you know. elected members. usually don't leave. i'm not laughing at the germans because sometimes they are but mostly i'm loving with the german things deep into the german culture. you don't seem ridiculous grandma there you go it's all out who i am no i'm rachel join me for me to go from the gulf coast. around the world or the. world. today i'm in the very

in southern germany or more precisely mitt from the small bavarian town nestled in the alps. i've come here because i want to spend some time in the mountains 1st on by and later on foot. but there is one of germany's most popular tourist destinations the region's incredible variety of landscapes make it a paradise for those seeking a more active holiday so it looks like we're going to get a lot of exercise and while i'm here and while i'm at it i want to find out the ways in which the coronavirus pandemic and climate change are affecting tourism here in the alps. what are the challenges of mass tourism poses to this mountainous region. one big draw are the many fanciful castles built by king to take the 2nd. but

we'll also visit dubrovnik where it check in your will show us how the corona crisis is affecting her hometown. my destination is the shot and a scenic point in the mountain range the 2nd had a house built up there for the 1st leg of the journey i've reserved. kind of cold welcome. to make the climb a little easier i've decided to rent an. ascendant is there anything i should watch out for. the famous and probably the most common error people make is overestimating the situation out of the box will take you just about anywhere they offer a lot of power then suddenly you're at the summit and can't get down. this may take you to overextend yourself that's why you should be careful on the descent keep your hands on the brakes take your time go slowly and enjoy the nature of around you don't come shooting down.

as soon as i leave mitten miles i'm immersed in the beautiful bavarian landscape. the paths. and the ascent is still manageable. after a couple of minutes of riding through the forest i arrive at a leak to see. but i still have a long way to go. yet the nation today is the kings house on shots and that can only be reached on foot or by bike and that isolation suited looked like the 2nd just fine because well he wasn't much of a people person he liked to have the beautiful bavarian landscape all to himself something that becomes quite apparent if you look at the various palaces he built in his king. team say

the largest lake in bavaria it was here that the 2nd had his luxury of having teams say palace built no expense was spared. it's just one of several residences built they commissioned at times he labored over plans for 3 palaces at once. to get minor the absolute monarchs of france. a palace was intended as a replica of the 1st. except that it was neither a seat of power nor of social life. the it was trying to create the illusion of a bygone world which he chose to enjoy and solitude with after sunset or 35 servants how to light of the contents and the palace that they all had to vanish so the king could be alone here and your interests. visible

from far and wide yet seemingly unapproachable noisy castle at the foot of the alps the most famous of all his castles it too was built by looted and looted alone he was enthralled by tales of the middle ages this inger's hall was meant to be a tribute to the age of chivalry and its culture. but good bit was also a product of his time he loved technological innovations his nights castle feature telephones and running water big never lived to see the completion of either noise or the heaven games a palace. not far away is the only palace the bavarian kings of finished linda hall good take the 2nd actually lived here for some time surrounded by a vast park it's thought to have been his favorite palace.

and back on the trail my uphill battle became. this theory. looks like a painting and the weather today couldn't be better it may be peak season but actually to have a place to myself. after one last steep climb i think i deserve another little break. so it's nice to see the vet on a rustic alpine eatery at an altitude of 1400 meters. what's it like to live in a city typically overrun by tourists and how has that changed since the covert 900 pandemic began in this week's edition of our segment need a local we'll find out with the help of a viewer from dubrovnik the croatian city has been struggling with over tourism for quite some time.

how long hello and welcome to brother nick my name's dora pitcher i'm from dubrovnik but i lived in frankfurt for a few years and returned to my wonderful home country after finishing high school i'm going to show you how beautiful dubrovnik is and why i love it so much. naturalist begins what will start out here on the city walls not only the pride of the broad neck but of all croatia in this. one to 1979 in the old city and these bills were added to the list of us go world heritage sites. i want to someone that even though it was a new mexico world heritage site in 1991 the city was attacked by serbian and montenegrin forces it off but the walls remained standing until today i'm off. to the levels of normally they would be thousands of people out here at this time

