A look around Freiburg, Germany

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  • čas pƙidĂĄn 8. 07. 2024
  • Come have a look at Freiburg from my perspective as an American living in Germany. If you're thinking about moving to Germany, or planning a trip (for when trips are a thing again), Freiburg is definitely worth considering.
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Komentáƙe • 76

  • @dennismatthews7060
    @dennismatthews7060 Pƙed 2 lety +16

    Thanks for the video. Freiburg is a wonderful town, but you missed its most important legacy. Edmund Husserl, the founder of Phenomenology, and Martin Heidegger, arguably the most influential philosopher of the 20th century, were both at the university in Freiburg. This would be like going to Athens and not mentioning Plato and Aristotle.

    • @garrett7101
      @garrett7101 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci

      He’s giving an overview of the city.. I couldn’t care less about the folks you mentioned.

    • @_jan_79
      @_jan_79 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci +1

      My German teacher in 11th class was, you will believe it or not, the grandson of Martin Heidegger xD

  • @guntherseebacher2667
    @guntherseebacher2667 Pƙed 2 lety +10

    great video....I am born & raised in Freiburg but live in the UK....well done!
    would have been helpful to mention that Freiburg is one of the greenest cities on the planet in terms of dealing with climate change etc.

  • @itayisrael9635
    @itayisrael9635 Pƙed 2 lety +4

    Amazing video! 😍
    I’m German and my family is from Freiburg. We’ll visit again in few months.

  • @margoh3415
    @margoh3415 Pƙed 3 lety +4

    Loved this Video .
    I was born in Freiburg.
    A long time ago .
    Miss it ! 😎

  • @toddpurchase2832
    @toddpurchase2832 Pƙed rokem +2

    Interesting background music..

  • @yusux
    @yusux Pƙed 3 lety +20

    If only I knew how to speak German. This looks like my ideal place to live.

    • @jamesingermany332
      @jamesingermany332  Pƙed 3 lety +13

      You can learn! I moved here with very basic German skills and I caught on fairly quickly. Don’t let the language hold you back!

    • @clauss_clauss_
      @clauss_clauss_ Pƙed 3 lety

      After 10 Years think you can speak german đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ˜‚đŸ€Šâ€â™‚ïž

    • @joelcathala9192
      @joelcathala9192 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      No worries due to being so close to several borders a lot of people here speak decent English

    • @AxelWerner
      @AxelWerner Pƙed 2 lety

      You will be surprised, how many people can speak english here. Give it a try one day! Yet we are always happy to see that someone gives his best shot and at least "tries" to speak the local language here though 😄💛

    • @sandralindenfelser6576
      @sandralindenfelser6576 Pƙed rokem +1

      The best way to learn a language is to live in the country and here a lot of people can speak english also

  • @tododoo711
    @tododoo711 Pƙed 2 lety +2

    I'm from Germany, and i have to tell ya, your German is perfekt!

  • @saneeahabbas4789
    @saneeahabbas4789 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    Hey I recently got a scholarship from DAAD to study in Freiburg university and watching these videos is making me so excited.. can't wait to visit that beautiful city

  • @karlfelix770
    @karlfelix770 Pƙed 3 lety +13

    Great video. Just one thing: As far as I know, the "BĂ€chle" were actually used as water for extinguishing fires so you wouldn't have to transport it from far away.

    • @sandralindenfelser6576
      @sandralindenfelser6576 Pƙed rokem

      Actually the BĂ€chle were used to clean the streets from all the stuff which were thrown onto the streets. There were the BĂ€chleputzer who swept the dirt into the BĂ€chle and then out of the town.

  • @alderan9
    @alderan9 Pƙed rokem +1

    Thank you for the video, James. I'm visiting Freiburg next summer. Can't wait!!! 😄

  • @francescadiana
    @francescadiana Pƙed 3 lety +3

    So nicely done! I loved this and will probably move to Freiburg this autumn.

  • @TravelingisFREEDOM
    @TravelingisFREEDOM Pƙed 3 lety +2

    This seems to be a very charming city, I hope I can visit sometime in the future when all this is over. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!

  • @chaahatsharma5361
    @chaahatsharma5361 Pƙed 3 lety +2

    Great, just got an admit to uni of Freiburg, will surely love this city 👌

  • @ericpo
    @ericpo Pƙed rokem

    I studied abroad and lived in Freiburg in ‘04-‘05. An amazing city and such great memories made there. I especially loved the bĂ€chles! Vielen Dank fur dein Video!

  • @Chriscycaay
    @Chriscycaay Pƙed rokem

    I have gained admission to do my masters in Freiburg
    Can't wait to start

  • @filipthelabel3513
    @filipthelabel3513 Pƙed 3 lety

    Love this Vid, very calming.

