fresh air a short trip somewhere like to the baltic coolest it's something that's been missing piece past months just like many of us the coronavirus been them it has disrupted travel worldwide and my 1st trip after the easing of restrictions in germany took me to banda minda in the state of mecklenburg once or pomerania. here from the lighthouse you can get a good view of the baltic resorts. travelling in coronavirus times how does that look like with all the social distancing in hygiene rules it's summer in germany so it's high season and that means it can get

really crowded on the beach in restrooms in hotels and i would like to know how those people in charge and the tourists are dealing with this situation here in volume and. also show you how the pandemic has affected life in south africa our viewer mike zuma gives us a tour of keep telling. our view of the week comes from a south american family who traveled around the world to europe before the crisis. and can visit world heritage sites in mecklenburg west in pomerania from this month . holiday makers are back here involved in the at the baltic coast and in times like these of course i'm curious to find out more about what's brought them here. where you go from here cologne or what brought you here like baltic sea coast as the new . says coast we know we've been coming here for years. and you still get that

holiday feeling despite the coronavirus pandemic salut legal restrictions like putting on a mask in stores aren't a big deal apart from that there aren't many restrictions we go biking swimming and jogging so for us it absolutely feels like a holiday. it's good to get out again after the long walk down a long look. as you do notice a few restrictions. but by and large when you're at dulles you don't need to sit it's all. hunted you comply with social distancing and hygiene releases yeah yeah but not between the 2 of us. kids. that's great have a lovely holiday. time to pay a visit to the beach and rented beach cheer it will protect you from the wind and

help with social distancing. the yellow i'd like to read a bit share will go and welcome again no problem what do i need to do i do both and nothing we send 2 people along the middle make sure the beach chair is disinfected and all you need to do is sit down relax and have a nice time so. who. is this your best speech not best i don't know about that i'd say it's a very good beach chair many are newer but this is the one that's free right now that's how it works. so it has to be disinfected 1st. yes we have to unless the chair only goes out once a day then it has 24 hours to air out. but if it goes out several times a day this is what we do at me about something i was good with the cinema and so if it hasn't aired i would matures has to take care of it. dr mathias gets

a nice and clean thanks ideas. beach chairs like this has been a fixture by the baltic and the north sea since the 19th century here especially popular in germany. now all that's missing is a quick dip in the water. testing the water temperature we will show you other sites in the state of mecklenburg west of pomerania besides about the moon for example the old hands the attic cities of stars and of this much and the beach forests on the island of and on the lake roots they all have something in common they are here in this cool world heritage sites. of germany's 16 states the more western pomerania has the lowest population density leaving plenty of room for lovely natural landscapes. the more posts to national parks they protect areas of ancient and primeval beach forests recognized by unesco

as world natural heritage sites. that includes the woodlands and wetlands of millet's national park founded in 1990 around lake millet's the largest lake located entirely within germany the ancient beach forests give animals a protected habitat. mecklenburg western pomerania as other national park is located in the northern part of the island of lucan yasmine and is the smallest national park in germany. located near yasmin's famous chalk cliffs it boasts the largest contiguous beach forest on the baltic sea coast. western pomerania as other world heritage sites bear witness to the history of early settlement on the baltic. the a stork centers of stars and in this mars have been on unesco's world cultural heritage list since 2002 both cities belong to the hanseatic league in the late

middle ages many of the typical brick buildings constructed since its golden age in the 14th century still stand today. anyone who visit stalls and should stop by the old market square it's dominated by the st nicholas church and the town hall one of the most stunning examples of northern german brick gothic architecture. the late middle ages also left their mark on the hands he had it city of bismarck its large market square boasts traces of 5 centuries of architectural history from gothic style through to classicism. st mary's church dates from the 13th century but it suffered severe damage in world war 2 in the neighbors later demolished so only the tower remains. shipping also has a long tradition in this march and is still important today. the

