basically the sea so there's always moments to back up what was on the ocean float on the shelf. because we just you know it's sad to go somewhere every day and see more of me and probably shoot time soon to see gives me everything the waves the wind i have to give something back to me and i can outline just seem to me on the others just. wave surfer is fighting against unseen. starting january seventh on g.w. . greetings from the german capital and we're kicking off this brand new year with

a shiny new edition designed to inform and inspire with the following top stories. sounds of strauss the new year's concert from vienna is a much loved tradition. touch of class brighten your home with luxor a hand painted wall paper. and historical highlights visit the multi-faceted full gary and capital so for. all it's an event of absolute cult status and one of the most uplifting ways to greet the new year in the annual new year concerts all of the vienna philharmonic or some sixty million viewers from more than ninety five countries tuned in to the live television broadcast on monday and two thousand had a spot in the concert hall while tickets for the event are not only pricey but also very difficult to come by as tickets are drawn by a lot already a year in advance due to high demand but for those lucky enough to secure

a spot the experience is on forgettable. in vienna the new year always gets off to a lively start. the music by the strauss family of composers is full of energy and a lot of believe. on january first the vienna philharmonic orchestra performs it with particular devotion this time for the concert and the record trial are unique you only get the atmosphere in the whole of this concert but it's like they're like you and are in a sort of dream dream for two reasons because you have the vienna for the morning. and second reason. because the music of strauss gives you a sort of you know sort of utmost fear. or.

no one is said to play strauss better than the vienna philharmonic. the orchestra was founded in eight hundred forty two and is self administered with no principal conductor instead the orchestra works with various guest conductors. this is the fifth time riccardo muti has had the honor of conducting the new year's concert with this music so typical of vienna. and guineas vault it is something that nobody knows but these in the soul or for the orchestra and so i learnt from the musicians these sort of. of a sort of thought that cannot be described. that's because the vienna philharmonic has so much experience in playing music by the strauss dynasty in the late nineteenth century half the philharmonic musicians were also playing in yosh os's

own orchestra tickets and there's an incredibly close connection with the strauss family. the conductor of the film monocle destroy himself so it's basically in our d.n.a. that's how this is seen them will go. it's the seventy eighth time that the new year's concert has been staged at the vietnam was it fair and it's considered one of the world's finest concert halls for its acoustics. the new year's concert was first held here in one thousand nine hundred thirty nine during the nazi period. an exhibition at the vienna house of music museum shows not only the dark chapters in the history of the new year's concert but also its many highlights some of which are inextricably linked with this year's conductor riccardo muti. if we knew as i think we all feel closely linked with him he knows as very well the phenomena has a great traditional good and long lasting friendships with conductors. and you know

there have been a monica dog i wish you. i. see anyone concert is broadcast from austria to some ninety countries and is watched by more than fifty million television viewers. the orchestra is now under new management and a number of changes are planned but the traditions of the new year's concert will remain unchanged according to the new managing director michel blood over and chairman daniel for shower received an additional risk of that would be in a field on the whole thing has a perfect dramaturgy from from pickle so in terms of the basic idea i believe we just can't make any major changes we have a number of specific qualities and for us it's essential that we don't give up these things that set us apart. so that we don't just become like alphas but beneath her big support here we avoid an egg and it's quite i want to focus on in

a most quality sic we want to play the best concerts there are we've. been these keep. every year the performance ends with the right that's good march played as an encore the orchestra then even encourages the audience to clap along and. then be off the buena seats and when we're sitting on stage and i can feel we're all pulling together and that transfers to the audience it's the best feeling you can have a good mom come nor other music in other countries can compete with this event because of because strauss has a magic in each music that cannot be right in with other composers the

first of january let's. dream one day a year. vienna new year's concert what better way to start another new year. a new year is a time for new beginnings and for many people that means quite literally a total change of scenery at home which kind of course be done with some new wallpaper one of the top addresses in europe for exclusive wallpaper is to corning in london the family business has been dealing in vertical oped couture for thirty years now but prices start at about eight hundred euros a roll so it's an expensive statement to say the least. squares it works of on. paper from. is unique and painted

this family business in london has enjoyed international success for over thirty years now thanks me me to a special me. so the traditional chinese painting method these is too precious. in your hand and. brush picks up pigment on the other brush spreads very quickly spread the pigment. across the surface of the paper and. when you get this. detail playful and colorful the company prides itself on catering to the customer's individual taste. painted on silk. customers pay between five and twenty five thousand euros to decorate a single room. something that's handmade you can actually feel the imperfections and that's what makes it beautiful you can see the brush strokes you can see that

human has. made that product and you can feel. it when you in the room. this is the home of the company as a child he loved his parents painted. but later he searched in vain for a wallpaper company for his own home. he came up with the idea for his company so i don't think we should. i think we should be calling them or. something like that it creates a wonderful. country. environment in a place where otherwise you walk outside and there are. pollution. is just very pretty. painted designs maybe on affordable for most of the interior design is generally just back in fashion becoming more.

