Biscuits are a popular ive been speciality. In the picture a museum in cologne all those perfect backdrops but instagram photos. And all that go famous german course america has issued a travel. We start off todays program with a festive twist to this week series sweet delights in germany called specter lots in dutch and flemish then and has spec us this biscuit is a common christmas cookie in germany belgium and the netherlands i made using a special seasonal spice mix containing cinnamon cloves and lots of other flavors and in belgium the specular is most closely associated with st nicholas day which is celebrated in many European Countries on the sixth of december. The complex Central Market square in brussels is popular all year round with tourists but during the Christmas Season its like taking any special and bastions Unofficial National cookie mystical norse makes it even better. One of my favorite cookies and they were there. Proceeds completely associated with this time of year with nicholas i would say crunchy. Butter for sugar for the amount. Of Christmas Markets will realize a cup of coffee. This spiced cookie has a long tradition which is a pessimist by the missile dont want bakery. The classic arrives here with cinnamon and clothes is very popular but there are all kinds of speckle is on sale here. Is. True of new proceed carefully best known and best selling one is this traditional specular six if you just so go buy them all the second one is with almonds and then theres this one with either chocolate or vanilla kerio and it along with different flavors because those come in different shapes st nicholas is a particularly popular at the moment the vegas to shape the day with traditional wood molds that also make a difference regarding special flavor but selim says he has been working here for almost thirty years. He refuses to reveal the full secret behind the maze zones and was speckled those but he does divulge that the main ingredients are flour butter brown sugar and the spice mix that includes cinnamon and closer. Look hope book. During the spanish empire the spaniards traveled around the world on long island all banks spices that gradually found their way into european cookie recipes. Isnt easy to make. You have to get the proportions right thats why were sticking to our traditional recipe. So that weve stayed attached to our roots. When the dough is ready it is pressed into wooden molds with the traditional my teeth into the oven. Post because its regarded as a Christmas Trees in most other European Countries it is always available in belgium. Its because we make spec you know its all year round we sell it for valentines day easter and also in summer it will be of course particularly at the end of the year but the name is still more eloquently in belgium and around the world as we ship it all over to our online customers. Alexander as son is a seventh generation. He and his brother work with their father today maintaining an old Family Tradition that. Is over what was agreed to by in my world dr braun five eighteen twenty nine so why do you before the creation of benjamin your worst two hundred years now and still i mean. To this day miss out on what has resisted the urge to industrialize its production it has branched out and opened several other stores around belgian. Theyve also developed new products including the smash box. Its a huge stake in doors that comes with a hammer. Its handy if a particular recipe calls will speak of those crumbs but apparently theres a deeper meaning if theres a flurry of this in my books and a way to sort out. The best you can do and sorry the piece is. What then is going to end well because dont experiment with is being greedy and see what they speak and why would they its clearly a recipe for success. Well the spec a los is probably an exclusive youre a max wrist watch so best of luck now lets take a look at todays culture news in europe theres plenty to report on from the british capital and todays express were in london for all three stops. On tuesday Prince William and duchess catherine hosted a Christmas Party in boston the invited guests with families of soldiers who are serving abroad for the holidays. Is someone whose husband has serves i knew how hard it feels when a loved one deaves him to do the job theyve trained for. When william served in the foot clearance when search and rescue i remember how it felt. But i cant imagine how it feels when youre left once a way when i just have a say for christmas Prince William was on active duty in the British Air Force for several years among other things as a helicopter pilot he left the military in twenty thirteen. On tuesday scottish artists on a project was awarded the we now turn a prize for the video cannot reach it. If that even a combination shot on his smartphone accent is clear identity in britain and her own coming out. Of the turner prize is regarded as britains most prestigious distinction for modern os its named after the romantic pains a win in tennis and presented in london to take place in a gallery. The animated film mobley legend of the jungle premiered in london on tuesday on hand with the films director andy serkis and actress Naomie Harris mobley will be released worldwide on the Netflix Streaming platform on december seventh. The film is set in india and is based on the novel by regular deplaning published in eighty ninety four. Now were off to the german city of cologne the district of eden felt is one of the trendiest areas of the city known for its diverse nightlife fashion boutiques markets autism all cafes and International Restaurants quite fittingly its now also home to an Instagram Museum if youre a bit of an insta addict like me its just the place to visit like the social media platform but Instagram Museum is all about creating an ideal version of yourself. There arent any exhibits at this museum nothing to see apart from the perfect backdrop for the perfect photo at the super candy pop up Instagram Museum in cologne. Open the museum up to seeing its success across the pond. This concept and the concept is from the u. S. So its been going strong for about a year and a half