Gigantic installations from dried flowers. To hamburg chef spock raising a modern version of a german classic the fishbowl. I used to love being outside during some of thunderstorms which are quite common here in Northern Europe nowadays i prefer being indoors sheltered from the storm with a hot cup of tea on venice is a little more adventurous hes seen as one of the best weather photographers in germany and whenever the weather turns bad hes outside capturing lightning with his camera. Remove the. Dark clouds rain thunder and lightning. Little photographer basti and very nerdy loves nothing more than bad weather. Through hard storm cells and how i would pass and her beauty and power chasing them is a rather like the feeling an urge to hunt or gamble didnt come. The 27 year old storm chaser is out to photograph spectacular weather phenomena. Like these stunning lightning bolts. Or this intimidating looking storm cell. Hes published some of his best work in an illustrated book. Basti and then i realized on professional weather data and forecasts to find storms. Or 2 from todd hoping well find a nice storm front this fall that we see so called shelf clouds there are the mighty clouds that build up ahead of storm cells that sort of blow believe theyll drift towards me so i can document them with my camera. Studies imaging editing and has always been mesmerized by cloud formations thunder and lightning even as a kid he travels thousands of kilometers each year to capture them on camera mostly within germany this is an emerging thunder cell near heidelberg. Sometimes he also heads for the u. S. Midwest which is known for extreme weather conditions. Thats where he captured this tornado on film. Extreme weather events like these are very rare in germany he always uses a weather radar when hes out storm chasing it tells him where he needs to go. With that sort of suit. Weve got a storm cell that will probably move across germany our target area in a straight. Or. Storm chasers like me to head towards its path without getting into a. Curiously apart from some rain things are relatively calm inside the storm so the best motifs can be found on the edge of a storm even though there is no certainty of getting any shots of thunder and lightning. After several hours on the road in northwestern germany basti inventor has finally reached his destination but hes out of luck no spectacular weather events await. Place. Maybe will spot the storm front once the light rain arrives. Otherwise the storm cell will just be shrouded in rain. Means we can see the cloud structure. The inventor decides to wait it out patience is key as the storm chaser besides that gives them time to hatch new plans. Travelling to a hurricane and standing in the eye of the hurricane is definitely on my to do list. Says the 20 kilometer tall clouds around me it will be like being inside a stadium where it really like to experience that one day. And then i will have to try his luck another day there is no storm to photograph today disappointments are all part of the job but when he does get lucky his photos are full of beauty and energy. When visiting a city for the 1st time its difficult to get a good overview of all the sights in a short period of time especially if you want to avoid guided tours all special tourist bus. Says and lisbon you dont need anything except a tram ticket to enjoy the best portugals capital has to offer travelling on the 2880 has become much more than an inside tip for tourists it whisks you from old town to downtown in style. This is lisbons iconic 28 the tram trundling along a hilly 7 kilometer long route through the city. The electric tram line has been in service for over 100 years passing by the portuguese capitals most famous sites and it travels up and down lisbons many hills on its 900 millimeter wide track. And you know camacho has been driving the historic trams for 18 years now. Its interesting and fun to drive these trams. But i really like driving on the tracks of. The iron colossus with the original wooden benches starts its journey at mach timor nation where. Then it heads up to the monastery ups Alpha Centuri to florida. Conclude for passing through the obama you know needs to wait for the traffic lights to hit green. That used to be controlled manually. So if you see the footage it turns into a single track here if you so you need to be careful because other trams or cars become torch it would sweep. The tram edges past the neighborhoods buildings. Bamma is one of the citys oldest quarters. The tram was specifically designed for this narrow labyrinth of hilly roads to. Tourists hop on and off to enjoy views over the talk was as to where. It will than admitting we really wanted to ride this tram because weve heard so much about it. Either fergies old ones to the new trams because you can lift up the windows and. I think thats great. It was about thank you for king i like it a lot its nice and slow it relaxes me. The tram passes one historical site after another. The painted tiles rosalyn a shoes on the wall of santelli to see a church to pick scenes from the citys past. Then the tram which locals simply call electrico stops at lisbon cathedral the citys Oldest Church from here its just sends a steep hill. There are several breaks so when one gives out the others can still bring the tram to a stop but to drive you move this forward when you pull it back the wheels move in the opposite direction stopping the tram. And this is a pneumatic brake this one is magnetic wall and this is the handbrake when suddenly go because of what. Many people agree lisbon wouldnt be the same without its electric codes. Couple months well catch the 28 its totally normal for us i live here and had to do my shopping i dont know why i like it a lot this is the citys cars saw that they South Ossetia with a staggering 13. 