Transcripts For BBCNEWS The Travel Show 20171028

Pages of todays newspapers. The Financial Times has more on spains moved to sack catalonias regional government, as the fallout over independence deepens. The i leads with the same story. They say police are ready to intervene. The telegraph has a warning from the European Commission president , who says the eu doesnt need more cracks in light of the catalonia process. The daily mail features claims that nine british servicemen have been taken off a Nuclear Submarine amid sex and drug allegations. And the top story in the daily mirror is the release of newly classified files related to the assassination ofjohn f. Kennedy. Now on bbc news, the travel show. This week on the travel show, i am in the far north of sweden to visit the city on the move, literally, in one of the worlds exist urban transformations. The mine is our heart. We wouldnt be here without it. We had to croatias capital to ta ke it. We had to croatias capital to take a look around some of the citys most exclusive addresses. For ten days of the year, the doors of these architectural secrets are flung open to the public so that even commoners like me can go win and snoop around. And lucy hedges to the southdown is in the uk to roadtest the latest in travel tech. Im not 100 convinced. I think hardened hikers. Beginners . And restocking the nude for the latest in our global gourmet series. This week, a soup that is considered the National Dish. And we stop in bermuda. We start this week in swedish lapland, ina we start this week in swedish lapland, in a town some 1300 miles north of the capital, stockholm. It is the jumping off north of the capital, stockholm. It is thejumping off point north of the capital, stockholm. It is the jumping off point for tourists heading further into lapland to see the Northern Lights in winterand lapland to see the Northern Lights in winter and the midnight sun in the summer. But what put the area on the summer. But what put the area on the map in the late 19th century was the map in the late 19th century was the discovery of iron ore, the most widely used metal on earth. All right. We just arrived at the largest underground iron ore mine in the world. The stats for this place are staggering. It produces enough iron ore to build 40,000 cars every day. Thats the equivalent of six eiffel tower is. Right now were 540 m eiffel tower is. Right now were 540m below zero point. I can feel my ease the starting to pop. This is the Visitor Centre as im going to look around. What have you got for me . The disused part of the mine has become a tourist attraction, giving visitors and insight into how the mine has evolved and expanded over the last century. Todays modern machinery allows miners to blast the incredibly deep levels. Today, we are somewhere down there, at 1365 metres. Nearly a mile underground yes. Thats astonishing. They produce 90 of europes iron ore here, worth billions of dollars. But for the early pioneers, things we re but for the early pioneers, things were a lot more basic. So, ade, i wa nt to were a lot more basic. So, ade, i want to show you how the first miners lift because when they came here in 1898, we didnt have any houses for them, so they had to build houses with whatever they could find in the forest. And it was called and it was draughty. Cold. So how many people would live in this place . Big families. They could have four, five, six kids and live in this space. So you would have seven place in the seven people in the family and sometimes they would take on other people . Yes. The environment was harsh for those in this life. Could you imagine living ina this life. Could you imagine living in a house like this with temperatures dropping two 30 degrees . Noway it must have been ha rd degrees . Noway it must have been hard for them to survive. Of course it was. Some of them died because they couldnt get enough food, it was called, it was draughty and for the small kids, well, some of them didnt survive this coldness. These days the mine employs 2300 people and there are 800 working underground, still in quite extreme conditions. Now we are going into the darkness. We are still at 540 metres here . Yes, we are. Well, this is our common deck in the darkness, because the tunnels, its dark, where the machines are working. Because the tunnels, its dark, where the machines are workingm seems like there is an integer interdependency between the mine and people in the city. Well, the mine is our heart. We wouldnt be here without the mine. Today its a bustling town, but the continuing expansion of the mine has this ever lies to the ground above it to the point where it it will eventually sink intoa point where it it will eventually sink into a chasm. So the Mining Company have come up with a radical solution. Theyre going to move the town. That it mounted over their dominating the skyline is the centre of the mine. In that direction is where the sinking began. You can see how the earth has just started to colla pse how the earth has just started to collapse and what is going to happen is eventually it will spread over their and everything you can