Me hi Everyone Welcome to another exciting edition of your max im your host meghan lee heres a look at what else weve got coming up. The touring the german capital in a comfortable join me for a perfect weekend in berlin. Fun filled folklore weddings in our series europe ties the knot we are in bulgaria. But we kick off the show on a fishing note with herring now anyone who knows the dutch knows that they love their herring the fresher the better boats from a dutch fishing fleet are heading to port gearing up to celebrate the 1st airing of the year now for some it might be thinking occasion but for others it is a call in every delight. Very early oh for these herring fans in the port of slave ending i have waited an entire year for this experience its a quintessential dutch tradition. Its culture every body here was raised with every day young age their parents teachers are to eat it and its the flavor is that just peace there is it tastes like this she said it remembers us. To see its lights delicious its smooth its a bit salty its textured that you never experience with danielle theyre jewish. The 1st airing catch of the year is celebrated on flight our flag day thats when the fishing cutters used to arrive in the port. With the 1st salted herring of the season. It used to be that the 1st catch of the year was a day off everyone on board could feel the tension when you were not to catch aaron and this is no longer the case but thats our used to be. Good. These days its all about keeping up traditions even though the herring comes from scandinavia the dutch still love it surrey even better than last years and herring is not just for the common folk its also for the royals past and present from queen bad tricks to King Willem Alexander and queen maxime out this is. Its always been the tradition that the best for all goes to the royals not to be mistaken at the 1st the best barrel. The herring also known as much as is marinated in brian for several hours before being phil laid the young has been. Preparing fish for over 40 years the new herring is traditionally served on a piece of paper with some onion. Seller and so i have to go with him for greenery still there so were. Going to. Work here. All kinds of fish are popular in the netherlands but herring is the absolute favorite lauretta has the best team tries to come up with some new variations on the same theme salty shooter tartuffe hollandaise or simply pairing rap. With not really really great reactions actually yet people really love it and also people that dont eat everything like they dont like people that dont really like to eat herring treated like these efforts ices 150000 people come to slaven every year for flag day the biggest celebration of herring in the world. From delicious to a delightful italy has a new set of 3 tenors p. Out about on me. And john luke now these 3 have made a world career under the name youve all all their International Breakthrough came in 2015 at the euro vision song contest well this year they are celebrating their 10th anniversary as a trio and theyve chosen a very special place for their birthday party. Nope there. Is not so on. Yeah. Best stick balance packed with feeling. Beautiful sing bel canto which means beautiful singing anytime. And theyve brought their songs to the narrow streets of much one of europes capitals of culture for 29. 00 t. The musicians specifically chose much better to celebrate their 10 year anniversary. To go. To see our music concert to show our beautiful places we also. And this is our biggest of all because we are very proud to be tolerance and to show our beautiful places all by. Our great idea but tough to put into practice they had to bring a lot of heavy equipment to the city. For tierra is famous for its prehistoric caves. And musicians find the backdrop spectacular that. I had in my play that there is beautiful he says and you can sing luis shooting being to places like this and it also meant that i have to say that they still made each sub so this thread beauty of went all over the wall feeling a crust about trying to use a go no one no no that knew this beautiful face and you can see in the streets japanese people americans and people from all over the world. Years ago nobody knew good bono. Either but theyve made a name for themselves lots of generals have sung pop before but never to be attract such Young Audiences no wonder they never as young and so. Its unusual to see that is a tragedy for the 5 years old seeing operating because. People of our age used the same completely different kind of music like or. Streaming songs that we are doing Something Different to bring to the generation to the people. In the morning of seats for all those who would have liked to attend the open air concert in martirio but you boardroom are already preparing for their next world tour. I can also thing like that as you will soon see now berlin is firmly established itself as a top european destination but how would you spend a perfect weekend here well leave it to me to give you the best travel tips for my latest travel adventure i stayed close to home to explore berlins hotspots and as i said before i even took to the stage for you heres a closer look. Were line is a treasure trove when it comes to culture history and of course entertainment and since ive called berlin home for over 13 years follow me for the best tips on how to enjoy the city my tour begins and a true berlin landmark the Brandenburg Gate it was built in the late 18th century as a symbol of peace during the cold war it stood in the middle of a divided city today its a popular tourist attraction represents berlins peaceful reunification berlin has many must sees including the government quarter with the reichstag and the chancellor Potsdamer Platz and checkpoint charlie one of the former border crossings between east and west berlin and almost unnoticeable line marks where the wall once stood day most people walk over this and dont even realize that this giant barrier once through