  • @francessmith266
    @francessmith266 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    Thanks James for sharing..I am from a very small village Fryeburg'Louisiana named after my great grandfather Woodrow Frye and his brother. They (I think may have been from Freiburg (or their family). Anyway checking out Freiburg through CZcams. Lovely historic town. Great picturesque area..and the old Medieval history is charming and fascinating. My daughter is engaged to a man from Germany and he is encouraging her to investigate our roots..Love thlittle canals with water and lovely architecture. Duncan's for sharing.

    • @braddavid9173
      @braddavid9173 Pƙed 3 lety

      you may want to read the book by Dr Marc Matrana, Lost Plantation , 7 oaks , great book ,, historical account of Michael Zeringue, from the Feiberg Germany area, who came to New Orleans as a master carpenter

  • @bradfreeman8149
    @bradfreeman8149 Pƙed 3 lety

    Great video! & What a brilliant place. From 🇬🇧

  • @joelcathala9192
    @joelcathala9192 Pƙed 2 lety

    Thank You for that super cool little tour of the best city in Germany (my home since always hehe)

  • @rafaeltaleisnik4129
    @rafaeltaleisnik4129 Pƙed 3 lety

    Great vĂ­deo! Good imagens, nice story, very cool editing style. And the city seems cool . Please make a video about cycling or outdoor activities in Freiburg. Cheers!

  • @railroller
    @railroller Pƙed 3 lety

    If I lived in Luzern, I would visit Freiburg! Thanks for the video

  • @elliebiggs9846
    @elliebiggs9846 Pƙed 2 lety +1

    I'm moving here in October I'm so excited

    • @max.power89
      @max.power89 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      I hope you have a great time in Freiburg.

  • @Justenoch_
    @Justenoch_ Pƙed 3 lety

    Excellent video.

  • @donald9912
    @donald9912 Pƙed 3 lety

    Sehr schönes Video !

  • @TheGolfballhuelsi
    @TheGolfballhuelsi Pƙed 3 lety

    Hey , gut gemacht ! Schönes Video ! Greetings to U.S.A , from Germany ! Best wiches, please be Healthly !
    Stay together !

  • @anoukanouk5595
    @anoukanouk5595 Pƙed 3 lety

    Take a look at the "SauschwÀnzle Bahn", Berwildpark Steinwasen, Schluchsee. All of them very interesting.

  • @early_friday
    @early_friday Pƙed 3 lety +1

    I live just 150 km away from Freiburg and never been there :P .. Thanks for share this video James, this year I would definetely go there :D

    • @jamesingermany332
      @jamesingermany332  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      I’m so glad I could share such a beautiful place with you! You should definitely come for a visit.

    • @early_friday
      @early_friday Pƙed 3 lety +1

      @@jamesingermany332 I will ^. -

  • @SukhwinderSinghBabluTurnakj5hd

    V nice

  • @scottscottsdale7868
    @scottscottsdale7868 Pƙed 2 lety

    I almost forgot. There is a wonderful restaurant just to the south up in a woodland meadow. I think it is St Valentine. Or something like that.

  • @skyviewphotography8763
    @skyviewphotography8763 Pƙed 3 lety

    Great video! Even for a local ; )

  • @erichgerstmann4516
    @erichgerstmann4516 Pƙed 3 lety

    The Dreisam is channeled through the city. Kohlrabi is a vegetable in the cabbage family.

  • @reviewguy12
    @reviewguy12 Pƙed rokem

    I love the clip @7:21, it shows how efficient streets can be if we ban cars from some of them. It looks like a hub tram station, compare the experience of transferring a train their vs in Time Square, I know which system I'de rather use!

  • @dirkheinz
    @dirkheinz Pƙed 4 lety +1

    Cool Germany

  • @oooooo-ji2nn
    @oooooo-ji2nn Pƙed rokem

    0:38 That's false. The old painting you showed isn't from the Middle Ages. It was the Fortress of Vauban around 1700. St. Martins Gate and the Swabian Gate has nothing to do with this Fortress. The only remaining Buildings are Breisach Gate and Kanonenplatz.

  • @dipaksarkar1341
    @dipaksarkar1341 Pƙed 3 lety

    Good

  • @nigelgunn322
    @nigelgunn322 Pƙed 5 měsĂ­ci

    And the other 3 Freiburgs in Germany?

  • @Musick79
    @Musick79 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Nice views and commentary- but music doesn’t match up to what we are seeing- Lol. I was there in 1987. Later I found out my maternal GG grandfather was from Freibergwhen it was Prussia. He was a stowaway on a boat to America at 7 yrs old. His grandmother wanted him to escape military service, but he ended up being drafted on the north side of Civil war and imprisoned in Andersonville (?)prison. He survived and moved out west- had more kids. Talk about weird coincidence.

