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which lies between the north and baltic sea is a favorite holiday destination last summer our hosts nicholas kulish and. visited some of sleaze to be close friends most beautiful spots now we're showing you the highlights. the vitamin c. with its wide sandy beaches. the island of helga land in the north sea and the baltic sea in late known as the sly. we start off at the bottom sea on the north sea coast. at low tide the sea recede several kilometers allowing us to walk along the sea bed without getting our feet wet it's always good to have a guide a volunteer with the. scene protection service leads us through the mud flats and

introduces us to their hidden houghton's or at least some of the 10000 species that live here. like this little crab for example. these heat give away the hiding places of the one season most active inhabitant said worms in the one year they turn over the entire soil of the mudflats bringing oxygen into the ground and nutrients to the surface. what better way to introduce you to a day's plan i don't only want to get close to nature i want to dive right in my journey will take me through the sky and water and sea and i couldn't be more excited to find out what landscapes people and adventures await it's. one of the many amazing things here are the highly tiny islands that some people choose to live on. easier said than done because how do you get there at high

tide you can take a boat. at low tide you have to resort to horses. for a special narrow gauge train. ok it's a ride is of course hook on. the train can run any time of the day and the hollies and habitants use it to transport just about anything furniture food chief or visitors like me. 3 kilometers through the mud flats from the mainland to notch time dish more. and of the line. 23 islanders live here they're just 5 properties one of them is the local school with 4 pupils no movie theatre. no

shopping mall only meadows and sheep and the odd tourist. was the birth of this college can be retraced to the exact day it was the 11th of october 16th 34 that was when a hurricane tore a much bigger island into smaller parts. every now and then there are heavy storms with floods everything you see will then be under water except for the houses safely built on artificial hills called boston there's no place along the north sea where people are more exposed to the forces of nature than on the hollies. pretty extreme. next so the more team of but full i'm interning and information center for the time was. a great spot for all of those who would like to find out more about the extraordinary place they're visiting. but how can the interplay of natural forces

be experienced how can the hidden life in the silt be seen well food is always an option. the feeding sections at the monte mom bottle full marks drain leave popular. especially with. your stomach because the show we see what happens when we feed the sea anemones. is under. the rule if you can you see these little crumbs. they love these. are the same. clowns on hash and none as the head of the exhibit and loves to see the public interact with the recreated spectacle of nature. i'll take another look.

rounds when else am i going to get the chance to meet this many wanton sea creatures. from tiny organisms. all the way to big fish. but only for a swim is another thing that's easier said than done around these parts when the tide is low not a chance but be patient when the water level rises people make their way towards the sea like here in the port town of whose i'm. waiting for the sea as part of life and vacation in the waters see. the best place to do this is from a beach share many locals rent them for the whole season then they're certain to have a seat at the front row. you shouldn't miss a stroll through the port city who's of the old inner harbor is the town's lively

meeting place and boulevard. on the keys you'll find cozy cafes restaurants and bars. i'd like a shrimp sandwich. this is what i've been waiting for the shrimp are caught pretty much right at the doorstep couldn't be fresh. it is cozies small and very well laid out which makes a stroll through the narrow streets a wonderfully relaxing. some 40 minutes south you'll find the areas most beautiful sandy beach exact speed to on to. the perfect set up for scent jotting i'm ready to. give it

a go. the phantasy smooth and stalins looks like you came to the right places. are some of. the pros here speeds of up to 70 kilometers an hour. at 1st that feels like a stretch but we're learning fast. we've got the hang of it after 4 hours and we're looking pretty good day. i've decided to stick around the. houses built on stilts like this one are an exception along the north sea so you won't find them anywhere else but here. is the perfect spot to take the last good look at the mud flats.

and. our 2nd part of call is helga land a small archipelago fall of natural beauty and germany's only island in the high seas it's located in the north sea nearly 50 kilometers from the mainland. ventured out to sea it's. the journey from hamburg to heligoland takes 3 and a half hours a catamaran takes me there no other boat express train. all the passengers initially have the same routes.