see in that direction, all the houses, will colla pse that direction, all the houses, will collapse into that thing called and thats why they have to relocate the whole town sink hole. Its not the first time a city or town has been moved, but this is most certainly the biggest operation of its kind and im not sure how they are going to do it. In parts of the city, the bulldozers have already moved in and over the next two decades large areas of the town will also be demolished. We cant rebuild the whole town, we cant put too much money here now because in ten yea rs much money here now because in ten years its going to be gone. And buildings that are too important to demolish are being uprooted whole and transported a few miles down the road. And the spectacle is attracting a new wave of visitors. Its pricey operation. The cost of the move is estimated at 2 billion. We are approximately 1. 5 kilometres from the city centre and what you see behind us is the brand new townhall. So youre going to move eve ryo ne townhall. So youre going to move everyone and the buildings from the city centre to hear . Not exactly everything. About 6000 people will be moving, because their houses and apartments will be affected. Ive moved house three times. Its complicated. I cant imagine what it must be like to move a whole town or city and thousands of people. Its an incredible project, but we will move approximately 21 buildings, old wooden houses, et cetera. Do you believe this will be a better city onceit believe this will be a better city once it has moved . I think so, yes. Because there are so many functions that will be brand new. The hospital, townhall, schools, et cetera. So im very optimistic about it and cetera. So im very optimistic about itandi cetera. So im very optimistic about it and i also like the location. But some of the buildings, like this gothic style church, are too large to transport. Its going to be taken down by bit and rebuilt in the new location. Its been central to the community for generations. location. Its been central to the community for generations. I was that little because i was baptised here and then the communion was here. When i was going to get married i was here too. Of course i wa nt to married i was here too. Of course i want to put that further onto my kids. I think its the most beautiful building in the world and just for a couple to walk this aisle, and everybody is looking at you, and you go upstairs and you see this beautiful picture, you cant even describe the feeling. And while it will be spared the wrecking ball, there are still mixed feelings about there are still mixed feelings about the changes. I would like to move all the Old Buildings because they are so all the Old Buildings because they are so nice and they are all, they are so nice and they are all, they are almost 100 years old, and this is our history. And in the future, maybe people will come here not for the mines but to visit the town that moved. Next up on the travel show, we had to bermuda where fish chowder is a soup considered the National Dish of the country in our latest global gourmet. I am a chef at a beach club in the new day. In bermuda. Today i will make bermuda fish chowder, a very famous local dish. It originated during the 17th century, with the first settlers in bermuda. At that time, there was not a lot of refrigeration or any way of keeping food fresh for a long time, so to preserve the fish that they used to bring on the island they had to use rum and sherry peppers to make fish chowder. There are quite a few vegeta bles chowder. There are quite a few vegetables that go into the chowder. Peppers, some carrots, some ginger and dont forget to put celery. And they have to be all finely chopped. So basically you have to have onion, garlic. The best onion to use is the bermuda red onion, which is locally produced and sweeter than regular onion. You start by sauteing all of the vegetables you have. The onion first until it is translucent, then add all of the other vegetables. Then you add your rum. So you need to cook off the alcohol. The rum just puts the flavour in the fish dish. Let it all cooked together. You normally the longer you cook it, the better it is. I present to you a perfect bermuda fish chowder. This is delicious still to come on the travel show, we check out the latest in travel gadgets and navigation aids. My nappies telling me ive gone a little bit off east but im still near the trail. Plus, rajan heads to croatia where for just ten days near the trail. Plus, rajan heads to croatia where forjust ten days of the year the capital opened its doors to some of the most exclusive venues. A real person actually lives here . Yes. And they let usjust come infor here . Yes. And they let usjust come in for ten days in a row . So stay with us for that. The travel show. Your essential guide, wherever you are travelling. This is the south downs, the uks Newest National park. 200 square miles of hills crisscrossed with hiking trails and the Perfect Place to try out some tech. I have agreed to try out some tech. I have agreed to be blindfolded and driven to a random spot from where i