discoverable. subscribe to the documentary on you tube. this is the city of minster in the state of north rhine-westphalia it's also notice germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes ask people.

there is a huge bicycle rental parking and service garage right at the central train station . it's got room for 3300 bikes very convenient especially for commuters. you can have your cycle repair it serviced or even washed it's all here. and tourists like me can't even rent a bike to explore the city. limits though was founded 1200 years ago this is where great european history once took place but environmental protection also has a great reputation and is considered a green city sounds like an exciting day to me. we'll also spend time in the surrounding area known as we'll see lots of lovely castles. and visit

a diving park where you can explore and on the water world. also see the spectacular scenery of newfoundland sent in by a viewer. i thought the best place to start my tour was the problem enough it's sort of moon's dust bicycle highway and circles the outskirts of the old town. moonstone may be old but its population is young off the city's 300000 inhabitants 60000 our students nearly everyone here writes of bike cycling paths crisscrossed the city and the direction of signage is excellent. the can see part mocked in the heart of the old town is considered one of the most beautiful squares in germany the gabled housing estate back to the days of the hens at a clique. a splendid example of late gothic

architecture st lumbee at the church. the town hall was the site of an important event in the 17th century. in recognition of that it was awarded the european heritage label. in the council chamber known as the today i have an appointment with historian friends jules if jack will be. back and what happened here in this room in 1648. indeed. the thought of the peace of westphalia was signed in this room namely the special peace separate peace between the spanish habsburgs and the rebellious calvinist northern provinces of the netherlands. let's go over here. we go beyond the barrier. the 4th this isn't a picture of

a council chamber just as you also see it now and the swearing of the oath of the ratification of the contractual document is in this cost get. the swearing on the bible as you see on the right the dutch are raising their hands to take their oath and from what were they all look so alike they have the same hairstyle was that usual for the time. if you look closely they do differ of course. the dutch are wearing no mercantile clothing and the spanish a wearing the diplomatic garb of the time. but what did that piece mean for europe at that time. friedan she was dismissive illusion of the peace of westphalia the great overall peace agreement put an end to the 30 years war. many of spoken of the fact that it was also the birth of the international law an essential point was

recognition the absolute guarantee of the independence of sovereign nations. start with what was significant about it. wouldn't conflict lugosi ations were used to resolve the conflict. there was no cease fire until this peace agreement was reached. and you could negotiate a peace treaty without that being clear victors and vanquished. that was unique at the time. when the played a big part in that event what does that mean to the minister of modern day. we force a lot about the relevance of events back then to the present day and in my view would boils down to various that it is possible to resolve conflicts through negotiation instead of violence stop to provide we highlight that central value in the commemorative events that take place every year. and munster is offering

itself as a place of negotiations for solving conflicts worldwide. and to some extent that has already begun. for. well before i hop on my bike again there are still some time for all meet the local flock our bureau shows us the capital of europe white want to be there by the way according to a study it's the city with the highest quality of life in south america. welcome you to montevideo the capital of new york walk out in a little white. you know my diego gamboa i'm columbia and but meet here 6 years ago because the city is laid back safe and beautiful not a d.c. mosque that i love to show you around by you know going to say let's go. and play some of those who were starting out to work on the plaza independencia the city's

main square among the noteworthy buildings here this is the pilot seal. one till $935.00 it was the tallest building in south america and it's now part of our national heritage but the money on us when i. say there's also the gateway of the citadel which is all that remains of a fortification that protected the city in the colonial era yes like now it's at the entrance to the old town. to our house up the death stream zone with shops restaurants museums and offices runs right through the old town halls he said you'll be seen on t.v. they will be one of the dail has a 1000000 and a half resident almost half the population of europe why with 3 and a half 1000000 inhabitants it's a small country. if this is the plaza my 3 this is the oldest plaza in town it's surrounded by

historical buildings such as montevideo cathedrals b.c. is. coming and they mostly are also a few market stalls on the square which you can rummage through in the shade of the tree and so let's get going. to go i'm going to have lunch now in a popular and traditional place at the market we callen lot so now. you almost like that here you find the best your wife has to offer over a sale which it exports all over the world in the highest quality politically that yes i mean. really so mad men the meat is traditionally grilled over an open fired up weaved. it's just stick to flavor it is a kind of if you stick with a. case size this is the typical you're blind mixed grill that's. a bit of everything.

