in my “destination†videos, i like to show youa more photogenic side of germany, and it’s true: it is a very beautiful country. but if you’re thinking of coming to live here —and you’re perfectly welcome — you may need to be aware that germanyisn’t all castles and timber-framed houses. so, by way of something different,i thought i’d show you
page tourism , a bit of what a german city looks liketo somebody who has to live there. i got on the train and made my wayto the city of hanau, an industrial city with a populationof around 90,000 people. it does have an interesting history,and i have made a video of it before,
but for this one i went out of my wayto show you its everyday side. if you arrive by train, the first thing you noticeis that the station is pretty run-down. but it’s due to be renovated eventually. hanau is in the rhine-main conurbation,just east of frankfurt, and very convenient for the airport. there used to be trams in hanau,but they’re now all gone. the tram company still exists, and,confusingly, operates the buses. like most german cities,there’s a clearly-defined centre where most of the shops and businesses are.
there’s a fair mix of small, specialist shopsand a department store, as well as bars, cafã©s, restaurants and so on. some well-known global brands, of course,are present here, but so are some local chains as well. the main bus station was recently completedafter a long period of construction work, which also saw the buildingof this modern shopping centre. developments like this are sometimescontroversial, though, and some people worry that they forcethe closure of smaller stores. most of hanau was destroyed in the secondworld war and rebuilt in the 50s.
outside of frankfurtskyscrapers are rare in germany, and there are few high-rise buildings. just outside of the centreare some residential districts, not all of which are particularly beautiful. but new housing is being built at the moment,which looks much more comfortable. whether it’s affordable or not, i can’t say. germans tend to live in rented accommodationrather than owning their own homes, especially in urban areas. even those who are comfortably well-off might livein one of 3 or 4 spacious apartments in a house.
and even then, there’s no guaranteeit’ll be in a quiet part of town. so that’s it. i don’t want to put you off, but i did think it would be interestingto give you an insight into what germany looks like to a non-tourist. thanks for watching. if you enjoyed the video,why not send me a postcard? here’s the address. or visit rewboss.com, follow me on twitter,subscribe to my blog.
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