[000:00:00;00] ah ah ah ah hello and welcome to a new edition of check in. today we're showing you syringe yet a state and central germany with a lot to offer. our reporters take you to picturesque old towns, places steeped in history. and one of germany's most famous hiking trails. lucas stig visits the claim, applica, the tourist attraction and effort. nicole clearly takes you to vi

man that small city of big thinkers and lucas hike then stag right through the ther and gin forest we start with a journey back to the middle ages. ah ah . do you sometimes wonder what it would be like to live in the middle ages? will i do? and that's why i am an effort to day. the old town here is typically medi, even our foot is the state capital of their india and lives right in the middle of germany. about halfway between berlin and munich in the middle ages, several trade routes crossed here, making our foot rich and powerful city. he can still see that in the old town today . there are many beautiful buildings,

but there is one place in particular that is known far beyond the put in as a tourist and effort. this is the 1st place i must see. the cream of liquor that came up with her or the merchant bridge is old. it has spent as river the giver for almost 900 years. and the bridge is lined with houses. something like this is rare. from this angle, you can clearly see it's a bridge from above the came up looks just like any street in the old town. this spot is a major draw for tourists. though many don't take the time to stop by the small shops could face studios. that's a shame because there is such a large part of the cream up with this chart.

as in the middle ages, the shopkeepers sell their products here. for example, small fine goods such as spices, fabrics, pains, and books. the came up under gun many changes over time. it burned down and was rebuilt. houses were merged. they used to be a church at either end of the bridge, but only one has survived st. charles church. ah, ah, i recommend climbing the tower like i do. the way up is an experience in itself. it's $128.00 steps to the top. and how's that for a view that came up looking from above me up here i can see that effort has

a lot of churches there there and there is another one there. ah, towering above the old town is cathedral hill. there are 2 churches there. the church of saint severus on the right and afoot cathedral on the left asked only to be expected the architecture. this gothic the epitome of the middle ages. and i take a look inside the cathedral, oo generations of architects have left their mark on the cathedral since the initial construction was started in the 8th century. ah, you can easily explore outfits, old town, on foot, past large,

magnificent houses. you'll also find a lot of half timber houses, noon and cobblestones. it's fun to just wander around it every turn. you find romantic eli waste. i can hardly believe the city of over 200000 people ah, wealthy people lived here. you can tell by the ornate portals they date back to the renaissance, but the houses behind them are much older. this one year, for example, is a walk in monument, a residential and commercial building from the middle ages, around the 13th century. it's named the house of the group. didn't include button these days. we don't know exactly what that means, but it sounds kind of interesting. you'll find many other house names like it in

the old town. ah, some spots minarda, the black wheels. ah, the white lily. the black horn, the red ox, the iron hat, well and so on. some golden and sean golden swan will sometimes these names sound a bit strange to day, but in the middle ages there was normal. these were like the house numbers for the golden rule for our foot. all town is that nothing is ever more than a 15 minute walk away. and sooner or later, you always come back to the claim of liquor. in the late afternoon, the bridge quite down. the tourist trouts thin out and there is time to enjoy the atmosphere in peace. lou, i'd like to know what it's like to live in

a house on the claim. uh book. oh, just try my luck. ah, ah, hello, hello. hello. like, what do you sell and he is always busy. yeah. yeah. something. what do you have for him? would you like to come in to arrive? dabilla has been selling antiques and became a broker for 20 years. she's easy to talk to, and she lives right on the rich. it blinks here. this room has a very old ceiling deck. it dates back to the year 1518 deputies. so the renters house and so very old, as elaine is songs and what we're able to take, he needs a dis, painted brain motif here is typical of that time. this is an original as though we're going to live upstairs. and buddha niche. no, i live in the 2nd house over house. can we take a look? your shores? i am a little curious. yes, i can tell condition ma'am. okay,

this clock this is that when this is a living room, and this is how we live on the clean up. i've come clean up with a cecelia mendez, my little kitchen, where i feel at home, meet with her. and it's not very big, but it's another, it's heist. he hears the porch where i've got my flowers, which minute bloom harbor for me. listen, i totally enough space can remote we take a look at the balcony. yeah. gavin, those are wonderful. whom yeah. and yes most is my feel good, oasis them is mine with my tomato. and flower was toma with mine in blue men. there's still a big green. yes, but you can already see the bluffs are missing and there's even

