ah, 45 minute dw, i just gotta use this with all say will gravy. with a, with a today i'm in bavaria in southern germany, or more precisely mitten by the small bavarian town nestled in

b l. a. i've come here because i want to spend some time in the mountains 1st on bike and later on foot. a bavaria is one of germany's most popular tourist destinations. the regions incredible variety of landscapes make it a paradise for those seeking a more active holiday. so it looks like i'm going to get a lot of exercise and while i'm here and while i'm added, i want to find out the ways in which the corona virus pandemic and climate change are affecting tourism. here in the apps, what are the challenges mass tour is impose it to this mountain is region one big draw or the many fanciful castles built by king luke the 2nd. but we'll also visit dubrovnik, where a check and her will show us how the corona crisis is affecting her home. ah,

and my destination is the shock than a scenic point in the vet touch. dine mountain range, ludovic. the 2nd had a house build up there for the 1st leg of the journey. i've reserved a bike. i know i. hi, nicole, welcome to make the climb a little easier. i've decided to rent an e by bus and then is there anything i should watch out for it? i mean, thinks the feeling we probably the most common error people make is overestimating . the situation got accomplished with the bikes will take you just about anywhere. they offer a lot of power. this is to then suddenly you're at the summit and can't get down the farther this. it's easy to over extend yourself. that's why you should be careful on the descent. keep your hands on the brakes. take your time, go slowly and enjoy the nature around. you look, don't come shooting down his throat. she is

as soon as i leave mitten balls, i am immersed in the beautiful bavarian lands. the paths are wide and the ascent is still manageable. after a couple of minutes of riding through the forest, i arrived at a lake lout se, but i still have a long way to go or destination today is the king's house on shakin that can only be reached on foot or by bike and that isolation suited ludwig, the 2nd just fine because to well, he wasn't much of a people person. he liked to have the beautiful bavarian landscape, all to himself, something that becomes quite apparent. if you look at the various palaces he built in his kingdom, teams a are the largest to lake and bavaria. it was here that king ludovic the 2nd had

his luxurious hail him came se palace built, no expense was spared. it's just one of several residences. lewd been commissioned . at times he labored over plans for 3 palaces at once. though vague, admired the absolute monarchs of france, paddling came se palace was intended as a replica of versailles, except that it was neither a seed of power nor a hub of social life. king louis vague was trying to create the illusion of a bygone world which he chose to enjoy in solitude. and the good sets must 35 servants satellite, all the contents in the palace. after that untruth they all had to vanish should be good for free. so the king truly could be alone here and your interest visible from far and wide, yet seemingly unapproachable noise launch dine castle at the foot of the alps. the

most famous of all his castles. it too was built for lieut, big and lewd vig alone. he was enthralled by tales of the middle ages. the singers hall was meant to be attribute to the age of chivalry and its culture. but lute big was also a product of his time. he loved technological innovations, his nights, castle feature, telephones, and running water boot vig never lived to see the completion of either noise bunstein or the headland came. se palace not far away is the only palace the bavarian king. so finished linda hoff. lord vig, the 2nd actually lived here for some time, surrounded by a vast park. it's thought to have been his favorite palace. and back on the trail. my uphill battle begins with

the scenery looks like a painting and the weather to day couldn't be better. it made the peak season, but i seemed to have a place to my son after one last steep climb. i think i deserve another little brain. so it's nice to see the vet, ash dying out. a rustic alpine eatery at an altitude of 1400 meters. what's it like to live in a city typically overrun by tourists? and how has that changed since the coven 19 pandemic began in this week's edition of our segment meet a local will find out with the help of a viewer from dubrovnik. the croatian city has been struggling with over tourism for quite some time. hello, hello and welcome to dubrovnik. my name's dora pitcher. i'm from dubrovnik,

but i lived in frankfort for a few years and returned to my wonderful home country. after finishing high school . i'm going to show you how beautiful dubrovnik is and why lovetmass yet. ah, no tennis begins. what will start her on the city walls? is there not any the pride of dubrovnik but of all croatia in it? not in 1979, the old city and these walls were added to the list of unesco willed heritage sites ah, or pull it from you know, even though it was unesco, world heritage site. in 1991, the city was attacked by serbian and montenegrin forces, yet up at the walls, remained stunning until today in my mom. ah no, my love as of a normally they would be thousands of people up here at this time of year when i got because of the corona crisis, they are noticeably few

a tourist this year than last. when can we local? i don't think it will that bad, though. now we have the place all to ourselves. ah, did i buy the best beer? dubrovnik is from our own mountain. sit up there. that's all you can walk up and go . you can take the cable car with us. i suggest we take the cable cars today because it's so hot. i've been fined by their houses. mm. mm. mm. it isn't that amazing. you can see everything from up here, local island to the village of south and the airport. behind me we can see all of dubrovnik. it's a magnificent view. ah oh yes, and so now we're back down in the old city, behind me as the main entrance to the old town, the pillow gay gates come on come smith

