the rhine valley spells the enchantment of song and story. legends at every turn of the river.ntaintop. the echoing past hovers over heidelberg. the spirit of youth universal in the ageless pursuit of learning. not always too serious. especially between classes. this is the german word for the good life. the country tunes and the country dances abound with it. the transcending good will of just plain folks. the rhythms change from place to place. but the spirit is everywhere the same. they swing their partners, even as the fabulous town clock in munich. or do you prefer a bit of mediev medieval terms. in vienna, the opera is the musical hub of the city. the great masters are always with you. and the world waltzes because of strauss. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> it is festival here. festival of the spirit for all the world. and boy meets girl in austria as anywhere else. dreams of the alps, perhaps. the swiss alps where even in the hottest summer weather, the snow encrusts the lofty mountain ranges. ♪ when boy meets girl, the dreams are of tomorrow. always tomorrow. ♪ in italy, a favorite dream is

is the upper rhine valley in southwest germany. there are places here where something valuable and increasingly rare topples up to the surface. clear pure groundwater. feel right at home in. it as do many other species of fish. some are facing extinction the european is a critically endangered species. only fish need clean water and groundwater is a crucial source of that. the places in this region where the water rising from the depths is so pure is not the rhine river itself but naturally occurring ponds that by springs. here the water temperature is 11 degrees celsius all year. the springs and ponds are important and need to be protected. it looks like they can be found anywhere unexpected holes in the ground even in the middle of flat terrain. that. the groundwater that feeds the springs some of which ends up in the rhine river itself is the result of a complex process. of rain that falls in the fosters mountains to the west and the black forest up plans to the east feed streams. or seeps directly into the ground through soil a

this is the upper rhine valley in southwest germany. there are places here where something valuable and increasingly rare couples up to the surface. clear pure groundwater. pike feel right at home in it as do many other species of fish. some are facing extinction the european there's a critically endangered species. oh fish need clean water and groundwater is a crucial source of that. the places in this region where the water rising from the depths is so pure is not the rhine river itself but naturally occurring ponds fed by springs. here the water temperature is 11 degrees celsius all year. the springs and ponds are important and need to be protected. it looks like they can be found anywhere unexpected holes in the ground even in the middle of flat terrain. but the groundwater that feeds the springs some of which ends up in the rhine river itself is the result of a complex process of rain that falls in the fust as mountains to the west and the black forest up plans to the east feed streams. or seeps directly into the ground through soi

is the upper rhine valley in southwest germany. there are places here where something valuable and increasingly rare bubbles up to the. surface. clear pure ground water. pike feel right at home in it as too many other species of fish. some are facing extinction the european is a critically endangered species. own fish need clean water and groundwater is a crucial source of that. the places in this region where the water rising from the depths is so pure is not the rhine river itself but naturally occurring ponds fed by springs. here the water temperature is 11 degrees celsius all year. the springs and ponds are important and need to be protected. it looks like they can be found anywhere unexpected holes in the ground even in the middle of flat terrain. and the groundwater that feeds the springs some of which ends up in the rhine river itself is the result of a complex process. of rain that falls in the fosters mountains to the west and the black forest up plans to the east feed streams. or seeps directly into the ground through soi

this is the upper rhine valley in southwest germany. there are places here where something valuable and increasingly rare public is up to the surface. clear pure groundwater. pike feel right at home in it as do many other species of fish. some are facing extinction the european is a critically endangered species. oh fish need clean water and groundwater is a crucial source of that. the places in this region where the water rising from the depths is so pure is not the rhine river itself but naturally occurring ponds that by springs. here the water temperature is 11 degrees celsius all year. these springs and ponds are important and need to be protected. it looks like they can be found anywhere unexpected holes in the ground even in the middle of flat terrain. but the groundwater that feeds the springs some of which ends up in the rhine river itself is the result of a complex process. of rain that falls in the fosters mountains to the west and the black forest up plans to the east feed streams. or seeps directly into the ground through so