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and she's visiting the city of hyderabad which is very popular with international tourists. they go once and can vote for obama at the baltic sea like many holiday makers there's corona sama 2020. 2 all stops in the capital. some are. river boats on the ship lay. people drawn out doors by the warm sunshine. cafes and parks in the city are full even occasionally too full according to stop. the brandenburg gate berlin's most popular landmark is pretty crowded to. almost normal. and still this year everything is different. the

corona crisis has changed the world and our life including tourism after lock down and travel restrictions for a limb to a standstill earlier this year visitors are slowly starting to trickle back and but what kind of an experience are they and for today we'll find out. after the city was essentially closed to visitors for a couple of weeks a sense of normality is slowly returning to berlin after the lockdown people seem to want to travel again. i don't mind wearing a mask and even if it's not mandatory to wear them outdoors in germany i believe we need to look out for each other. robot berlin in the middle of a pandemic how so this in book one very simple we come from hamburg we kids with grandma and grandpa for 48 hours and balance within easy reach but we wanted to see something. from particular probably. your part here just for

a day like 8 hours or so what are you planning to see everything really we're just going to see the brandenburg gate then maybe to. the almost we've just had a look around the city center now we'd like to take in a few sites maybe take a trip on the street tomorrow. is what is your experience been like so far doesn't feel weird. it's emptier than i've seen it otherwise quite a bit more relaxed when you walk around outside on the other hand it's a little annoying with the face masks when you go in somewhere but that's how it has to be. i know it's a little bit dangerous but before that like there were 3 of us who we would be careful so maybe it would have been. apparently most of the tourists are just here for a short trip i'll move on to alex on the flux i want to take the opportunity and visit this impressive building the t.v. tower due to social. only

a reduced number of visitors is allowed to enter these days so it won't be too crowded at the top of. the t.v. tower was inaugurated in 1969. and to this day germany's highest building the interior is listed for preservation. in only 40 seconds iraq is to 203 meters. and then i've got the whole world well at least at my feet. the newly rebuilt berlin palace the reichstag and the cathedral i could stand here and look for hours. ringback ringback 'd and will go even higher at 207 meters there's a restaurant the best part the entire room rotate

a full 360 every 30 minutes i'm behind one of these windows. from my coffee in the clouds i cross over to the nearby museum island and other upper lens tourist highlights. the illegal. uliana. in the world war what is. a little the. full life arranged to meet with christian 10 a visit berlin the city's tourism organization has that is trying to handle what's open right now in berlin and what's not with the mind of a very good thing to visit at the moment would be the museums the restaurants are

open again too and the hotels are ready to open what's not shown yet are larger events all the trade fair activity is still on hold and other events are of course very very limited because it's common are tourists coming to berlin or is there some has a tense and there are far fewer visitors we're at a level between 10 and 20 percent of what we had this time last year but they're coming mainly from within. in germany because there still aren't many flights many of them come by car so they're a completely different type of people. and. we would be your tip for a perfect summer day in berlin. is that i would hop on a bicycle in the morning and take a nice bike tour it's easier to do that now firstly we have less traffic than usual and secondly we've got pop art or temporary bike trails but i hope they'll stay where they offer a very relaxed kind of ride especially for people who aren't used to riding bikes we have lots of parks and gardens and great bike trails you can use ripped off

around noon i'd be sitting in a beer garden and the proprietors have had some fantastic ideas and the senate's been very generous about allowing tables on the sidewalks in the afternoon i go to a museum and in the evening i'd most like to take in a movie at the couture forum and enjoy the panorama of the illuminated potsdamer platz. that sounds like a lovely day thanks for the chat my pleasure. not all museums have reopened yet and for those that have visitors may have to buy tickets in advance for a certain time slot. i'll stroll a while longer among the history rich buildings of the museum island which by the way is listed as a unesco world heritage site. bridge connecting the fritters time and codes bird neighborhoods is

a good place to wind up my corona summer day and. sometimes berlin makes it hard to believe that we're in the middle of a pandemic the city's unique spirit remains unchanged. on the extent of nation is hardly but a centuries old bridge below. and chanting old town in between. and a romantic castle altogether they make for one of germany's most popular destinations. i start by climbing the so-called philosopher's path following in the footsteps of long gone students and scholars for miles back university today local people and visitors alike take this

