After some of the worst we just want to know flooding in recent years residents the history, to understand why in parts of Northern England and the midlands, it was built. But if we keep it intact, are still being rescued from areas inundated with water. And leave the symbols in their present condition, there are seven severe flood i think this will be much more warnings still in place powerful and meaningful on the river don in South Yorkshire for the next generation to understand. Which burst its banks. Itll be a symbol of much more thanjust like it was, communism. Now on bbc news, its time for the travel show. It is more a symbol of bulgaria and the ups and downs and the roller coaster the country has been through. There is no doubt that this is a controversial but very powerful a new Border Crossing has opened and iconic building. And because of that alone, between india and pakistan to mark to me, it feels worth preserving in whatever form. The 550th anniversary of the birth but ultimately, of the founder of sikhism. It it is down to bulgaria itself to work with how creates a so called Peace Corridor it remembers its past, from punjab in india to punjab in going into the future. Well, to finish this week, pakistan, meaning sick pilgrims in india can travel to pray at the we are off to latvia. Shrine with a guru settled in later life. Sikh pilgrims. They do not need a visa. Its a country that turned its back on the old soviet union, and won its independence back in 1990. But although it successfully made the transition from communism to capitalism, some people are still kind for many of those here, of nostalgic for certain today is a dream come true. This temple of gurdwara is believed elements of the old to have been built where the founder of sikhism, guru nanak, as christa found out spent his final years when she visited the capital, in the 16th century. Riga, earlier this year. Now pilgrims from india will be able to travel directly here from the border, just a few kilometres away. Translation we used to go to a town the russian bear still projects in india on the border and looked its shadow over the tiny country. At the gurdwara with binoculars but its also part of its dna. From very far away. I used to pray that one day i would visit it myself. Now its come true. About one in four latvians its a rare moment of cooperation between the neighbours. Are ethnic russian. But it comes amidst continued tension over the disputed and imants is one of them. Region of kashmir. A few years ago he opened a bar for those nostalgic for their youth pakistani Officials Say there needs under the soviet regime. To be a resolution on that before further dialogue can happen. And it had to include one of the latvias most popular games, novuss. Nevertheless, this is a historic moment. The border here between pakistan and india was the scene of horrific bloodshed between the two countries were first divided into separate states following the end show me . I must hit that one, of colonial rule. One leading pakistani politician and hit those into the pockets . Told me this faith corridor this will be embarrassing, across that border could be to asia wait for this. What the fall of the berlin wall yeah no was to europe. Amongst those attending, including the sikh diaspora, there is the hope that this could bring together more ordinary people from the two countries. Everyone here in pakistan has shown us so much love everywhere weve been. Weve felt like weve been at home. Theres no difference. And its been really amazing. And each one of us weve felt loved here. And, yeah, itsjust been amazing. Up to 5,000 pilgrims will be able so weve got all sorts to travel here every day. Of soviet goodies here, sikh leaders in india say therell that used to be served be no shortage of those up during that era. Making the journey. Weve got salami, cheese, secunder kermani, bbc news, kartarpur. Herring and spratt now on bbc news, its time with egg all served on bread. For the travel show. This week on the travel show, it used to come like this. I found out how punks helped to end you would order iooml the cold war. Also on this weekends special of vodka, and one of programme, we are off to bulgaria to visit an iconic relic these snacks would come as standard, of its communist past. Powerful, powerful architecture. Just to make sure you didnt get too and we meet the people in latvia recreating a good night out, drunk. In 1991, the soviet union collapsed and latvia regained its independence. Also on this weekends special finally enjoying the freedom programme, we are off to bulgaria to travel and settle abroad, to visit an iconic relic many young latvians chose to leave. Of its communist past. Riga has lost almost a third of its population powerful, powerful architecture. And we meet the people in latvia since independence. Recreating a good night out, a consequence of this exodus eastern block style. Is that it has left an extraordinary number of buildings across the city i think that will warm me up empty, like this one, a former ambulance depot. But one group of activists is trying to change this. This weekend marks the 30th i was one of the founders of this initiative, in 2013. Anniversary of the fall working with owners and the municipality, free riga turns derelict buildings into social and cultural venues. So what do we have here now . So, this is a street third place, and over there there is a bar with a concert venue. Then there is co working. There are artists residences. Youve got everything here what dont you have here . Hotel. No hotel here . So, tell me about some of the events you hold here, mostly during the summer, i guess . It is a bit cold at the moment. Of the berlin wall, back in november 1989. Poland was the first eastern block country to turn its back these are all kinds of activities, on communism, earlier that year. Starting from concerts, exhibitions, workshops, the building but those Iconic Images of the wall coming down here in berlin really looks a little bit rough. Did confirm that the cold war in europe was coming to an end. So he atmosphere is on the evening of november nine, more, how you say, not rough. 