Join me for another Münster tour

Skybird · 10-10-21, 01:41 PM

Join me for another tour through my hometown, Münster.

Last time we got to know the romantic idyll on the river Werse in the east and south-east, today we are going in almost the opposite direction. The 45-minute film takes you to the Promenade, which is a heavily green bicycle expressway that is built on the medieval city wall and surrounds the entire old town, we travel around one third of it. We circle the Aasee, Münster's artificial inner-city lake, which is large, but very shallow, which is why there is constant risk of the water tipping over and extensive fish deaths. On mild evenings in summer, barbecues and partying are the order of the day in the many meadows along the shore. Sometimes, unfortunately, rioting too. Then we drive into the old city center, straight into the pedestrian zone, the shopping streets, and the old town. It's not old at all, just a perfect replica, because the old buildings, with the exception of most of the churches, were destroyed during the Second World War - and then rebuilt as perfect replicas. Everything you see here may look old - but it is not!

This also applies to the historic town hall, in which (and its counterpart in Osnabrück) both the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, which ended the 30 Years War, and the Peace of Münster, which ended the 80 Years War between Spain and the Netherlands and brought independence to the Netherlands, were signed. Münster, one could say, is, so to speak, the cradle of the independent Holland as we know it today ...

The city is less than 50km from the border. Finally, we walk a little through one of the noble old town residential areas of Münster, the so-called Kreuviertel, my parents two families lived here, so I know it very well, we used to have an appartment building here, too. At last, we move back home through the Wienburgpark to the north, which I have also known since I was a child, when it was all mud and fallow land and brambles. The cafe at the end was owed by parents of a schoolboy I knew, our class had many fetes there. I spent one year of my youth living in Münster already back then.

The weather was great again, and I chose Sunday morning because then there isn't much going on, the streets are empty, so the flair and hustle and bustle of the city center is missing, too, which in this case is a loss, but - also missing are the many bicycle cops that we have here and which pose a serious risk for me with my illegal filming. I needed to have an eye on that danger.

The camera ran at 2x speed, only where I walked and pushed the bicycle in the pedestrian zones, it ran at 5x. When playing, you practically do not see the differences.

I'm not looking for the unsightly sides of Münster, which also exist, but the journey is a pretty good cut through the typical urban and residential culture here. Münster used to be a well-off city, it was and is adminstration centre, garrison centre, seat of the German-Netherland Corps, a military logistics hotspot, the Wehrmacht had is central main bakery here that sent its bread to all divisions at all fronts during the war (that was discovered just ten years ago or so), and last but not least it was a mercantile heavyweight in the region and beyond. Thus, the city became wealthy, and you still see that. The infrastructure is very, very good for bicycles, and yes, the city is indeed as incredibly green as it seems - it's teeming with chlorophyll, that's no ILM trick. There are many parks, and green corridores leading from the outside right into the city centre. The city is seat of the third biggest university in Germany (by students numbers), and has a famous hospital of international reputation, the UKM (Universitätsklinikum Münster). Only a few other cities got through Corona as well as Münster, acceptance for masks and vaccination was above national average. The local city natives

are known to be be a bit arrogant, noses pointing high up into the air, the political climate now is green, but for most of my life and before was ultra conservative and arch-catholic. Many of the farmers however are sensibel people, though clever tradesmen. Its two very different tribes who built their tents in sight of each other.

There will be a third film, the material is already there, this time in the west and north of the city and further outside the gates, not so much in urban areas. There are some satellite settlements that belong to Münster, but are still separated from the core city area by lush green strips and will only grow over the next few decades. I am always surprised at how great the illusion can be that you are already "in the country", even though you are actually still in the city. With the triology then completed, you can have a pretty a decent and all-embracing impression of what it is like to live in this place. Its not the shabbiest life...

Reece · 10-11-21, 03:03 AM

Yes you are a very lucky man living there, very peaceful and serene.

Hmm, I wonder if Herman lives there?

d@rk51d3 · 10-11-21, 05:56 AM

My wife’s family originated there.

Reece · 10-11-21, 06:24 AM

Very interesting Reece, our family originated from Hermannsburg, btw Sky, both of us are from South Australia.

