this is the city of new in the state of north rhine-westphalia it's also 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 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. well also spend time in the surrounding area known as moonstone wealthy lots of lovely castles and visit a diving park where you can explore and on the water were. also see the spectacular scenery of newfoundland sent in by a viewer. i thought the best place to start my tour was the promina it's sort of moves to bicycle highway and circles the outskirts of the old town.

moonstone may be old but its population is young of the city's 300000 inhabitants 60000 are students nearly everyone here writes a bike cycling paths crisscrossed the city and the direction of signage is excellent. the principal i mocked in the heart of the old town is considered one of the most beautiful squares in germany the gated housing estate back to the days of the hands 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 funs jules if.

for what happened here in this room in 1648. in the. book the thought of peace of westphalia was signed in this room namely the special piece a separate piece between a spanish habsburgs fan and the rebellious calvinist northern provinces of the netherlands. not. coming 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 why did that piece mean for europe at that time. freedom flows to 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 international law an essential point was recognition the absolute guarantee of the independence of sovereign nations. would be what was significant about it. wouldn't conflict lugosi ations were used to resolve the conflict the scarp 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 i 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 fought a lot about the relevance of events back then to the present day and in my view would boils down to vis 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 by. well before i hop on my bike again there are still some time for all media local thought our viewer 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.

in ben you're welcome you to montevideo the capital of europe walk audience why you know. my diego gumbo i'm columbia and the meat here 6 years ago because the city is laid back safe and beautiful not a d.c. my school i'd love to show you around but you're not going to say look let's go. and play some of those we're starting on the world on the plaza independencia the city's main square among the noteworthy buildings here this is the pilot's. last. 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 will not. be and so 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 obviate the death stream zone with shops

restaurants museums and offices runs right through the old town halls he said your p.c. on the one of the dale has a 1000000 and a half residence almost half the population of europe lives with 3 and a half 1000000 inhabitants it's a small country. if this is the plaza much we're saying to the oldest plaza in town it's surrounded by historical buildings such as montevideo is cathedrals b.c. is. coming and then 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 up. to go i'm going to have lunch now musty in a popular and traditional place at the market so now put it to. you almost like that here you find the best year of what has to offer over

a sale which it exports all over the world in the highest quality. yes i mean. really so mad men the meat is traditionally grilled over an open fire which gives it its. just stick to flavor it is a kind of any stick with sour. taste this is the typical of your why in mixed grill that's. a bit of everything. to us if you see. one player you want to video is situated on the shore of real dial up a lot but it's not the end has lots of beaches it's one of the loveliest posi tows beach. we have a nice long probably not here where the locals can enjoy the beautiful views meet their friends and drink the national debt fresh mind and assume that.

one day when you see any one time video has the world's longest carnival it lasts 40 days that's not susceptible to the participants prepare for it all year long. he'll get several neighborhood has its own group of performers singing about where in particular although montevideo oldest and largest part to watch the group here. is the song 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 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 because phaedra with 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 is 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 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. or not the region around is so flat you almost run along with no effort. cost of this a typical. a famous german polish was born here about 200 years ago. to herself. she actually wrote her poems in a small country house lucia 6 kilometers from the casa.

we're now entering and that is very private living and work room she called it her snail shells. many of the consuls and palaces of surrounded by mountains like fishing castles. which dates from the 16th century one of the largest and oldest castles in monster land. and this is known as the vast sigh of westphalia not kill sion palace of a real christendom's. several of the rooms are open to the public. and none of those people starving because not kill palace is also home to a state crime technical college. has 4500 kilometers of bicycle paths one popular destination is valid off the horse capital of germany and 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 munster 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 stud 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 minster land is in the saddle. and . i've got another appointment now i'm here to meet city councilor my t.r.'s 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 bob isn't tied or leave school cycling is just pop. so the minster lifestyle. 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. now we have a wonderful infrastructure for cyclists and it starts with a promise not by careening road around the old town. there are 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 also. has also want to words 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 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 through know how to cut through that. climate protection that's a long tradition in one state 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 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 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 a weekly view me. my

next stop is ozzy. and it belittle ache in the middle of the city. and here comes my lift it runs on solar power once an hour this boat crossed the lake to take passengers to places like bazooka i'm going on around trip. i'm really sure 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 to

keep guns and up there you can see the number the shipyard gave us a bonus hero one. when what happens if the sun fails to shine for a longer period does the boat still operate. as he does we have a chargeable batteries down the hall. and we have enough power to travel for 3 days with so far may i take a turn at the wheel. so here on the way sure. i won't have an accident and the i'll be right here but. not much can go wrong at this speed. usable sebastian you want to take over. if you want to i don't know. surrounding the lake is in $1000.00 hectare park is green in more ways than one.

will stay on the water a little bit if you're interested in scuba diving about 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 from getting plenty 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 puck these are about 2 metres in length but they can grow up to 6 made his position and it is

a fantastic experience and i'm not afraid of the fish because they don't haul man. but the huge and when you suddenly have a fish swimming below you and the next comes from the side and another comes along above you sometimes they do actually touch you the wind and. the couple who swim along st reef like wolves to a temple with columns that are 5 meters told. him this in a nice a bit mysterious you feel like an underwater archaeologist the water is slightly mucky and then suddenly figures if he actually had nowhere else to me. i'm not the highlight in the underwater pocket this is sunken ship it was put here after it was retired from service as

a supply vessel. has come over and i'm talking you're not see it all in a single time the complex are simply too large it has a new surprise around every corner. yes this is art a minister 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 2 $1027.00 1 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 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. 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 beers stein's by the bar by the way organic beer

has been brutal years since 1900. ate 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 means that it's definitely worth a visit. so. i'm

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