of year when about because of the corona crisis there are noticeably fewer tourists this year than last that we locals don't think it's all that bad so now we have the place all to ourselves. did i bet the best beer to bing it is from our own mountain service up there you can walk up and go you can take the cable car i suggest we take the cable car today because it's so hot so banff on dallas their highs. isn't that amazing you can see everything from up your local island village are soft and the airport behind me we can see all of the broad neck it's a magnificent view. for years and every day now we're back down in the old city center behind me is the

main entrance to the. town the political elite come on come to me. saw him 1st and now we're on to brother next main street and its most famous street called straw doing is it starts at the big on north korea's fountain with its 16 water this investors buy out. as the fatherless and says jordan is our main street and very important in our lives since we do so many things on the streets i shop here during the coffee and spend time with our friends and families quine we just love the streets and not just all starbucks there you must watch them just imagine the last year it was so crowded here you could hardly move you had to push people aside just to get through them. and today as you can see it's practically empty

a fast complet left. alone strolled through to the road near his computer that visiting the beautiful people to see my favorite is a saint jacobi from here you get the best we have to. tell for i hope you enjoyed we look forward to seeing you here in dubrovnik with the mc tell them i'll be over the most of the little nickel.

no rest for the weary it's time for the. second part of my track but i won't be making the ascent to the king's house on chalk and all by myself. will accompany me he's a mountain guide from me. he says the mountains have a calming effect on him and that sometimes you just need to stop look and listen. because then how did you come to be a mountain guide. it actually started with my parents we were always in the mountains. then while doing my military service my path seemed preordained i became a mountain leader for the armed forces i just kept spending more time in the mountains even in my free time. and things just turned out this way. let me get stein you tell me as a city kid what

a mountain guide does. it has changed a bit in that in the past the people who came here usually had some experience they'd already done a fair amount of hiking which nowadays many people are just looking to have an experience and tend to be ill prepared. so that poses the biggest challenge. since so few people come with any previous experience you have to teach them everything with starting with how to walk. before and that's the way it is with us myself. now this is. what should i look out for if i want to hike around here. the most important thing is to be in good condition and have a bit of energy in reserve so you can enjoy it. it's possible to rush around see a sight and then dash off that is the point isn't whether or not you reach your goal but what you get out of it i mean we're seeing this more and more most people go too hard they're always pushing themselves to the limit and that's really

a shame because then you don't take in what's all around you you need a little something in reserve for that are possible for this in africa. and taking the time to veer off the beaten path to the pleasure of. all right before we continue our hike let's take a quick look at the impact mass tourism has on some of the most popular regions here in the alps. but there are moments when you say ok let's cut corners there's too much traffic it puts a strain on the parts and it's really hard a hiking trail to a large crowd that's put a burden on the local population the communities and the infrastructure in the valley and the summer director of the streams of visitors and providing useful

information is crucial so much that in the stick with the stampede of visitors to outdoor destinations has noticeably increased in these days of the coronavirus pandemic if is a to counts in the anything to go by as long as people stick to the mark trails. hina is fine with it. people like to be in the actual surroundings. lake validation is particularly popular. it's a delicate balancing act protecting nature while promoting crowds of people to have some fun and the sun. these days the ranges only go out in pests communing with nature means different things to different people. it hurts us we have a managing the crowds are getting harder one of my colleagues said we are more like people minders than conservation officers. you hear it all so they threaten to call a lawyer with the threats. even when all you want to do was clarify this was also

clear. protected plant species grow in the nature reserves and conservation areas around the lake for example the marsh. in restricted areas people often build fires which is not limited to all this and with cigarette butts. the heart of the summer the more people head into the water as many as a 1000 per day at the book when they go waterfalls in the. often they get close to sensitive areas and show little consideration for the environment with its rich plant species. the more popular a spot like this becomes the greater the threat to its nature.

plus one is not truly thought worries as is this trend toward sharing individual experiences with a larger only. platforms like instagram it was a thought immediately to instagram information about an incredible sunrise over the mountain peak it's the more people come out of the spots even in typically after time with us. this is. done future started you know it's truly gives me cause for concern or the thought said he saw that maybe one way to help is to avoid those popular spots altogether. we're getting close to the top. on the side of the trail stefan points out some yellow gentian to me it's a plant commonly found in the alps it thrives here at an altitude of some $800.00 metres.