5 percent incline no tramp aside to the electric co can manage it if you just do we dont think about the sand on the rail this window frames to increase traction the bit of it is old decommissioned trams end up in the museum. Starting in 1983 they were horse drawn but at 1901 the tram line was electrified. This isnt a stall its something very different cars times your hospital being so close you can practically return to touch them. In the city she. Area the tram stops outside the cullen area institution portugals espresso or bekah was once invented at this bella park cafe. I also tried modern trams but i prefer the 28 to it nearing its final destination the tram passes portugals Parliament Building south bend to and the basilica trailer. After about an hours journey and 38. 00 stops then a stodgy sightseeing tour on the iconic 28. 00 me an attraction in itself comes to an end. Theyre back from the dead so to speak dried flowers like these have become all the rage in interior decorating again seen as a more practical alternative to freshly cut blossoms and one british artist has taken the trend even further Rebecca Louise lowe uses dried flowers to build 3 dimensional artworks that decorate entire rooms where off to northern italy to show you how latest exhibition. Thousands of dried blossoms combine to create an extensive art installation in a former monastery chapel in parma northern italy. The artist read that the weasel lives on a Country Estate in wales. She has worked primarily with dried blossoms for about 12 years now. I see the flowers as a palette. I drive. For way my material. Karma the italian capital of culture for 2020 among the many of them this year is Rebecca Louise lawless installation titled flora lead. It was set up in february it only took. One week to complete her sculpture out of some 200. 00 homes and dried blossoms but then the opening had to be postponed for several months because of the corona virus and. At one time the 16th century chapel was an herbal pharmacy for the poor and sick the work of floral art is also a tribute to the exhibition space itself. Somehow to. The blossoms all had to be individually attached to this then copper wire. Artist prepared the composition at home in her studio and sent it to italy. Then we worked together with her to hang up the various sprays of flowers on the steel framework and. Floral artisan demand internationally she possesses a collection of over 1000000. 00 dried blossoms parts of which she really uses over and over. As in berlin in 2016. And 2 years later into lido ohio. To the different locations most often public spaces. Her 2001000 installation the womb was displayed in a Community Center in michigan. Of bringing me. To places where. May people have lost connection with nature in the. Me i remind. Comes from a gardening family she grew up surrounded by nature and flowers as a young artist she already enjoyed making 3 dimensional walk through. My parents were dry flowers when i was. Going to paint in the air and from then there are. Distancing rules the visitors and are only allowed into the time. Demands is great up to 300 people a day pass through it. Gives me a feeling. To feel. Beautiful out of the. Way. The regionally Rebecca Louise law intended to take the blossoms down again at the end of the year and reuse them as usual but now shes got another idea i actually felt like. Now in conversations about the instant. People of thailand have become a part of the work in the author and read that the reason plans to expand this culture with dried violets that people have collected for her. Germany is not necessarily known for its street food here in the capital the most popular snack to go is the din a kebab which was invented in berlin but is based on turkish cuisine down south real source of jews and soft pretzels are all the rage but in the northern states the fish or fish role is a quintessential street food snack and has the reputation of being a bit Old Fashioned but in the port city of hamburg chefs updating its image. Fish and bread are northern germany is traditional street food. But it has to crunch nicely when you take a bite all along the coast locals and visitors have their favorites and salmon sandwich of course fried fish and bread crumbs come from shrimp to roll i cant wait to try it rick because there are things. Its not healthy you know theres my definitely crispy rolls real slightly tart with onions perfect what makes a good station that has this fresh juice and you have to eat it up in the north in north east the figure i mean it starts with a friendly greeting and the rest is the freshness this is the 1st. The book at 10 stand in hamburg harbor serves the traditional tasty snack the way its been eaten since time immemorial. Feels good as we see it traditional definitely means a somewhat sour hara for whats very popular with our guests a salty urban sounds terrible. With onions which gives the fish that tasty xenia should have both adults who gave me. Its easy to make and no secret just slit open the bread roll and slap a fish on it and the onions you know what theyre dealing. With bender michelle plugger has observed changes to the snacks image. And gets mad when the 3 people come up and say oh i think ill have a fried herring or all have a bismark herring because my granddad likes to eat them so much out of this one or have you got macro on my granddad and grandma like to eat it its a growing trend among people young and old. The fish bread roll is all but unknown internationally. But germans on the north and baltic sea coasts enjoy the snack any time anywhere. But how do you spot a really good one before you buy it. Mother kept as you can tell it by among other things a long line in front of the stand there you know its been freshly made or will be believed to money should be this from hamburg has tried out all the stands in northern germany devoted several books to the specialty including a cookbook. Top chef sab redefine the snack it might be served on a butter course song or with pesto and pair or calamari. Says the range offered at the stands has white. Is good for new fish which and now there are various stands that offer her 50 or 60 variations of food so that all starts with the filling the fish the in. To news with the type of bread rolls you should see well as the sauces and come just good with hes also the classics