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twitter off to the beach for some summer some involved amanda on the baltic sea. then look at takes a road trip by camper van to enjoy the natural beauty of the local mosque and the german french border in sana and there's no question he goes thought of favorite destination on a trip to germany. that started the baltic sea it was lucas to take his 1st trip since the corona locked down in spring 2020 fresh air a short trip somewhere like to the baltic goals to it's something i've been missing these past months just like many of us the coronavirus been damage has disrupted travel worldwide my 1st trip after being using a 1st richness in germany took me to vitamin d. in the state of mecklenburg western pomerania. here from the lighthouse you can get a 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 restaurants 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. holiday makers are back here involved in the end of 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 been damming 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 to get to get out again after the long lockdown. as long to notice a few restrictions. but by and large when you're outdoors you don't need to sit at all. comply with social distancing and hygiene routes to get over yeah yeah but not between the 2 of us. give me a kiss. i was raised to have a lovely holiday. time to pay a visit to the beach and i'll rent the beach chair. it will protect me from the wind and help with social distancing. though i'd like to rent the beach chair went alone welcome no problem but what do i need to do i do both and nothing we send 2 people along who'll make sure the beach chair is disinfected all you need to do.

who is sit down relax and have a nice time. or. is this your best beach chair and go up the best that i don't know about that i'd say it's a very good beach chair many are newer but this is the one that's free right now that's how it works on the clock awful sue it has to be disinfected 1st. yes we have to unless the chair only goes out once a day then it has 24 hours to air out. but if it goes out several times a day about this is what we do get with us from behind so if it hasn't aired out mathias takes care of that with matthew and then dr mathias gets it nice and clean thank amazing ideas. 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. that's like i should not have to spend what did to coronavirus me 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 the body gets to be called when we hand over the bandits rather than sticking them on ourselves yes i thought that overall we haven't had all that many covert cases in this part of germany which was no bikers 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 so we're trained to use these handheld masts with self inflating bags which require no direct physical contact.

for titles so what do you like about the baltic as it is and i'll 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 big clear this year so the view is really nice and if i might head here because. all right thank your mom wouldn't. mind next stop is a tour of the harbor. on board the captain but 1st pass along the eye to the stretch of water that extends from the fishing point of fundamental to the last of. the vandeman to seaside.

resort is actually the district of the city off while stuck. in a hostile carver were greeted by the cruise ship terminal normally it's busy some $200.00 cruise ships docked here and every year. the last stop shipping or it's where cruise ships are built are also unusually quiet and it's still not clear how and when things will start back up again. in an hour later we're on our way back to fun in the. tourism has a long tradition here ringback the 1st hotels for tourists opened in the early 19th century. as i stroll along the probably not on this nice summer day and it looks like things are back to normal the way they were before the coronavirus trysts.

everything's pretty relaxed here and bottom and the tourists are happy they can travel again and enjoy the baltic and so all the people who make their living from tourism. who can take a 2nd choice of must sees in germany takes us on a road trip through the region and the states have met in bulk for obama i'm doing it like many other germans this coronavirus summer i've borrowed a camper van and i look forward to a break in the fresh air in the. air off you people and a lot of space about 2 hours drive north east of berlin it. feels as.

far as the eye can see. and many lakes in between. nature my world. i've just arrived that's my campsite and. the boss years shows me the way to the parking space. so what now. i know mr steger walk in front and you'll drive up there and then back him. oh. yeah the bottom of yeah super guy keep coming turning to the right. super lotto now go straight for a little to the right it's a great you did it. done. now i need electricity. an action group what it is since you are there more people here than in the past years the government has recommended going on vacation in your own country because of the corona virus this year. in deference to coronavirus

measures we're not fully booked we could easily accommodate 200 more people but we don't want to do that you can see that there's a lot of space. we're outdoors and the risk of infection is minimal but we don't want anything to increase. naturally we have grown regulations we ask that you wear a face mask in all public buildings stores sanitary facilities and at the boat rental. business who are the typical campers newbies like me or permanent campers as you can. you can assume that in the camper community 10 percent of the people have never been to a german campground before these are now under way to something there's an even bigger run on campsites. in normal summers we turn away 20 people a day now which 3040 or even 50 to one i hate to admit it but we unplug the phone. it just wasn't doable anymore. now are there musky do i have to put on

repellent i. know we finish them off i think. this is kind of it's no it's not a big year for mosquitoes plagues only happen if it's noisy and warm during the breeding season then the larvae hatch that's not the case this year you're mosquito bites and will compensate you for each one shouldn't be too many i'm not taking a big risk in saying that to steve boyce all right thank you. my neighbors have already made themselves at home. a camper van took me here safely so now it can take a break i will explore the area on foot and by bike and to be honest i'm really looking forward to all the nature and swimming in the lake so let's go. first the tour of the site nice and cheap here. and there is also a lake this is. very important. because it's hot really hot.

let's see if any of my neighbors are at home at all. the way from. not far from here from this to teen lagoon we've been coming here for 20 years. why are you camping because we always camp what's the best thing about it but it's nice to be out on fresh air that it's not so crowded is a hometown just nicer not to be confined to a small banks even if the campgrounds foam that's still not like being cooped up in a hotel with 500 other people and we were away camping here it is cold out to the coronal were on holiday here in germany here we have a wonderful spot we're going to use that day my gun and it's in. my queue time to get on the bike. but i want

to look around the lakes nature park. why are there so many lakes here. the landscape has a lot of tees and tomas fall of us knows that he's a nature guide and the 1st thing i do is get to know a special landscape architect. we have to go in here to get to the beaver dam. yes the mark has many many legs the year we have a naturally created by a beaver and it's never too thin be made the dam here with wooden mud it's impenetrable and stable to the point is that i can walk over it but it's got sir no problem. ok but then i'll climb on the beavers roof the way 25 to 30 kilos there's my way there's. no problem.

