Theres a huge bicycle rental parking and Service Garage right at the central train station. Its got room for 3300 bikes very convenient especially for commuters. You can have your cycle repair it serviced or even washed its all here. And tourists like me cant even rent a bike to explore the city. Minster was founded 1200 years ago this is where great european history once took place but in the Environmental Protection also has a great reputation and is considered a green city sounds like an exciting day to me. And. Will also spend time in the surrounding area known as well see lots of lovely castles. And visit a diving park where you can explore and on the water were. Also see the spectacular scenery of newfoundland sent in by a viewer. I thought the best place to start my tour was the problem enough its sort of moves us bicycle highway and circles the outskirts of the old town. Moon system may be old but its population is young off the citys 300000 inhabitants 60000 are students nearly everyone here rides a bike cycling paths crisscrossed the city and the direction of signage is excellent. The Green Tea Party mocked in the heart of the old town is considered one of the most beautiful squares in germany the gabled Housing Estate back to the days of the hens at a clique. A splendid example of late gothic architecture st lumbee at the east church. The town hall was the site of an important event in the 17th century. In recognition of that it was awarded the european heritage label in the Council Chamber known as the freedom today i have an appointment with historian funs jules if jack will be. Back and what happened here in this room in 1648. Indeed. Took the thought of the peace of westphalia was signed in this room namely the special piece a separate piece between a spanish habsburgs fan and the rebellious calvinist northern provinces of the netherlands. Not. Lets go over here. We go beyond the barrier. This isnt a picture of a Council Chamber just as you also see it now and the swearing of the oath of the ratification of the contractual document is in this cost get. The swearing on the bible as you see on the right the dutch are raising their hands to take their oath from where they all look so alike they have the same hairstyle was that usual for the time. If you look closely they do differ of course. The dutch are wearing more mercantile clothing and the spanish a wearing the diplomatic garb of the time. Fight why did that piece mean for europe at that time. The freedom flows just 1st completion of the peace of westphalia the great overall Peace Agreement put an end to the 30 years war. Many of spoken of the fact that it was also the birth of the International Law an essential point was with recognition the absolute guarantee of the independence of sovereign nations. Would be what was significant about it. Who are conflict lugosi ations we used to resolve the conflict up there was no ceasefire until this Peace Agreement was reached. And you could negotiate a peace treaty without that being clear victors and vanquished. That is unique at the time. And mr played a big part in that event what does that mean to the minister of modern day. We thought a lot about the relevance of events back then to the present day and in my view would boils down to this that it is possible to resolve conflicts through negotiation instead of violence stop to provide we highlight that central value in the commemorative events that take place every year. And munster is offering itself as a place of negotiations for solving conflicts worldwide. And to some extent that has already begun. Well before i hop on my bike again there is still some time for all me to local thought our viewer shows us the capital of europe white want to be there or by the way according to a study its the city with the highest quality of life in south america. Welcome you to montevideo the capital of europe walk out in a little white you know. My diego gamboa im colombian but moved here 6 years ago because the city is laid back safe and beautiful case with nothing but you see my city that id love to show you around by you not going to say lets go. And play some of us were starting our tour on the Plaza Independencia the citys main square among the noteworthy buildings here this is the pilots. One till 935. 00 it was the tallest building in south america and its now part of our National Heritage but the money on us will not. Be and so theres also the gateway of the citadel which is all that remains of a fortification that protected the city in the colonial era yes like now its at the entrance to the old town. To out here has a pedestrian zone with shops restaurants museums and offices runs right through the old town feels he says your p. C. On one of the dail has a 1000000 and a half residence almost half the population of europe lives with 3 and a half 1000000 inhabitants its a small country ok. If this is the plaza my 3 years the oldest plaza in town its surrounded by historical buildings such as montevideo is cathedrals means the palace is. Coming to a mostly are also a few market stalls on the square which you can rummage through in the shade of the tree and so lets get up left. To go im going to have lunch now in a popular and traditional place at the market but we callin law so now part of. You almost like that here you find the best your wife has to offer over a sale which exports all over the world in the highest quality politically that yes i meet that. Alley so im adamant that meat is traditionally grilled over an open fire up there which gives it its. Distinctive flavor it is a kind of if you stick with south. Skies this is the typical euro why in mixed grill thats. A bit of everything. Licious because. On paper you can video is situated on the shore of rio done up a lot but its what the end has lots of beaches its one of the loveliest is policy towards beach. Ontario is totally ill put it that we have a nice long prominent here where the locals can enjoy the beautiful views meet their friends and drink the nationals have a fresh mind and assume that. One day well be in a month a video has the worlds longest carnival it lasts 40 days thats not something about a lot of the participants prepare for it all year long. Hell begin its every neighborhood has its own group of performers singing about where in particular although montevideo oldest and largest park to watch the group here. Is well thats all for now i hope youve enjoyed montevideo and then youll come to visit and for now to enjoy the music and. Now id like to pay a visit to minster cathedral it was built in the 13th century and is a city landmark. About 90 percent of the old town was destroyed during world war 2. In many large german cities the ruins were replaced by modern buildings after the war but the people who reconstructed there all told at least the part as it once was the cathedral suffered heavy damage but thanks to the determination of the locals it was reconstructed by 1956 by the way is a catholic bishop. Ive been given special permission to go behind the altar to the cathedral its where the bishop sits journeying mass. Time for a coffee break twice a week on wednesdays and saturdays there is a market set up front of the cathedral. You can pick up homemade delicacies and organic products much of it comes from the surroundings the moon. Which is also worth exploring because there are more than 100. 00 castles and palaces of course the best way to do a trip to the countryside is by bike. Or not to region around minster is so flat you almost run on the long with no if it. Costs it is a typical measured cost of a famous german polish was born here about 200 years ago i met a fund to herself. She actually wrote her poems in a small country house. 