. other. night i think. i have to admit diving into this chilly water it's just 17 degrees celsius is a bit daunting at 1st but once you're in it swimming it's wonderful. it's clear that the tourists are back despite the coronavirus but how are the people who live here fairing. i'm off to meet man woman who works here as

a lifeguard. about what you need to be a lifeguard with the imam of this is what i saw and you have to be outlet. a team player know how to swim and like the beach. that's it. well what do the grown of ours mean for you as a lifeguard. yeah. at the start of the season we introduced various safety measures and restrictions. we have protective equipment for the lifeguards or the swimmers who need 1st aid we have a mask on so. there's often what we hand over the band-aids rather than sticking them on ourselves i knew that i would overall we haven't had all that many covert cases in this part of germany and there aren't all that many restrictions. on the. stock you can see that at the beach. what about in the merge and see if you have to do mouth to mouth resuscitation. not on the group we're lucky because we have

a manual resuscitator we're trained to use these handheld masks with self inflating bags which require no direct physical contact. so what do you like about the baltic sea now. the view of the waves it's always different in every kind of weather and you never tire of it and. the sun is really nice this year so don't forget your sunscreen. there's also a big clear this year so the view is really nice here because. i was all right thank you mother and. even if the baltic sea is much smaller than the atlantic of the pacific they still fascinating the water reaches to the rising it is loud and moving at times and then calmly it's move again and this view not only attracts tourists but also photographers for example only he just loves the baltic sea coast and its peers so take a look. photography

is his passion and his profession today wants to show you this pm at the baltic sea resort of highly can happen to expand. the the lines are important but. what's the most important section. how can i show the object from the best possible angle if you let this thing in scenes and of course with the pier i also want to see the sea. that's me as the as a so i look for the places where i can combine all those elements into one picture . so it does have victories because these communities have realised that peers are popular on the baltic and the north sea because it lets people get close to the water. fell out of

a funk have a talk a feeling is also a form of documentation. increasing numbers of holiday homes in taurus have left their mark on heineken hafen and the coastline itself is constantly changing according to the seasons. the baltic sea island of fame on also off a scenic images like the famous sound bridge. and natural windswept coastal landscapes but it's not just the right subject that makes for a compelling photograph. least the lights is that being all and end all in landscape photography. you need

the light from the right direction and you want vibrant colors vibrant movement to be. never tires of exploring the baltic always has his camera at the ready to capture the moment. this is. it's not always the blue sky that will draw in your audience it might be the wild mood of the sky the patches of light when the sun peeks through the clouds. that can be much more compelling than a blue sky it's the glowing embers. it's

time for some refreshments advantage. when the travel restrictions were east restaurant and cafe owners briefed a sigh of relief tourists are their bread and butter after all in the daytime it's not hard to get a table for dinner though you need a reservation. that's true here if a blow bore you to and you have to leave your name and address in case anyone becomes infected it will be needed for contact tracing of course i'm happy to help out. as you know the coronavirus crisis has stopped tourism worldwide and our local mike zuma shows us what his hometown cape town looked like after the walk that.

name is mike my last name is zoom up this is my neck and neck of the woods in cape town it's known as long one of the oldest black african townships in the western cape it's a beautiful sheet of letter a tory what the gallery 69 literate behind me generally this area would be fulled with guess what people however what the covert. it's currently dry and drab but i want to take you to a little bit of the city at my favorite spot in the city of cape town and show you my neck of the woods. within the city center long street which is pretty much of vibrant part of cape town central business district what makes it special is that it's the funky but it's where all the clubs are you $18.00 to $30.00 five's come and play in 4 makiya your open nights off to work capetonians generally have grabbed a bar here. where

the company gardens just on the right hand side where in an average day this would be fooled with tourists and locals alike that take a day break out of the hectic city and buzz in the city and just catch a breath with in this majestic gardens people generally come and feed squirrels in the garden as you can see pigeons egyptian peace in and around here. we now are on the gateway to table mountain a real cableway of course this has also been closed even from here it is amazing view of the city it's pretty much a place spot in the city center. the waterfront is it's a mole attract. the best kept secret about it is the working dockyard it's one of