1989, the whole world watched more informal . The destruction of the berlin wall. Easy going. And more informal, exactly. Maybe this will become a structure that divided notjust a new berlin or something. Going into the bar next door, there is definitely a berliner the city, but families, vibe in the area, only the drinks are local. Nations, and superpowers. Could i have a black balsam, please . A very little one. Stretching over 80 miles, the wall was built to divide the communist east and the capitalist west. Well, i think that will warm me up. Today, only small sections it is actually not too bad of it still remained, and crossing it is no trouble at all. Many cultural and political factors contributed to the destruction of the wall, but if captured the mood of the time sadly, thats your as much as music. Lot for this week. Dont forget, you can follow us on social media, to keep up with us on all our adventures. In the west, megastars like but until next time, david bowie and Bruce Springsteen from me and all the travel show team both played protest here in berlin, its gigs by the partition. But in the east, under the watchful eye of the secret police, an underground scene was forming. It was angry, it was an anarchic, auf wiedersehen. And it was a breakaway from control. It was punk music. Chaos was the front and now is the time. Man for wuta nfall. Ready . Hello. The weekend got off to a cold, frosty start. More rain followed for many of us on saturday. Notjust rain, more of the uk had its first know of the season into the welsh hills, one of the top bands. The higher parts of shropshire. But its the effect of recent rain which is still causing major flooding, particularly into parts of South Yorkshire and derbyshire. There are many flood warnings still in force. Do head to our website for the latest details about flood and weather warnings. Now, sunday getting off to a cold, frosty start. For Northern England, scotland, Northern Ireland there is a risk of ice on untreated surfaces, especially in Northern Ireland where saturday was so wet. Further south, more cloud most of this area of low pressure. It is pulling away but keeping temperatures above freezing. Look, theres a gap between weather east germanys secret police, the stasi, regularly targeted systems, but these wet weather bearing weather fronts will be coming in towards western parts at the end of sunday as well see a moment. This is how remembrance sunday is shaping up. Still outbreaks of rain for southern england and south wales, clearing away, a few fog patches around as well. But for many of us you see the extent of the dry, sunny weather during the day. The odd shower clipping easternmost parts of england around the moray firth. A chilly day but where youre changing saturdays rain and snow for sunshine it will feel a bit warmer. But look at this. These weather fronts coming in from the west at the end defined defiant of the day. A very wet evening into Northern Ireland. Here comes the rain pushing anti authoritarian punks. On multiple occasions, east across the uk going chaos was imprisoned and brutally beaten. Into monday morning. Some snow to the higher parts of pennines, southern uplands, but particularly into the highlands north of the central belt in scotland where could be quite tricky on some of the higher routes going into monday morning. Temperatures do head up a bit over night into monday after a chilly start of the night. The good news is, if there is any, about this latest weather system, it is moving on through, so the wet weather doesnt hang around too long in any one place. The rain clearing south part england by the end of monday morning. And then a blustery day following the sunshine and showers, the showers most frequent towards the north west of the uk, wintry in places, back then, the intense scrutiny especially the hills. Of the stasi meant that gigs often its going to be a colder feeling day, particularly because it will be had to be held in the unlikeliest of locations. A windier day. And going into tuesday, low pressure this is the place. Then towards the north sea, wow, this is pretty spectacular. Around that we have still got some bands of wet weather moving through. So notjust showers, but longer spells of wet weather sinking southwards on wednesday. Yeah, its a church. There will be drier, brighter zones around these as well. I cant imagine hundreds of punks it will still be a chilly day. Dont expect anything warmer coming to a church for a concert. As the week goes on. Low pressure will still be close yeah, with hundreds of beer. By during the remainder of the week. What was the vibe and a little gap early on wednesday. And look at this, more weather the energy like in here . Fronts coming in from the atlantic. Chilly start to wednesday, turning wetter from the west. As i mentioned earlier, low pressure staying around for the rest of the week. When you think about those times, those difficult times during the gdr, where you were intimidated, by the stasi and the problems that you had amongst the people in the streets, would you do it again . Punk was the soundtrack to an era welcome to bbc news im Lewis Vaughan jones. Of mounting defiance our top stories