girls took it over i'm sure that it was also the out. in support. over. to the real. castles dream evil legis. and a river that unites it all. and. i'm

invited blogs on the lawn a tributary of the river running. through my plans to take a new tour around the one valley. i will say we're excited about what awaits me on this trip the river the landscapes and the challenges allen counter along the way i have 25 kilometer the ahead of me from via walk all the way to a town called one could. go on the show we catch up with our globe trotter on his adventure and kerry gets to. one of our viewers shows us the sights and sounds of moscow. and we take you on a tour of frankfurt. but

for now via book just like many towns along the line this small city too has a spectacular palace this one was built in the 17th century and it's considered one of the most remarkable baroque castles of the region. from here i get a great deal of what's coming next and heading down to the river and out onto the water. so this is your motor on the level it's a single blade battle going on stage public one hand up here the other down here place it in the water and roll by there are any typical beginner's mistakes i've never really done this then yet if you go under some low drains then paddle out backwards this is you don't want to get caught up in the branches otherwise you could capsule itself would the word get a 100 my best to avoid that. for

that hard life. your hold on to the boat sit down and that's it. for us. oh my god oh my god don't you dare flip us over. with your feet don't worry just let go it's normal for it to walk and that's no flowers it does and it's about. to go. and because i've got quite the trip ahead of me i've enlisted a little support my producer andrea's has agreed to help me paddle. seem like we're not the only ones who've heard about the beauty of the lawn groups of school kids keep us company. on the 1st stretch. so much

though that we even get into a little traffic jam after crossing germany's only boat we have to go through a lock. on the other side peace and quiet the region along the lot isn't just famous for its castles and fortresses it's well known for its beautiful landscapes to. getting back to the castles here is a figure that once surprise you according to the european castles institute there are about 25000 in germany many of them are into going to state anymore but they all still have that i mistakenly romantic.

union visitors come from all over the world to see germany's many consuls and palaces. they stand as witnesses to a bygone era. many dates back to the dark and mysterious middle ages they were mostly designed as fortresses overlooking rivers or positioned in highland areas. often destroyed in fighting some have been rebuilt many times over. most of the consuls in germany are privately owned either inherited or bought. a council like this one in the west an eyeful region requires a lot of money to maintain. its castle is one of germany's most outstanding gems a genuine medieval fortress that has never been destroyed. tourism provides a key source of income to help for the upkeep there aren't. and he tours every 10

minutes the council has belonged to the family for more than 850 years. we've come to book in our interest on each generation has a duty to pass on the castle in a better state than they received it was so obvious so we've worked hard to restore the roof i knew the windows and do all the other jobs that are doing it. in this way but there's still a lot to do and they'll always be was for me and for the next generation who for the next are going to outsell. the need by listening and consul is also privately and of course i'm going to listen board to the consul and is now restoring it in a labor of love the former teacher is investing a lot of money and effort in the project. mom you do have to be a little bit crazy to take on something like that so. some of the supporting beams in the great whole rotten and the consul was in danger of collapse. so germany's

monument protection authority came to the rescue along with the local authorities. and it's good invest here money's being invested here to preserve a historical monument. it's in the public interest of the public funds are going into it but without the owners financial commitment it would have been impossible and that's a traditional move without the love and dedication of the consolation as these historical gems would surely being know. the landscape around the line is truly impressive and as intruders were being carefully observed by the locals am i looks like we have a new threat. then i have always. oh.

we survived our 1st day of canoeing and the reward will be spending the night at this riverside campsite in a tiny wooden hut. thomas kramer shows me my home for the night it's all hopelessly food hugs are mainly for a canoe or to stay one or 2 nights and want to have some home comforts. of the home for petition or i would i don't want their tent on the boat things stay off the boat and yeah or on a bike about boulder. so step this way. a lot more comfortable than a tent well these are yeah no comparison to your average town to.