that's what that was worth it you know. not bad not at all. and there it is i can see my goal the king's house on shopping at the front of the vet. back tourism and climate change are said to be threatening the alpine flora and fauna is that something you see yourself spend a lot of time in the mountains and here was a few and. in the case of tourism yes some there are popular spots like the summit that are really overrun by masses of tourists but as you experienced yourself today we hardly saw anybody on our way up . there really quiet areas for instance in the call ventile range over there.

even in peak season and we're at the absolute peak of the season right now you can be all on your own same const nuclear one just for climate change we haven't felt very much yet. maybe it's objective because you don't notice gradual changes as much as the woman. but we've always had a few tough winners and some very mild ones we've had dry winters and we've had lots of parts of potations we've had flooding and then we've had very dry years it's always changing but there are things i notice that for instance with the ozone to become more sensitive but maybe that's a. in any case i do notice something that's true obviously. but i don't feel it's causing a great deal of change for us. the one. last thing that's very different this year is the coronavirus a lot of people are spending their holidays closer to home how many germans are

staying in germany what if you noticed here in the region. he. says it's been somewhat stressful for us because we can't make long term plans and have to react fast to the changes. decus this since but the guests are noticeably more relaxed than in recent years. relaxed in the sense that most readily accept it when you say that they can do something or other there's not so much i wanted and i want it now which has been something of a trend the past few years that can get really unpleasant we're not seeing any of that people seem happy with whatever sponsible i hope it will stay that way for a while. a little paradise right outside your door and thanks for showing it to me you're my pleasure. i can handle the last stretch on my own the king's house is now in plain sight of course king loot didn't walk up

here himself he had servants to carry him and a litter. this summer the king's alpine hideout is closed in compliance with social distancing and hygiene guidelines but after the long hike we definitely want you to see what it's like inside. compared to the seconds of other residences that king's house on shock and seems almost modest it was built in $872.00 in the style of a swiss chalet. in spite of the beautiful swiss pine paneling the living quarters on the ground floor come across as relatively plain. seemingly out of character for the fairy tale king. of.

the upper story however fully reflects its creator here the 2nd had a sumptuous hall build an oriental style crammed full of gilded carving lit through stained glass windows and decorated with fine drugs magnificent chandelier is an peacock feathers. the turkish room with its fountain in the center provided a spectacular backdrop for the king's birthday celebrations. isolated high in the bavarian alps he recreated the magical world of the arabian nights. while the king's house remains closed during the pandemic the former servants' quarters now a mountain in have reopened to the public. back in look face time this building

served as a storehouse it's also where the king's meals were prepared for over 15 years now it's been run by the light and our family we needed money not too many people come here to learn more about the life of king loued face or are most just hikers ready for a break he had. heard this well it's too bad the house is closed at the moment with the hikers and usually keen to see the place. they know there's something special to see in the upper floor so many want to go in. the stalks. some days 250 or 300 people walk through the house so it's wanted ground. there are 2 guides from the linda hope palace who give hourly tours for up to 30 people there you know. they tell visitors all about lou dick and his connection to this place good they mean you know. with them can you can pick this time to come

out there you've got a bunch of what relevance does that all have for you. in this area there's really no other place comparable to it so the quantity of swiss pine is unique in bavaria for instance and the pan around is simply fantastic. so. there's nothing else like it this is the song that's the beauty of it and i'm so glad no trains come up here. from the factories when souther wise it would no longer be the way it is now you need to use this is the only lodge that's been preserved in its original condition and has not been replaced with a new one it's like the other lodges or been repainted as it's through their midst and by spring from the we're very proud that everything here is so old americans who should protest his response or want to turn to houston. as you probably know there is usually

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marked money i. did this just before reaching my final destination i have a close encounter with a stubborn local. if this won't work. so. you know it's cool didn't expect that did you. call one cow. i mean only in the alps. this lookout find is where my journey and. they have the belvedere built not far from his house from here the view of the rhine valley is simply breathtaking. if you haven't got anybody to carry you up the mountain

a hike like this is pretty intense but the journey is the destination right plus there is nothing like that feeling of satisfaction you get once you reach the top and you get this view so extremely exhausting but also extremely well.

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