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this can happen if you want to travel in a sustainable way for example in freiburg a city that likes to claim to be a leader in ecology and sustainability germany well let me start from the beginning this is the tree that takes me streets for freiburg. travelling and filming in a sustainable way that's what we're trying to do on checking this time we're paying

special attention to our energy consumption for example taking the train instead of traveling by plane and it takes longer but it also means we get to see more of the countryside. i'm on my way from light to freiburg the city in the extreme southwest of germany is considered to be particularly eco friendly. freiburg it is also called the green city well what does that actually mean and what are the consequences for me as a traveler that's exactly what i would like to find out today. also coming up what makes me a freiburg a popular vacation destination. and to meet a local a brazilian chick interviewer shows us his home once famed equal sioux falls. harvey male of the week takes us on a road trip through patagonia. and

a bit. of course here in freiburg i want to be eco friendly too. in addition to public transportation there's a good network of bike paths across the city check in editor on videos and our camerawoman it is a bit. since we don't rent a car we save big on fuel. bicycle traffic in 5 or has priority over cars that has a long tradition here but cyclists also have to be considerate because pedestrians have the right of way in the historical city center. before i

find out more about freiburg sustainability concept i'd like to give you a brief overview of what's important here. before coronavirus and travel restrictions transport welcome to some $3000000.00 tourists each year they strolled along the back of these narrow gutters and marveled at the minster. mark lives at the edge of the platform you can get a good view of it from the back or castle hill. due to its geographical location. value it's often much warmer in fribourg than in other parts of germany. the old town is dominated by its most famous landmark the minster well known art historian yacht. burckhardt one is called it's a 116 meter tall gothic tower the most beautiful spire on earth.

another eye catching building here is the historical merchant's hall dating from $1500.00 to its striking red facade to future sculptures of hotspur rulers freiburg museum of municipal history is also located nearby. 2 130000 people live in fribourg including some 30000 students the city's university may be among germany's oldest but it boasts one of the most modern libraries although not everyone is a fan of its class facade and its undisputed that the building consumes less than half the energy its predecessor did. when it comes to ecology fribourg is a pioneer and home to germany's 1st helio trope powered by solar panels the structure rotates to follow the sun in 1904 it became the world's 1st plus energy house generating more power than it uses. frybread is also known for its will

backcourt are built as a sustainable district on the grounds of a former military base it's partially car free and home to energy saving buildings . fibroids latest example of ecological architecture is its new city hall thought to be the 1st public building in the world to generate more energy than it consumes it won the german sustainability award in 20 team. i get a little city to earth from. she 1st leads me to the square in front of freiburg historic town hall here as everywhere across the city you can find the narrow brook . before you have noticed this little tripping hazard in the city. what's it all about dance reached it was. really important the main reason these got his were

built back in the 12th century was to have water in the city to put out fires to other cities have them to its capital that's about the cities had them but most places have filled them in because of course there hasn't. i walked but probably wanted to preserve it's baseless system and i really fought for that and the $970.00 s. . yeah you do this this lovely building from the 16th century it's called the whale house it became so famous because eros most of rotterdam lived here for 2 years but the rest miss the great philosopher and freethinkers constantly complained about it but that house i follow you said it was so full of vermin it was unbearable and with the bells of st martin's church charming every hour he could never concentrate and about as. i take a photo anyway that's always the problem when you want to take a nice picture but you're standing right in front of it that's true you need to

move back a bit i think this sums up. the everyday sustainability that is almost taken for granted in freiburg can be found on the plots here you will find many regional products from farmers to be area at the weekday market. right next to the market stalls at the entrance to the minster you could measure whether the goods were appropriate. but the kind this isn't prepared it's the unit of measurement for a container with this so come friends and this is height and was used to measure grain. this is the measure for a wooden beam that's you know and this one's interesting it's a 4 this is i mean you can measure yours here. the l.a. the freiburg had really big. i look at fits. of look on your time for a coffee break of course also in sustainable style the fairtrade beans are roasted in freiburg. to

be honest i was expecting a paper cup with a plastic lid i think talk better that's an absolute no go here in freiburg. britain. well. i think. of course you often have to stay over night when traveling and since that should also be sustainable on our trip to freiburg we stay at the green city hotel. it's one of 2 hotels in freiburg that's known as particularly sustainable for one its energy comes from solar technology. the 1st standing in front of a hotel that has a sustainability concept is that still the exception or is it already the standard freiburg. plywood for years sustainability has been the trademark of 2 hotels in freiburg with the others it's about many little things but just like with people

it's the scent of these little things that make for a sustainable lifestyle like where do the products for the breakfast buffet come from what about the heating where does the energy come from how is the place clean all these things that aren't always so visible so together with an environmental institute we're currently devising the label for these hotels to make it clear what each one is doing to promote sustainability. as you know we like it when you show us the sights of your home country for example in the southwest of brazil where all of your got wrong is silly comes from and very you should definitely visit but you will see waterfalls by the way i've been there already and i could tell you yes it is worth it so into this meet a local slot we're going to. like you think should go into my cuckoo safari trip which take you to question force

treated to an invigorating shower at one of the world's 7 natural wonders today is . sad. let me present a gloss to national park in the us go world heritage site it was also declared one of the 7 new owners of the world and 2011. 195000 texas and protects the remaining foreigner in florida the atlantic forest and power in our state i don't know. who has some 260000 residents its economy revolves around tourism is drawing

visitors to its cultural diversity and natural beauty. 6 6 what one must see is the omagh even our mosque oh my it was built and the early 1980 s. and it's part of the significant arab community that arrived in the region in the early 1950 honestly when his health minister was anything when. i think in front of the mosque as an arab pastry shop so good for those who like to enjoy middle east and treats in a delicious coffee also coffee. the international friendship bridge was built during the fifty's and sixty's spanning up around a river it connects falls to because who in brazil would see it that the less day in paraguay but and. from the friendship bridge we come straight ahead to the marco

dust press from. this space is known because of the open list there which marks the junction of brazil paraguayan and argentine. it's also where the quest to reveal a convergence with the part on a river and gives the city its night let's find out more about it when one. falls through also has many surprises in store for tourists especially when it comes to the environment i'm here a park to solve it was the only place in the world focused on preserving atlantic rainforest but let's take a closer look at fish. as

well as being one of brazil's main tourist destination was to follow this set of 275 waterfalls also marks the brazilian argentine border. team is just over that i did you like for as to cause you want to come and enjoy it to. the next stop on my sustainable trip to freiburg is a guided tour through the volvo district alternative to sustainable housing has been built on the site of former military barracks since the 1990 s. it took a lot of initiative the boy. has a function then the buildings here were actually founded by students is an association the ah.