will find myself back to civilisation and using only gadgets i have been given. What is in the bag . In paire, we have some stuff that will get you back to where we have come from, safely. There. Also something that is things dont go according to plan, just to make your life a bit more co mforta ble. Just to make your life a bit more comfortable. This is your stop. This is where i leave you. Im heading back to the royal oak, about five minutes. It will be about one hour on foot for you. One thing. You will find you wont have phone signal. First up, a gps watch with a music player, heart monitor and all sorts of features. It is the navigation i am particularly interested in. Im presented with a rather basic version of a map. It gives me my trail in all of its entirety. As you can see, the arrow on the map, on the overview version, tells me that way. Yeah. Thats the way. Im a bit confused because there is a trail that way. Maybe if i walk down bow trail and then geared to the right. My map is telling me i have gone off piste. Im still the trail. For someone who gone off piste. Im still the trail. For someone who uses gone off piste. Im still the trail. For someone who uses things like google maps, it is not immediately obvious way to go. Im not going to be too harsh on the adventure because im not a seasoned hiker that the user interface just wasnt as intuitive as i would have liked and even finding the map that then downloaded for me, it took me a while. 0ne downloaded for me, it took me a while. One to many buttons. It does more than this, it has a built in heart monitor, council steps, calories, altitude. I personally am not 100 convinced. Hardened hikers, beginners. A little break. Time to use the tech ben stokes in here. This comes with a pump, cups and flask for your hot water. Im not the biggest fan of espresso but then doesnt need to know that. Carrying a the flask. Its pretty handy if you want something stronger, a portable espresso marker, pretty handy and easy to use once you have worked out what to do. All in all, massive thumbs up. Andy. Then has downloaded something i need. This app is available on the ils and android and you can download hundreds of thousands of detailed maps anywhere in the world. The skyline feature is quite cool. If you point your camera in any direction, it will label it for you. It could be points of interest. Not particularly in mountainous areas critical label mountains as well. If there is no wi fi or you are out of phone signal you can rely on your phones gps. Cave eat is the maps are expensive. Caveats. This cost us are expensive. Caveats. This cost us £24 for this high. That is a lot of money. There you are i saw you look at your watch. You know i got a bit more than a bit lost at some point. I would always rely on a map and compass that usually if the Technology Works well, it makes life easier. I i think i deserve a drink. I think you deserve one as well for waiting for me. Next, rajan has an invite to some of zagrebs most amazing homes. 0n invite to some of zagrebs most amazing homes. On a hill is this historic neighbourhood. It is the old est historic neighbourhood. It is the oldest district in the city, filled with baroque palaces and courtyards that were built when croatia was pa rt that were built when croatia was part of the austro hungarian empire. Today, here are some of their most grandest buildings. Ten days of the year, the doors of these architectural secrets are flung open to the public so that even common like me can go in snoop around. This is the courtyard festival where tourists and locals can see inside the citys walled palaces. Slug it is one of the organisers. Tell me about this particular place. Slavica. Irma this was built in at the 18th century. Later, it rebuilt in the 19th century. This was built. They all lived here until 1947 when this building became the state state archive of zagreb and this is where the most Important Documents of zagreb are kept. Slavica takes me on a tour through the narrow streets and tells me why she started the project. This year, seven of the gated buildings were open to the public. Walking through the old town which is irreverent and shall area and it is usually quiet and not not a lot of people appear. You see all of these nice gate and you think what is behind. You know there are courtyards but you dont get a chance to see them asa you dont get a chance to see them as a regular person. Here is how the idea started. We wanted to open and wa nted idea started. We wanted to open and wanted ourselves to feel the atmosphere and reinterpret some of the history and give some urban taste to it and make it accessible for all of our citizens and tourists. Some of the courtyards are now used as to state offices but others, like this one, are still private residences. A real person actually live here . Yes, a real person list here. And they let people come in and lounge about for ten days . Yes, they like us. Some of them come and have a drink with us in the evening. There is a famous actress who lives here. This person is on vacation, i think. It depends. By is on vacation, i think. It depends. By night, all