a little tomato on till might that plan or how does it feel to live on the cream up with her up or down below. it's often crowded with locals and tourists. it's blowing hot air force me to listen about in that rather not during the week. so you do have some peace and quiet nasa are often after work. i sit up here and read or have some friends over in did that as it is. it's a nice life and doesn't bother you that all these people are photographing your apartment all the time for about a month. i to full of unions. and so stuart and sad doesn't bother me. shirts, mcneish respect, did you hide when people start snapping photos? i know they don't see me here. they're taking pictures of the bridge as a whole. lot of me said, i don't have any problem with that, leon damage. yes, it's beautiful here. yeah, i spent soon here on the warm summer evenings, the people off our foot meet on the cream of wicca and soak in the atmosphere. you could join them at imagine for

a moment what it must have been like in the middle ages. next nicole foolish takes us to weimar or 2nd stop in through india. even 200 years ago, the world had its eyes on this small city considered to be the intellectual center of germany at the time. this was mainly due to these 2 poets, johan voice gun fun, gota, and sleepily sheila the works of gerda and cilla, a great german classics but 200 years ago they were considered extremely progressive. somehow, by my has managed time and again to attract pioneers and trailblazers, contributing to the mix of new and old classes that kenton day me found all around town. my tour of lima begins at good,

his former residents and the very heart of the city. the author and naturalists lived here for 50 years. the house was a gift to him from his patron grand duke, come out with good, your remodeled the home and had had furnished to his liking. mm. for instance, he put in this staircase built in the italian style. i wonder if the steps already squeaked like this and go to the day. it's possible, he wrote that it's a staircase one, never tires of going up and down. in the front part of the house you find elegantly furnished rooms. this mortgage a welcomed his guests are dis scholars, politicians and members of the royal family. lou sculptures were to remind him of his time in italy as well as hadda and sheila beloved companions who

died 30 years before him. the grudge of family lived in the rear part of the house. ah, this room is referred to as christiane. is room in honor of christiana will pierce good. his wife. the couple lived together for 18 years before marrying something the citizens of weimar found scandalous. when they finally did get hit, their son was already 16 years old. ah, good just study was simple and uncluttered. he wanted nothing to distract him from thinking and writing. and it was here in his bedroom that good to died at the age of 82. ah ah, it's almost impossible to get lost and by month all you have to do is follow the

enticing smell of grilled sausages and you'll end up at the market square with delicious also here on the markets where is the most famous hotel in town, the elephant which has been welcoming prominent guests for 300 years. ah, definitely worth having a look inside this as one of the most beautiful rooms. hotel b, r manager, casting, dealing regularly organized concerts and readings here on the walls, paintings and drawings from the hotels own collection. and hotel with its own art collection. is that something unique or a standard practice environment? this isn't that hot seems it is unusual. he's

a couldn't see what it is. as i'm known, this on collection was put together in the 1990 s with high because their soft wouldn't gland. it is something of a pillow on which the hotel stands of the rooms, a house or steed koonce was not music, architecture, design, and literature. there are things closely associated with the city of i'mma by my problem to prove the liberties have always felt at home here at the elephant of how many guests are drawn to the hotels history and how many book a room just because it's a beautiful place, right in the center of town and sureness will tell us. mm hm. my mom is thinking the wagner hurts the stuff that i think it's a mix that's attending the fun. but the hotel elephant is definitely famous for its long history and tradition. as well as for as many prominent guests who continue to come and stay with us in mrs. yob stein on island. many of your prominent guests of signed a guest book. i've heard you have a few of them around here somewhere. gonna mind if we take

a beating with him and i'll go in my again, athletes, actors, politicians, they all stayed at the elephant mikhail gorbachev. joe cocker, chris ria. robin gave of the bee gees filmmaker, vim vendors, writer till mussman and fashion designer, wolfgang yelp. they've all signed the guest books some even have works included in the collection another vi my classic is the bow house school founded in 1919 to day. it's a university back then it was a school of architecture, crafts and fine arts. it's director architect, months ago, abuse invited famous artists to the city like was it condemned ski publicly and leona, finding up the bowels architects built their 1st model home in weimar house. i'm

hon, which introduced a new approach to housing as of 2019, there's a new building about house museum and commemoration of the centennial. you can download an app to your phone that'll guide you through the museum. this is peter kayla's famous cradle it utilized, condense, geese, color theory, circles must be blue squares, red and triangles. yellow. the design is still produced to day and can be yours for $1880.00 girls. ah, the museum center piece is about to go be as collection. he chose 170 pieces that were to stay in weimar when the bow house moved to death, though in 1925. many of these objects became famous. the world over like this lamp, by villain,

