666 Unter den Linden; Touring the Thames; A Heart for Public Art

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 12 February 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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A pair of German tour guides take us on a vicarious stroll down Unter den Linden, the famed tree-lined boulevard running through the heart of Berlin, and describe what it reveals about their country's history. A British writer and avid "mudlarker" explains why low tide on the River Thames often brings pieces of that city's past to the surface. And an artist with a passion for street art tells us how she helped brighten up a couple of working-class neighborhoods in Rio de Janeiro.

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0:00.0	Introduce a child to a paintbrush and prepared to be amazed.
0:04.0	And he looked up in me with these cloudy eyes and a big smile on his face
0:08.0	and he said, I paint the darkness.
0:10.0	The darkness is very beautiful.
0:12.0	There are many color lights in the darkness.
0:14.0	Today on Travel with Rick Steves,
0:16.0	here how a talented young artist brings the tools of public art
0:20.0	and a lot of enthusiasm to neighborhoods all over the world.
0:24.0	We'll also explore a scenic boulevard you can stroll to experience the heart of Berlin.
0:28.0	For centuries, really, it was a place to see and to be seen
0:32.0	to be going around on a Sunday, put it at a Sunday best.
0:36.0	While in London, the river Tim says to find the city for centuries.
0:40.0	Lara Maklem surveys the city from its riverfront and sometimes from underneath.
0:44.0	It's brought the world in.
0:46.0	It's made London a very cosmopolitan place and it's taken London out
0:50.0	and exported London to the world.
0:52.0	Come along, for great adventures in the hour ahead.
0:54.0	It's Travel with Rick Steves.
0:58.0	I really admire my niece, Nicolina.
1:02.0	She's been making public art for years in New York City.
1:06.0	Now her infectious enthusiasm is getting all sorts of people to add color
1:10.0	and a little heart into their neighborhoods.
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