now and exists in many cities. Basically began when museums started realizing that exhibitions that allowed people to take photos of themselves were drawing more visitors than more conventional once thought this best offer. Got some of that so its not all style there are twenty different interactive installations each one with a picture perfect concept like this pink wall pitch or a balloon room these two sisters came with their mother and a very good camera. Theyre all set for the photo shoot and theyre going out a better way to have found. Their to do a backbend. And of course ive got more than one outfit for the shoes. Yeah but if i did i dont wear the she is very often so i thought id bring them along for the photos but i think its best to have different photos were you not always wearing the same things just to have a bit of variety. Thats going on cause i was also not. From distal doff are also here with their mother they know exactly what makes for a good picture. You have to smile into the camera and you have to. Bend is the fact that. Most of the visitors heard about the pop up Museum Online its especially popular with women. So im going to also of course we have a target group which primarily women over ninety five percent of visitors here are women theyre professional and amateur photographers who enjoy all the different sets. And so we also have families who are drawn to the tree for children under six. For this team and there were five friends over fifty who made some great pictures and there were even some over seventy people of all ages just about. The confetti room is also a perfect backdrop and affection is why theyve come to the museum after all the entrance fee is twenty nine euros for two hours. Well the museum is not that big if its about just having fun like us it really is quite expensive. But it only makes more sense for people who really need the perfect picture and are actually making money with them on instagram. Museum will be around until the end of february twenty ninth. Zero at its best your imax brings you the highlights on instagram stunning landscapes spectacular buildings and mouthwatering delicacy our reporters are constantly on the look out with their cameras we look forward to your comments check out our your Max Instagram stories and discover how exciting and diverse europe can be. On instagram. So head on over there today to find out more about the same nicholas tradition. Now time for our ongoing series your remarks the locks where we showcase European Architecture and interior design today were headed for the swedish capital stockholm for many years salo and her husband lived in a small downtown apartment but when the children came along they needed more space being city lovers moving out of town to a more affordable location wasnt really an option so instead they were able to extend their existing home the result is decidedly cozier but its still in the same downtown location. Hello and welcome to my apartment. This balcony leads directly into the living room of ninas silos apartment its located in stockholm says storage center. The room central feature is a fireplace. I love so it was its always been one of my dreams to have a fireplace its really one of those homey and cozy things that you get from a fireplace. The living room is located on the apartment second floor and it also serves as ninas home office shes a t. V. Producer. The bathroom is down the hall. This is a childrens room theres lots of Natural Light here the children share a room because the whole apartment has just ninety square meters of living space. For the time being they have to share. And most of the time theyre not even in the room to be honest it will be a problem but at their age right now its not a problem the way i see it. They disagree with me but they have to get with it at the moment. The parents bedroom is actually part of the living room area here too theres plenty of Natural Light on the other hand theres no door. To. The Biggest Issue its really not the kids but its. More the problem when my husband is watching television or films in that late at night then we fixed it by getting headphones. This way leads to the lower floors. Nina and her husband used to live in this part of the apartment all by themselves but forty five square meters wasnt enough for a growing family. So they expanded into the loft apartment that was one floor up. One of the main issues when we built this was storage so we were trying to be creative and find storage somewhere and one of the things. Is that we had used to have the bed in here. And since we didnt need that anymore we turned it into a storage for those big doors to hide everything we have in there. Heres the open kitchen the family gathers here often and in fact they have no intention of moving to a larger apartment real estate prices in stockholm are high so theyd have to move out of the center and they dont want to do that. We would like it to be. If we would like to go somewhere it would be completely somewhere else like to come for side. For the time being that stage right here in san. In. Nowadays its become popular to enjoy your coffee on the move usually in a plastic or paper cup germanys royal postman factory k p m wants to cut combat this trend with own more sustainable answer tailored to these fast paced times a porcelain travel mark. Among table settings of the finest china is a coffee to go cup. As berlins royal porcelain factory k. P. N. Moved into fast food. It all started at the coffee vending machine in the staff kitchen. For you from the muslims i ask them us pencil what are you drinking from weve been making the finest porcelain for two hundred sixty years and youre drinking from a paper cup and he said i didnt have time to think about that but that was a year ago now i see my employees around the office with this cup and thats wonderful this is issuing. The head designer at the royal porcelain factory and he decided to create a coffee to go cup worthy of its noble makers you know. We started out developing a perfectly normal smith camp but that was to run at the mill much too average for us. So we thought wed out there call on passion