night is falling on the lawn and the campsite too has calmed down. before i hopefully get the well deserved rest i want to invite you guys to catch up with our globe trotter his most recent travels took him to central asia to kurdistan and there he had tons of fun hiking horseback riding and discovering the country's cuisine of course. so my mum and welcome to the country which is defined by this is why in this episode we are focusing on how to think which accounts for local life and going to the local cuisine. kyrgyzstan is not really isolated by its high you mountainous terrain which has helped preserve its asian culture a country gained its. independence as

a nation states after the breakup of the soviet union in 1901. 100 really playing. on a horse with a whole string. of. knowledge of horses take a well deserved great where we can enjoy the. cool lake. here is a true nomad camp this is where people live they have their horses here they have goats and cows over there this is the life that people used to have me and he's not ever actually a mountain nomads it's a sad 80 percent of the country time out and so they packed up their camp considered up the next really didn't have a day wanted to. welcome to come back all the city which was founded by the russians as a strategic location to explore everything which is south east of cockle today it's

a strategic location fall out of love us because of its proximity to the highest mountains of the country. it's time to introduce you to. peacetime and this week you come to the market here with us and we're doing the work out here to market. ok that's right so what we have here. and it's basically this. kind of like chinese muslims. here and. you. could also play some of. the target calls i saw which is basically french fries meat pickles you come bust on your. and again

golly. the next stop is to have carrots and that's also how i feel like everyone does that here the term cake and sometimes blunt here. i'm doing it one day trek here with me it's called the yoga looks record because of the village down there it's name's not about so it's a false record 6 kilometers. this program going to cut up if they. want to take on the last 2 to the. you know the thing with hiking for me is. that i always need a good view to make its residents. i was the prime rama and i would say mission accomplished. and this is it from to get down to resume.

here in the countryside along the line it's easy to fall right into a whole new thread that you go to bed early and get up early after all i still have a long stretch ahead of me. ok let's go. on. day 2 starts just like day one and it's very relaxed not a person in sight just us and the river. the serenity on the river really is something else thanks to the current and my co-captain i can take some. time to put my feet up.

on the lawn you have to pass through plenty of locks and since they're not manned anymore you have to open them yourselves. or wait for help. just open the gate. and keep on paddling. in germany there's a popular slogan good shit was here it's used to describe the places this well

traveled poet graced with his presence good job did an internship here on the lawn while he was in law school and it seems he did a lot of hiking here he was amazed by the quote unquote unspeakable beauty of nature to be fair he was also very much in love at the time the lady in question turned out to be the inspiration for the protagonist in his 1st novel the sorrows of young. and when we'll tell you about all of this won't because right now i'm going to take you on a little excursion to goodness birthplace france and only about 60 kilometers from here is definitely worth a visit and not just for a layover and it's being as a report. for a time mine is well known for its its banks. but they're also the home of timber. houses that surround the city hall

a building known as the roman. frankfurt is a leading cultural center and it hosts the world's largest book fair. the fair was 1st held over 500 years ago after you hanna scooting back invented the printing press today is that she was just a stone's throw from left of johan. funk. back in the 18th century when good was born in frankfurt only had about 30000 residents. but it was the coronation city of the kaiser's of the holy roman empire and as a free imperial city it had some autonomy. but above all it was a center of trade thanks to the trade routes and the trade. structure for. the house where good was born is no newseum during 100000 visitors a year. the house has been restored to its original with great attention to detail . the famous writer lived here for 25 years this is also where he wrote his

a pistol or a novel the sorrows of young. he wrote that in frankfurt and it was revolution of his isn't hind songs revolutionized poetry and his play good from burleson and also written for the 1st transformed german drama. a few meters from good us house you come to st paul's church in 1980 became the seat of the frankfurt national assembly the 1st freely elected parliament for the whole of germany so it's considered the birthplace of german democracy. time for to mine is also well known for its museums no less than 15 cultural institutions lying there with a mind forming the frankfurt museum embankment. it includes germany's oldest museum foundation the shade and for sale. the collection here covers 700 years of european i. it's history from the 14th century right up to the present