bygone felt. this tea pot by molly and blunt or myself, lawyers can't deliver chairs. all of them modern classics. ah, after taking in so much culture, it's time to take in some fresh air in the thir indian forest. there are many hiking trails in this low mountain range, but none more famous than that and tag it follows the forest ridge right across the state. look, as steger is on the trail. ah, the inch deck is one of the oldest hiking trails of germany. it begins that isaac, on the vow river and ends the town of blank and shy, and on the debits river. it's customary to take stone from the river along with you. it said to bring good luck and when you reach the end of the written strike,

you throw it into visited bits. so my mission is clear, but from start to finish, their inside rich trail is about 170 kilometers long. i'll pill downhill. always along the crest of that their engine forest. it's going to be exhausting. and maybe my shoes will look like this. with the 1st section of the going strike is uphill. of course. fortunately, it's the low mountain range here in the ther engine forest. so i don't have to huff and puff my way up to 2 or 3000 meters. ah, all in all the tree of stretches, 170 kilometers. some hikers do the whole thing in 6 days. others, and 8 or 10. along the way i passed by the to the todd waterfall. it's artificial,

a small river has been damned up here and falls 58 meters to the ground. ah . by the way, the end stake was 1st mentioned in the 14th century as a border road between franconia and tooling. in many boundaries, stones are still standing. ah, and now i faced my biggest challenge ins. it's back mountain. the climb isn't easy, but it's worth it. especially on the day like today. ah,

ah, here on the inside spec, there's also a fun park. ah, anyone can take the alpine slide. i want to try the the flyer. ah ah ah, the again steak is one of the most popular hiking trails in germany. around 100000 people walk along these paths every year in the fall invite visited biosphere reserve. i catch up with a guided to a group. matthew knuckle has been offering dear,

what she tours for many years. we walk deep into the forest, so hopefully we will see some animal ah, as quietly as possible. we all go into the observation knocked and then we see them. ah, bread dear and the wild and so close. i didn't expect to see so many. ready ah, use matthew nicholas here with visitors almost every evening. i'm well, how is this miss false house? them that i said that you've been doing this for 15 years. did you ever get bored or is there always something new and exciting here in the forest noise?

he invite get them all. it was nice, but there's always something new to see and discover in the forest. says he and you never get bored of animals. every evening is different than sooner i think read dear such appealing creatures from guns and i like the way they look and behave flyers in hell. can watch them every day, which is the one glue. my next stop along the inch, dyke, the hot house in the town of clientele. schmidt was one of the co founders of this e. you funded pilot project 15 years ago. the hot house is warmed, using heat from the local glass manufacturer. exotic fruits,

coffee and spices. thrive on the bench dike without long environmentally harmful transports from asia, a south america. and from a can you show me the most exotic fruit here? i thought is that the most exotic fruit right at the moment is down there to set against the giant granite dx galatea in columbia. it's cold, obadiah to home. we used to have seats here from columbia. lydia is the biggest passion, fruit in the world. as adult again don't pump into it. this thing year does not think it's almost right now. but may i? yes. as it is most have as way as much as they do in their countries of origin, me at 4 to 5 kilos. who would vomit yet? the fear papa, here the papa. we've learned that the papaya is the plant that really flourishes. here we now half is one and a half tons of papayas on an area of about 500 square meters, 20 the new vice them as all of the i visitors for one knows then some is made into fruit sprints for food. some visitors prefer that to taking

a one or 2 kilo papa home, or am we have customers in the restaurant business, for instance, a country in that's interested in the projects. if you would like to know more about this environmental project, it is best to join a guided tour. ah, the 170 kilometers a french dyke are behind me. i am in the town of blank and stine, on the sabbath river, and my shoes are still okay. hello. hello. hi, chris. how long have you been on the trail example that takes days when i was a tough yeah, 9. so well, yes, by the end of the day, your legs are suffering from snaps in by or is it, but you don't look that tired and your shoes are still looking good. what was the hardest part of the trail and strings? i'm honest length with the hardest part was climbing up in this bag. that was hard

going. he will, he was 40 of the better was worth the reward the next day when a red sun and clouds over touring in the mist was grain while they're throwing their stones into the river. another group arrives on bikes. if you like, how long have you been on the road? i have 3 and a half days. here is the wrench like also good for cycling or do you have to improvise english language? musician for that far. you know the cycling path is great. it's a bit longer and sometimes runs parallel to the hinge dyke, but sometimes on it, it's a really lovely root. i highly recommend it. not to him pin. ah, the stone from the very river brought me luck. the weather was just perfect. i met interesting people and experienced a lot of nature and like any other hiker on the hence dyke, i will throw this stone now into the zip. it's river.

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