A new status. Of time travel how a swiss a village goes back one hundred years every january. And the end of an era a look back at you can say says after the death of its founder. We kick off the show in the dutch city of layovers out of because it is getting extra special attention this year along with alexa in malta has been named the European Capital of culture for two thousand and eighteen well until now its not necessarily been a Tourist Destination but the citys authorities are hoping its new status will change that. Rats taking landscapes and a wrong windy coastline the setting for a European Capital of culture twenty eighteen little water is located behind the dikes of free solent in the north nicknamed little amsterdam because of its picturesque announce and gabled houses it boasts some one hundred thousand inhabitants. And they have big plans for the coming year. What we want to this goes for the rest of europe is all common problems that we have in europe about biodiversity Climate Change their poverty unemployment. Multilingual ism so i think that for the rest of europe also interesting to discos that its another to make one europe and dream about your future. Says mayor waters vision of the future. The king and queen of the netherlands kicked off the inauguration ceremony which also featured a spectacular light show the citys motto for this year of culture is open society. Is. Experienced here is a feeling of being connected connected with other people of us other parts of europe because you see also some doors are closing and some countries are closing and i just hope the realized also theres a need and we need to work to be as a police of the. Not to be a focus of. Some forty thousand locals took his message to heart and attended the opening which was celebrated on three different squares in the city. My city everybodys here its a beautiful city. To to show everybody in the world how beautiful our town is so thats why a proud thirty thirty thirty proud its the thirty third country to pay for plays in the frisium. Reason they stop prison is going the wonderful. We live little province that we are big by dot. Oh oh look the king the king you go back. To visit of king bill m. Alexander and maxima was one of the highlights of the opening we cant deal water was a royal residence until the eighteenth century and remains popular with a doctoral found. The Leaning Tower of leo water may be less famous than its counterpart in pisa but it is a must see for visitors. The plan was to create the Biggest Church in the netherlands before the town began to sink and late. This year as capital of culture is very ambitious over three hundred events and thousands of locals are involved. Arts and culture is the bag. That were showing. People through to people so come through for us we show you how weve done it how we feel its so youll be touched youll be moved. There is also celebrating its most famous citizen the legendary exotic dancer cum spy hari she was born here in eight hundred seventy six the daughter of how to make a profit went on to grace the stages of paris. A big exhibition about her life runs until early april. Her story is of course very famous when we started with the exhibition there came calls from journalists all over the world because Everybody Knows the name of the hari involved never knew she was also. A child growing open they were and had to cope with it theyre forced off to her marriage she was a mother and we tried to explain that story also. May not be quite as trendy as amsterdam all rotterdam but the city has a flair of its own making its an ideal destination especially during its current stint as a European Capital of culture. Well the whos who of the musical world descended on new york city on sunday night for the grammys mars was the big winner of the night but some european bands also got some attention more on that at the top of todays express. European artist snagged a fair share of the grammys at last nights awards ceremony in new york british singer ed sheeran triumphed in two categories his album divide one best pop vocal album and shape of you was named best pop solo performance. Legendary german band craft their one the best dance electronic album for their second to phish a live album three d. The catalogue and the irish band you to get out of your own way words about the state of democracy they performed a version in front of the statue of liberty. Philippe have spanked turns fifty on tuesday he became king when his father juan carlos abdicated three and a half years ago following a string of scandals. Philippe aunties wife leticia have helped to modernize the spanish mana cake and they are by the people. The fortieth International Balloon festival kicked off and switch. Lens shuttle do this weekend. About seventy hot air balloons and teams are participating and this years Anniversary Edition features two passenger flights a day for spectators. The festival runs to february fourth. Time now for a bit of time travel back to the turn of the Twentieth Century now every year the swiss town of kind of staged relives the belle a polka for an entire week and the whole village gets involved and dresses for the occasion we went there to see for ourselves how and why kinder stayed embarks on this journey to another era. You know its as if time kind of stood still. As if condor stage is stuck in the pretty wall ballet paul came around. Once a year for a whole week at the end of january the entire village turns back the clocks. One county you really get a feel for what it was like in the back the puck i love that me a. Look at the women walking right now thats whats so great and its the passion of a belly pork for their bare pokey stinky i think its simply wonderful the whole atmosphere and the way people are parading around the side of the pot as these are its fabulous to feel like an elegant lady almost the whole village gets into the spirit of the ballet talk even the local supermarket gets a different name. You cant tell us of the are based on recipes from the time and of course theres absinthe and aniseed flavored spirit that was all the rage at the turn of the century. The