the beaver designed this landscape creating a habitat for many other species. doesn't say it's all in a day's work for a beaver you know how long does the beaver take for that figure just a couple hours and then. there's another lake it's lake ozzy how much did you actually jump into any lake like bet more or less in terms of the water quality yes. i was in that but there are protected areas are not allowed to set foot into. the dolphin if the. where there's a dock or a beach it's no problems called the. small lakes they all formed when the glaciers retreated during the last ice age 15000 years ago. i continue my trip through the along shady avenues. interesting better i take

a break. the church is as old as the village it dates from the 13th century. it's nice here. this is the opportunity to buy some provisions. i even find regional. a 2 year. old from the chili cheese that's mine. and now let's go to the next lake. it's not far it's obvious that 1st nevada also has a lake. this is the perfect. there's

actual edition of. it takes the place on his list of top recommendations from trip to germany. and go trip on the cell river is a perfect way to get a 1st impression of the region. others in the saw land still an insider's to the small state is not as popular as bavaria all the baltic sea until 2012 coal was still being mined here so the sol it used to be an industrial region to gree for tourists but that has changed.

first i'd like to get an overview of things from the treetop walk includes. it winds its way gently up through the forest canopy. and then snakes back and forth some 42 metres up to this observation tower. one of you. this horseshoe bend in the river is known as the design life. and it's by far the most popular attraction in salt and. from up here you can see it pretty well the silence is green about one 3rd of the area is covered with forest and then there are the river valleys of psalm as well and police sustainable travel is no problem at all due to many hiking and cycling trails well some recommendations for new. industry and idyllic nature can be found

side by side in salt and. coal mining has left an indelible mark on the region cole was minded and was smelted here for over 250 years wants off limits to visitors today anyone is welcome to tour the site the age of coal mining has been preserved for posterity in many of the decommissioned industrial complexes the best known of the ones in sol and is the 3rd eye on works the largest in the country and a unesco world heritage site and then this contrast the countryside along the muzzle with its vignettes tell 3 countries meet. the left of the missouri river is germany france is straight ahead and to the right is luxembourg and the little town of shannon. here in 1905 jerkin history was made. this monument commemorates the moment when 5 e.u.

member states 1st agreed to dispense with internal border chips the birth of the schengen agreement the open european borders serve solemn brilliantly especially when it comes to killing there he delights. 7 restaurants in this small state has been awarded michelin stars a feast for the senses and fitting way to wind up a sightseeing tour of solver. we move on to the state capital. with a population of 180000 it's sol and only real city. among the sites here are the rock luke fixed gear here. and stop looking castle. today it serves as administrative hat quarters as for solids past historical museum next door tell us all about it.

consolidate the european union it's not an abstract idea here it's a part of life. design $200.00 marks with its little shops cafes and pubs is the pulsing heart of the book in small towns and much more. here you can really feel that this city is small but cosmopolitan. it's awful to ever go to france or luxembourg and yet mind that i was you do there. on the weekends i enjoy going to france to shop. reckon it's right next to france let's see if the markets are wonderful and i like to go 2 minutes a beautiful city on a luxembourg is beautiful too it's nice to wander around a little shopping that's the way it is when you live on the border it was what you think of a europe without borders here in this region that you want yeah i finished i think it's really great i come from cameroon and here i have

a chance to get to know different cultures. on this guy it's easy for me to study in france or germany or visit there. from those old bigots are some you know. i don't actually from the area around ask them on but i really savor the lifestyle hear a lot of even if the city itself the people at the market and there are 2 languages french and german here and it's wife i think it's wonderful which finished top. the romans spotted silent special qualities long ago we have proof near the village of cork archaeologists uncovered the remains of a roman country villa 2 2. it's been reconstructed on station foundations the only one of its kind in the world i'm going for a tour of the house. isn't

it we are in the reception hall this is where guests were received them fine or typical of these halls where the conference ceilings then we have the semi columns the plaster columns decorating the roof or down below are the frescoes in the pump a star. or not here we've been able to reconstruct an original most 8 floor. and. the archaeologists believe the entire room was paved with it. the heart of every roman villa was the baths. they were big enough to accommodate the press friends and business associates. that isn't this is the cold r.e.m. our hearts boss. this is the hot water basin. that's one of the garbage in there

just imagine when the bars were in use you had an indoor climate comparable with a modern steam bath it was 35 degrees celsius in here with condensation dripping from the ceiling. behind that wall as a copper kettle to heat the water over a fire warden is water was let into the basin through this lion's head. the smoke from the fire was directed through the under. system into the house to warm the rooms. were not and wasn't your point about i mean you see bob sandals which still look modern today and you should flip flops you know exactly ancient flip flops on any idea why people had to wear them. hygiene maybe good gas but the floor was just too hot for the finals weren't all that far away or so hot people found it necessary to protect their feet so they made these ancient flip flops.

the final stop on my visit to sol and it's the sol polygon the louis. this walk in sculpture was erected on top of a slack heap hill made from waste material left over from mining. the polygon is a monument to the coal mining. it's also meant as a symbol of how people here in sol and intent to approach the future with. tourism is part of this future and i think that the small silent has great potential roman heritage industrial legacy rivers forests and then there's the proximity to our neighbors france and luxembourg and of course you mustn't forget the really good food here well on that note bye bye see you next time somewhere else and driven.

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