here i embark on a journey back in time to when the wall once stood this is an installation by an artist an architect yeah there are as easy it shows what a typical day in a divider berlin back in the 1980 s. Might have been like. For spokesman carsten gray but explains to me how the panorama came about. So we asked to look into the prophet photographs and they give as many many which we use and also weve been to all the libraries institutions we spoke with and weve got a lot of things and its all put together in one huge looks as if it were made from many many many different items the wall panorama is my culture tip for berlin. Next to drive to the longest remaining section of the berlin wall now called the east side gallery the eastern side was painted by artists from all over the world in 1990. Socials fraternal kiss is the most famous painting here from here its just a stones throw to the historic. Play river. I love live music so this evening im going to see david hands and friends at one of berlins premier and jazz clubs the band even invites me to sing along. Were going to were going to move. Im not afraid but i dont think she should be here for. So many lets start with this. Ok lets try another one. Ok there we go. Dont you worry. I might feel like diana ross but my singing skills leave much to be desired still i had a good time. I. Didnt do my perfect weekend begins with a victory tour of sorts driving past Bellevue Castle i head towards the famous course for some time boulevard where the symbolic kaiser bill how Memorial Church is located i end up at berlins oldest flea market where there are thousands of small treasures to be had. I find something i like but vendor. Drives a hard bargain finally i prevail and get my little green vase for 5 year rose. But thats too noisy but i give you north sea oil i give you 2. From antiques to kitschy souvenirs there is something for everyone here the Treasure Hunt and the flea market is my shopping tip. On the weekends many berliners are drawn to the water and the bonds they use one of the many popular lakes surrounding berlin a short ferry ride takes you to the fowl an insult or Peacock Island former garden director michel zine learns one of the islands 40 residence he gives me a tour of the park in the small palace the King Frederick william the 2nd hand built in the 18th century for his mistress mr zeigler knows all about why peacocks are here. In the island it was called Rabbit Island because the great elector or raised rather a tear for the court when the king who was known for his love affairs took over their island he couldnt be called Rabbit Island so the peacock fraud here and a year later and 794 it became dark island he stood to take out island is a great escape from the hustle and bustle of the big city and its my tent for a great side trip. And finally i round off my tour with another berlin must a trip up the Iconic Television towers it stands 360 meters tall and has a revolving restaurant at the top keep more yes a rich knows the t. V. Tower well and explains some of the features here including a color nerissa provocative berlin curry forest but this time served with champagne. The few champagne the slight spiciness of the curry in a socialist city and the potato salad couple thats great together you have to experience that. Ok if he says so the curry forest is quite tasty and its also my calling mary. And that wraps up my perfect weekend in the city i now call home. To the girl back to. Life story. With exclusive sights. To see. To be curious. Do we yourself networkers. Subscribers dont. Thats right and if you subscribe you will have a chance at winning some Wireless Headphones from both of them right in our next report were staying in berlin and now as you may have heard this it is pretty much a planet of its own there are lots of courageous people here who have dared to leave their home countries to build a new life here in the german capital we feature some of these individuals in our series called planet berlin and today we want to introduce you to the cashmere sisters one of whom is from mongolia and as you may have guessed correctly they specialize in this very soft fabric. Sirens or buzz of bernie came to berlin from mongolia 3 years ago and now she runs a Clothing Store in the district of prince laberge. Since 2016 she and german designer kathleen hugger have been selling fashions made from the finest kashmir on the label cashmere sisters. The collections are just the thing for people who love to wear natural fibers. Verney having their own store in berlin is a dream come true. Berlin is a fashion city here there and there are a lot of studios here these young people who are passionate about clothes here can step to play but you can also run around with 2 different shoes on here its a cool fashion city colorful multicultural with a bit of everything i just want to be part of it. The world for these kashmir cardigans pullovers and scarves comes from a hole in the mongolia. She and her Business Partner travel there twice a year. In mongolia kushner goats wonder free even a winter when temperatures fall below minus 40 degrees celsius. So they grow a soft undercoat which is then condo by hand then spring. Up that was the kashmir is washed and processed may have been no good my connection to kashmir is through my homeland of mongolia thats where im from and have been after my car up there with my grandma and a little hurt with goats. And this is mine that is my connection to nature and the country its always with me and my heart. Between the kushner sisters is a Clear Division of labor sort of irony is responsible for the wool production among gold and sails in berlin. While cuddling haga designs the collection. But somebody has lived in berlin since 2016. Inch been got on if i may need i came here all alone without any family and sometimes i had awful nights full of the worries but i opened myself up to the world to western culture that ive managed quite well. Theres a new time she has some