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  1. "Wir gedenken der Toten beider Weltkriege" = We commemorate the dead of both world wars.
    Weltkriege = plural, Weltkrieg is singular.
    "Mauer nach Einsturz wieder aufgebaut" = Wall rebuilt after collapse in 1969
    Maybe it would be nice to find an app which translates text from a photo. You already understand a lot of German, but sometimes missing a single word may give the sentence a very different meaning.
    I don't think walking videos are boring, it is like walking at your side and exploring with you. And I guess that the difference between villages in the US and in Europe is not only the "huge ammount of history" Europe has, but also the fact that Europe has "grown cities" insterad of planned ones. When our ancestors reached the US there was plenty of land to settle down, so it was easy to found a village by building some houses and straight streets orderly. As Europe always has been densely populated, people had to be creative to enlarge the existing villages and towns, trying to use each and every available little spot. 🙂

  2. Yes great idea. You should try to talk to the people living where you go. Especialy in the smaller towns or villages like Horb.

  3. Even if I repeat myself, but for trips like that twitch streams could be really nice. To integrate and interact with the chat etc. And afterwards you could upload a shorter highlight version on YT. I think that would make totally sense for trips like that. (Plus you'd make additional money). 😎

  4. It would be more nice in our towns if there would be more life there.
    Many stores are closed like butchers, bakeries, clothes and so on. Amazon and Co. didn't do a favor to them, also energy prices exploded and Corona sealed their end.
    Fortunately we do much effort to keep historical buildings intact.

  5. Those half-timbered houses can be very old. In Baden-Württemberg you can see two different types of timberwork: Alemannic type and Franconian type.
    The Alemannic is quite simple using almost exklusively straight beams. The beams can be cut in such a way that you can see how the beams are supposed lock each other – like a puzzle. They were using no or only very few nails for connecting the beams. Typically those buildings are a bit older – early middle ages.
    Franconian type of timberwork is more decorative and can comprise bows and other bent shapes of beams. Particularly in south-west Germany it started to spread a bit later after the Alemannic type.

    During the middle ages most of the construction in towns and villages was made from wood. However because of that many towns fell victim of fire at least once in their history and quite often several times. One function of such tower-like buildings was providing an observation place to detect a fire early and alarm people.

  6. Now your in Baden the Grand Duchy of Baden
    Do you know that Ludwig Wilhelm von Baden saved us from the turkish Armee witch Stands for Vienna
    He was the Grand Marshall in this battel moslem faile Europe stay Cristian

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  7. It's kind of funny, I've been to Horb so many times (by car or motorcycle), but I always thought of it as "a normal small city". I see the beautiful towns in my home country now completely differently through your eyes. Keep up the good work!!

  8. Come down Villingen-Schwenningen next time, we pick you up and visit the old city of Villingen. Other option is coming with us to lake Constance, visiting the city of Konstanz. You will love it!

  9. I also recommend you visit the city of Rottweil, which is not far from Horb. And of course Hohenzollern Castle/Burg Hohenzollern

  10. Hey, Conner, that is it! I´m a "boy" from Germany, born 1943 in Rottenburg am Neckar. That tour is fantastic, believe it or nor: I´ll look that video many, many times. I´m so glad you´ve done that tour with all these old places: The slot canyon streets, the prison, the old houses… Thanks a lot, let the good times roll.

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