ah sob ivan fentanyl now are on to broadnix main street and its most famous street called straw to england is on it starts at the big or north rios fountain with its 16 waterside. they spin bothell sh by on. ah ah. as a father listen, says jordan is our main street and very important in our lives. since we do so many things on the street, when i, we shop here, drink coffee and spend time with our friends and families need a coin. we just loved this st. laws are strong. our book that your mistress was that just imagine last year it was so crowded here you could hardly move. you had to push people aside just to get through them with my boyish compton hall and to day as you can see, it practically empty. let fall fast complet left noon

ah, buffalo strolled through a dap rodnick is competing without visiting the beautiful play to my lead. my favorite is i st jacobi. yeah. from here i get the best visa broadnix ultimate ah tough. i hope you enjoyed our tour. we look forward to seeing you here in dubrovnik with them. nick, tell them i d o u v the most of the widow nichol. mm no rest for the weary. it's time for the 2nd part of my track, but i won't be making the ascent to the king's house on shock and all by myself.

stefan adon will accompany me. he's a mountain guide from mitten, but he says the mountains have a calming effect on him and that sometimes you just need to stop. look and listen. we got that. how did you come to be a mountain guide? oh, stop. it actually started with my parents on it. we were always in the mountains on concrete, up and then while doing my military service, my past seemed preordained hope. brooklyn i became a mountain leader for the armed forces. mom, i just kept spending more time in the mountains, even in my free time to come in. i'll put it out and things just turned out this way. won't this whole system? i will say i gave them yet. can you tell me as a city kid, what a mountain guide does like an all seat in put in sleep, it has changed

a bit of he's been for in that in the past the people who came here usually had some experience and they'd already done a fair amount of hiking, not on, which nowadays many people are just looking to have an experience and tend to be ill prepared, even boy, on i think. so that poses the biggest challenge that since they might since so few people come with any previous experiences. you have to teach them everything like starting without a walk home does come, sweeney gloated no default. that's the way it is. what will esna india myself? i still say lisa vasquez. what should i look out for? if i want to hike around here? the 3 sticks this any the most important thing is to be in good condition and have a bit of energy in reserve so you can enjoy at nova. so that is named at c lee. it's possible to rush around, i see a site and then dash off shops to this. the point isn't whether or not you reach your goal, but what you get out of it and him, and we're seeing this more and more. it's like most people go to hard, like they're always pushing themselves to the limit. and that's really a shame because then you don't take it, what's all around you. and then you need

a little something in reserve for that. are the possible for this effort and taking the time to veer off the beaten path, add to the pleasure of any height. all right, before we continue our hike, let's take a quick look at the impact mass. tourism has on some of the most popular regions here in the ups in a skip pulled to vomit. unsatisfactory movies. would you say? okay, this can't go on the trails of the bloom flushed at the large crowns, put a burden to the local population of the communities and the infrastructure. the valley in the summer director of the streams of visitors and providing useful information is crucial how my expert investigate the stampede of visitors to outdoor destinations has noticeably increased in these days of the corona virus

pandemic. if visitor counts in the algo alps or anything to go by, as long as people stick to the mountain trails and leave nature in peace, love of louis and heiner is fine. with that, hold on the re, people like to be in natural surroundings. lake van is particularly popular. it's a delicate balancing act, protecting nature, while permitting crowds of people to have some fun in the sun. these days, the rangers only got out in paris. communing with nature means different things to different people. is veterans, music managing the crowds is getting harder. i one of my colleagues that we are more like people minders than conservation officers. is that why you hear it? they threatened to call the lawyer who got old memory. the name or the threats are called you names sort of be from and all you want to do was clarify financials was a korean protected plant. species grow in the nature reserve and conservation areas around the lake. for example,

the marsh caliber in in restricted areas. people often build fires which is not permitted or lesser with cigarette baths. the hot in the summer, the more people head into the water as many as a 1000 per day at the book, an egg waterfalls in the are going often they get close to sensitive areas and so little consideration for the environment with its rare plant species. the more popular a spot like this becomes the greater the threat to its nature back once. not silly. so he says as the trend toward sharing individual experiences with a large already lives,

i think on the social media platforms like instead from intern, give us a sodomy, then give us the great information about an incredible son, ryan, over an event that he got to move on to more people come until he spots even and typically off to time, just san dot through the us. these it pump, they're done. feedstock have you not thrown for anti truly gives me cause for concern. the thought sickly saga may be one way to help is to avoid those popular spots altogether. ah, ah, we're getting close to the top. on the side of the trail, stefan points out some yellow gentian to me. it's a plant commonly found in the alps. it thrives here at an altitude of some 1800 meters. ah, doesn't that was worth it. not bad,

not at all. and there it is. i can see my goal. the king's house on shahan at the foot of the better dine mountain. mm. the i pina back there, tourism and climate change are said to be threatening the alpine flora and fauna one is that something you see yourself. thank you, spend a lot of time in the mountains and he was feeling embankment a big ah tourist most. in the case of tourism. yes, some get sold. there are popular spots like the touched bit to summit that are really over run by masses of tourists. but as you experienced yourself to day while we hardly saw anybody on our way up on pulse, can you like to get off from this get there are really quiet areas here for instance, in the car vendor range over there kits. oh, good. even in peak season, and we're at the absolute peak of the season right now. you can be all on your own . and same concept on the clean milan does for climate change. we haven't felt very