to speak you see. one flavor you want to video is situated on the shore of real delap lot but it's what the end has lots of beaches it's one of the loveliest it's policy towards beach. ontario it's totally i'll put it that we have a nice long prominent here where the locals can enjoy the beautiful views meet their friends and drink the national beverage mind and assume that. one day when you he'll be in a month a video has the world's longest carnival it lasts 40 days that's not susceptible to the participants prepare for it all year long. the god deal and it's every neighborhood has its own group of performers singing about where in particular although montevideo the oldest and largest part to watch the

group here. to see well that's all for now i hope you've enjoyed montevideo and then you'll come to visit and for now enjoy the music and. now i'd like to pay a visit to minster cathedral it was built in the 13th century and is a city landmark. about 90 percent of the old town was destroyed during world. in many large german cities the ruins were replaced by modern buildings after the war but the people who reconstructed there all told at least the part as it once was the cathedral suffered heavy damage but thanks to the determination of the locals it was

reconstructed by 1956 by the way is a catholic bishop. i've been given special permission to go behind the altar to the cathedral it's where the bishop sits journeying mess. time for a coffee break twice a week on wednesdays and saturdays there's a market set up front of the cathedral. you could pick up homemade delicacies and organic products much of it comes from the surroundings the moon. which is also worth exploring because there are more than $100.00 castles and palaces of course the best way to do a trip to the countryside is by bike. minister

not to the region around so flat you almost run along with no effort herself carson is a typical monster none to mention. a famous german polish was born here about 200 years ago i met a fund to herself. she actually read her poems in a small country house. 6 kilometers from the council. we're now entering and that is a very private living and work room she called it her snail shells. many of the consuls and palaces the surrounded by mountains like fishing. the castle which dates from the 16th century one of the largest and oldest castles in munster now. and this is known as the vast sigh of westphalia north kill sion palace of a real chris adams.

several of the rooms are open to the public. in others people study because not kill palace is also home to a state run technical college. the land has 4500 kilometers of bicycle paths one popular destination is valid off the horse capital of germany tourists from all over the world come here because it's a center of host breeding and equestrian sports. some 100000 horses are said to live in much the land more than almost anywhere in europe horses have been bred of the north rhine-westphalia and state stud for nearly 200 years. you can take a tour of the stud farm. there are 160 horses in residence used as breeding stock and to train professional riders. but whether

on a horse or a bicycle the best way to explore moonstone around is in the saddle. and . i've got another appointment now i'm here to meet city councilor much us pick one of his areas of responsibility as sustainability and stuff so naturally he's come to our appointments for bike. but how come every one of the cyclists brought up this entire lives school cycling . it's just part of the minster lifestyle for everyone from the mayor to the bishop to city employees rides a bike as far because it's the fastest way to get around here. but what can traffic planners from other places learn from unstuck. and i'm one of would not we have

a wonderful infrastructure for cyclists and it starts with a promise not by careening road around the old town. there are a cycling street set of 400 kilometer network of cycle paths in the months to area and we have to allocate a lot of money to expand the network that's why the also. has also want to words for climate protection and its energy policy what have you done to achieve that and i didn't last long as one measure is the change in pension funds for employees and staff in the city of minister if you have a council consciously decided on diesel and c o 2 neutral investment or avoiding child labor avoiding businesses that invest in armaments in order to point the way to climate protection and sustainability know how to cut 2 thirds. of climate protection has a long tradition in winston since the late 1990 s. when we even had a department in the city administration devoted to the climate and energy and we engage the public in discussions on these issues issues such as winter. we have our