and more and more. countless manufacturers now. have designs often digitally printed and much more affordable and there are definite trends to elaborate patterns have made it from a cap. and interior design. after the big trend was the greenery and we saw a lot of. what they thought we did you train new deal to be provided. to train ticket that direction which is a very iffy secret cotton very bored quarter. but. it's less about trends and more about fulfilling customers individual dreams showrooms in london paris new york moscow and elsewhere especially busy at the moment. in the new year

people feel a real surge of energy and they want to come to us with completely wild ideas that sort of rested and they have that you know i don't want to do something more run of the mill i want to do something really wow in this new year the company often works with celebrities it's a little supermodel kate moss on belled and them unease in light produced together with the design team one strip costs thirty eight hundred fifty euros so what happens if you spend thousands and then move house. the silk is very very strong so you can literally peel the silk off from the bottom up send it back to us and we'll put a new paper backing on to the back and you can then re-install it in the new home. as with every work it takes time so if you feel inspired to rush out and order your own do be prepared to wait about three months for it to be complete.

for days today zero marks extra to a responding to a wish from mohamed. who wrote in from scunthorpe in england and once upon a time he worked in bulgaria and was most impressed with the local hospitality there which is why he'd like an extra tour that highlights bulgaria selling points all in the first half of two thousand and eighteen bulgaria is somewhat in the spotlight as it takes up the rotating presidency all of the council from january the first all the more reason to visit its beautiful capital city sophia. with mountains in the background the bug arion capital and it's perhaps most famous landmark the alexander nevsky cathedral sophia has been shaped by seven thousand years of history under the roman present time and ottoman empire has.

stunning stuff can tick off as an actor and tour guide in sofia he's very optimistic about the city's future ten years ago sophia was more gray now it's like more colorful more vivid a lot of interesting places a lot of events occur. can be seen from all over sophia at least when the clouds don't block the view. stanislav catacombs tour group begins the day with a visit to sophia's oldest market the women's market farmers from all over bug area sell their produce here as well as unusual souvenirs. this metro station is called savage cut which was the roman name for sophia while building the station workers found remains of the original city and simply left them on display . less than one hundred meters from the roman excavations is the bunya mosque built by the ottomans and right next door the sephardic synagogue the jewish and muslim

communities in sofia and their relatively small but the building still have great significance in the city. what we social fire a mosque athena go to christian orthodox churches really really close to each other that's why we like to call the square here the square of dollar runs because we like to say that there are only one stone throw away from each other but they never for all stalls at each other. if you start to feel a little cold during your winter tour sophia's. thermal springs are never far away the public baths and no longer in use but anyone is free to sample the hot natural mineral water. next it's on to the presidential palace and then one of the city's best kept secrets the church of st george or the rotunda as it's known locally can you guess why this roman complex together with this church was

surrounded by beasts building like this to keep it secret exactly i told you that the commune is guys they were not really keen on religion because either you have the god like communist leader like many or you have got. the byzantine frescoes inside the early christian church are up to one thousand years old they survived sophia's checkered history on the many layers of paint was only joining the twentieth century that they will once again i'm confident. the fifth probably the most underrated place in in europe a lot of history and not the prospect that things that we see here so i would be. of the world to see the beauty of our the. bug area was

ruled by the communists for nearly fifty years until nine hundred ninety today the museum for a socialist start serves as a reminder of life under the communist regime. after their busy tour the group are ready for a hearty meal at a traditional restaurant called the crux ma. bug areas rich history is also reflected in the local cuisine typical eastern european dishes a mixed with spices from the middle east bog aaron combat made of pork is very typical. darkness falls during winter but there's still plenty to see haven't experienced the friday ballers one of the most popular pubs in sofia to a god start his life is now an actor on stage together with friends. for a. party atmosphere is contagious even for those of us who don't understand a word of gary. there is

a highlight in photographic circles when london's natural history museum names its wildlife photographer of the year and that's one of the most prestigious distinctions for natural in wildlife photography on the planet and the accompanying exhibition comprising one hundred photos is intended to draw attention to the beauty and the fragility of that very same planet while in germany the exhibition is currently showing in moon stuff or visitors can take in portraits and scenes that trigger the entire spectrum of emotion. sometimes it's the brilliant colors and the fascination of the exotic. sometimes it's an odd situation that inspires the photography. each photo in the wildlife photographer of the year exhibition is one of a kind. the westphalian horse museum in minster is proud to show them all.