    • @Hihihihihihi147
      @Hihihihihihi147 Pƙed 2 lety

      Hm i think you're thinking of the wrong town ;) Freiburg in BW was never part of Prussia. There's another Freiburg further north that was tho

    • @guntherseebacher2667
      @guntherseebacher2667 Pƙed 2 lety

      you got this wrong...Freiburg was never part of Prussia.....you may well be confused with Freiberg......a different city up north.

  • @scottscottsdale7868
    @scottscottsdale7868 Pƙed 2 lety

    I lived there in 1984. Best place ever. I want tongue an huge shoutout for getting the butt in the Muenster. Omg the Wuerst. Well done video. If I could I would move there tomorrow. My wife is from Madagascar so we would fit right in. Vielen dank.

  • @farsc8p
    @farsc8p Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Hi James, I live in Florida and am planning to move to Europe in about 4 or 5 years. I love Germany (my great grandfather and before all lived in Germany). I dislike snow, hence living in Florida and am trying to find a smaller town/village in Germany where the weather isn't too snowy or cold. Freiburg looks to be pretty decent weather wise considering the majority of Germany doesn't have clear skies and sunny weather like florida. Can you give me a little feedback on the weather there year round and if you have any knowledge of other areas of Germany with decent weather.

    • @thbdg4838
      @thbdg4838 Pƙed 2 lety +2

      Well, FREIBURG is good choice bc itÂŽs known to be a warm city with a lot of sun. The snow is up in the mountains of the blackforest, so Freiburg doesn’t have much snow like i.e. the region of AllgĂ€u where the famous castle Neuschwanstein is located. But Freiburg is not a big city. If you’re looking for sth bigger, fancier with more culture, exhibitions, theater etc. you should consider Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, DĂŒsseldorf, Hamburg, Leipzig or Dresden.Good luck!

    • @sm3675
      @sm3675 Pƙed 2 lety +1

      The weather is like Portland Oregon minus the rain. Flurries on occasion, but snow doesn't build-up.

    • @user-ve7hn2dh8h
      @user-ve7hn2dh8h Pƙed rokem

      ​@@sm3675I think Its sunnier, warmer in summer and colder in winter than portland

  • @biopharmacy.cosmetics
    @biopharmacy.cosmetics Pƙed 2 lety

    IS jobs availables there

  • @edwardcoutinho6083
    @edwardcoutinho6083 Pƙed 3 lety

    Which is the nearest international airport

    • @sandralindenfelser6576
      @sandralindenfelser6576 Pƙed rokem

      Bale is the nearest airport. Then Zurich or Stuttgart / Frankfurt - all around 2 hours by car.

  • @burrdaddy
    @burrdaddy Pƙed 2 lety

    Hey James. I'd love to chat with you about some footage I need of Freiburg for an environmental documentary I'm wrapping up. I've searched stock sites and I'm not finding much. Please let me know if you are interested and I'll fill you in on the details. Thanks!

  • @eveostler
    @eveostler Pƙed 3 lety

    hello james, is there a local page for house rentals? im looking for a house or apartment in freiburg

    • @jamesingermany332
      @jamesingermany332  Pƙed 3 lety +1

      Check out Badische Zeitung online (I found my last apartment here), Zypresse, or ImmoScout. Happy hunting!

    • @garrett7101
      @garrett7101 Pƙed 9 měsĂ­ci

      ImmoScout24

  • @kerstinw.8781
    @kerstinw.8781 Pƙed 3 lety +1

    Why did you moved here? I am living in Freiburg, was also born here. But acually i wourld prefer to live in USA ;)

  • @thespicyfrog118
    @thespicyfrog118 Pƙed rokem

    2:40 based

  • @carolinacarlos5316
    @carolinacarlos5316 Pƙed 2 lety

    Luisa Carlos please see this

  • @astonmartin6527
    @astonmartin6527 Pƙed 3 lety +3

    1:48 is completely wrong!
    The “BĂ€chle“ were never built for waste but for water for the horses!

    • @jamesingermany332
      @jamesingermany332  Pƙed 3 lety

      You’re right! Waste often collected in the BĂ€chle but they weren’t originally designed for the purpose of waste removal. The Freiburger BĂ€chle have a long and storied history. Get an overview here:
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freiburg_B%C3%A4chle?wprov=sfti1

  • @GatheringBitByBit
    @GatheringBitByBit Pƙed 2 lety

    Everywhere in Germany is gorgeous!!!! The Bavarian Forest and Alps are the best though!!