much yet for lifestyle. maybe it's objective because you don't notice gradual changes as much as the in the woman net. so doc vaughn, m t o v. but we've always had a few tough winners and some very mild ones having that. we've had dry winters and we've had lots of precipitation. we've, we've had flooding, and then we've had very dry years. it's always changing. but there are things distant from, if i noticed that for instance, with the o zone mom or tune the but become more sensitive, but maybe that age ah, of in the, of the info. yeah. in any case i do notice something that's true. i was with you think of what i don't feel it's causing a great deal of change for us on infinities of info. he thought us thought the like the wonderful i spoke last easy. one thing that's very different this year is the corona virus. a lot of people are spending their holidays closer to home. many germans are staying in germany. what have you noticed here in the region on the us dyna i found out these is ya here in deland of isn't. ah, who owns is,

is it's been somewhat stressful for us because we can't make long term plans and have to react fast to the changes. ah de guest is sin, but the guests are noticeably more relaxed than in recent years. i dare henzy stuff relaxed in the sense that most readily accepted when you say that they can't do something or other quotes. and yet there's not so much i wanted and i want it now which has been something of a trend. the past few years was on that can get really unpleasant in me. we're not seeing any of that. people seem happy with whatever is possible in school. i hope it will stay that way for a while. plan a little paradise right outside your door. thanks for showing it to me. yeah, my pleasure. i can handle the last stretch on my own. the king's house is now in plain sight. of course, king ludovico didn't walk up here himself. he had servants to carry him in a litter. ah,

this summer the king's alpine hide out is closed in compliance with social distancing and hygiene guidelines. but after the long hike, we definitely want you to see what it's like inside compared to lose bait. the seconds other residences, the king's house on shakin seems almost modest. it was built in $1872.00 and the style of a swiss chalet blue, in spite of the beautiful swiss pine paneling the living quarters on the ground floor come across as relatively plain seemingly out of character for the fairy tale king mm. the upper story. however fully reflects its creator. here moving the 2nd, had a sumptuous hall, built in oriental style, crammed full of gilded carving, lit,

through stained glass windows and decorated with fine rugs, magnificent chandeliers, and peacock feathers. mm. the turkish room with its fountain in the centre provided a spectacular backdrop for the king's birthday celebration. isolated high in the bavarian alps, he recreate at the magical world of the arabian nights. ah! ah! well, the king's house remains closed during the pandemic, the former servants quarters, now a mountain in have reopen to the public. mm. back in lieu face time. this building served as a store house. it's also where the king's meals were prepared for over 15 years.

now it's been run by the lightened bower family leave. you didn't want to lighten be here? do many people come here to learn more about the life of king lewd vase or are most just hiker is ready for a break. he had asked mom one that is is her dish will it's too bad. the house is closed at the moment of the, the hikers are usually keen to see the place this year and they know there's something special to see and the upper floor. so many want to go in that store both before that is it just mistook stop it and some days, 250 or 300 people walk through the house. was he pissed to $240.00 ground up. his haunting book dish was, i'm constantly there are 2 guides from the linda of palace or who give hourly tours for up to 30 people the, you know, the thought of hope strictly maxima, they tell visitors all about ludovic and his connection to this place. be at the know, hope machine the a clear to you in boss with him, can you connect his to huddled into to not they had to lance at what relevance does that all have for you to see as get diagnosed in thinking crime in this area.

there's really no other place comparable to it. jesus to the quantity of swiss pine is unique in bavaria, for instance it and the panorama is simply fantastical, current deals as, as good. there's nothing else like it does is to shock. that's the beauty of it. i am so glad no trains come up here from that is when otherwise it would no longer be the way it is. now, it's the the antics to you to use. this is the only lodge that's been preserved in its original condition and has not been replaced with a new one, like the other lodges or been repainted as it's 2 other wheels from both. can philippe acute, and we're very proud that everything here, so old american, so settled, status was not. so i'll talk to you soon. as you probably know, there's usually a spot reserved on the show for your travel experiences. this week we'll show you a video shot by erotic krishna, p. live from india. before the pandemic, he visited the attire, nature park,

and corolla home to the world's biggest bird statue. ah, her moon . oh oh ha. ah mark marie, i just before reaching my final destination, i have

a close encounter with a stubborn local it. this won't work yet . i didn't expect that. did you? he quite nicole. one cow, no. ah no he in the house. ah, this lookout point is where my journey and king louis bake had the belvedere built not far from his house. from here, the view of the rhine valley is simply breathtaking. if you haven't got anybody to carry you up the mountain height like this is pretty intense, but hey, the journey is the destination right? plus there is nothing like that feeling of satisfaction. you get once you reach the

top and you get this view. so extremely exhausting, but also extremely worth it. mm ah ah, with

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