everybody passes the color starts. and walks along the problem not. somewhere here is my hotel. the for most of the tourists who writes here go back in the afternoon there are more or less 3000 visitors every day but i would like to stay over night so i have more time to discover this small island. i check in at my 1st walk takes me into the countryside. all the way up to the. route along the edge of the rock that. leads around the island the cliffs. water as far as the eye can see the mainland is 50 kilometers away.

i passed the tall and this free standing rock is still a landmark of heligoland everybody hopes that it can withstand the wind of the waves for a long time and i continue to germany smallest nature reserve says the rock of the . it is the nesting ground of many sea birds but it is named after that. in june the small feathered take wing amateur photographers wait for them to take their courageous plunge. there are not many places in the europe where he can get so close to wildlife. although this island is very small it has an incredibly eventful history. you can learn more about it in the helical let me see i'm your guide and lease is the boss here he tells me that this island used to be a pirate's nest

a navy fort and trading post in the early 18th century it was just as important as the international port of hamburg is today. and was once part of denmark then of great britain it was not until 890 that the island became german a fiercely contested piece of ground. when was the most dramatic moment in the history of the island. the most dramatic moment was definitely the end of world war 2 when the great. everybody had to be evacuated then came the big bang in april $947.00 resulting in the complete destruction of the buildings. the british occupying forces once tried to destroy all the islands military facilities with 6.7 kilograms of explosives never again should it be used for military purposes for many years heligoland remained on inhabitable. 'd within $150.00

for the population began returning to the island and tourism started up here again . first they slept in tents and because there was no place at all to stay here on the island there were no houses or anything. so they stayed a little tense and doing stunts sold whatever they needed. you could pass through and buy little souvenirs and people came in droves to see helical. soon to risqué masses not for the beautiful nature but to buy duty free liquor and cigarettes. or how did the island endure this i just imagine 10 or 12000 visitors here on this really small island. it was terrible i must say there was no room between all the people that we just heard of past the shops and through here shoulder to shoulder. you might see something nice one of the shops we didn't stand a chance of getting to it to buy it's just pushed on ahead by the crowds until you ended up back at the ship and at the same home again. how come prices are so cheap

on the legal end and that's a privilege we heard from our time with britain and it's been preserved through all the changes and rule. was taken on in the treaties so we've always had our judy and tax free status here. it still exists but today the tourists arrive here because of nature almost as it used to be when heligoland became a seaside resort in the early 19th century and 1st people came here because of the good air it was the beginning of legal lance tourism. that's the cue for me to look around for a souvenir this will fly from my balcony. there's only one main shopping street the invite it has one duty free shop after the next the lobster huts by the harbor are a good place for a snack these used to be warehouses for the fishermen today restaurants have moved

in they mainly offer seafood dishes. it looks mighty tasty. almost 1500 people live on heligoland most of them have ancestors who are sailors or fisherman maybe even pirates. oh the sea shanties in sailor songs are part of the cultural heritage i'm here for a rehearsal of the help will end a cock thinking shanty choir. oh no. the song you just sang was that a regular sailor somewhere is shanti who doesn't know that was actually our theme song it has nothing to do with either it was in the friesian dining and it just means the cock are great guys is no more than that of creating the tonic our lives

and we are doing it. there are shanties in senior songs what's the difference as we must you know say the songs are simply romantic songs they used to sing but the shanties were the work songs for the seamen of earlier times it was hard work on the ships one of them were called the children and the jocks and the choir would do the work of the lead singer never had to work and it's just the same with us what it was going on with them when they are alive and doesn't fall into a mold or who's the lead singer who is going out today deleting as a whole if he sings the song of hope and often. can i sing a shanty like that we can do i don't know like i said before the new thing is off we'll sing the beginning and when we jump in you can just sing along. with thing one must live on which like so i'm going with. a number you have not been my. whole.

