you could pass through and buy little souvenirs and people came in droves to see heligoland again. soon to risk a massive not for the beautiful nature but to buy duty free liquor and cigarettes. or how did the island endure this i just imagine 10 or 12000 visitors here on this really small island. it was terrible i must say there was no room between all the people that we just heard of past the shops and through here shoulder to shoulder. you might see something nice one of the shops we didn't stand a chance of getting to it to buy it's just pushed on ahead by the crowds until he went out of back at the ship not to say home again. how come prices are so cheap on helical land and that's a privilege we heard from our time with britain and it's been preserved through all the changes and rule was taken on in the treaties so we've always had our judy and tax free status here. it still exists but today the tourists arrive here because of nature almost as it used to be when heligoland became a seaside resort in the early 19th century and 1st people came here because of the good air it was

almost 1500 people live on heligoland most of them have ancestors who are sailors or fisherman maybe even pirates. oh oh sea shanties and sailor songs are part of the cultural heritage i'm here for a rehearsal off to help will end a cock think and shanti choir. oh no. that's the song you just sang was that a regular sailor summary shanti das well i know that was actually our theme song it has nothing to do with either it was in the freezing dining and it just means the cock are great guys now more than out of the car couldn't go toward a car lives and we i mean. there are shanties in sr song so what's the difference is the method over say the songs are simply romantic songs they used to sing but the shanties were the work songs for the seamen of earlier times it was hard work on the ships one of them a call that you want on the jocks and the choir would do the work but the lead singer never had to work and it's just the same with us what it was going on with them when they are wired and doesn't fall into the mold of who's the lead singer who is going out today deleting as a whole fea

i passed the tall and this free standing rock is still a landmark of heligoland everybody hopes that it can withstand the wind of the waves for a long time and i continue to germany smallest nature reserve says the rock of the . it is the nesting ground of many sea birds but it is named after that. in june the small feathered take wing amateur photographers wait for them to take their courageous plunge. there are not many places in the europe where he can get so close to wildlife. although this island is very small it has an incredibly eventful history. you can learn more about it in the helical let me see i'm your guide and lease is the boss here he tells me that this island used to be a pirate's nest a navy fort and trading post in the early 18th century it was just as important as the international port of hamburg is today. and was once part of denmark then of great britain it was not until 890 that the island became german a fiercely contested piece of ground. when was the most dramatic moment in the history of the island. the most dramatic moment was definitely the end of world

even the on the heligoland i am on the cliff path again the best place to wait for the sunset you can only experience that when you stay here overnight. last summer you confluence took a trip to the shii. it might look like a river but it's actually an inlet of the baltic sea. so what better way to kick off the day than by taking in the crisp salty air in the city of compensate story card. couple used to be a fishing village but today it lives mainly from tourism it's a great base if you want to explore the area. one of the city's landmarks is the amanda the tallest windmill in tracy holler stein. and the weather is perfect for a boat right 1st i have to check in with captain yon and see border. around trip crews to lots lenses limond on the m.s.c. out couple takes about 2 hours. the captain sunday and all or is that the helm today. this line when a pencil is situated at the mouth of the slide its shape constantly changes as a result of the wind and waves during storm tide slime and it can be completely submerged most of it is a bird sanctuary. this lighthouse has been guiding ships t

the journey from hamburg to heligoland takes 3 and a half hours a catamaran takes me there no other boat is faster. than. all the passengers initially have the same route. everybody passes the colorful up stops. and walks along the problem not. somewhere here is my hope. so for most of the tourists who arrive here afternoon there are 3000 visitors every day but i would like to stay over night so i have more time to discover this small island. i check in at my 1st walk takes me into the countryside. all the way up to the. route. around the island the cliffs. far as the eye can see the mainland is 50 kilometers away. i passed. this free standing rock. and everybody hopes that it can withstand the waves for a long time and i continue to germany's smallest nature reserves. the rock of the. ground. but it is named after the. the small feathered. amateur photographers wait for them to take their courageous plunge. because there are not many places in the europe where he can get so close to wildlife. although this island is very small it has an incredibly eventful history. you can learn more ab

they've been trying to leave heligoland for weeks but travelling to india and kenya during the pandemic is proving difficult. i feel a little sad that i can't be home yet. quite some time that i've seen my family and i've been in there the marine biology students are here on a scholarship program with the alfred a vegan institute for polar and marine research. gabriel coco's field of interest is climate change he wants to know how marine plants remove excess c o 2 from the atmosphere he's been in germany for nearly a year he keeps in touch with his family on skype gabriel's flight to kenya has been cancelled 3 times. and it will depend on how. and how things are in kenya for the time being i'm. excited to do. and we hope that when the flights get back and i'm able to travel. and reka can relate. she'll keep on learning from the experienced team while she waits to return to india the longer she stays on the island the more she thinks about her darjeeling in northeast india. i am very worried when i think about india. situation my hometown has been put back under lockdown completely. beca