day. this is what's going to go on going it was founded 200 years ago in accordance with the will left by a wealthy frankfurt banker named your 100 data he was an art collector which was not unusual in the age of enlightenment. he saw origin as a key part of his role in society. although frankfurt was a free emperial city there was no bishop and no royalty living here. so it's always been the local people who have shaped frankfurt and to this day this foundation relies on the huge support it receives from the people of frankfurt to and from portable because they shop. so look beyond frankfurt it's more than skyline with its banks and office tower as and you find a rich cultural history.

i've arranged to meet make mine on the banks of the lon he was raised around here and he's shaped the areas development in recent years through his work as a geographer enter as a consultant. on. family and on her way here we saw lots of bikers and paddlers it was all very calm and seemed extremely a daily is that really what it's like is this work i thought that if yes i do design and i think that man is one of the most delicate rivers in germany to explore by boat or by bike ones and that's why so many people calm and it remains unchanged you can really relax and slow down from the commotion of an everyday life . ceylon isn't quite as well known as the rhine or the moselle rivers especially outside of germany do you think that can i. should i change or is it fine the way

it is. the only one that isn't so. i think it's fine as it is your stuff we're quite well known among the real couldn't exactly as you can see from the number of boat rental firms here and if we could probably raise our profile a bit of money michael is about it up and we'd certainly like to become better known for hiking under and most people think of walking along the rhine thank you but i'd like them to consider the lawn to the soldiers who. left and so what are the challenges for the future you already said you want to promote the hiking trails but what else is on your list of state. to state i'm down to 40 credit it's easy we want to work on quality control when you market an area for tourism and tell everyone to come then you have to make sure you have the necessary infrastructure you have to have that ignited areas where canoeist can get in and out of there both. of those places you need. public transport places to.

sustainable tourism means ensuring people don't get out in the middle of a conservation area and cause damage answer to still a lot to do but it sounds like a lot of fun when. i was here absolutely i love it when visitors like what they see in. this bridge in film are and the statue of st john of me are very special they're made of so-called lon marble which was mined in this area for centuries axel becker is an expert and takes me to a former quarry millions of years ago this was a reef in the ocean the continental drift carried it north along with fossilized sea creatures and sediments. here you can see this is a coral. reef and this is a sea shell. put around it after maybe only. 380000000 years ago our continent was on the equator you're larger then the continents moved and where we're standing now. it was 20 degrees south of the

equator and on this long journey away from the equator tectonic cracks developed. there was pressure here you see these regular structures that the stone was under a lot of tectonic stress and then fused together again through cement they would have to go back and that's when did people start mining in marble so. the 1st records are from 5099 we're very proud we can say it was still the 16th century. and that was the start of the barong era when marvel became popular rule there was a demand for large colorful structures that appealed to the sun from the business. and i'm saying they realize they could make money here by the 17th century marble was in use around the world at the start of the 20th century marble from here was used in the empire state building and the moscow subway all over.

and always on the south this time too were sharing the travel experiences of one of our viewers mari am from karachi in pakistan travel to moscow and as a video of her favorite spot the red square the t.v. tower and a boat ride on the moscow check out the russian capital in summer. my

canoe tour on the lawn is slowly coming to an end the last of the 25 kilometers under the blistering sun seem to be the longest. time if there's a local you don't. do the. good things you can't get long along the

lawn you can always tell where exactly you are by the impressive buildings you come across this is wrong call castle from the 12th century it was built in the middle ages to protect a river crossing it's a ruin now but still retains its charm and real goal is also where my tour comes to an end. who. seem. to know people have been saved and journeys more important than the destination and this time the journey really was a lot of fun and helped me discover a whole new way of travelling a more relaxed one far away from the train schedules and traffic jams and one that really allowed me to get in touch with nature rather than just passing through.

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