today i'm going to give in to my wonderlust so i've come to what's known as the french tick which runs through the through engine forest. is one of the oldest hiking trails in germany it begins at eisenhower on the vessel river and ends in the town of stein on the civets river. it's customary to take

stone from the very 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 a bit. 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 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 tree it 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. there grange diecast plenty of rest areas and observation points. from this bench you have a great view of bach book castle above eyes and. the vod book 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 council. for many germans it's more than just an 11th century council it's both a tourist attraction and a famous landmark and that 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 had access to it. looked at 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 german. council has been the scene of many historical events 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 and the unification of the then fragmented german nation. below the broad bog lies the town of eyes and. the lutheran 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 very lustrous eyes are not native was born the house is now a museum. you can round off your tour advise and off with typical the reagan 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 kent state rich trail like schools the top of waterfall. the waterfall is artificial as 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 franconia and many boundary stones are still standing.

and now i say so my biggest challenge is it's. the climb isn't easy but it's worth it 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.

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got a few questions for the manager. come in my 2 hikers from the great stock ever come here looking for a change of pace the business i'm sure they do they won't pass just 50 meters away so of course they stop by. or what is there to do year one. of our oldest attraction is the alpine sign 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 we're the only ones who have it and there are lots of smaller writes for children who've is the winter sports result is not far from here as an olympic champion ever turned up here. yes conti vilhelm the former professional by athlete she lives near and comes by from time to time. and they go down the alpine slight.

i altered of notes 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 for tom. on one side forest as far as the eye can see.

on the other side transmitters are in suspect mountain and at the very back i can actually see 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 not going to start. since 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. there they come there welcome to noise dark if you got

a good trip up there 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 church to themselves. the church has any open fire overnight stays during the summer. tourists from austria russian france sweden and us straight here have slept here it's not that serious but it's romantic and a lot of people like it he's the guys who do this because 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 the of course i ask them why they've gone how they've enjoyed their stay and whether there were any problems for the big game. attacked yanis longo 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 me here in our set it is simple test the habits 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 drenched where hikers or even pilgrims can stop for a night and. opaque of water coordinates the project there are village churches all over touring and with smaller and smaller congregations so new ideas a need it. does is to stroll through thought 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 a 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 bit 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 in the observation not. there it's ok if you speak quietly. no 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.

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. 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 is such an appealing creatures and i like the way they look and behave can watch them every day and. 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 fueling 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 clientele. schmidt was one of the co-founders of this e.u. funded pilot project 15 years ago the hot houses weren't using heat from a local glass manufacturer. exotic fruits coffee and spices thrive on the bench strike with valid long environmentally harmful transports from asia 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 near 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 and 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 whites forget 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. over as the measurement of its spiciness a chemist from the us developed his measure of pungency scoville means i need to dilute this chili pepper with a 1000000 drops of water to neutralize it spiciness it. and why do you have so many pious we've learned that it is the plant that really flourishes here when our harvest one and a half tons of papaya is on an area of about 500 square meters. visitors for. some visitors prefer to take. we have customers in the restaurant business for instance a country in that's interested in the. if you would like to know more about this

environmental project it is best to join a guided tour. and our exotic fruits for us here in germany but they are commonplace elsewhere and those differences is exactly what makes traveling so exciting and more exciting when. around and in our. lot is going to show us the capital of jakarta. hello i'm really out we are indicated on the show. and that's.

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ok is the n o. o o listed to highlight the day in the top of the monument and. in the us is $138.00. and it is. the struggle in the nation and the president and it is in the september quarter and we call it morning. there are leaving over 10000000. just say goodbye all of you guys. and that's come to be there. maybe you can meet me here and elsewhere around the city it's really nice and

really nice experience here but as somebody you. would like to show us around your hometown. become our travel guide. find out on our website at u.w. dot com slash travel. the 170 kilometers of figure and strike are behind me in the town of blanken stein on the said it's river and my shoes are still ok. hello 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. the hardest part was climbing up in this bag 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 and. 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 to do. and here are a couple of hikers who are just getting started. hey where are you headed we're off on the ranch back trail this and that's where you get the stones that's right we read that people bring their own stone from the barrow 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 and stash. this stone from the vet the 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 headstock i will throw this stone now into the is it its river. if i might see you next time.

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