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notice germany's bicycle capital because there are twice as many bikes ass people. there's a huge bicycle rental parking and service garage right at the central train station . it's got room for 3300 bikes very convenient especially for commuters. you can have your cycle repaired serviced or even the washed it's all here. and tourists like me can't even rent a bike to explore the city. limits though was founded 1200 years ago this is where great european history once took place but environmental protection also has a great reputation and is considered a green city sounds like an exciting day to me.

well i also spent time in the surrounding area known as moonstone will see lots of lovely castles and visit a diving park where you can explore and on the water were. also see the spectacular scenery of newfoundland said in by a viewer. i thought the best place to start my tour was the problem enough it's sort of minutes just bicycle highway and circles the outskirts of the old town. moonstone may be old but its population is young of the city's 300000 inhabitants 60000 our students nearly everyone here writes of bike cycling paths crisscrossed the city and the direction of signage is excellent. the principal i mocked in the

heart of the old town is considered one of the most beautiful squares in germany the gabled housing estate back to the days of the hands at a clique. a splendid example of late gothic architecture st lumbee at the church. the town hall was the site of an important event in the 17th century. in recognition of that it was awarded the european heritage label in the council chamber known as the today i have an appointment with historian funs jules if the cool be. for what happened here in this room in 1648. indeed. took part in the peace of westphalia was signed in this room namely the special piece to separate a piece between a spanish habsburg spawn and the rebellious calvinist northern provinces of the

netherlands. let's go over here. we go behind the barrier. this isn't a picture of a council chamber just as you also see it now and the swearing of the oath of the ratification of the contractual document is in this can't get done here to swearing on the bible as you see on the right the dutch are raising their hands to take their oath from or they all look so alike they have the same hairstyle was that usual for the time. if you look closely they do differ of course. the dutch are wearing more mercantile clothing and the spanish a wearing the diplomatic garb of the time. but why did that piece mean for europe at that time aborted. for freedom she was the 1st completion of the peace of westphalia the great overall peace agreement put an end to the 30 years war.

many of spoken of the fact that it was also the birth of international law an essential point it was recognition the absolute guarantee of the independence of sovereign nations. start or vision but what was significant about it. wouldn't conflict lugosi asians were used to resolve the conflict the guy up there was no cease fire until this peace agreement was reached. and you could negotiate a peace treaty without that being clear victors and vanquished. that i was unique at the time. and it. played a big part in that event what does that mean to the minister of modern day. we force a lot about the relevance of events back then to the present day and in my view would boils down to various that it is possible to resolve conflicts through

negotiation instead of violence to stop. we highlight that central value in the commemorative events that take place every year. and munster is offering itself as a place of negotiations for solving conflicts worldwide for him to some extent that has already begun by. well before i hop on my bike again there's still some time for all me to local our viewers those of the capital of europe white want to be there or by the way according to a study it's the city with the highest quality of life in south america. the i'm ben you're welcome you to montevideo the capital of europe walk audience a little white you know. my diego gamboa i'm columbia and but moved here 6 years ago because the city is laid back safe and beautiful not a d.c.

must see that i'd love to show you around by you not going to say let's go. and place among us we're starting our new world on the plaza independencia the city's main square among the noteworthy buildings here this is the pilots. one till $935.00 it was the tallest building in south america and it's now part of our national heritage but the money on us well now. there's also the gateway of the citadel which is all that remains of a fortification that protected the city in the colonial era yes like now it's at the entrance to the old town. to have you guys a pedestrian zone with shops restaurants museums and offices runs right through the old town feels he says if you see on t.v. they'll be one of the dail has a 1000000 and a half residents almost half the population of europe lives with 3 and a half 1000000 inhabitants it's a small country. if

