Today im going to give in to my wonderlust so ive come to whats known as the french strike which runs through the through engine forest. Is one of the oldest hiking trails in germany it begins at eisenhower on the vessel river and ends in the town of dying on the zip its river. Its customary to take stone from the very along with you its said to bring good luck and when you reach the end of the bench take you through it into this is bits. So my mission is clear but from start to finish their rich trail is about 170 kilometers long uphill downhill always along the crest of the thuringian forest its going to be exhausting and maybe my shoes will look like this. Along the way ill served here in the Biosphere Reserve. Our v mail this week takes us on a tour of paris. Check in viewer shows us her hometown jakarta indonesia. The 1st section of the stock is up hill of course fortunately its a low Mountain Range here in the thuringian forest so i dont have to huff and puff my way out to 2 or 3000. 00 metres. All in all the tree is stretches 170 kilometers some hikers do the whole thing in 6 days others in 8 or 10. These are along the way let us know were on the right path. There and strike has plenty of rest areas and observation points. From this bench you have a great view of bach book castle above eisenhower. The vod book castle looks like something out of the story book and it has made it into the history books so if youre in the area you should take a look at the castle and visit the town of eyes and. Everyone who comes to eisenach wants to visit council. For many germans its more than just an 11th Century Council its both a tourist attraction and a famous landmark and that has to do with one man in particular Martin Luther starting in 1521. 00 he translated the new testament into german. Here a revolutionary act because anyone who could read now had access to it. A little too. Little wasnt the 1st to translate the bible but he did it very well and he did it from the original greek not just from latin into german but was the. Council has been the scene of many historical events its splendid rooms testified of that for instance the apartments of st elizabeth of the who lived in the council in the 13th century. And the singers hall where in the middle ages a legendary contest among many singers took place. In 817 about 500 students met here to demand the unification of the then fragmented german nation. Below the broad pulled lines the town of eyes and. The lutheran house where the protestant reformer lived as a schoolboy. Martin luther preached in st georges church. And in 865 in this house the composer Johann Sebastian bach another very lustrous eyes are not native was born the house is now a museum. You can round off your tour advisor and off with typical the rigi and potato dumplings and a bottle of luther why of course at the foot of the pot book. There are lots of things to see and discover on both sides of the good steak rich trail like tools atop the waterfall. The waterfall is artificial as small river has been dammed up here and forts 58 meters to the ground. By the way was 1st mentioned in the 14th century as a border between truth many boundary stones are still standing. And now i say smy biggest challenge is its Back Mountain climb isnt easy but its worth it especially on a day like today. While enjoying a well deserved coffee ill take the opportunity to write a postcard from the mountaintop. Postcards are really Old Fashioned and a selfie is much faster but some people even make a whole video of their journey. From bangladesh he was in paris for the 1st time in his life and here are his impressions. Here on the inside spec theres also a fun park. Thats got a few questions for the manager. In my 2 hikers from the get stuck ever come here looking for a change of pace im sure they do they wont pass just 50 meters away so of course they stop by. Or what is there to do year on. Our oldest attraction is the alpine sign its a 1000 meters long and 400 meters high. Its been here for 25 years. But our Main Attraction is the wii find its a prototype were the only one to have it and there are lots of smaller rights for children who for the Winter Sports result is not far from here as an olympic champion ever turned up here. Yes county vilhelm the former professional by athlete she lives and comes by from time to time. And they go down the alpine slight. Its a lot of fun. And down for a turn on the wii flyer. My last stop here on in suspect the Lookout Tower 930 metres and the top. On one side forest as far as the eye can see. On the other side transmitters is its Back Mountain and at the very back i can actually see the book castle. Here on the in the Back Mountain is a youth hostel right next to the game strike and there are also a lot of patients in the vacation spots along the hiking trail but the most unusual one is probably not going to start. Since Michaels Church has seen a lot in its day after all it was built in 859. But no one probably ever thought it would be used for love. At sea because theyre welcome to noise dark if you got a good trip up there well not this father and daughter of passing through the village they found these unusual courses on the Online Platform at the end date from 6 in the evening till 9 in the morning they have the chance to themselves. The churches and the open fire overnight stays during the summer. Tourists from austria russian france sweden and us trade here have slept here its not that serious but its romantic and a lot of people like it these guys are all food and plenty of enthusiasm for the project and there is enthusiasm for the guests who come to us for various reasons. Through. My welcome the guests in the evening and in the morning i say goodbye to them. Of course i ask them why theyve gone how theyve enjoyed their stay and whether there were any problems for the big game. Architect yanis longo designed the sleeping quarters unadorned reduced to essential but still aesthetically pleasing and overnight stay here costs 15 year as per person for that you get a serene and special place to sleep and a lovely view of the organ. We have here in our set it is a protest to have its good we started this process of turning churches into places to stay here noise start we hope that in 2 or 3 years we can do the same in several more churches in the region where we like a string of pearls along the trench where hikers or even pilgrims can stop for a night and i. Think of auto coordinates the project there are village churches all over touring and with smaller and smaller congregations