against the gdr, an era that at least three people have died culminated with the destruction in bushfires in australia of the wall. As forecasters and firefighters warn that more dangerous weather is on the way. Now, 30 years on, this underground history is finally surfacing. In the aptly named punk bar, our real concern is moving into tuesday where we are expecting the church from underground, bridges in the high 30s, early 40s. Humility is make humidity down to a band is rehearsing for 0st art, Single Digits and winds gusting up a two day festival taking place this to 80 kilometres per hour. Weekend designed to pay tribute to the subculture that provided a lifeline for so many. Humidity. Ost art is a festival in berlin in honour of the anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. A good chance to get the younger hello and welcome to bbc news. People in touch with the history we had a. We will start with its not like i have to do read some books or whatever, you can feel it. For me, the real punks were in the gdr, not in the west, because they really had to deal with repression, police, and it was really a big thing to do this. The stakes were much higher for the punks in the gdr. Yeah. Today has been really surprising. It makes me think of what it must have been like in this city on the night that the berlin wall came down, the energy that must have crackled through it, and how much of that energy was driven by punk music. But what else is also a call is the fact that the next generation here are putting on events like the 0st art festival, which is helping to keep the memory alive of that counterculture, the counterculture of punk music that had to fight so hard just to exist. This weekend, there are dozens of anniversary events taking place all over berlin, but if you are planning a trip later than that, dont worry, because there is still plenty of things to see and do. At the new ride berlin, you have a chance to go through the re created city stopper you can board a bus all the way back to the 1980s, taking in gdr landmarks like checkpoint charlie, and the old parliament, the palace of the republic. All you can explore some of the incredible tunnels that helped over 300 east berliners escape under the wall. The berliner unterwelt museum helps two hosts exhibited to us, but being underground, the accessibility is limited. November also sees the planned completion of the berlin handshake project, a collection of almost ii,ooo clean moulds, one for each day since the wall came down. Clay moulds. The berlin handshake project is shown at the Documentation Centre at the bernauer strasse. Is bringing two people together and asking them to shake hands, and in this handshake we put a ball of clay. Your other hand, you can also squeeze. Out of 11,000 of these handshakes we build a wall of unification. We have the prototype here, and in the future there will also be something outside that you can see. Still to come on the travel show. Coming up, weve got more from two former eastern block countries who are forging a new future 30 years on, but still remember their past. So dont go away. If you come to berlin, youll find some parts of the berlin wall standing, and being used as backdrops for tourist selfies, but across the former eastern block there are other buildings and structures that nobody quite knows what to do with maybe because their history is still too raw and some countries are not so comfortable their past . A few years ago, we sent mike to bulgaria to take a look around and iconic building that was left abandoned when the communist regime collapsed. Im excited its been a long time that i wanted to come here. Wow, its massive, isnt it . At 70m high and 60m wide, it looks out across the balkan mountain. Completed in 1981, it was built as a National Monument to glorify the communist party stop its head because this was the birthplace of the bulgarian socialist movement. This is powerful. Powerful architecture. Following the collapse of the regime, the building was abandoned, and later shut off to the public as it fell into disrepair. Recently, the only people have seen inside have been a select group of photo hungry urban explorers who have broken in illegally. This is a really big deal today, the travel show is the First International crew to be allowed in the front doors of buzludzha, so we are very excited and very lucky to be able to do so. And now is the time. Ready . Wow me first . You are welcome. It has seen better days, hasnt it . It cost the equivalent of 35 million in todays money to build buzludzha. Since it was abandoned, the years, they havent been kind. Its incredible. Theres some work to do, obviously. But its still very impressive. Look at this 50 square metres of mosaics right on top. There is the symbol of communism, actually, the hammer and sickle. And you can read the text around it. Workers of the world unite. The entire perimeter is also covered in mosaic. We have actually more than a thousand square metres of mosaic inside buzludzha. Out of all of these, which is your favourite . Over there, the people with the dragon. The dragon represents capitalism, monarchy and the fascism, all the enemies of communism, and it is defeated by the communist people. When the monument opened, thousands came from all over the country to marvel at its beauty. There were sound and light shows, and talks from well known communist artists and poets. One person who remembers that time well is bedros azinyan. He and his father were the official photographers for the building. Bedros, you were here and you saw this room and this building when it was at its best. 00 18 51,077 4294966103 13 29,430 what was that like