this is the plaza my 3 wishes to the oldest plaza in town it's surrounded by historical buildings such as montevideo is cathedrals because he is. coming and going they mostly are also a few market stalls on the square which you can rummage through in the shade of the tree and so let's get going. to go i'm going to have lunch now in a popular and traditional place at the market so now part of. you almost like that here you find the best your wife has to offer over a sale which exports all over the world in the highest quality border collie that yes i meet. value so many meat is traditionally grilled over an open fire which gives it its. distinctive flavor it is a kind of any stick will sell. a size this is the typical

euro why in mixed grill that's. a bit of everything. licious you see. on paper you give a day oh is situated on the shore of rio del a plot but it's what the end has lots of beaches it's one of the loveliest is policy towards the beach. ontario is totally i'll put it that we have a nice long prominent here where the locals can enjoy the beautiful views meet their friends and drink the national debt french mind and assume that. one day we'll be any monday video has the world's longest carnival that lasts 40 days that's not susceptible to the participants prepare for it all year long.

the god deal and it's every neighborhood has its own group of performers singing about where in particular auto montevideo oldest and largest park to watch the group here. but that's all for now i hope you've enjoyed montevideo and then you'll come to visit and for now enjoy the music and. now i'd like to pay a visit to minster cathedral it was built in the 13th century and is a city landmark. about 90 percent of the old town was destroyed during world war 2. in many large german cities the ruins were replaced by modern buildings after the war but the people who

reconstructed there all told at least the part as it once was the cathedral suffered heavy damage but thanks to the determination of the locals it was reconstructed by 1956 by the way is a catholic bishop. i've been given special permission to go behind the altar to the cathedral it's where the bishop sits journeying mass. time for a coffee break twice a week on wednesdays and saturdays there is a market set up front of the cathedral. and. you could pick up homemade delicacies and organic products much of it comes from the surroundings the moon stuff.

which is also worth exploring because there are more than $100.00 castles and palaces of course the best way to do a trip to the countryside is by bike. or not to region around is so flat you almost run on the long with no if it. costs of is a typical measured cost of a famous german polish was born here about 200 years ago i met a fund to herself. she actually wrote her poems in a small country house lucia 6 kilometers from the council. we're now entering and that is very private living and work room she called it her snail shell. many of the consuls and palaces a surrounded by mountains like fishing castle. which dates from the 16th century one of the largest and oldest castles in munster land. and this

is known as the versailles of westphalia north kill sion palace of a rock residence. several of the rooms are open to the public. in others people starving because not kill ssion palace is also home to a state crime technical college. to learn tennis 4500 kilometers of bicycle past one popular destination is valid off the horse capital of germany tourists from all over the world come here because it's a center of horse breeding and equestrian sports. some 100000 horses are said to live in manchester a lot more than almost anywhere in europe horses have been bred at the north rhine-westphalia and state stud for nearly 200 years.

you can take a tour of the start farm. there are 160 horses in residence used as breeding stock and to train professional writers. but whether on a horse or a bicycle the best way to explore minister land is in the saddle. and . i've got another appointment now i'm here to meet city councilor my ts pick one of his areas of responsibility is sustainability and so naturally he's come to our appointments for bike. pick but how come everyone in the cycles bought up its entire lives school cycling is just pop. the minster lifestyle. everyone from the mayor to the bishop to city employees rides

a bike fall because it's the fastest way to get around here. but what can traffic planners from other places learn from that phone line of would not we have a wonderful infrastructure for cyclists and it starts with a promise not by careening road around the old town. there are a cycling streets and a 400 kilometer network of cycle paths in the months to area and we have to allocate a lot of money to expand the network and that's why the all simple. has also want to words for climate protection and its energy policy what have you done to achieve that well i didn't last long as one measure is the change in pension funds for employees and staff in the city of a minister if you have a council consciously decided on diesel and c o 2 neutral investment or avoiding child labor avoiding businesses that invest in a moment in order to point the way to climate protection and sustainability know how to cut through that. climate protection has a long tradition in winston since the late 1990 s.