so new ideas a need it. Does is to stroll through thought this is a chance to ensure these places arent forgotten that we can bring them into the future and that they remain public spaces that are available to their communities and localities all. During the day regular Church Services are held. In the evening to Michaels Church office hike has every special place to stay along the trail. In the fall and by Biosphere Reserve i catch up with the guided tour group. Has been offering deer watching tours for many years we walked deep into the forest so hopefully we will see some animals soon. As i might have thought because id like to ask you to stop your conversations now and stick together. You can ask me all the questions you want once were up at the observation. There its ok if you speak quietly. And if you know talking thats kind of hard for me i like to talk a lot. As quietly as possible we all go into the observation hot then we see them. Red deer in the wild and so close i didnt expect to see so many. d model nicholas here with visitors almost every evening. He said that youve been doing this for 15 years do you ever get bored or is there always something new and exciting here in the forest he invited to promote. Theres always something new to see in discover in the forest. And you never get bored of animals. Every evening is different. I think red deer is such appealing creatures and i like the way they look and behave can watch them every day. When germany was divided you couldnt walk along the entire 10 strike because a short section is located in bavaria which was part of west germany and the border between the states of tooling and bavaria was a no go area. Fortunately this is no longer an issue and the bavaria and almost exotic destinations awaits. The hot house in the town of clientele. 5 schmidt was one of the cofounders of this e. U. Funded Pilot Project 15 years ago the hot houses werent using heat from a local glass manufacturer. Exotic fruits coffee and spices thrive on the 10 strike without long environmentally harm for transports from a show south america. And through my can you show me the most exotic fruit here the exhaust of the most exotic fruit right at the moment is down there. The giant granite dia. In colombia its called a bad idea we also have seeds here from colombia is the biggest Passion Fruit in the world. Dont bump into it this thing near that thing its almost right now i may oh yes most of us weigh as much as they do in their countries of origin 4 to 5 kilos so you can almost hold it smells nice yeah it will probably have to be picked in 2 days. This and smell scented. Thats true smell sort of like liquid soap because this is chilly yes thats i have an arrow i love spicy food you wont love those. This is an indian naga or gucci lucky or chili pepper we have 2 colors here this is the yellow one i dont want to touch it because it burns when it mixes with sweat why its for good burns your hand oh yes and you have to be especially careful not to touch your eye or to go to the toilet after touching it this is yellow we also have it in red until 2008 it was the worlds hottest chili pepper at about a 1000000 scoville heat units europeans are said to be able to withstand 25000. 00 without health concerns. As the measurement of its spiciness a chemist from the us developed this measure of pungency scoville means i need to dilute this chili pepper with a 1000000 drops of water to neutralize it spiciness it. And why do you have so many pious weve learned that is the plant that really flourishes here when our harvest one and a half tons of papaya is on an area of about 500 square meters. Visitors for. Some visitors prefer to take. We have customers in the Restaurant Business for instance in the interested in the. If you would like to know more about this environmental project it is best to join the guided tour. Mangoes. Are exotic foods for us here in germany but they are commonplace elsewhere and those differences is exactly what makes traveling so exciting and more exciting when take us around and it. Is going to show us the capital of jakarta. Hello im really out we are in. Indonesia. And. We are. Right. Wolf. With. All. My. Instrument so its a very delicious holds and very serious felonies. Here for. A you still try. And fix this and it is just sad too because the heart of it so one of my favorite was thank you in depth as a beauty of the above with the above. You go to love the skies get higher. This is how we cross the street in indonesia you should be perfect and you will see our have some that are. Ok in the end all day and fowler goes to the highlight of the day and solve all the monument and. Then the us is 100. 00. And it is. The struggle in the nation that independent and it is in the center where and we call it one as. Our leaving over 10000000. Thats a good bet i hope you guys enjoy our trade. And thats going to be there. Maybe you can meet me here and exploit round to see the its really nice and really nice experience here but as somebody you. Would you like to show us around your hometown. Become our travel guide. Find out. On our website at u. W. Dot com slash travel. The 170 kilometers of back and strike are behind me lie in the town of blank in stein on this its river and my shoes are still ok. Hello hello hikers how long have you been on the trail with the 6 days i was a tough. Well yes by the end of the day your legs are suffering. Always it is but you dont look that tired and your shoes a still looking good what was the hardest part of the trail strings. The hardest part was climbing up in this bag and it was hard going it was funny. But it was worth the reward the next day we had sun and clouds over touring and the mist was graine. While theyre throwing their stones into the river another group arrives on bikes. If you dont how long have you been on the road and 3 and a half days is the against also good for cycling or do you have to improvise you. Know the cycling part is great its a bit longer and sometimes runs parallel to the bench tike but sometimes on it its a really lovely route so i highly recommend it. And here are a couple of hikers who are just getting started. Hey where are you headed were off on the ranch doctora this and thats where you get the stones thats right we read the people bring their own stone from the barrow to the bits but were going the other way around and thought why not take a few back. Why its such a big one my stone is a lot smaller. If i found one like that id have taken it and stash. 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