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notice germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes ass people. there's 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.

will also spend time in the surrounding area known as moonstone will 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 sort of moved us 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 like cycling paths crisscrossed the city and the direction of signage is excellent. the kinsey pockmarked in the

heart of the old town is considered one of the most beautiful squares in germany the gabled houses date back to the days of the hands at a clique. a splendid example of late gothic architecture st lombardi's 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 phaeton today i have an appointment with historian friends jules if jack will be. back and what happened here in this room in 1648. in the. book lottery the peace of westphalia was signed in this room namely the special piece to separate a piece between a spanish hapsburgs and the rebellious calvinist northern provinces of the

netherlands. let's go over here. we go beyond the barrier. 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 can't get. to swearing on the bible as you see on the right the dutch are raising their hands to take their oath from where 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 more mercantile clothing and the spanish or wearing the diplomatic garb of the time . but what did that piece mean for europe at that time. the freedom she was the 1st an 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 up 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 is 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 this 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 getting. up. and munster is offering itself as a place of negotiations for solving conflicts worldwide. and to some extent that has already begun by. well before i hop on my bike again there's still some time for all meet the local flock our bureau shows us the capital of europe white want to be there oh 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 europe walk audience a little white you know. my diego gamboa i'm colombian but meet here 6 years ago because the city is laid back safe and beautiful not a d.c.

mosque that i'd love to show you around by you not going to say let's go. and play some of those we're starting our tour on the plaza independencia the city's main square among the noteworthy buildings here this is the pilot's. 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 line now it's at the entrance to the old town. to have a high as a pedestrian zone with shops restaurants museums and offices runs right through the old town halls he said your p.c. on t.v. they'll be one of the dail has a 1000000 and a half resident almost half the population of europe lives with 3 and a half 1000000 inhabitants it's a small country mccain. if

this is the plaza my 3 are saying that the oldest plaza in town it's around by historical buildings such as montevideo is cathedrals b.c. palace is the monthly. i mean pele mostly there are also a few market stalls on the square which you can rummage through in the shade of the tree and so this could get a lot left. to go i'm going to have lunch now in a popular and traditional place at the market we callin law so now part of. you almost like that here you find the best your wife has to offer over a sale which exports all over the world in the highest quality politically that yes i meet. pallies to amalgamate the meat is traditionally grilled over an open fire which gives it its. just stick to flavor it is a kind of at least equal sign. case this is the typical

you're blind mixed grill that's. a bit of everything. else he's. been privy to video is situated on the shore of real done up a lot but it's not the end has lots of beaches it's one of the loveliest posse tows beach. we have a nice long probably not here where the locals can enjoy the beautiful views meet their friends close and drink the national average mind and assume that. one day when you see any month a video has the world's longest carnival it lasts 40 days that's about something about a lot of 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 oldest and largest part to watch the group here. this was well that's all for now i hope you've enjoyed montevideo and that 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 war 2. 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 it's a catholic bishop. i've been given special permission to go behind the altar to the cathedral it's where the bishop sits journeying mass. time for a coffee break twice a week on wednesdays and saturdays there's a market set up front of the cathedral. you can pick up homemade delicacies and organic products much of it comes from the surroundings the moon style and.

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 much of region around you so flat you almost grown along with no effort per tough kassam is a typical monster none to mention. a famous german polish was born here about 200 years ago i met a fun foster who. she actually wrote her poems in a small country house lucia 6 kilometers from the council. we're now entering and that is very private living and work room she called it her snail shell. many of the consuls and palaces the surrounded by mountains like fishing castles. which dates from the 16th century one of the largest and oldest castles in munster now and. and this is known as the that side 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 all for the horse capital of germany tourists from all over the world come here because it's a center of horse breeding and equestrian sports. some 100000 horses are said to live in manchester land more than almost anywhere in europe horses have been bred at the north rhine-westphalia and state stud for nearly 200 years.

you can take a tour of the start farm. there are 160 horses in residence used as breeding stock and to train professional writers. but whether on a horse or a bicycle the best way to explore minister land 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 is sustainability and so naturally he's come to our appointments for bike. pick but how come everyone amongst us cycles bothers and try to leave school cycling is just pop. the monster lifestyle. everyone from the mayor to the bishop to city employees rides

a bike this fall 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 town. there are a cycling streets and a 400 kilometer network of cycle paths in the minster area alone and we have to allocate a lot of money to expand the network that's why the all simple. is also want to work for climate protection and its energy policy what have you done to achieve that and i know that muslim is one measure is the change in pension funds for employees and staff in the city of a 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 a moment in order to point the way to climate protection and sustainability through you know how to cut 2 thirds. of climate protection that's a long tradition in winstead 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 wind turbines we have our own combined cycle power plant and funding programs for solar energy so it is a central focus if you consider to 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 have a very young city 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 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.

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lift it runs on solar power once an hour this boat crossed the lake to take passengers to places like the zoo i'm going on around trip. unless you're a captain but not a typical captain you skipper a solar powered boat is that something you're proud of. josh mongst i say i'm proud. mars are among the 1st solar boats in operation. between guns and up there you can see the number of the shipyard gave us a bone almost 01. what happens if the sun fails to shine for a longer period does the boat still operate. as it does when we have are chargeable batteries down in the hall. and we have enough power to

travel for 3 days so far in the move may i take a turn at the wheel. so here on the lake sure. 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. if you want to i don't know. surrounding the lake is in 1000 hectare park new stays green in more ways than one . day on the water a little bit if you're interested in scuba diving even building a boat 40 kilometers away from here is the place for you they have an underwater

world for amateur divers. a manmade diving park 120 metres long and 60 metres wide going to and erica in a hot for months getting ready to enter the water they have their own equipment it's possible to rent diving gear and book an introductory course. visibility on the water is 4 to 5 major. european sturgeon inhabit the punk these are about 2 metres in length they can grow up to 6 made his position and it is a fantastic experience i'm not afraid of the fish because they don't haul man. it's like a 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 touching. the wind. the

couple will swim a long street brief like wolves to a temple with columns that are 5 meters told. him to sin nice if it mysterious to you feel like an underwater archaeologist the water is slightly mucky and then suddenly figures appear how do you have nowhere else to mix all. the highlight in the underwater pocket is a sunken ship it was put here after it was retired from service as a supply vessel. the moment i'm talking you're not see it all in a single time the complex are simply too large as

a new surprise around every corner. but. yes this is art in minster you can find a sculpture on practically every corner some of them are pretty wild. like the 100 arms of the one jean. these artworks were installed as part of the ongoing sculpture project moon stakes a bishop. 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.e. 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 stages like this one performance art in the historical town hall. in the city's inland harbor ackman 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 thermoelectric chandelier by a bottle from braman. and in a derelict cemetery cameroonian artist and

a human being installed his celestial mask. this sort of vent has been mounted in the minster every 10 years since 977 and some works you can get to stay when it's over. the. moon my final stop today is the crew for a lively quarter of 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 organic beer has been brewed here since 1900. just a place to reflect on my day and when stuff. is somehow both historical and innovative i was able to travel far back in history

experience crazy art and get to know some great ideas about the climate protection and the beer is delicious so that it's definitely worth a visit. the

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