which is our most traditional design with it when you go on to fluctuate this is the core long pattern from seven hundred ninety meets the design of twenty eight. Viewable and we just wanted to try out a new approach and appeal to a younger target group and we had the idea to develop a coffee to go copy sustainability was a priority. In materials used to make porcelain our natural feldspar kale in courts and water each coffee cup is produced individually. Then theyre fired in the kiln twice. They were brushed off and stamped with the royal prussian scepter each cup takes fourteen days from start to finish. This is hundreds of luxury items the cups require about twenty steps from the turning to the final buffing and youre there dipped in blue glaze of. The water color highlights any flaws or dents some of the school or most other court on pattern is very intricate all these tiny beads around the cup have to be clearly visible the blue dipping shows of the pattern is nice and visible if any flaws show appear the cop is rejecting. The division also today. Before the official market launch in early october the company had produced an inventory of five thousand cups in their. I wonder who would buy them within two weeks the cops were sold out now that you go cops are almost the only item carried by. Store in black and white for forty nine or fifty nine euros. Physical proof lid is made of high quality elastomer but what about the long standing traditions. Painters might work on a piece for more than a year but we dont sell these every day in this series keep e. M. For everyday use. You might call it an entry level luxury product the coffee cup was the most successful market lunch in the companys history. Now david bowie was one of the most Innovative Artists of his time he was a master of the concept album telling intricate stories with his music so its perhaps no surprise that shortly before his tragic death in twenty sixteen he also composed a musical with the help of irish playwright and walsh we were in hamburg for a dazzling performance of the show. The video for the song lazarus was released before david berry died in january twenty sixth seen. God. Got nothing left to lose. And this is jim and a to alexanders share in the musical lessons. David bowie david bowies the artist who most extended the scope of pop music and a lot so it was it. Was david bowies legacy that he wrote and composed in the last month of his life and this atmosphere is palpable in the piece. As a skit its about someone who doesnt belong on this planet. An alien who wants to leave wants to die. Feels that death is approaching. Its. Belly selected seventeen of his own songs with a musical which tells the story of an alien stranded on an trapped in a human body tortured by night and elucidations. The musical is loosely based on the one nine hundred seventy six film the man who fell to earth in which bowie played the lead role as. The musical is like a sequel the alien is still on but still doesnt feel it has. Now isnt that of its always fun to play an outsider ive also always been an outsider and so i feel very close to the character it doesnt seem alien to me. Its michelins and not. The other one on fun and im still. When im done im not. Part im sure and plan it as far as move. To forgive some of. The choice to go back to his plan this was the rocket that he makes himself. But he failed so. That i could. Just look. Like least does visually stunning production is full of bowie references and allusions to the current Political Climate sitting. On the. Mobs. Levens that to soften up during his life bowing cratered in his own fantasy world you can feel it here in the costumes and the way the actors move in the video art youre cool. But then we were inspired by him we didnt copy. That. David bury himself rearrange the songs that feature in the musical and all performed by the various characters. That. Was talked about into the actors interpret the songs from the perspective of their character with the emotions that they have in the moment so its different than if a pop star were to sing. On xander she is a standout its uncanny how he captures the essence of david hes clearly a grace of mine. Skits fissions on insta knew there were no clear limits between his life and the way he staged his persona and even his death ends all of it was ont what more could you want to achieve high. A moving tribute to pioneering artist who revolutionized the world of pop. And long may live on in our memory thats all from us for today but were back again tomorrow with plenty more european lifestyle im culture cries here on your remarks. On the next edition of your own max german performance artist famous to bring people together in search of a common goal. Of your comfort zone beyond next time youre up next. Living in the conflict zone honestly of us of what impact our tensions between ukraine and russia are having on peoples everyday lives. As old fears are stoked. To people there still have hope. And thirty minutes on d w. Letter we were proud when we were. The First American to someplace and our lives will experience hardship and listen up. That matters double. Bonds. When the mountains call follow their voice. Visit the place which is covered with snow for half the year. The place where engine and modern meet. Monfort beauty is natural and nature creates beauty. Go there and hear the words of the mountains each small step. Respect the threshold. To a child angele. Go to a place where the borders are covered with snow. Feel a moment of happiness. A moment which lasts for ever. Or love yourself to be welcomed and tempered by the best toasts. Remember that memories full of smiles never end. By the mountains of georgia that its good it see. This is a good news live from berlin trouble ahead for the trade war truce between beijing and washington a Global Corporate officer of chinese telecoms giant while waiting has been arrested in canada she now faces extradition to the u. S. For allegedly violating sanctions on iran. Also coming up its unamerican last day as the leader of germanys conservative video party shes stepping down after eighteen years as party chair but will