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charming painted houses and snow capped mountains i'm in the bay area on my way to the substrate that. today i'm going to check out till it's straight germany's highest mountain and gorge all of it in and around one of the country's most popular destinations for winter sports godless but the thing i'm most excited about is the right behind the new cable car will take me to the top in no time. we'll also take a walk through wintry would. share some travel impressions from a boat ride on china's young say river. and join

a viewer for a tour of her hometown san jose in coaster rica. here i am at the but if it's expected excited to board the brand new cable car which went into operation in december 27th. the new state of the art cabins can hold up to 120 people it's hoped that this will reduce waiting time in line especially on weekends. and in just 10 minutes we reach the summit at a breathtaking 2962 meters. on clear days you can see all the way to switzerland and even italy it's a panorama that draws more than half a 1000000 people here every year. where

you've come from russia ok what brings you to that 6 bits of today emotion fantastic emotion this is my 1st time in. this is my own. it's so fun to stick on some amazing fabulous view what do you think of the sushi but this is your 1st time it is my 1st time i love it it's the 1st time i've been in the glacier bowl so this is very exciting but what's your plan for the day here you think we're going to start out to have some bit. do the german thing right. was musically you don't look like you're going skiing i mean it. we're going sledding or we'll take the cable car down and go sledding on the toboggan rock it's a bunch of the fun. but a lot of people do come here to ski and if you haven't got equipment of your own you can rent it right here.

this ski resort was established in 19495 different lifts give you access to 20 kilometers of slopes.

that's experts is a unique and special place not just 3 years and travelers up here on germany's highest summit the conditions are perfect for scientists to engage in all sorts of research their base is in that building over there this new found a house. a special cable car takes you from the to expect a plateau traditionally found a house it was originally built as a mountain hotel then in 1909 it became germany's highest research station. even in the most inhospitable weather scientists or many diverse institute study the atmosphere and climate here now in winter the outdoor measuring gauges have to be clear to face. marcus newman heads

this environmental measuring station. 11 institutions use this expose location on germany's highest peak including the german environment agency that. no man has brought a new measuring instrument for chemical engineer said he could take the french scientists to studying air pollution yes or no and we can measure impurities that come from very far away from africa or canada. enough to budge for instance so horrid dust we can measure very high concentrations of. the location is ideal for studying the atmospheres microstructure the latest findings have shown a greater rise in c o 2 than the long term average. from inside the station in 800 meter long tunnel where tourists were once cautioned

about the thin air leaves through the mountain geophysicist hill team looks after equipment that measures melt water. despite global warming the permafrost the ice frozen into the rock is currently fairly stable. and offers a spectacular natural display in a side tunnel. after a disastrous avalanche in 1965 an avalanche warning service was a stablished here. specialists like michelle get hot still provide important data. this is the other thing that is quite interesting when you have a packed lair of snow on the loose layer on top of it and then another packed lair it's called a wind slab and it can slide down over a loose let you look at

a sheet of the apostle up like. the top layer slips down almost without resistance the risk of avalanches great results are passed on to headquarters in munich which issues a daily record bush knows was going to move on it the other that's a typical wind slap don't need. the. heat. outside there are more measuring stations depth of snow precipitation wind and temperatures are measured and recorded here. on blustery cold days hardly anyone is out on the slopes of the spitzer except the scientists. may secure and of the 3rd of it perhaps part of it being here not just when the sun shining but whatever the weather improvement of the sure that's really noisy large being up here every day surrounded by all this not lying on the beach or. laundry.

in fact on the mountain everything's a bit more extreme including the weather conditions. after visiting the summit of that 6 bits that i recommend you make your way to lake i say situated at the foot of germany's highest mountain it's still nearly a 1000 meters above sea level. 'd at this time of year you'll find plenty of peace and tranquility on the shores of the frozen lake.

alexander phone home the most dangerous world views of the world views of those who have never viewed the world. follow us on facebook d w dot travel. i'm now at the path that a mountain river fed by the melt water from the soup. over the centuries the river eroded the rocks and left behind at the core each. i'm meeting little of them he's been constantin of the pot enough gorge for 18 years. believe it can you tell us a little about what you do you didn't bother to avoid that we have a fairly standard routine every day before we open the gorge my stuff conduct

a thorough safety inspection they make sure all of the pathways and railings are intact sometimes they have to remove trash or debris. if there's a problem of any kind they phone me and i have to decide whether it can be solved quickly and easily or whether we have to close the gorge at short notice on both light or put this in the mighty companies now if i do that after all these years you probably know the gorge better than anyone and garmisch patent creation or even the whole world what's so fascinating about the partner. and this is for you the gorge has a different ambiance in every season i thought and even different times of the day if you're here at 7 in the morning it's not a troll like 230 or 3 in the afternoon. and some of the sun shines and the birds are singing or as i think the light is reflected and the legitimacy will come when i'm here at 7 am all alone it's just wonderful to be the leader. in others and i

like the fact that it's always different as a day that is that's the you know on this is but when do you like it best and tell you honestly when it's just below flood level down started even after it's been raining hard in the park now is full to brimming with a nature takes over. then you're really in wild pristine nature that's when i like it best. before it was open to tourism the pot never was used to transport timber which wasn't without its perils. get it now or at your favorite spot why is it so special to you that coupled with its name i don't know the year you could see the madonna it was she was put there in the 19th century before the gorge was opened to the tourism as a memorial to the lawyers who lost their lives in accidents but would fight the