baker to has turned back because hes waffles are made from only flour and water and chocolate is lucky used to be two. Chocolates in the bell a block arrow werent so sweet they were made of seventy percent cocoa and were slightly grainy so not so smooth. Saw. But what really gives you an uncanny feeling of time travel all the clothes the men in their talk had some titles and the women in their fancy hats and gowns back then the wealthier women would have changed their outfits several times a day they could choose from a whole series of local trance makers but now people have to go further afield. Like i thought i had a guy dress made by a tailor in poland it cost between five and six hundred dollars apiece depending on outfit and fabric and ill be happy if we simply rented these lovely dresses this vitamin the little black coat comes from the states and the first from Scotland Company i always bring things back from my travels that i can combine with other items in the interim. One of the most beloved events of the bella talk week is the scream of course it goes without saying that the outfits are just as they used to pay. Fors to look fish has come here for the first time she found her outfit in the classified ad section. Outside moscow but i tried it out once before on the slopes that its going to be an adventure no doubt about it if you wipe out its students but well give it a try for reasons i thought. Was any challenge steering the belly pop so skiers go up the mountain on forty. Its hard to get the hang of skiing with century old equipment but this event isnt about speed and performance so much as a fun. Person look fake is usually a good skier which needs a lot of practice. A cot not an inch of carving its about weight distribution and you need to concentrate more on think you. Less adventurous partake in afternoon tea rich ladies used to meet to drink tea and eat sandwiches and cakes the first of all to concepts about other rich ideas. And here there are some who find it hard to leave the digital era behind completely. Teaches people how to dance like they used to and in our nouveau ballroom this scottish dance was particularly popular at the end of the nineteenth century. Figure dancing started going out of fashion joining the ballet dancers wanted to be a bit wilder so they love this gallop. They found it a fascinating. Baseline. Dancing double time is just one of the dances at the sentry bowl which marks the glorious and to the cs bennett talk week dancing the night away in congress standing. Right in staying on the subject of dressing up europes fifth season is underway in venice italy im talking about carnival which is known for its elaborate costumes and masks so for a contest this week we would like to know what your favorite costume is just go to our website to give us your answer and by doing so you will qualify to win a euro max watch all right moving on now to a man who knows all about winning the german film composer hans zimmer now hes won an oscar in three grammys for his work and hes just been nominated for another oscar wilde summer is one of hollywoods most sought after composers we sat down with him to talk about the art of making music for film. Behind if a great film hero its a great film school. Its music that creates the thrills intentions. And overwhelming emotions. Sometimes sounds can transport us into another world entirely the soundtrack is the soul of the film one of the biggest names in the film music business is hans to mark the german composer has scored over one hundred fifty films including getting it out. We have this idea of how to be. A womans voice. Come eat what you want to womans voice at that well usually the next day with treatment and that was for her and on the groups a lot if you have written up in the script i mean that wouldnt of youve made it to be a shock you know the only way that should come back was because of the music as a police force was. Slanted. Films have never truly been silent in the days before talking pictures films were accompanied by music either from music boxes or an all. In one nine hundred thirty three mats shyness all castro music transformed king kong from a bit of Monkey Business into dramatic cinema it became known as a landmark of film scoring. Very projects styles roughly the same way somebody comes into it. And. It will be fun to do you know the blank page is always the blank page plus i have no idea what music comes from so you know its always the feel of summer is going to switch off the top. Making film music in hollywood is no walk in the park in the mid one nine hundred sixty s. And italian composer started shaking things up with his music for spaghetti westerns like the films heros Ennio Morricone is melodys west straight shooters. Yet they never sounded cliched and at times were even ironic. Then paint John Williams iconic theme for star wars. Known as the maestro of the movies williams is a specialist at mood changes hes written many diverse scores for director george lucas was just with a specific thing one of. The storm moves that made you first of all realize that film music can be over quality and distinction. As great as an ear for cancer a composer grew up with Williams Music the e. T. The extraterrestrial manages to convey the pain of parting with the joy of a Mission Accomplished the team can now go home. Similar creates soundscapes for many of todays blockbusters often under great pressure. And more expensive the movies get you know i mean they do let you know that you know that the will be oks will you know hand gets dropped by the studio that you know everything is riding on this and you better you know whatever so this is this is not necessary and grace morris is terrified. Still film music never fails to capture our hearts and imagination and take us on a journey of discovery. Time not its a good trip and at the request of you are not from iraq. In the western african country of gonna we are off to the greek island of crete to find out what it offers visitors in the wintertime and we begin in the town of honey. Well creates mild climates and sunny day is attract tourists all year round