favorite haunts in the capital one us markets hall 9 in berlin is quite sober district she loved International Merchants who often make the products themselves that reminds her of mongolia. This was but it is. Not anything fresh i like to eat pasta because we make our own noodles at home just like the italian stand that since they have so much. Coffee afghan i also like to buy bread here because its also homemade thats why i love it here. In the shop a lot is also made by hermans in order to cater to the customers wishes. To think and. I want to give berlin there Something Special the great material cashmere from mongolia. And that way sounds all of us have only always carries a piece of her homeland with her. Its a very personal homage to berlin. For more on planning for later any other daring entrepreneurs just go to the website d w dot com slash planet. In our other series europe ties the knot we join couples from all over the continent for this very special day in their lives now in Eastern Europe with the wedding ceremony can often take on a life of its own this time we headed to the ball garion Balkan Mountains for a hefty dose of folklore it all started off traditionally in a church where a slight mishap took place. Probably would also does that tell you what my crown actually fell off. Earlier the priest told me several times how important this moment is how sacred. It was uncomfortable. But how dull of me the crown is a symbol of our faith and suddenly it was done it was. Very a stunning natural landscape is the perfect backdrop for antonio and Victoria Center of dream wedding its here they feel most at home. But their wedding we can begins at the foot of the troyan ball can mountain in the town of some part of. The exchange vows at a local church in a bog area an orthodox wedding ceremony. Neither the bride nor groom are very religious for the biologist and the i. T. Expert the decision to get married here was a compromise. Which was to allow us there but for the Church Wedding was merely for families not so much for selves. Was in the 1st superman so to be honest the triggered some positive emotions even if my interpretation of things is a bit different than what we heard of the church. During the centuries old tradition the bridal couple are crowned the best man or cone bato exchanges the crowns on their heads 3 times to symbolize jesus his crown of thorns after the crowning the couple drank wine from a common cup to show that from now on they are to share everything in good times and in bad and to sweeten their future life there is chocolate. Whats right or sport. The ceremony takes close to an hour from now according to church. Door send off and antonio who bunch of our managed wife but the part theyve been waiting for their traditional open air wedding celebration is still to come. The few days before in the bowl garion capital sophia the couple are looking for an outfit for victoria their wedding planner and their check over is here to help the bridal couple and all the guests including your own max reporter andrea scorn to wear traditional bulgarian costumes. Why did you decide not to have a have a traditional wedding its now this is everything started with the fact that viktor is great there was a big buy their 1st we want to buy it so it was but then this mean like a lot of traditional there is seeing and then he says oh building up building up and then we met. A fellow the law of. The story lets buy something for you know its about you not about. The patterns vary according to the region these traditional costing him so worn it all festive occasions and on holidays that is currently trendy to wear them at weddings to. So many people so look back and. So to search for the magic in life and get into dishes out a very much. The day after the bulgarian orthodox Church Wedding guests head for a meadow on the troyan in mountain at an elevation of 1900 meters. Wedding planner never. Busy making the final preparations 6. Then the musicians play the governator a kind of bagpipes thats been played across the balkans for centuries. Or send it off now has to undergo. As shaving ritual our reporter is in on the action hole of the razor steady. So. Why do they do the say they know what is it in this. Morning. Now a victor can go and fetch his bride the flag goes along to its traditional for bachelors to ask the parents of the future bride for her hand in marriage if they agree the flag is hoisted on to their roof but todays celebrations are more about fun than ritual the torah waves his flag proudly even as he eats some magical bread. What are they doing now. Its a welcoming problem that grown mother didnt you know he went up and hes giving them the bread and seed putting something out because they need to be able to. The wall you believe part of moments in that. Penny go through have a lot of sweet moments yeah. Afterwards the maid of honor removes antonio who punch evansdale this symbolizes her transition from innocent maiden to mature young bride. The finale of the traditional wedding ritual is the horror show of all carrion folk to have. The present never let you go. To the well find a way we will. Get picked or send it off and antonio who punch have a can incorporate some of the magic from the party into their daily lives there are certain to have a bright future. Looks like a great party and with that we were up the show but dont forget to follow us on social media or check out our website for this weeks drop for me and the rest of the crew here at euro max as always thanks for watching well see you again soon. But. If. They are aiming high a group of the daughters of the kalahari. Their hope to become. Their dream a Better Future for their family. Their past their rocky and dangerous one above. Where giving up is not an option. Confused. You dont love. Me take football or similarly you went with a little bit wonderful people in stories that make the game so special. For all true fans was funny. 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