void me i always say it's the place where you can be a little closer to god on top of him. or beyond but we've also officially illuminated the stature of the gentle art. it's also the panels were installed on the upper edge of the gold so she is always based in an environmentally friendly light to catch visitors attention but not day and night night in no use with her gym areas only lit from 8 am to 6 pm so that at night all wildlife are bats and balls and on native water birds have some peace and quiet. even though to try as much as possible to leave nature to its own devices but you've said up to 4000 tourists come here every day how does that work doesn't that cause some conflict that conflict what you have to put into there's always

a potential for conflict there are always reckless people who stray from the power switch is strictly forbidden and some of there's a minor problem with trash sometimes we have to go through even when it's open to the public and clean up what people have left behind all natural scenery commands a fair amount of respect suggesting the day only a certain number of people can come fruit in order not to disturb it than it would be to do with an office and didn't get it so future generations can enjoy it to do with this in a number so this is one that's very important to us we also have lots of visitors with children and children visitors of tomorrow. the else offer amazing natural experiences especially in the winter but as it gets one cannot forget that animals need their piece during the cold season because they're in their hibernating or they're having trouble finding food in the snow and need to conserve their strength.

80 radia come here every day when to to wait for col hill. he makes sure they have food when they need it but he's not the only human being in the winter forest all sorts of tracks crisscross the area for instance from snowshoe was. staying on the road is no fun people want to snowshoe through deep proudest so they go all over the place. but they're irresponsible and even go to the areas where the wildlife if it some even ignore the signs and special beriah tape. on and phone but there's some claim leontine associations game protection area only refers to cross-country skiers and snow shows and not hikers people can be really dreadful. in winter there's very little food for the animals apart from the young tree branches that's why herman feeds the dia every day and makes sure they are left in

peace. he every disturbance cos they manage and eat up the fat reserves they've built up over the summer if the animals are constantly stressed by all the disruption it can lead to that death. when it begins to snow the dia come here to be fit every winter they used to call home and they have run away from strange is. this myth that the animals take flight and scatter in the forest ultimately once they're scared off they don't come back for a long time but they still have to find food. it's not just the dia but also the natural surroundings that suffer from troublemakers invading areas where they don't belong . there just so you can get a snow shoe trunks again there are other animals like grass and rabbit actually all the wildlife are affected. so alison the countryside it's crucial to keep to

pods and trails especially in winter. the city of garmisch kitchen was once 2 separate communities the towns were joined in 1936 but both still retain very individual identities cotton is the older of the 2 situated along a trade route from venice to alps book it was founded by the romans over 2000 years ago. takes trazodone with its historic facades that is its central showpiece. founded about 800 years later garmisch isn't as old and grand more like a quirky little sister with lots of pedestrian zones shops and restaurants. just.

as loyal to the new years you may know that every now and then we like to visit people from all over the globe to have them show us the most beautiful places in their home country this time our trip takes us to central america giovanna wanted to show us around san jose the capital of costa rica. one of the ask what is ts i'm giovanna in san jose the capital of kusturica is that it today. i am going to show you around my city again but we'll also take a trip to the green countryside to see what makes costa rica famous around the world that meant if i wasn't going. to sell it in the us and this is the main shopping street and one of the busiest places in town to that. i. i. guess that was the answer this is the mark otto son try to san jose his biggest

market here you'll find fruit. me at handicrafts and souvenirs everything you can imagine the local staff where you met him. the family and we have a lot in store so i'll fortify myself 1st with my favorite ice cream vanilla and cinnamon roll it. is the one thing about it we were in the park at some trial in the heart of the city and just the opposite is the cathedral of san jose 000-000-0000 extension 00. oh oh. oh. oh. oh oh. oh oh yeah it's the film but after that brief introduction to the capital but i'd like to show you costa rica's greenside and let's go see some flora

and fauna but what's that you know. you've scarcely left san jose and it's lush and green instead of being. in the ne us and now we're in the past waterfall gardens out 50 kilometers north of san jose. i think there are more than 100 animal species here butterflies hummingbirds parrots it could hardly be more colorful but you. and one of the most colorful the 2 count.

yes ok and here's the la paz waterfall a highlight of our short tour it's 100 percent costa rica i hope you enjoyed yourself and that you'll stop by again when you're prone to whatever you know them with. the people of garmisch part and know their own minds a couple of years ago they voted against submitting a bit to host the winter olympics and they also stood up to construction plans for a 5 star hotel instead innovative apartments and a small hotel were built in keeping with the principles of sustainability and environmental conservation. rock concrete walls and untreated would dominate the interior and ensure clean air . there are no tv's in the rooms

and if you really must use the internet you have to activate it with a switch. so let me know you enter the hotel you can see that it's really unique what's the concept behind it is this the hotel is basically a reflection of what we believe in. all the architecture the materials used in all the environmentally friendly do they pollute the air in the building wealth and how come battle come. together as a whole so that you walk in and feel that this could be your home this can feel that this kind of thing that's the whole is the. time now for your view and your impressions this week's me male features recordings but i'm not getting enough from nuremberg he took a cruise on the young sea china's longest river and his journey included visits to

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