swimming in the sea however is only for the brave hearted but there are plenty of other activities for the adventurous traveller. With its different styles of architecture is one of the most beautiful cities in the mediterranean one of its most famous landmarks is a lighthouse which dates from the venetian era the harbor and deal town behind our very lively in the evening when the locals and tourists throng to the restaurants and bars during the day the area is quite peaceful. But simply because the sun is a local tour guide. Most of the subsequent is that you can read the history of the city from its architecture you can see how occupied it over centuries but often. Beginning with the byzantine structure then the phoenicians and then the ottomans for among those. The byzantine wall was built during the early middle ages remains from the previous while the wrecked it during the hellenistic period are still visible. The church of ideals nikolaus is an illustration of the influence of different religions and culture as it has both a bell tower and the minaret. And the first School Mosque to be built after the ottoman conquest in the seventeenth century is now an exhibition space. The venetians built in your ear shipyards to repair ships in winter they can be seen clearly from the water and early afternoon is a good time to go on a boat trip the boat has a glass floor which makes it easier to see whats in the water oh see the article on the records of that youll get your birth to do. With those of us in the socalled war war by the german warfare. Like a god are going through super and sometimes like a regal rain spoke there. Doesnt only have architecture and history to offer they are also plenty of other sites in the water and what better way to see them up close than by diving down to that. Place that this is not the source of what was most interesting was the plane wreck on the sea bat. And the fish to. The children really like that it was really nice. And others in a great way to take in creeds Natural Beauty the mountains and valleys the word isnt high plains used to go tandem paragliding. And react his runs at current lighting school. You could if you miss of the gaps but at least this was a bit the creature is known for its choose the most some but also fantastic mountain seat of your parent lighting is the best way of getting to know create from a bar of it im checking out the beaches for instance to go to later in the adventurous tourists agree with them. Down the road. You get a view of the whole of the west of crete. So you can practically see the whole island from top to bottom its an amazing view. That youre going to get on the ones. Those who prefer to stay on the ground can take a gentle ride in the evening sun. I really like your end of each because its nothing you do you just dont do it every day and its just three guys. There are all of the roads and all over the island it boasts thirty million all of trees in total. Including one thats toted as being the oldest in the world its estimated to be five thousand years old preach is also famous for its all of the crucial ingredient of the local cuisine for a new novel. Has always been the most important ingredient in traditional recipes feel three main it still is. One of the traditional recipes in western creech is still goats meat that is slow roasted with onions herbs lemon and all of oil. Spilled his restaurant phobos in ruins from the venetian era in the old town just behind the porch over twenty years ago hes been cooking traditional cretinous cuisine ever since. The restaurant is particularly popular in the evening when the atmosphere was quite magical. It careful and are calm pride passed away last weekend at the age of ninety one during his lifetime though he was responsible for turning a small scale mail order business. Into a major furniture empire and his vision for combining simple and trendy design with a build it yourself concept made him a successful entrepreneur while we look back now at the business that comprende built up from scratch. Theyre bright simple affordable with names like billy or carl stott for six decades products from Swedish Furniture maker have been finding their way into peoples homes around the world. Then. You can a success is due to its very simple four towns design language for the constructions are very basic easy to put together and you can take them home yourself and all that for an absolutely affordable price. Come from sweden founded his company in one thousand nine hundred three and present it. At first to items like matches and hands. Began specializing in furniture after opening his first dk a store in sweden in one thousand nine hundred fifty eight. When. I was seventeen years old when i founded the company. And i was serious about it. And thats my last part of my youth because of it. The other guys at school or during military service i wasnt out dancing every weekend it will command the songs. Become friends idea was to offer ready to assemble instead of ready made furniture through clever marketing he appealed to customers by selling a certain lifestyle to today a k. Is total revenue amounts to some thirty six billion euros a year. Even opened its own museum in twenty six team as well as presenting the companys history it shows how the swedish firm has influenced the way people live around the globe. To the consumer precisely the origin the idea behind the whole thing what it wants came from and how it was created the entrepreneur behind it fascinates me. In fact. Turned a simple idea into a global empire a. K. A a Swedish Company whose products make people feel at home all over the world. And with that were out of time check us out on social media for more on the program and as always for me and the crew here at euro max thanks for tuning in endorsing again tomorrow. On the next edition of your imax annual venues carnival is known all over the world frightened operant mosques costumes and parades and draw over a million revelers each winter viciously playing euro max will be that spectacle of venice carnival next time youre a max. But. 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