charming painted houses and snow capped mountains i mean the berry on my way to this. day i'm going to check out extreme germany's highest mountain and an orange all of it in and around one of the country's most popular destinations for winter sports gone wish pot and kids but the thing i'm most excited about is right behind me 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 going to viewer for a tour of her hometown san jose in coaster rica. here i am at the foot as 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 and told 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 funtastic 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 don't know but i think we're going to start out to have some bit. do the german thing right i was going to have music me you don't look like you're going skiing i

mean it. 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 rent it right here. this ski resort was established in 19495 different lifts give you access to 20 kilometers of slopes.

and. it's expense is a unique and special place not just 3 years and travelers up here on germany's highest cement 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 for many diverse institute study the atmosphere and climate here now in winter the outdoor measuring gauges have to be clear to face. marcus nyman heads this environmental measuring station. 11 institutions use this expose location on germany's highest peak including the german environment agency. no man has brought a new measuring instrument for chemical engineer said he could say the french scientist is studying air pollution yes or no question 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 the 800 metre long tunnel where tourists were once cautioned about the thin air the it's through the mountains geophysicists to 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 get hot still provide important data. this is the other thing that is quite interesting when you have a packed layer of snow on the loose layer on top of it and then another packed ladder it's called a wind slab and it can slide down over a loose let me look at a sheet of vehicles 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 bozo's was going to move with one of the other that's a typical wind slap don't need. to see the lockout or she's. 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 security of the good of it but it's part of it being here not just when the sun shining but whatever the weather improvement of the sure that's really noisy i like being up here every day surrounded by all this not lying on the beach with vicky on linked. in fact on the mountain everything's a bit more extreme including the weather conditions. after visiting the summit of that 6 bits 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.

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 pot that a mountain river fed by the melt water from the 6 beds that over the centuries the river eroded the rocks and left behind and deep gorge.

i'm meeting little of them he's been custodian of the pot now gorge for 18 years. believe can you tell us a little about what you do. taking the other to avoid that we have a fairly standard routine every day before we open the gorge my stuff conduct a thorough safety inspection then 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 gorgeous short notice on both light equipped with the mighty compass and 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 is this for. the gore which 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 in a little welcome when i'm here at 7 am all alone it's just wonderful that we need a little room. and i like the fact that it's always different as a. this doesn't you know on this but when do you like it that is until you honestly when it's just below flood level down start getting it right after it's been raining hard in the park now is full to brimming with nature takes over. then you're really in wild pristine nature but that's when i like it best. before it was open to tourism the pot now was used to transport timber which wasn't without its perils.

if it now were at your favorite spot why is it so special to you that it's up to 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 open to the tourism here as a memorial to the lawyers who lost their lives in accidents but we thought the voice me i always say it's the place where you can be a little closer to god on top in my. own home we've also 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 environmentally friendly light to catch visitors attention but not day and night night in knowing we worship mary is only lit from 8 am to 6 pm so that at night all wildlife are bats an eye balls and all native water birds have some peace and quiet.

even though dry 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 within the i pulled into 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 joining the day only a certain number of people can come through in order not to disturb it than it would be to do with it off and didn't get it so future generations can enjoy it to do with this and that others of us is a 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 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. destroyed 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. on and phone but there's

some claim leontyne associations game protection area only refers to cross country skis and snow shows and not because people can be really dreadful. in winter there's very little food for the animals apart from young tree branches that's why herman feeds the dia every day and makes sure they are left in peace. every disturbance across the managing any type of fat reserves built up over the summer if the animals are constantly stressed by all the disruption it can lead to that dance at this temple. when it begins to snow the dhea 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 towed the lol. just so you can get to snowshoe trunks again there are other animals like grouse and rabbit actually all of wildlife are affected some to resist but there are. so alison the countryside it's crucial to keep to pods and trails especially in winter. the city of garmisch 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. so 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 to use. as loyal to a 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 yes why just yes 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 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 it in the us and this is the main

shopping street in one of the busiest places in town that. i. use that was then for business the mare cardo son trying to san jose his biggest market here you'll find fruit was that me at handicrafts and souvenirs everything you can imagine though because they're supplying my home. with that only and we have a lot in store so i'll fortify myself 1st with my favorite ice cream vanilla and cinnamon and i love. is that 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 0000. 000. 00. 000 m. e n f the film but 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 a companion. you scarcely left san jose and it's lush and green think. you played. 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 to you. so. yeah 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 home where this came from a lot who are just going to go there that's always

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