tv World Stories Deutsche Welle January 24, 2021 11:15pm-11:30pm CET
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to start things off here in qatar you know we take part in a free to work to get an overview of the old town and all the things you need to see your. contacts shayna was founded in 1533 by a spanish commander and became the main port for trade between spain and its overseas empire in 1904 qatar changes port fortress and other monuments including the walled old town were designated a unesco world heritage site. for the cool thing to do encounter him and to walk the old city wall which is it is especially cool in the afternoon when you have the best light to take some awesome photographs and it's also a way can see the contrast of the old city and the new book swap. and how to finish off an afternoon walk on the old city wall as they come get him out which is probably one of the best spots to watch the sunset.
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today we drove for an hour up the coast from happening out to it took 2 more this is a can on filled with hamas and were basically here. to take it off and it. has worked at almost 23 meters high and has a depth of 2300 meters so i mean not that much but you can in general. when i walk in certain neighborhoods where we're staying focused in my hand it's a really cool area up and coming neighborhood right next to you holding town. some breakfast you know. and then when if the bus and. take
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a photo taxi and then. we're going there are. we right coming up there now we're taking. this stuff for our time in combat he lies actually a little fishing village street how i saw the property enough to get a taste of local life and to be in a spot with way less tourists and income then mom told me his father heard that. the prices for good food straight from the source were low and the beach was simply perfect with nobody trying to sell you souvenirs this was truly a place to enjoy. what have you done in colombia.
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right next to be a story stonebridge you'll find the votes to cool the sausage kitchen a true reagan's bird classic in the 12th century the building was used as a storage room for construction equipment later it was turned into an eatery and since the beginning of the 19th century it's where reagan's words most famous bratwurst or charcoal grills sausages are made. just just. a young girl i've been told that your restaurant isn't to be missed what's so special about it but it is also based on this as once it actually here i also suggest which we make plus our khattala which we also make ourselves december . second south coutts 6 on sauerkraut is the name of this typical dish. i'm full but
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really good and just right if you're feeling package on your tour. after being declared a unesco world heritage site in 2006 the reagans were experienced a full blown tourism numbers of visitors have soared ever since and one of the main reasons for that is the growing popularity of river cruises on the dam you some of the locals on the other hand aren't too enthusiastic about their new found fame. in summer of 2006 the old town of book becomes a unesco world heritage site the time for it's fantastic i hope for this for a long time of the but. they were euphoric celebrations in the city. you know we did it the world heritage status is a rare distinction but today. god says it will share are happy and we were proud but things have gotten out of hand to us all to me what nobody every wanted
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to be a world heritage site nobody really thought about the consequences we just wanted to get in the tourist brochures and there was a big boom back then what's going to at 1st it was nice to see so many people come but now it's turned a little like it's going to. put some of the book is the on stilts has become too much. the city continues to attract masses. every year the tourism office and else is new records for overnight stays day trippers and cruise line is his passengers stroll through the old town. if they can they sometimes don't even remember what city they were in by the evening. in number of giant river cruise ships has skyrocketed the den you trip is especially popular among senior american and australian. citizens which is
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great for the city but rather annoying to some locals. the rest of the day many are sick of the roaring diesel engines and the constant coming and going of the waterborne hotels. you can believe that shit probably can't get much more than this but do we have to reach that maximum point considering what it costs residents of the woman if people living over there don't like it either like a homeless person but this is he recently limited the number of cruise ships to $1500.00 landings pay year but the boom since the unesco title has also brought other consequences it's lit investors and new construction projects are shooting up everywhere. real estate prices have exploded and the gentrification of the old town is progressing. to keep you know by the folks at the now they also want more guided tours and hotels while residents hardly live there anymore. for there are
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a few students who like to party but you can imagine a family or an old couple there anymore although they're being forced out unfortunately even for the things like this or. the number of tourists increased again last year but now they can spoke has put forward a new tourism plan which tries to consider both visit his needs and the quality of life of those people who live there. on the banks of the danube woods during peak season is lined with cruise ships i meet with peter moss but he has the organization friends of reagan's bergs old town it's one of the oldest citizens initiatives in germany and as the name implies it's concerned with preserving the city's historical heritage their most recent coup was to prevent the construction of a convention center in the old town to hide from the rain we seek cover in a former. royal villa which today houses the bavarian monument office and was based
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on most valued really worked as a tourist guide in reagan's what's your take on this tourism boom. i think it's very positive because i experienced the humble beginnings when there were 600 guided tours in the year here and now we have more than 6000 guided tours before that makes me happy every time i walk through the city and see people from all over the world enjoying drakensberg 1st inductee you also understand more critical voices those who say it's too much for regensburg it can show these voices but i don't quite understand them because as in many cities and tourism here moves along specific paths just as in prague where it goes from the old town square to the charles bridge to prague castle and here it's just over the stone bridge to the cathedral to the old town hall way to the left and right of this it's calm and i don't have to walk right through the crowd when it's busy i can also choose a side street and. tell me a bit about the organization you lead and your work there. you know i feel for this
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new friends of the old town is a group that was founded in 1966 and it has no political mandate and no direct power. it's committed to raising the alarm whenever the old town is threatened with any danger. or give a concrete example was in the early 1970 s. when there were plans to build a major road along the danube from one end of the old town to the other into the window and longing for the name into the which we simply held a protest there and prevented it from happening to protest or it's just all working on them tell you weren't born in regensburg but you've lived here for a long time what makes regensburg so unique. this is a that's a good question if you're stuck i have a very strong emotional bond to the city and i feel at home here for being so what i always have we could it was like when i stepped off the train in rome the 1st time and felt i'd been there before your martial law or i'm just now i'm half regular and half roman so to speak and he stuck here in this city is very much
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worth living in because it's preserved its historical structure both in stone and in spirit. the whole world was in reagan's book during the perpetual diet but he comes with a cross this mixture of presidential and cosmopolitan is really something that beautiful is there any process for us and you're working hard to keep it that way. what would you say to the 1st time visitor here and i think it's for whether they come by cruise ship or from somewhere else in germany where would you send them what's your top recommendation. it was under saddam i would put it differently i wouldn't give any tips you know instead i'd recommend just coming here staying a week and going where the wind takes you stops with discover the city on foot it's not like there's any other way to get around town and just drift along and let the city work its magic and then follow your interests you know are you looking for
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gothic architecture in the cathedral or are you after something romantic or do you just want to sit in elegant cafes or experience the beauty of the river or talk about just let it happen. thanks for the talk of. what secrets behind these walls. find out in an immersive experience and explore. cultural heritage sites. w world heritage 316 do you feel. if you're ever in regensburg and. looking for a really great place to eat this is the right spot or fake in the very heart of the city as a reagans for an institution the former brewery was taken over by students in 1977 and turned into a french style based show. what
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