town. from the top to get the best view of the city. however it is very high up on the to do list for anyone visiting germany this summer though the coronavirus pandemic has kept many travelers away what does that mean for locals and for tourists who like me do manage to come what's the city like without the masses of visitors that's. i doubt. highly very palace is a must today it's a ruin but it's the ghostly air of mortality that makes up a charm. the castle was closed for 3 months in spring because of the lockdown now it's open to visitors again. but to make sure our cameras didn't slow them down we got a special tour. and it started off with an important announcement

because i'm afraid guests will have to wear masks during the tool i wanted to ask if it's alright with you if i take mine off. i'll keep my distance and you'll be able to understand me much better after our short no problem. yes then i'll take it off just and off we get. the arrows and point the way for visitors because geneviève gives me a quick rundown of the highlight castles history. starting in the 13th century it was the residence of the prince a lecturer of the latin and each successor renovated and expanded it according to his own taste and wishes. it was destroyed again and again the last time by french troops in the 17th century in the

19th century preservation work on the ruins and a partial reconstruction commenced the palace of prince a letter frederick the 4th normally some of the inside chambers are open for viewing but now they're also closed due to the virus. but as one of the 1st 2 had a lot fewer visitors to heidelberg most of the ones we do have come from germany and we can out of that but the americans in the stations aren't coming. so it's picking up now we've noticed. and we don't give nearly as many tours as we used to . but what's a real shame is that normally the heidelberg to festival is held here in the casa. and that's always nice to watch for us to encompass all that's being canceled and it's really a shame and especially. the old town feels almost deserted maybe it's the rain but perhaps it's also the ground crisis.

to answer that question i meet up with my managing director of hyderabad marketing . mr xi maria walking across the square is here in heidelberg how would you say the numbers of tourists have changed compared to this time last year that. in january and february we had 14 percent more overnight stays even though the pandemic was already known to be on the way but the figures drop rapidly in march and april we had cancellations of up to 100 percent and the hotels and restaurants were devoid of life they closed up as required and it was eerie but what i think you can yes how does a visitor figures look right now looking around we can see there is some activity

of course many germans are here but how many visitors have come from abroad to come . as a. bit of a buffet we want people out in the rain we've all loud the restaurant owners to expand their outdoor seating with no extra charge for this patrons are supposed to sit inside and fairly close together like some of these toys are from me and you can see the effects by the increase in tourists. and we profit from hyderabad because a hot spot. and we've always benefited from domestic tourism in the gentlest most profit theo thing 70 percent of our overnight guests are domestic tourists will put in so of course that's a nice little bonus really fall into its own interest and the least in theory and in the absence of the international tourism the whole atmosphere is a bit more relaxed isn't that nice for the visitors coming here now that they can take it. and enjoy the city doesn't seem to be. yes or no we're missing the international visitors title bags has always been an international city

that comes from the university and many of the students haven't returned here yet just because the borders are close to the international a bit is missing now in hyderabad. the rains finally let up at least for a little while and right away the old bridge over the next hour livens up a bit. in front of heidelberg university i mean historian chris gent villain behind the university is germany's oldest founded in 1386. the university museum is close to the corona crisis but the biggest tourist attraction still open. where have you brought me for haven't seen a guy who looks a bit like a squatch with graffiti all over it but in fact we here in heidelberg student jail

the old students' prison famous at 1st the cells were a thorough really serious matter but they turned more and more into a bit of fun they were meant for misdemeanor such as public drunkenness so everybody wanted to sit in this fabled student prison at least once a 179 the sentences ranged from 3 to a maximum of 14 days and you see this graffiti everywhere it's common you can see. as the door stood open i had to pay rent if i wanted to stay in here so it became a kind of privilege i could bring paint and get creative if i was hungry i could have food brought to me and from a fine restaurant all you wanted as if it was the university knew full well that that set up a kind of parties own of the late 19th century if. there's no other place like it in germany.

it's easy to get the impression that high lag is all about old historical sites not so just across the river everyone gathers on the neck of creams to enjoy the summer . evening has fallen in heidelberg the day trippers have moved on but the tables in the restaurants and bars are crowded anyway it's a welcome piece of normalcy and the summer after crises. long stop of

a special edition is falling amanda off 1st trip since locked up in spring. the fresh air a short trip somewhere like to the baltic coast it's something i've been missing these past months just like many of us the coronavirus been demick has disrupted travel worldwide my 1st trip after using a frustrations germany took me to vitamin d. in the state of mecklenburg western from radio. gear from the lighthouse you can get. good view of the baltic resort. traveling 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.

