this is what i used to keep the day you got the people over for over lunch and home the 4th time. the most recently that we can look at that missed the boat on the valleys at the last word. to use for. charming painted houses and snow capped mountains i mean there you go on my way.

today i'm going to check out kill it 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 kids but the thing i'm most excited about is the right hind we have a 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 foot and it's expected excited to board the brand new cable car which went into operation in december 2017. 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 reached 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 come from russia ok what brings you to that 6 bits of today emotion fantastic

emotion this is my 1st time in the atlanta this is my 1st. to speak it's so fun to us took on the amazing fabulous view of this what do you think of the 6 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 bowls so this is very exciting but what's your plan for the day here you think we're going to have somebody. do the german thing right it was me is it me you don't look like you're going skiing i mean to. if i we're going sledding 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 rented 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 sound a house. a special cable car takes you from the 2 wks bits of plateau to the shiny 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 cleared of ice. marcus nyman heads this environmental measuring station. 11 institutions use this exposed location on

germany's highest peak including the german environment agency that. no man has brought a new measuring instrument for chemical engineer said cleek ok the french scientist is studying air pollution yeah. we can measure impurities that come from very far away from africa or canada. you know the biosphere 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 a 100 metre long tunnel where tourists were once cautioned about the financial weeds through the mountain geophysicist hill theme 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 established here. specialists like michelle you get hot still provide important data. this is the other thing that is quite interesting when you have a packed lair of snow and 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 me look at a sheet of the across the up like. the top layer slips down almost without resistance the risk of avalanches great the results are passed on to headquarters

in munich which issues a daily report bozo's them is going to move on to the other that's a typical wind slap don't miss. the 50 loco to seek. 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 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 mood of the sure that's really noisy i like being up here every day surrounded by all this not lying on the beaches but vicky did go out on linked. in fact on the mountain everything's

a bit more extreme including the weather conditions. after visiting the summit of the 6 bits i recommend you make your way to lake ip 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 from home built 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 pot that a mountain river fed by the melt water from the soup. over the centuries the river eroded the rocks and left behind and deep gorge. i'm meeting let us ask them even can study and of the patna 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 there 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 equipped with 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 new climb up the gorge has a different ambiance in every season 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. that i and some of the sun shines and the birds are singing as i think the lightest reflected in the literature will come when i'm here at 7 am all alone it's just wonderful it's. been and i like the fact that it's always different as a. this doesn't mean that on this is but when do you like it best until you

honestly when it's just below flood level down started it 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 opened to tourism the pot now was used to transport timber which wasn't without its perils. if that now were at your favorite spot why is it so special to you that coupled with its theme 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 with 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 we both officially illuminated the

stature of the gentle art. solar panels were installed on the upper edge of the gorge so she is always based in an environmentally friendly light to catch visitors attention about me but not day and night i even know we worship mary is only lit from 8 am to 6 pm so that at night all wildlife are bats and balls and our native water birds have some peace and quiet for you. even though if you 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 and that conflict what would you have hoping to there's always a potential for conflict there are always reckless people who stray from the power

which is strictly forbidden in 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 so during the day only a certain number of people can come frood in order not to disturb it than it would be to do with the last one didn't get it so future generations can enjoy it to do with us in that other stuff isn't that 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 peace 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 doing to to wait for col hill. you make 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 powder so they go all over the place. but they're irresponsible and even go to the areas where the wildlife a fit some even ignore the signs and special beriah take. you on and phone but there's some claim the on time associations game protection area only refers to cross-country skiers and snowshoers and not because 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. every disturbance cost to manage and eat up the

fat reserves they've built up over the sama if the animals are constantly stressed by all the disruption it can lead to that down there at this time. 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 is the animals take flight and scatter in the forest delta not once they're scared off they don't come back for a long time but they still have to find food and. it's not just the dia but also the natural surroundings that suffer from troublemakers invading areas where they don't get the lol. just so you can get to snowshoe trunks again there are other animals like grass and rabbit actually all of wildlife are affected to really just put off. so allison the countryside it's crucial to keep to pods and trails especially in winter.

the city of garmisch kishan 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 alex book it was founded by the romans over 2000 years ago. 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 a new year's 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 yes what is ts of ana in san jose is the capital of coastal rica is that it today. i am going to show you around my city again but will also take a trip to the green countryside to see what makes costa rica famous around the world that meant that i wasn't going. to sell in the us and this is the main shopping street and one of the busiest places in town that. i was. i. just some of them for business them are cardo suntrust san jose his biggest market here you'll find fruit was urged to believe me at handicrafts and souvenirs

everything you can imagine the whole process of blaming. the family and we have a lot in store so i'll fortify myself 1st with my favorite i scrubbed an l.n. sentiment which. is something about we were in the park at some trial in the heart of the city and just the opposite is the cathedral of san jose 0000000000000000. 0. 000000 pm it's the family after that brief introduction to the capitol but i'd like to show you costa rica's greenside and let's go see some flora and fauna yes but with that i companion. you scarcely left san jose and it's lush

and green in bed a big. place. in the ne us and now we're in the past waterfall gardens out 50 kilometers north of san jose. i think and there are more than 100 animal species here butterflies hummingbirds parrots it could hardly be more colorful o.d.u. . it's. yellow and one of the most colorful of 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 on your throne so whatever you know them with. the people of garmisch part and kicking 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 an 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 is 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 float this kind of thing that's a whole this is the. time now for your view and your impressions this week's the mail features recordings by not getting us from nuremberg he took a cruise on the young sea china's longest river and his journey included visits to the 3 gorges dam and she vowed sigh a temple on a hill in the middle of the river. c

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and what better way to end an enjoyable visit to god. there are loads of taverns that serve delicious german cuisine i decided to go for a classic spezza with the bit of traditional folk dancing on the side. for a major break a trip to the mountain paradise of pot and kicking terry known to be and mazing idea of all that so expensive i got to take a breather with the incredibly fresh and minutely thin air and even down here in the valley there are plenty of ways to recharge your batteries the perfect getaway .

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