have been reinvented. Shop which offers up his creations and hamburgs song to county district. Judge what remains the same is the combination of fish and bread roll. Here you can enjoy a fried fish roll band an american inspired lobster roll. You can. Be trying to find a way to Bring International influences into it because as we see it of one that reflects the modern amber. Fish breed its a fish role a local street food product but with an International Touch and a for not im going to. Burn shop at his partner open the underdogs restaurant with its industrial harbor interior in 2017. And they have a mission. Asking him and i dont think im god to you when we started out young people were always saying well i dont like waste that much but without any real reason just because the classical ways of preparing fish no longer appealed to a young clientele on. The product itself is great and young people really like the way we prepare it but i am going to. Put in the end for most northern germans its the quality of the dish roll that counts. And if you fancy finding out more about german and european cuisine make sure to subscribe to our new you tube channel d w food will even see me in the kitchen for a change he is a little taste of what else youll find. Down like you see these. Stories. Come to z. As. The smell of amazing the best chefs with their best tips from meat dishes to eating diets and all the recipe secrets while the modern world europes diversity is a smorgasbord you get my list you know. Subscribe and enjoy d. Deli you food. From food to fashion now and the fashion industry has a sustainability problem its responsible for at least 10 percent of Greenhouse Gas emissions every year millions of tons of fast fashion items are also thrown away buying used clothes is an easy way to tackle this problem another idea is up cycling dutch design a durham lanting is doing just that with quite some style combining portions of an want to design a close to create new luxury is peace. The coach that combines fabrics from high end fashion labels like Celine Prada Helen Klein and Ralph Simmons rearranged and reassembled thats designer duran mountings concept. My name is duran im told im seeing them recreate collections from deathstroke provided by milton drugstores. His apparel destined to be disposed of. I never found it interesting to create clothes from scratch when i was young i was always cutting up old pieces. This is the design that made the designers name in 2018 he created these vagina pans for american soul singers and monet. Duran is especially proud of the code he created for superstar billy eilish its made up of 2 quilted jackets by the current fashion label after the singer wore it for a photo shoot its value soared by several 1000 euros. Shes an aspiring its good because she has the flow is for a younger audience to really think about going shes design and so its good that shes promoting Recycled Materials and upcycling this approach is integral to Duran Concepts hes exasperated by the fact that the fashion industry is responsible for a good 10 percent of worldwide Greenhouse Gas emissions so 100 percent of the materials used for the designers collections are recycled Luxury Department stores provide him with unsold apparel for free he makes new items out of it and sells them back. I dont believe in the traditional system of fashion. Ive never believed in. Used to be very important to. The rivals you know. Now its. More just to create my own. With. Even so most of the established labels take a positive view of his work. The designer finds his inspiration from combining elements at 1st glance wouldnt seem to go together he started out doing collages like these that. Sounds a bit dramatic but its the core of my being in a way literally my life my life. I mean. Everything i stand for you system for. Are you know are in here so its really its my bible. Like here at the 2001000 amsterdam. But. Take things further. People just want to much as possible where i think fashion as. Its for me is much more important so i would like to see that. When hes not on the road duran and his team produce a maximum of 60 pieces for months that number is due to increase soon with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence which should be able to multiply his designs. For my collection he. Has another entirely new idea creating sashing without any. He would like to use. To envision a completely new. Approach. Well lets see how warm youll feel wearing nothing but a projection thats all from us for today but you can find plenty more lifestyle and culture by following us on social media and make sure to stop by our website d. W. Dot com slash lifestyle to find a latest view was droll thanks for watching and bye bye for now. On a bike along the river elbe nicole furley can play miking is becoming more and more popular especially for it for a come naturally im really excited about todays trip along the alba record biking along one of the most varied paths in europe. Hears the challenge to discover nature and culture using muscle power. 30 minutes on w. Is quite as simple as it seems. To understand the world better we need to take a closer. Experience knowledge to. The sixtys d. W. Not all think out of the gym well i guess sometimes i am but i stand up and whip it up and the gentleman thinks deep into the german culture of looking at the stereotypes the question that india thinks hes a country guy not time. Yet you didnt see me take his grandmother day out to eat those its cold out there. Im rachel joins me from the german from d. W. Post. In the height of climate change. Africas most of. Whats in store for. One of indias too big for the future. E. W. Dot com for to make a city the multimedia inside. Incher. Has a virus spread. Why do we panic and when well all miss them. Just 3 of the topics covered in a weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like and new information on the coronavirus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you go your podcast can. So fun and. Science. Lol. Playing. 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