when we even had a department in the city administration devoted to the climate and energy and we engage the public in discussions on these issues issues such as wind turbines we have our own combined cycle power plant and funding programs for solar energy so it is a central focus if ministers consider to green city how much is that the result of citizen involvement. we're very interested in discussing and even deciding fundamental questions with our citizens that's also because we have a very young city with many university students but also a very committed city which weighs in on many social issues and we're quite proud of that. you always bike or do you have a car if you have a car very rarely i drive less than 5000 kilometers a year thanks for your time. and off we go.

well and now we have to do the wild made can of us from ottawa was traveling with some friends to newfoundland and has captured his impressions of this green island in a video here's our weekly view made. my

next stop is ozzy. and the village lake in the middle of the city. and here comes

my lift it runs on solar power once an hour this boat crossed the lake to take passengers to places like the zoo i'm going on around trip. unless you're a captain but not a typical captain skipper a solar powered boat is that something you're proud of. and josh mongst when i say i'm proud. mars are among the 1st solar boats in operation. to keep guns and up there you can see the number the shipyard gave us bono my hero one. when what happens if the sun fails to shine for a longer period does the boat still operate. yeah as he does when we have are chargeable batteries down the hall. and we have enough power to travel

for 3 days with so far that he move may i take a turn at the wheel. so here on the lake sure. i won't have an accident and i'll be right here but. not much can go wrong at this speed. he's about sebastian you want to take over and if you want to i don't know. surrounding the lake is in 1000 hectare park new stays green in more ways than one . wolf they are on the water a little bit if you're interested in scuba diving it been building about 40 kilometers away from here is the place for you they have an underwater world for

amateur divers. a man made diving park 120 metres long and 60 metres wide going to and erica in a hot for months getting ready to enter the water they have their own equipment it's possible to rent diving gear and book an introductory course. visibility underwater is $4.00 to $5.00 made. in the. european sturgeon inhabit the punk these are about 2 metres in length but they can grow up to 6 maintains position and it is a fantastic experience and i'm not afraid of the fish because they don't haul man. it's not a huge and when you suddenly have a fish swimming below you and the next comes from the side and another comes along above you sometimes they do actually touch you. the

couple will swim a long street brief like wolves to a temple with columns better 5 meters told. him to see in nice a bit mysterious do you feel like an underwater archaeologist says the water is slightly mucky and then suddenly figures if he actually had nowhere else to mission. not a highlight in the underwater pocket is a sunken ship it was put here after was returned from service as a supply of a song. just come on i'm talking to your son see it all in a single time the complex are simply too large it has a new surprise around every corner.

yes this is art in mr you can find a sculpture on practically every corner some of them are pretty wild. like the 100 arms of the one gene. these artworks were installed as part of the ongoing sculpture project moon stakes division. a free app provides more about the sculptures and their creators. this art exhibition takes place in public spaces every 10 years so we can look forward to 2027 here i.e. few impressions of what's going on the city during this event.

free to behold and mainly outdoors the last time 35 artists from around the world exhibited their work in munster was in summer 2017. many public spaces became stages like this one performance art in the historical town hall. in the city's inland harbor ackman from turkey installed an underwater bridge. and on the promenade a fountain with plaster and bronze figures by nicole eisenman from new york. the works were placed all over the city and not always easy to find in a dark tunnel thermal electric chandelier. from braman. and. cameroonian artist and

a huge installed his celestial mask. this sort of vent has been mounted in months to every 10 years since 977 and some works even get to stay when it's over. my final stop today is the crew for a lively quarter popular with students i'm going to pop into a quaint traditional restaurant called. regulars can store their personal beer steins by the bar by the way organic beer has been brewed here since 1900. just the place to reflect on my day and when stuff . is somehow both historical and innovative i was able to travel far back in history

experience crazy art and get to know some great ideas about the climate protection and the beer is delicious so that it's definitely worth a visit. when

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