southern africa's all this working dockyards. so this is where we catch the ferry to the island robben island is at used to be a place where political prisoners are late all the state's manasseh mandela spent a couple of years there so it was quite a pivotal point for me growing up. as a young teenagers of 13 and 14 when mandela was freed to post 994 where we kind of i wasn't quite eligible enough to vote i wasn't kind of 18 years old but i kind of saw the queues of people certainly non whites blacks colored indians and the like for the 1st time having the chance to put an x on the ballot paper so that was quite that was quite a momentous occasion in the history of south africa cities divide away in 25 years and probably take a generation or 2 to undo that this is where they classify people on whether you're black you're watching

a colored you indian so this is the non whites only bench. and this is what. i can answer here. ok folks we've done wrapping up in the city center of cape town c.b.d. now with back to my neck of the woods in. the restaurant with people in the evening. again due to the covert $900.00 situation this place is about 99 percent of the patrons that come to this restaurant are international guests hopefully once the school is over we'll have you wining and dining with the restaurant and beautiful. and monica the woods and have fun with us. my next stop involved in the is a tour of the harbor. on

board the cap we 1st pass along. the stretch of water that extends from the fishing port of fundamental to the. fundamentalist seaside resort is actually district of the city of course. stock. in the last stock harbor we're greeted by the cruise ship terminal normally it's busy some 200 cruise ships docked here every year. the whole stop shipyards were cruise ships are built are also unusually quiet it's still not clear how and when things will start back up again. an hour later we're on our way back to bottom and . tourism has a long tradition here the 1st hotels for tourists opened in the early 19th century

. as a stroll along the problem not on this nice summer day it looks like things are back to normal the way they were before the coronavirus trysts. mr obama yes the tourism director you're probably happy to see how packed it is here you absolutely agree for new insights from one who are very happy to be there since the 25th of may we have been able to welcome visitors again from across germany of amman and there's nothing nicer especially compared to the weeks before that. was profuse now we can go back to doing what we're best at providing hospitality gets you going to provide strength because it isn't too early to say how things are shaping up her mind is on it's a who gets the summer holidays and amanda's high baltic sea holidays are in at the moment and or and this year people might be giving majorca passes and staying

closer to home and yoko's son for life to go to a circus or fill a guest and there are lots of tourists but the cruise ships aren't here what do you notice they're missing one doesn't look at and this is what the courts want period as a yes we're missing the cruise ships that's why we don't normally we have close to $200.00 docking here which bring in international crowd to rostock in volume into. what is there and this international element is missing. that's a shame because it adds to the flare. and the cruise ships are important to our economy because in the courts what. can see then did the crisis also have a positive side to it you maybe learn something. as a clam. every crisis is also an opportunity here in rostock environment it draws closer together so that. the service providers politicians ministration we meet the best of the situation. like help us and. we've come up with ideas like

a beach chair concert to maintain social distancing yes. what are your hopes for a hostile vandeman did the coming months. and some of us be here. first we hope that we'll get through the summer well with the preparations we've taken and that our vacationers enjoy themselves and one of them would who doesn't often the irish. and the locals can see is practicing safe tourism so that we can come through the situation stronger than ever. and for all. we don't hold. and of course we hope that we won't have to shut down our hotels restaurants and businesses for 2 and a half months again because shift to reason is some best people because that would be a shame in a disaster. isn't there a holiday destination and we want to be able to provide that for our guests. thank you and all the best but you know. as you know we regularly show you holiday videos

from our viewers and this time now we're getting from argentina sent us a clip of his most recent trip to europe from iceland to scandinavia and he says everybody should see that well i think so too and even though global traveling is still very restricted we're all free to daydream already. please. please please. please. just stay a. little league. please. please please.

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everything's pretty relaxed here involved in their interests are happy they can travel again and enjoy the baltic and so are the people who make their living from tourism. led. that's apparent the next morning to look at the dock in a hotel made of shipping containers that's one of the war for its design concept they've adapted to the new hygiene rules. instead of self-service at the buffet you check of what you want on the list. and your breakfast is brought to the table.

for many german tourists a trip to the baltic sea so within their own country like here involve the moon this is a 1st step towards a new travel more melty the consequences of a coronavirus crisis are visible everywhere on the beach in restaurants and hotels but the spite the restrictions i was able to enjoy my trip and the best thing is that travelling is possible again on that note bye bye see you next time.

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