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This time we’ll visit Nuremberg, the North Frisian Island of Amrum, the Teufelsmoor Bog near Worpswede, a Shipping Elevator in Niederfinow and Leipzig. (Rebroadcast from 19.07.2009)
The Kaiserburg, dating back to the 11th and 12 centuries, is a Nuremberg landmark. It was here that in the Middle Ages each newly elected kaiser held his first sessions with the noblemen. The five-kilometer-long city wall is the longest standing structure of ist kind in Europe. It encircles Nuremberg's historic old town, with ist neat half-timbered houses.
Nuremberg has an array of locations to tempt any visitor. Johannes Volkmann showed Discover Germany three of his favourite places that typify life in the city. See for yourself!
The North Sea island of Amrum is perhaps best known for its lighthouse and its miles of dunes. It also was once home to many a ship's captain. But these days it's the holidaymakers who tend to run things as far as the schedule on the island is concerned.
Europe's largest ship's hoist is a mark of German engineering genius. Fourteen thousand tons of steel were used to build it--that's more than the weight of the Eiffel Tower. Think of it as a giant elevator with a bathtub in it. The ships sail into the bathtub, then the elevator goes down - a drop of several storeys - and the ships sail out again.
Worspwede gained its fame as a colony for artists. The likes of painter Paula Modersohn-Becker and poet Rainer Maria Rilke fell in the love with the atmosphere of this idyllic vilage. Our route takes us through beautiful scenery, past lovingly restaured villas and windmills typical of the region along the north German coastline.
In Leipzig, our viewer Steven Mulik from Dallas, Texas is just finishing a four-week German course. In his free time, he's getting to know Leipzig, stamped with both Baroque and, more recently, communist architecture and modern skyscrapers. Our camera team accompanied him on his city tour. Come and look over their shoulder!