Skybird · 10-11-21, 06:40 AM

You two strayed off far from your true home!

How many pairs of trekking shoes did it take you to get down there?

And Herman, well, my mum's father listened to that name (with two R's and two M's), and myself , I was born in the shadow of the Hermann monument in Detmold, the house less than one kilometer away from it...

nikimcbee · 10-11-21, 07:59 AM

Hallo Skybird. Gibt es Pizza auf der Tour?

Okay, Ich gehe jezt.

nikimcbee · 10-11-21, 08:00 AM

The video was cool too!

Jimbuna · 10-11-21, 11:24 AM

Most enjoyable video but not such a coincidence seeing as how they were probably both on the same prison ship

Skybird · 10-16-21, 01:34 PM

I deleted the files with the video material for the third film, accidentally.

And since it was on an SSD, the Trim command and drive maintenance since then have made an extraordinary file rescue via tools impossible, too.

Too bad, it was a nice golden day. Now all is coming is grey weathers, and when that is over, no more leaves on trees. Very lousy timing for such an event.

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Skybird · 10-17-21, 08:49 AM

I filmed the whole tour new. Sky today is overcast, but light was fine. The old material was much better.

Weatherforecast for the coming days and week is not promising. But a bit more colours on the autumn trees. Not sure I make this a film. Maybe when I get bored.

Reece · 10-18-21, 06:58 AM

Yes sorry you lost it Sky, might just have to wait for the seasons to change, what a pain.

Skybird · 10-18-21, 07:03 AM

I shot the tour again this very morning, for the third time.

Better light, more sun, scattered sky, not all blue, but okay. There will be a third movie soon, 45 minutes, 32km. Castle park, a bit of the city centre, borders of the UKM hospital campus, and then leaving the city to the West and zigzagging between the satellite settlements there, illustrating the park landscape that is so typical and omnipresent here. I like to live here due to the plenty of green zones, not so much for the old buildings and new old town.

10-10-21, 01:41 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,493 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Join me for another Münster tour Join me for another tour through my hometown, Münster. Last time we got to know the romantic idyll on the river Werse in the east and south-east, today we are going in almost the opposite direction. The 45-minute film takes you to the Promenade, which is a heavily green bicycle expressway that is built on the medieval city wall and surrounds the entire old town, we travel around one third of it. We circle the Aasee, Münster's artificial inner-city lake, which is large, but very shallow, which is why there is constant risk of the water tipping over and extensive fish deaths. On mild evenings in summer, barbecues and partying are the order of the day in the many meadows along the shore. Sometimes, unfortunately, rioting too. Then we drive into the old city center, straight into the pedestrian zone, the shopping streets, and the old town. It's not old at all, just a perfect replica, because the old buildings, with the exception of most of the churches, were destroyed during the Second World War - and then rebuilt as perfect replicas. Everything you see here may look old - but it is not! This also applies to the historic town hall, in which (and its counterpart in Osnabrück) both the Peace of Westphalia of 1648, which ended the 30 Years War, and the Peace of Münster, which ended the 80 Years War between Spain and the Netherlands and brought independence to the Netherlands, were signed. Münster, one could say, is, so to speak, the cradle of the independent Holland as we know it today ... The city is less than 50km from the border. Finally, we walk a little through one of the noble old town residential areas of Münster, the so-called Kreuviertel, my parents two families lived here, so I know it very well, we used to have an appartment building here, too. At last, we move back home through the Wienburgpark to the north, which I have also known since I was a child, when it was all mud and fallow land and brambles. The cafe at the end was owed by parents of a schoolboy I knew, our class had many fetes there. I spent one year of my youth living in Münster already back then. The weather was great again, and I chose Sunday morning because then there isn't much going on, the streets are empty, so the flair and hustle and bustle of the city center is missing, too, which in this case is a loss, but - also missing are the many bicycle cops that we have here and which pose a serious risk for me with my illegal filming. I needed to have an eye on that danger. The camera ran at 2x speed, only where I walked and pushed the bicycle in the pedestrian zones, it ran at 5x. When playing, you practically do not see the differences. I'm not looking for the unsightly sides of Münster, which also exist, but the journey is a pretty good cut through the typical urban and residential culture here. Münster used to be a well-off city, it was and is adminstration centre, garrison centre, seat of the German-Netherland Corps, a military logistics hotspot, the Wehrmacht had is central main bakery here that sent its bread to all divisions at all fronts during the war (that was discovered just ten years ago or so), and last but not least it was a mercantile heavyweight in the region and beyond. Thus, the city became wealthy, and you still see that. The infrastructure is very, very good for bicycles, and yes, the city is indeed as incredibly green as it seems - it's teeming with chlorophyll, that's no ILM trick. There are many parks, and green corridores leading from the outside right into the city centre. The city is seat of the third biggest university in Germany (by students numbers), and has a famous hospital of international reputation, the UKM (Universitätsklinikum Münster). Only a few other cities got through Corona as well as Münster, acceptance for masks and vaccination was above national average. The local city natives are known to be be a bit arrogant, noses pointing high up into the air, the political climate now is green, but for most of my life and before was ultra conservative and arch-catholic. Many of the farmers however are sensibel people, though clever tradesmen. Its two very different tribes who built their tents in sight of each other. There will be a third film, the material is already there, this time in the west and north of the city and further outside the gates, not so much in urban areas. There are some satellite settlements that belong to Münster, but are still separated from the core city area by lush green strips and will only grow over the next few decades. I am always surprised at how great the illusion can be that you are already "in the country", even though you are actually still in the city. With the triology then completed, you can have a pretty a decent and all-embracing impression of what it is like to live in this place. Its not the shabbiest life... __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-11-21, 03:03 AM	#2
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,740 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Yes you are a very lucky man living there, very peaceful and serene. Hmm, I wonder if Herman lives there? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