6 kilometers from the council. Were now entering and that was very private living and work room she called it her snail shells. Many of the consuls and palaces a surrounded by mountains like fishing castles. Which dates from the 16th century one of the largest and oldest castles in munster lands. And this is known as the best side of westphalia north kill sion palace of a real christians. Several of the rooms are open to the public. And none of those people study because not kill palace is also home to a state run technical college. Has 4500 kilometers of bicycle paths one popular destination is valid golf the Horse Capital of germany tourists from all over the world come here because its a center of horse breeding and equestrian sports. Some 100000 horses are said to live in munster land more than almost anywhere in europe horses have been bred of the north rhinewestphalia and state stud for nearly 200 years. You can take a tour of the stud farm. There are 160 horses in residence used as breeding stock and to train professional writers. But whether on a horse or a bicycle the best way to explore monster land is in the saddle. And. Ive got the another appointment now im here to meet city councilor my t. R. s pick one of his areas of responsibility is sustainability and so naturally hes come to our appointments for bike. Pick but how come every one of the cycles this entire lives go cycling is just pop. So the minister lifestyle for everyone from the man to the bishop to City Employees rides a bike this fall because its the fastest way to get around here. But what can traffic planners from other places learn from unstuck. And im one of would not we have a wonderful infrastructure for cyclists and it starts with a promise not by careening road around the old town. There are a cycling street sent a 400 kilometer network of cycle paths in the months to area and we have to allocate a lot of money to expand the network and thats why the also. Has also won awards for climate protection and its Energy Policy what have you done to achieve that and i didnt last long as one measure is the change in Pension Funds for employees and staff in the city of a minister if you have a council consciously decided on diesel and c o 2 neutral investment or avoiding child labor avoiding businesses that invest in a moment in order to point the way to climate protection and sustainability through know how to cut 2 thirds. Of climate protection has a long tradition in winstead since the late 1990 s. Where we even had a department in the City Administration devoted to the climate and energy and we engage the public in discussions on these issues issues such as winter. We have our own combined cycle power plant and funding programs for solar energy so it is a central focus. Is considered a green city how much is that the result of citizen involvement. Were very interested in discussing and even deciding fundamental questions with our citizens thats also because we have a very young city with Many University students but also a very committed city which weighs in on many social issues and were quite proud of that. Are you always bike or do you have a car if you have a very rarely i drive less than 5000 kilometers a year thanks for your time. And off we go. Well and now we have to do the wild made sure canada sydney are all from ottawa was travelling with some friends to newfoundland and has captured his impressions of this green island in a video heres our weekly view me. My next stop is ozzy. And illegal ache in the middle of the city. And here comes my lift it runs on solar power once an hour this boat crossed the lake to take passengers to places like bazooka im going on around trip. Im really youre a captain but not a typical captain you skipper a solar powered boat is that something youre proud of. Josh mongst i say im proud. Mars are among the 1st solar boats in operation. Between guns and up there you can see the number the shipyard gave us a bonus hero one. What happens if the sun fails to shine for a longer period does the boat still operate. As he does when we have are chargeable batteries down in the hall. And we have enough power to travel for 3 days with so far may i take a turn at the wheel. So here on the way sure. I wont have an accident and ill be right here but. Not much can go wrong at this speed. Is about sebastian you want to take over. If you want to i said enough. Surrounding the lake is in 1000. 00 hectare park blue states green in more ways than one. Day on the water a little bit if youre interested in scuba diving in about 40 kilometers away from here is the place for you they have an underwater world for amateur divers. A manmade diving park 120 metres long and 60 metres wide going to and erica in a hot for months getting ready to enter the water they have their own equipment its possible to rent diving gear and book an introductory course. Visibility on the water is 4. 00 to 5. 00 metres. European sturgeon in half at the park these are about 2 metres in length but they can grow up to 6 made his position on it is a fantastic experience and im not afraid of the finish because they dont haul man. But they you watch and when you suddenly have a fish swimming below you and the next comes from the side and another comes along above you and sometimes they do actually touching. The window i mean. The couple who swim along street brief like wolves to a temple with columns that are 5 meters tall. And this in nice if it mysterious you feel like an underwater archaeologist says the water is slightly mochi and then suddenly figures if out of nowhere else the mists of. The highlight in the underwater pocket is a sunken ship it was put here after was retired from service a supply vessel. Has come on and im talking youre not see it all in a single time the complex are simply too large it has a new surprise around every corner. Yes this is art a minister you can find a sculpture on practically every corner some of them are pretty wild. Like the 100 arms of the one gene. These artworks were installed as part of the ongoing sculpture project moon stakes a vision. Of a free app provides more about the sculptures and their creators. This Art Exhibition takes place in public spaces every 10 years so we can look forward to 2027 here i. E. Few impressions of whats going on the city during this event. Free to behold and mainly outdoors the last time 35 artists from around the world exhibited their work in minster was in summer 2017. Many public spaces became stages like this one Performance Art in the historical town hall. In the citys Inland Harbor from turkey installed an underwater bridge. And on the promenade a fountain with plaster and bronze figures by Nicole Eisenman from new york. The works were placed all over the city and not always easy to find in a dark tunnel thermal electric chandelier. From braman. And in a derelict cemetery cameroonian artist and a human being installed his celestial mask. This sort of vent has been down to the winds to every 10 years since 977 and some works even get to stay when its over. My final stop today is the crew for a lively quarter popular with students im going to pop into a quaint traditional restaurant called. Regulars can store their personal beer steins by the bar by the way organic beer has been brutal years since 1900. Ate just the place to reflect on my day and when stuff. 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