but our main attraction is the wii find it's

a prototype where the only ones who have it and there are lots of smaller rights for children who've is the winter sports result is not far from here as an olympic champion ever turned up here. yes county vilhelm to form a professional athlete she lives in a hand comes by from time to time. and they go down the alpine slight. alternative next a lot of fun. and now for a turn on the wii flyer. my

last stop here on in suspect the lookout tower 930 meters next to tom. on one side forest as far as the eye can see. on the other side transmitters are in that spec mountain and at the very back i can actually see voc book castle. here on the in the back mountain is a youth hostel right next to the grand strike and there are also a lot of patience in the vacation spots along the hiking trail but the most unusual one is probably going start.

said michael's church has seen a lot in its day after all it was built in 859. but no one probably ever thought it would be used for love to. hear they come that's because their welcome to noise that i'm wrenched dark of you got a good trip up well not this father and daughter of passing through the village they found these unusual courses on the online platform at the end date from 6 in the evening till 9 in the morning they have the chance to themselves. the churches and the open fire overnight stays during the summer. tourists from austria president france sweden and us trade here have slept here it's not that serious but it's romantic and a lot of people like it these guys are all food and plenty of enthusiasm for the project and there is enthusiasm for the guests who come to us for various reasons.

through. my welcome the guests in the evening and in the morning i say goodbye to them to the of course i ask them why they've gone how they've enjoyed their stay and whether there were any problems for. architect designed the sleeping quarters unadorned reduced to essential but still aesthetically pleasing and overnight stay here costs 15 year as per person for that you get a serene and special place to sleep and a lovely view of the organ. behind here not that it isn't protest the havoc that we started this process of turning churches into places to stay here in noise. we hope that in 2 or 3 years we can do the same in several more churches in the region where we like a string of pearls along the trench tie where hikers or even pilgrims can stop for a night when i. think of auto coordinates the project there are village churches

all over touring and with smaller and smaller congregations so new ideas are needed . thus this whole sort of this is a chance to ensure these places aren't forgotten that we can bring them into the future and that they remain public spaces that are available to their communities and localities all. during the day regular church services are held. in the evening to michael's church office hike has a very special place to stay along the trail. in the fall invite biosphere reserve i catch up with the guided tour group. has been offering deer watching tours for many years we walked deep into the forest so

hopefully we will see some animals soon. as i might it's a big i'd like to ask you to stop your conversations now and stick together. you can ask me all the questions you want once we're up at the observation not. there it's ok if you speak quietly. and if you know talking that's kind of hard for me i like to talk a lot. as quietly as possible we all go into the observation hot then we see them. red deer in the wild and so close i didn't expect to see so many.

model nicholas here with visitors almost every evening. with. them they said that you've been doing this for 15 years do you ever get bored or is there always something new and exciting here in the forest he invited to promote it will . there's always something new to see in discover in the forest. and you never get bored of animals. every evening is different. i think red deer's such appealing creatures and i like the way they look and behave can watch them every day.

when germany was divided you couldn't walk along the entire 10 strike because a short section is located in bavaria which was part of west germany and the border between the states of tooling and bavaria was a no go area. fortunately this is no longer an issue and the bavaria and almost exotic destinations awaits. the hot house in the town of trying to tell . schmidt was one of the co-founders of this e.u. funded pilot project 15 years ago the hothouses warrants using heat from a local glass manufacturer. exotic fruits coffee and spices thrive on the can strike with valid long environmentally harmful transports from

a show in south america. and from i can you show me the most exotic fruit here the exhaust of the most exotic fruit right at the moment is down there. the giant granite dia. in colombia it's called a bad idea we also have seeds here from colombia the idea is the biggest passion fruit in the world. don't bump into it this thing you that thing it's almost right now i may oh yes most of us weigh as much as they do in their countries of origin 4 to 5 kilos so you can almost hold it smells nice yeah it will probably have to be picked in 2 days. this is a smell scented. that's true smell sort of like liquid soap because this is chilly yes that's i have an arrow i love spicy food you won't love those.

this is an indian naga or gucci lucky or chili pepper we have 2 colors here this is the yellow one i don't want to touch it because it burns when it mixes with sweat why it's for good burns your hand oh yes and you have to be especially careful not to touch your eye or to go to the toilet after touching it this is yellow we also have it in red until 2008 it was the world's hottest chili pepper at about a 1000000 scoville heat units europeans are said to be able to withstand $25000.00 without health concerns. goebel is the measurement of its spiciness a chemist from the us to belive this measure of pungency scoville means i need to dilute this chili pepper with a 1000000 drops of water to neutralize it spiciness it. in. we're both and why do you have so many. we've learned that the is the plant that really flourishes here. is on an area of about $500.00 square metres.

is them. visitors for one then some is made into fruit spreads some visitors prefer that to taking over one or 2 kilos. and we have customers in the restaurant business for instance a country in the interested in the. if you would like to know more about this environmental project it is best to join the guided tour. mangoes and our exotic fruits for us here in germany but they are common place elsewhere and seeing those differences is exactly what makes traveling so exciting and things get even more exciting when take us around and in our. lot is going to show us the capital of jakarta.

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this is how we cross the street and ending up you should be perfect and use your have to dump the car. ok it's the end of the day in chicago listed in the highlight of the day in to solve all the monuments and the chicago. in the us is $113.00. and it is. the struggle in a nation that independent and it is in the center. and we. yeah i'll.

just say goodbye all of you guys. and that's come to be there. maybe you can meet me here and exploring the city it's really nice and really nice experience here but as i made you was. to show us around your hometown. become our travel guide. find out. on our website at www dot com slash travel. the 170 kilometers effect and strike are behind me i am in the town of blank in stein on this said it's river and my shoes are still ok. hello hikers how long have you been on the trail. 6 days i was

a tough. well yes by the end of the day your legs are suffering. always it is but you don't look that tired and your shoes a still looking good what was the hardest part of the trail strings. well the hardest part was climbing up in the back and it was hard going it was funny. but it was worth the reward the next day we had sun and clouds over touring and the mist was great. while they're throwing their stones into the river another group arrives on bikes. if you don't know how long have you been on the road and 3 and a half days is the against also good for cycling or do you have to improvise you. know the cycling part is great it's a bit longer and sometimes runs parallel to the bench tike but sometimes on it it's a really lovely route so i highly recommend it what's in here.

and here are a couple of fighters who are just getting started. a lot hey where are you headed we're off on the ranch doctora this and that's where you get the stones that's right we read that people bring their own stone from the barrel to the bits but we're going the other way around and thought why not take a few back. why it's such a big one my stone is a lot smaller. if i found one like that i'd have taken it instead. this stone from the vessel river brought me luck the weather was just perfect i met interesting people and experienced a lot of nature and like any other hiker on the end state i will throw this stone now into this is it it's river. bye bye see you next time.

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