Inside tip. Recreating Winter Sports to the next level in our series done in the snow every day this week. To move. On to w. Greetings from the german capital and were 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 years concert from vienna is a much loved tradition. Touch of class brighten your home with luxor and painted wall paper. And historical highlights visit the multifaceted full gary and capitol so for. All its an event of absolute cult status and one of the most uplifting ways to greet the new year in the annual new year concert off of the Vienna Philharmonic some sixty Million Viewers from more than ninety five countries tuned into 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 to his home for the concert and the record trial are unique you only get the atmosphere in the whole of this concert but its like that 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 atmosphere. No one is said to play strauss better than the Vienna Philharmonic. The orchestra was founded in one thousand 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 years concert with this music so typical of vienna. And viennese waltz it is something that nobody knows but this in the soul of the orchestra and so i learnt from the musicians these sort of. Of a sort of thought that cannot be described. Thats 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 yawn chaucers own orchestra. Sand and theres an incredibly close connection with the strauss family. The conductor of the film monocle destroy himself so its basically in our d. N. A. Thats how this is seen them will go its the seventy eighth time that the new years concert has been staged at the vietnam was it fair and its considered one of the worlds finest concert halls for its acoustics. The new years 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 years concert but also its many highlights some of which are going extra to be linked with this years conductor Riccardo Muti. If we move 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 think. The annual 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 years concert will remain unchanged according to the new managing director michel blood over and chairman daniel for shallow his c. V. In addition to this combative vienna field on the whole thing has a perfect dramaturgy from from pickle so in terms of the basic idea i believe we just cant make any major changes we have a number of specific qualities and for us its essential that we dont give up these things that set us apart. So that we dont just become like alphas thats beneath her big support we avoid an egg and its quite i want to focus on in a most quality sic we want to play the best concerts there are weve. Been these keep. Every year the performance ends with the right to give march played as an encore the orchestra then even encourages the audience to clap along and. Then be off the piano seats and when were sitting on stage and i can feel were all pulling together and that transfers to the audience its the best feeling you can have it because mom come nor other music in other countries can compete with this event because of because strauss has a magic in his music that cannot be right in with other composers the first of january lets. One day a year. To be in a new years concert what better way to start another new year. 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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 hed 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 its perhaps most famous landmark the Alexander Nevsky cathedral sophia has been shaped by seven thousand years of history under the roman possess and time and Ottoman Empire has. Stunning stuff can tick off as an actor and tour guide in sofia hes very optimistic about the citys future ten years ago so if there was more grain now its like more colorful more vivid a lot of interesting places a lot of events occur. Can be seen from all over sofia at least when the clouds dont block the view. Stanislav catacombs tour group begins the day with a visit to sophias oldest market the womens 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 also monks and right next door the sephardic synagogue the jewish and muslim communities in sofia and theyre 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 thats why we like to call the square here the square of dollar runs because we like to say that there are only once dont 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 sophias. Thermal springs are never far away the public baths and no longer in use but anyone is free to sample the natural mineral water. Next its on to the president ial palace and then one of the citys best kept secrets the church of st george all the rotunda as its known locally can you guess why this roman complex together with this church was surrounded by beasts building plague to keep it secret exactly to hide it i told you that the communitys 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 a thousand years old they survived sophias checkered history on the many lands of paint was any join the Twentieth Century that they will once again im confident. The fifth probably the most underrated place in europe a lot of history and not the prospect that things that we see here so i would divide all. 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 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 a leader in winter but theres still plenty to see and experience 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 dont understand a word of gary. There is a highlight in photographic circles when Londons Natural History Museum names its wildlife photographer of the year and thats 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 its the brilliant colors and the fascination of the exotic. Sometimes its 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 yet every year the photos are a highlight for us was and were 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 Worlds 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 hes allowed cautious tree frog has caught a weevil for dinner the weevil is his prey. 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 cant swallow it but at the end the beetle got free and the frog went hungry on of course can you know. Its worth reading the captions to the photos theres a lot to learn. Some things that seem humorous for example actually depict a serious problem. Definite to cough attack refers camera follow this sequence 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 thats when so many Winter Sports fans really come into their element and so were in our series this week were 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 dahlan lights where the god in our valley is a favorite haunt for skiers and snowboarders but its also a hot tip for those looking for a more serious challenge like for instance scaling up a sheer i spall s. More. Taking this does and endless slopes the dolemite since south to roll are a Winter Sports haven the can only be described in superlatives in a matter of minutes a lift takes you from the guard down of valley to the peace nestling between the three thousand meter high rocky peaks. In 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 crosscountry skiing to. Anything winter has to offer. In europes largest ski region super ski thousands of kilometers of slopes at all levels of difficulty connecting twelve different ski areas no wonder it attracts tourists from all over the world. The descendants of. The scenery thats why we come here the band is a food is great. Another winter sport thats gaining popularity in the region its ice climbing on the many frozen waterfalls like here at the thirty five metre high terror bellow waterfall and. On the other side the next highlight awaits the mountain guide 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 its done. In the middle. Draw him a bit higher and then 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 dont forget this just stop by 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. Is a negative. 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 ive never done anything like this before. I will and then but it holds its 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. Into the gun store but those things you dont leave any traces behind bars and it always freezes differently its never the same as it was last year so your warnings discover a new waterfall. Wont frozen before but a frozen again this year before its 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 cars some people come here especially for the food the sun he is a chalet restaurant on situated up in 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. Use local produce and some of its own. We also use mediterranean and international chrystia we make sure the basic ingredients are as purest possible to the original florida. Some guys falls further up the dolemite cliffs have yet to be climbed but its 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 capitaine 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 winters 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 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 at the australian troops. Next time on your remarks furniture with a different chairs the large computer dish on benches wrapped in colorful thread and sofas called fox we look at far above the. Most likely materials used to make fun of this next time on your own its. 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In a society that expects them to be her children this is a burden many married childless women in niger suffer from. A wife is only fully accepted upon motherhood. A very personal film about the suffering of childless women in the church. Fruitless tree starting january fourteenth on t w. News. To see. Through. Ive. New york was one of the last of the worlds major cities celebrating new year twenty eighteen revelers in times square braved the second coldest temperatures on record to see the traditional crystal ball drop meanwhile early risers in japan enjoyed spectacular