of the squares are transformed into performance spaces. In ten days, we have more than 70 concepts so it is every evening. Not just croatian music. Concepts. It is french, latin, pop, r b and classical. Concerts. Is french, latin, pop, r b and classical. Concerts. It is a surreal to see these spaces which was want home to 17th century counts and nobles packed. It is the atmosphere that makes the festival. This festival is notjust atmosphere that makes the festival. This festival is not just about buildings. Its not just this festival is not just about buildings. Its notjust about nice buildings. Its notjust about nice buildings. Definitely. Its about emotion. We want to make new love, new friendships. The main point is 0k, we need to go down to someones courtyard. Actually, you come to his home. Everyone who visits courtyard is say, ok, this is special. I will rememberfor the rest is say, ok, this is special. I will remember for the rest of my life. Courtyards. Sadly, that is it your lot for this week. Make sure you join us next week. Make sure you join us next week when. Christer is in paris looking at how the city is seeking to reverse tourism numbers to by reassuring visitors it is a safe place to visit. The most high profile project is here at the iconic eiffel tower. Access to the bottom is restricted currently by these pretty ugly temporary barriers but the city has just begun construction on a series of 2. 5 metre glass walls to protect tourists at the site. That his next week but keep up with us on the road in real time by following us on social media. For now, from me, rdf that the town and all of the travel show team, here in swedish lapland, it is goodbye. Ade adepitan. Hello. The weekends looking quite chilly and blustery, particularly across northern britain. Its not going to be windy all through the weekend but saturday especially blustery across scotland and northern england, around the pennines, where well be touching gale force at times. And on top of that weve got a lot of cloud heading our way, certainly not looking sunny across the north. The best of the sunshine is expected further south. In the short term weve got clearer skies across southern areas where we have the High Pressure. You can see quite a few isobars already there across scotland so the winds are strengthening. These are the temperatures first thing on saturday, pretty much the same right across the country, but the night, the following night, will be colder. So saturday dawns on a bright note across many southern and central as well as eastern areas but through the course of the morning into the afternoon, the clouds will be thickening, the winds will be strengthening, there will be some spots of rain around as well. I think the strongest gusts of wind will probably be around the pennines towards the east of the pennines too, gusts approaching 40 50, maybe even more, right over the tops of the pennines. Further south, the winds wont be anywhere near as strong and well have some sunshine around. So actually if you live across southern parts of the uk, and this is lunchtime, the weather isnt looking bad at all. So there will be some fine weather around on saturday, itjust wont be everywhere. Many western and Northern Areas will be shrouded with cloud and this is where itll feel coolest, although the temperatures still not too bad, averaging around 14 degrees across the uk. The winds will probably peaked later in the afternoon. It will still remain windy through the course of saturday night and then there will be a change in the wind direction. Look at that, the winds will tend to ease across the uk, so sunday wont be anywhere near as windy and theres more sunshine on the way. Just a few sprinkles, a few showers there across the north east of scotland, maybe down into east anglia, but on balance, a lovely day. Cooler, temperatures only into single figures across scotland and northern england. Pretty stormy on sunday across many western and central parts of europe, a huge area of low pressure sending strong cold winds from the north. Were underneath the High Pressure so big contrast between the east and the west. The winds will fall light sunday night into monday. The skies will clear and were in for a chilly one. The temperatures in towns and cities monday morning will probably be around three degrees across the northern half of the uk, a little bit less cold in the south. But certainly outside of town, cold enough for a touch of frost. Its expected to be the coldest night of the autumn so far, so sunday night into monday. And then by tuesday the temperatures should start recovering again. Hello. This is breakfast, with Steph Mcgovern and naga munchetty. Tensions rise after spain imposes direct rule on catalonia just hours after politicians there declare independence. As crowds celebrate, spains Prime Minister sacks the regions leader and chief of police and calls snap elections. Good morning. Its saturday the 28th of october. Also this morning punched in the face by a nurse who was cleared of misconduct. Well hear from the family who say their severely autistic son was failed by the system designed to protect him