10-11-21, 06:24 AM	#4
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,740 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Very interesting Reece, our family originated from Hermannsburg, btw Sky, both of us are from South Australia. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

10-11-21, 06:40 AM	#5
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,493 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	You two strayed off far from your true home! How many pairs of trekking shoes did it take you to get down there? And Herman, well, my mum's father listened to that name (with two R's and two M's), and myself , I was born in the shadow of the Hermann monument in Detmold, the house less than one kilometer away from it... __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-11-21, 07:59 AM	#6
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,924 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Hallo Skybird. Gibt es Pizza auf der Tour? Okay, Ich gehe jezt. __________________

10-11-21, 05:56 AM	#3
d@rk51d3 Sea Lord Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 1,917 Downloads: 193 Uploads: 0	My wife’s family originated there.

10-11-21, 08:00 AM	#7
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,924 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	The video was cool too! __________________

10-11-21, 11:24 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,175 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Most enjoyable video but not such a coincidence seeing as how they were probably both on the same prison ship __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-16-21, 01:34 PM	#9
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,493 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I deleted the files with the video material for the third film, accidentally. And since it was on an SSD, the Trim command and drive maintenance since then have made an extraordinary file rescue via tools impossible, too. Too bad, it was a nice golden day. Now all is coming is grey weathers, and when that is over, no more leaves on trees. Very lousy timing for such an event. #### __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-17-21, 08:49 AM	#10
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,493 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I filmed the whole tour new. Sky today is overcast, but light was fine. The old material was much better. Weatherforecast for the coming days and week is not promising. But a bit more colours on the autumn trees. Not sure I make this a film. Maybe when I get bored. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-18-21, 06:58 AM	#11
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 32,740 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Yes sorry you lost it Sky, might just have to wait for the seasons to change, what a pain. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

10-18-21, 07:03 AM	#12
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 40,493 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	I shot the tour again this very morning, for the third time. Better light, more sun, scattered sky, not all blue, but okay. There will be a third movie soon, 45 minutes, 32km. Castle park, a bit of the city centre, borders of the UKM hospital campus, and then leaving the city to the West and zigzagging between the satellite settlements there, illustrating the park landscape that is so typical and omnipresent here. I like to live here due to the plenty of green zones, not so much for the old buildings and new old town. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.