beethoven is for cause plato is for playing beethoven 202250th anniversary here on the air. welcome to a special edition of checkin this year due to the coronavirus many people are vacationing in their own countries that's also true in germany. which lies between the north and baltic sea is a favorite holiday destination last summer our hosts nicholas.

visited some of sneesby clutch times most beautiful spots now are 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 lead known as the. when. 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 guy a volunteer with the watch and see protection service leads us through the mud flats and introduces us to their hitmen houghton's or at least some of the 10000 species that live here. like this little kraut for example.

these heaps give away the hiding places of the wotton seeds and most active inhabitant said worms in one year they turn over the entire soil of the mud flats 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 holligan 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. or

a special narrow gauge train. ok it's a ride yes 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. or visitors like me. 3 kilometers through the mud flats from the mainland to notch tundish more. at the end of the line. 23 islanders live here there just 5 properties one of them is the local school with 4 pupils no movie theatre no shopping mall only meadows. and the auto. was the birth of this holiday 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. and every now and then there are heavy storms with floods everything you see will then be underwater except for the houses safely the. an artificial hills called boston there is no place along the north sea where people are more exposed to the forces of nature than on a highly. pretty extreme. next saw the look of but full i'm interning and information center for the citizens see 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 the food is always an option.

the feeding sessions and the monte mob bottle full marks dreamily popular. especially with can't. hear more from him because the show we see what happens when we feed the sea anemones. the city on the moon is true but how do you turn you see these little crumbs. they love these homes would you not just run. clausen hashan month as the head of the exhibit and love to see the public interact with the recreated spectacle of nature. i'll take another look around when else am i going to get the chance to meet this many want to see creatures. from tiny organisms. all the way to big fish.

battling 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 who's i'm. waiting for the sea as part of life and they cation in the water see. the best way 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. and. you shouldn't miss a stroll through the port city whose. the old inner harbor is the town's lively meeting place and boulevard. on the quay you'll find cosy cafes restaurants and bars.

i'd like a shrimp sandwich. from. this is what i've been waiting for and the shrimp are caught pretty much right at the doorstep couldn't be fresh. this cozies small and very well laid out which makes a stroll through the narrow streets a wonderfully relaxing. some 30 minutes south you'll find the areas most beautiful sandy beach exact speed to on to. the perfect set up for sand jogging i'm ready to give it a go. the sand has to be smooth and stalin's russia looks like a shame to the right place. for. the pros

hit 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 for. to get it done today. and to sign it to stick around the. houses built on stilts like this one are an exception along the north sea you won't find them anywhere else but here . the perfect spot to take a last good look at the mud flats. our

2nd part of call this house go round a small archipelago full 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 and. the journey from hamburg to heligoland takes 3 and a half hours a catamaran takes me there no other boat is faster. than. all the passengers initially have the same route. everybody passes the colorful up stop its. head walks along the problem. somewhere here is my hotel. but. most of the tourists who arrived

here go back in the afternoon there are more or less 3000 visitors here every day but i would like to stay over night so i have more time to discover this small island. i check in. my 1st walk takes me into the countryside. all the way up. a route. around the island the cliffs. as far as. the mainland is 50 kilometers away. i passed the. everybody

hopes that it can withstand. a long time and i continue to germany's small this nature reserve. the small feather. amateur photographers wait for them to take their courageous plunge. but. there are not many places in the europe where you 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 guy at least 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 bombardment everybody had to be evacuated and then came the big bang in april 947 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 in little

10 some dinner and stand sold whatever they needed. you could pass through and buy little souvenirs and people came in droves to see helical. soon to risque masses not for the beautiful nature but to buy duty free liquor and cigarettes. or how did the island and your 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 we were 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. 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. 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 the lands 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 helical that most of them have ancestors who are sailors or fisherman maybe even pirates. oh oh sea shanties in sailor songs are part of the cultural heritage i'm here for a rehearsal off to help will end a cock thinking shanty choir. oh no. the song you just sang was dead a regular sailor somewhere a shanty they don't know that was actually our theme song it has nothing to do with it was in the friesian dining and it just means the cock are great guys is no more than that of you car cruising the taller car live than we are me me there are shanties in sr songs what's the difference is the month you know sailor 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 a call the tune and the jocks and the choir would answer and do the work for 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 wired and doesn't fall into the mold or who's the lead singer who is going out today deleting as a whole if he seems the song of hope and often. can i sing a shanty like that we can do i don't know like i said it was a new sing a song we'll sing the beginning and when we jump in you can just sing along. with thing one for my so i'm going which like so i go but i. know i'm not one of in my. whole. home so i sound barrier set on.

growing. late night. for y. way oh go. say ok sir oh i'm sorry oh yes sir all right no side very long sorry no no sorry hood no oh i'm sorry i'm very long time it's own sorry her old. that if it was really good you know. those who really want to join the cox have to

meet 3 conditions be a man live on heligoland and be able to see. you have strict rules but they are friendly guys. even the on the 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 in the

city of compensate story card. 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 tracy holler stein. and the weather is perfect for a boat right 1st i have to check in with captain yon and see border. around trip crews to lots lenses limond on the m.s.c. out couple takes about 2 hours. the captain sunday and all or is that the helm today. this line when a pencil is situated at the mouth of the slide its shape 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. and. another must see is got off castle it was once the residence of the dukes of and it

got off the house also produced kings and bishops. 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 and northern europe. got jobbed also houses an archaeological museum one of its most amazing exhibits is the needham boat a warship from the year 32080. 2 jack who is very familiar with the history of the region. i don't say when i was jealous of its golden era the 5 in the 17th century when it was the dutch. and it got all of these at that point it was really one of europe's

prime cultural centers of culture not military might was used to try to rise to the level of denmark that was an outstanding time when there was a camera when there was a lot of construction done on the council when the gardens were planted and when there was a huge library here you said it was a center of both science and the arts it had far reaching influence. the other the owners of course of its history of this region periodically belong to denmark why were the danes so interested in it he thought it often happened that the break was also the king of denmark which meant that from the danish perspective 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 stately baroque garden also belongs to the castle it was commissioned by duke frederick the 3rd in 1637. here we find the gods of. 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 japan with my i know nothing about sailing 1st will slowly leave the harbor and i'm allowed to steer. clear. ok. other 1st that's the sails while i'm trying to get a sense of what's happening. there are we supposed to be tilting this much there are those. drugs more of us move to lawrence klara nicholas they can make up and we drink to us so that you may always smile upon us and give us good wind cheers oh.

my god we're going to work on or let's hope the sailing god like sherry. in the next lesson in sailing lingo with us because of the profile of the sail the flow velocity on the outer side is stronger than the inside. sagging is when you turn towards the wind and giant is through it right. no the other way around there's a lot it doesn't know the ropes so the back stays. support the master the only thing must know. 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 now financially to get to the sale. now this is the best part about sailing gliding smoothly across the way a perfect way to enjoy my final moments on the flying.

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