before tourists and eat every year the photos are a highlight for us was and we're always curious to see what the photographers have come up with this time they include amateurs and children as well as professionals and there are various accents and emphases the guy many are unique in make you think marketing on. the winners of the world's largest and most coveted prize for wildlife photography are exhibited here in various groups for example animal portraits. black and white photos. or underwater world. some photos taken by children and young people display professional quality. particularly fascinating her pictures to capture a special moment. here a group of these ills flee from a crocodile. and here. beetle fights for survival he's allowed cautious tree frog has caught a weevil for dinner the weevil is his prey it's nothing but the beetle has

a hard shell and is very strong it has bitten into the frogs tongue and is holding on so the frog can't swallow it and look at the end of the beetle got free and the frog went hungry on of course can you know. it's worth reading the captions to the photos there's a lot to learn. some things that seems humorous for example actually depict a serious problem. darfur to cough attack refers camera follow this lead morris has it drifted into the ocean and swinging from one piece of algae to another then the tide came in and suddenly the ocean was not only full of algae but also of plastic trash plastic. ultimately the aim of the exhibition is to urge visitors to cherish and protect the wonders of our world. on the temperatures get really frosty here in northern europe that's when so many

winter sports fans really come into their element and so we're in our series this week we're going to show you not only where you can best spend some exhilarating winter days but also how we start off in northern italy in the dollar mights where the god in our valley is a favorite haunt for skiers and snowboarders but it's also a hot tip for those looking for a more serious challenge like for instance scaling up a sheer i spoil more. taking this does and endless slopes the dolemite since south to roll are a winter sports haven the can only be described in some prototypes in a matter of minutes a lift takes you from the guard down a ballet to the pieces nestling between the three thousand metre high rocky peaks of the cell a group. we have one of the most if not for the most beautiful ski areas in the world with all the slopes you can do more than just traditional skiing you can go

cross-country skiing to climbing anything winter has to offer. in europe's largest ski region super ski thousands of kilometers of slopes that all levels of difficulty connect twelve different ski areas no wonder it attracts tourists from all over the world. locals are only linking to the descendants. that's why we come here the band is a food is great. another winter sport that's gaining popularity in the region is ice climbing on the many frozen waterfalls like here at the thirty five metre high low water fall into. it on the other side the next highlight awaits the mountain guide who about marauder takes to terrorists to climb a twenty metre high frozen waterfall popular with climbers. from.

the experienced ice climber and mountain guide shows how it's done. in the middle. draw him a bit higher on the right back to the middle and then a bit to the left then the ra and the ice pick always stays in the middle of your body. before the beginners get going but climbs ahead of them and attaches the safety rope to special hooks. and one for just this just stop scratching the surface until it falls. to four people can be attached to the rope this is crucial most beginners lose their grip on the ice during the first few attempts. the guy clears away this ice to make it safer.

after a quarter of an hour the two women need a break. you have to look for the right spot and scoop pretty to test where the ice will hold. me. at first i was afraid the ice would break because i've never done anything like this before. i will and then but it holds it's quite hard. even for experience mountain climbers ice climbing takes some getting used to driving the ice picks and crampons into the brittle ice keeps you warm despite the freezing conditions. but murder takes small groups out all over the dolemite. but those things you don't leave any traces behind bars and it always freezes

differently it's never the same as it was last year so your warnings discover a new waterfall. which won't frozen before but have frozen again this year and see that before it's great though. there are numerous mountains chalets to take a breather between climbs in winter you can only reach them on skis or by cable car some people come here especially for the food the sun he is a chalet restaurant on situated up and elevation of two thousand four hundred meters the gourmet cuisine with italian flair is a hit with tourists chalet manager marcus pinata serves traditional regional food alongside his own creations beautiful so who live in your belief to use local produce and some of its old garden maybe we also mediterranean and international chrystia we make sure the basic ingredients are as purest possible to paint the original if live. some ice falls further up the dolemite cliffs have yet to be

climbed but it's a long way out to reach them ice climbing is enjoying a boom here in northern italy many falls remain frozen for months. a trial course costs around one hundred twenty five euro zone and you can rent the necessary equipment just half a day will give you a good taste of ice climbing. and after all those impressions we are curious to see your favorite snow and ice picks perhaps you have some from last winter's holidays or maybe even got some in the making just go to our website where you can upload your most beautiful snowy picture and as a thanks for your feedback one lucky if they were well get are your marks wristwatch to start the new year off on time so do play along and that does bring us to the end of this first edition of the year so until next time i was going to shift. the next time on your remarks

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