on so i. said all. growing. late night. for my way oh but i'll go over there. to say sir oh i'm sorry oh no sir oh i'm sorry no cite very tired me i'll hire a hobo oh i'm sorry so i'm very long time. sorry her shoulder.

that it was really good for. those who really want to join the cox have to meet 3 conditions be a man live on heligoland and be able to see. they have strict rules but they are friendly guys. it's even the on heligoland i am on the cliff path again the best place to wait for the sunset you can only experience that when you stay here overnight. last summer you confluence took a trip to the shii. it might look like

a river but it's actually an inlet of the baltic sea. so what better way to kick off the day than by taking in the crisp salty air and the city of koppen sister or a car. couple used to be a fishing village but today it lives mainly from tourism it's a great base if you want to explore the area. one of the city's landmarks is the amanda the tallest windmill in chase the heart stein. and the weather is perfect for a boat ride 1st i have to check in with captain yon and see border. around trip crews to lots and ends of slime and on the m.s.g. that company takes about 2 hours. they kept in sunday and all are

is that the helm today. this line when a pencil is situated at the mouth of the slide it shaped constantly changes as a result of the wind and waves during storm tide slime and it can be completely submerged most of it is a bird sanctuary. this lighthouse has been guiding ships to safety since 871. 1 side of the peninsula faces the open sea. from the mouth of the slide to the other and to the city of. the old fishing district of home is especially pretty it was settled in the 10th century. with.

another must see is got to off castle it was once the residence of the dukes of. got off the house also produced kings and bishops. in the castles chapel dates back to 1590 and has been largely preserved in its original form the small does she was a mighty center of power in northern europe. got jobs also houses an archaeological museum one of its most amazing exhibits is the needham boat a warship from the year 32080. who is very familiar with the history of the region.

i don't say when i was jealous of its golden era this was in the 17th century when it was the dutch we call shine it got all of these at that point it was really one of europe's prime cultural centers of culture not just military might was used to try to growing is to the level of denmark that was an outstanding time when there was a corner when there was a lot of construction done on the council when the gardens were planted and when there was a huge library here your boss was here it was a center of both science and the arts it had far reaching influence. the energy on matters of course of its history of this region periodically belong to denmark why were the danes so interested in it. it often happened that the break was also the king of denmark which meant that from the danish perspective of this region was always a part of denmark. under the duke's speak was officially

a danish fief but they were increasingly pushing for their sovereignty so what we sort of put in simple terms was a centuries long back and forth about whether this region belonged to the german empire or to denmark. this state leave the rose garden also belongs to the council it was commissioned by duke frederick the 3rd in 1637. here we find the got off the old historical house was replaced with this modern building the purpose of which is to keep a technical masterpiece. the globe is 3 meters in diameter and the outside depicts the earth's surface. on the inside there's a map of the stars and a depiction of how people in the 17th century view the sky above the gods of globe

is known as the world's 1st planetarium. this one's a copy of the original was taken to st petersburg by a russian tsar. before my visit to the comes to an end i want to try my hand at sailing sailing instructor all of us is going to show me the basics on a boat built in 1957. and in my independent mind i know nothing about sailing it will slowly leave the harbor and i'm allowed to steer. clear. ok. on the 1st sense of the sails while i'm trying to get a sense of what's happening. here are we supposed to be tilting this much. round more. to an annoyance klara nicholas. we drink to you so that you may always

smile upon us and give us good wind cheers old. woman. let's hope the sailing gods like sherry. next a lesson in sailing lingo because because of the profile of the sail the flow velocity on the outer side is stronger than the inside and then sagging is when you turn towards the wind and giantess through it right. no the other way around you there are lots of dozens of the rope so the back stays. support the mast under your must no problem is that i understood about the words of what you just said. it's not as easy as i expected. but if at 1st you don't succeed try try again and the man simply to get to hoist the sail.

now this is the best part about sailing blinding smoothly across the way the perfect way to enjoy my final moments on the flight.

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