own combined cycle power plant and funding programs for solar energy so it is a central focus in ministers considered a green city how much is that the result of citizen involvement. we're very interested in discussing and even deciding fundamental questions with our citizens that's also because we are very young sitting with many university students but also a very committed city which weighs in on many social issues and we're quite proud of that. are you always a bike or do you have a car if you have a very rarely i drive less than 5000 kilometers a year thanks for your time. and off we go. well and now we have to do the wild made sure canada from ottawa was traveling with some friends to newfoundland and has captured his impressions of this green island

in a video here's our weekly view me. my

next stop is ozzy. and billick lake in the middle of the city. and here comes my lift it runs on solar power once an hour this boat cross the lake to take passengers to places like the zoo i'm going on the round trip.

unless you're a captain but not a typical captain skipper a solar powered boat is that something you're proud of. and josh mongst i say i'm proud. mars are among the 1st solar boats in operation. to keep guns and up there you can see the number the shipyard gave us the most hero one. when what happens if the sun fails to shine for a longer period of the boat still operate. yeah as it does when we have a chargeable batteries down in the hall. and we have enough power to travel for 3 days with so far that he may i take a turn at the wheel. so if you're on the lake sure he must i won't have an accident

and i'll be right here but. not much can go wrong at this speed. is about sebastian you want to take over and if you want to i don't know. surrounding the lake is in $1000.00 hectare park mr is green in more ways than one . wolf they own the water a little bit if you're interested in scuba diving even building a boat 40 kilometers. the way from here is a place for you they have an underwater world forever tour divers. a manmade diving park 120 meters long and 60 meters wide going to and erica in the

heart from one star getting ready to enter the water they have their own equipment bought it's possible to rent diving gear and book an introductory course. visibility under water is $4.00 to $5.00 metres. european sturgeon inhabit the park these are about 2 metres in length but they can grow up to 6 made his position and one case is a fantastic experience and i'm not afraid of the fish because they don't harm you but they're huge and when you suddenly have a fish swimming below you and the next comes from the side and another comes along above you and sometimes they do actually touch you. in. the couple you swim a long steep reef like walls to a temple with columns that are 5 metres tall. in position

guy i mean it's a bit mysterious if you feel like an underwater archaeologist the water is slightly murky and then suddenly figures appear out of nowhere else the mission of. another highlight in the underwater pocket is a sunken ship it was put here after was retired from service as a supply vessel. come on i'm talking to your nazi dollar. single time a complex or simply to launch as a new surprise around every corner.

yes this is art you can find a sculpture on practically every corner some of them are pretty wild. like the 100 arms of the one. these artworks were installed as part of the ongoing sculpture project moon stakes a bishop. with a free app provides more about the sculptures and their creators. this art exhibition takes place in public spaces only every 10 years so we can look forward to 2027 here i few impressions of what's going on the city during this event. free to behold and mainly outdoors the last time 35 artists from around the world exhibited their

work in minster was in summer 2017. many public spaces became speeches like this one performance art in the historical town hall. in the city's inland harbor i should ask money from turkey installed an underwater bridge. and on the promenade a fountain with plaster and bronze figures by nicole eisenman from new york. the works were placed all over the city and not always easy to find in a dark tunnel thermal electric chandelier by a bottle from braman. and in a derelict cemetery cameroonian artist and a human being installed his celestial masks. this sort of vent has been down to the minster every 10 years since 977 and some works even get

to stay when it's over. my final stop today is the crew for to take a lively quarter popular with students i'm going to pop into a quaint traditional restaurant called. regulars can store their personal beer steins by the bar by the way or denecke beer has been brutal years since 1978 just the place to reflect on my day and when stuff . is somehow both historical and innovative i was able to travel far back in history to experience crazy art and get to know some great ideas about the climate protection and the beer is delicious so it's definitely worth

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