holidaymakers are back here involved in the end and the baltic coast and of course i'm curious to find out more about what's brought them here. where you're from cologne what brought you here and it was like baltic sea coast is the nicest coast we know we've been coming here for years. or do you still get that holiday feeling despite the coronavirus condemning up under me. 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 just to a place takes good to get out again after the long knockdown. as long do you notice a few restrictions. but by and large when you're outdoors you don't need to sit it's all. comply with social distancing and hygiene routes to get

over it all yeah yeah but not between the 2 of us. give me a kiss. i was rangers have a lovely holiday. time to pay a visit to the beach and i'll rent a beach chair. it will protect me from the wind and help with social distancing. as though i'd like to rent a beach share we're not alone welcome to no problem but what do i need to. do i do nothing we send 2 people along who will make sure the beach chair is disinfected all you need to do is sit down relax and have a nice time. on the. beach chairs like this has been a fixture by the baltic and the north sea since the 19th century very specially popular in germany. now all that's missing is a quick dip in the water. but

. i don't think. i have to admit diving into this chilly water it is just 17 degrees celsius is a bit daunting at 1st but once you're in and 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 a man with a woman who works here as a lifeguard. but what do you need

to be a lifeguard. this is what you have to be athletic team player know how to swim and like the beach. that's it. but that is then what did the coronavirus mean for you as a lifeguard in that yeah at the start of the season we introduced various safety measures and restrictions. we have protective equipment for the lifeguards for the swimmers who need 1st date we have mass and so forth anybody gets that he called and we hand over the band it's about. and sticking them on ourselves yes i thought that overall we haven't had all that many covert cases in this part of germany and there aren't all that many restrictions. on it you can see that at the beach when it comes to the difference in the thickness of the tunnel the muscles what about an emergency if you have to do mouth to mouth resuscitation mr we're lucky because we have manual resuscitator we're trained to use these hand-held mast with self inflating bags which require no direct physical contact. for titles so what do you

like about the baltic as it is and all see. the view the waves but it's always different in every kind of weather you never tire of it. the sun is really nice this year so don't forget your sunscreen i.q. but there's also a bit clearer this year so the view is really nice and if i might head here because both all right thank your mom wouldn't. mind next stop is a tour of the harbor. on board the cabin bus the 1st pass along the i 10 stretch of water that extends from the fishing for no fundamental to the last. live on the moon to seaside resort is actually the district of the city off while still.

in the hospital carver we're greeted by the cruise ship terminal normally it's busy some 200 cruise ships docked here and every year. the last stop shipping routes are cruise ships are built are also unusually quiet and it's still not clear how and when things will start back up again. an hour later we're on our way back to. vandeman. tourism has a long tradition here the 1st hotels for tourists opened in the early 19th century . as i stroll along the probably not on this nice summer day it looks like things are back to normal the way they were before the coronavirus trysts.

mr on you know the tourism director you're probably happy to see how packed it is here absolute a report on sites from ones that were very happy to be dug out since the 25th of may we've been able to welcome visitors again from across germany out of a month and there's nothing nicer not so especially compared to the weeks before that stuff was was before but now we can go back to doing what we're best at providing hospitality one really gets we don't want to provide strength fill a guest there are lots of tourists but the truce ships aren't here do you notice they are missing doesn't look and this is what the courts want to hear yes we're missing the cruise ships. normally we have close to $200.00 docking here which bring an international crowd to rostock involvement also in one of the new internets and this international element is missing or really there's a shot that's a shame because it adds to the flair. and the crew ships are important to our economy and if you have a chance investment what are your hopes for a host of on the mend in the coming months site as

a religion on 1st we hope that we'll get through the summer well with the preparations we've taken and that our vacationers enjoy themselves are guests with whom it doesn't and that the locals can see us practicing safe tourism so that we can come through the situation stronger than ever when the whole thing that's 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. best for brooklyn shot of that would be a shame. in a disaster zone would hope so you were a holiday destination and we want to be able to provide that for against it since our bags you and all the best. to. everything's pretty relaxed your environment to tourists are happy they can travel again and enjoy the baltic and so all the people who make their living from tourism.

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