bottoms up with fear and berlin. this down arrays is really legendary austrians hong kong race and kids bill is known of the world's hardest and most dangerous down here competition since nine hundred thirty one the event has challenge the best plates but it isn't only a competition for them this event also attracts a lot of stars especially on the opening weekend because after the race the world's largest and most exclusive up whiskey party takes place. at speeds of up to one hundred fifty kilometers per hour the skiers plunge down the legendary section known as the vines and into the valley. waiting near the finish line are celebrities who come from around the world. to give you a link to the world's most dangerous downhill race this is the most try again to race it's really fantastic with really good for doesn't go. there bloody crazy looking. very brave. here's the toughest race of all you're really if you know what you're doing with videos of. the shows well staged visitors expect to see something spectacular the runs are prepared a little differently each year they must be tricky enough yet a few actually should still reach the finish line race director michelle hoopers team was working on the course until just before the start. to the home of the precinct in charge things up a bit with shovels and rakes. and pickaxes it was me it was a but then you're on or donkey it's all these you give it a little make over and it works that's the mystery that's the legend that's the fascination of the cameras i know that i see it since one nine hundred thirty one we've been able to hold a race on a mountain which is completely unsuitable for a ski racing series one with each off weather condition isn't totally crazy weather patterns. one of the prominent guests waiting at the finish line each year is a hoody siler in the one nine hundred sixty s. he whizzed down the shrike as a ski racer today he's one of the family. who visits this little boy is set up these days i'd be coming down over the age of seventy three and only kept up all the new good old days it was more fun there were history here as well as the stretched out a rope and that was it. anything more there was no new safety equipment either. there were no it's all kind of good. it was his big brother tony seiler who taught him how to ski the champion austrian skier was unbeatable and one hundred come downhill race during the one nine hundred fifty s. he helped lead the race it's legendary appeal. this time around too much stress in the first across the finish line the first german to win the one and come down you know in thirty nine years. winning my first world cup racing kids here that cup and then it's down here it was just so cool this is what can i say but it's really much of what it was i mean the start just brutal what it wanted and it goes like that all the way down to the exit of this diana died on house but. v.i.p.'s get to enjoy a bit of that thrill by taking part in a charity race it takes place on the final stretch after the end of the downhill race here pretty much anything goes built in formula one star max fish stop and came down the hill on a sled while after toby a small red. skied down in an elegance of. some of those down there are some of the emotions that well we're just incredible and you imagine what it would be like to come down not with a bit of elegance momentum but it really breaks down that god has room wanted to comment on and i don't mean temple on the turf i mean i was on a sleigh so a different feeling but of course you have a lot of respect for the people who actually race it i wouldn't do it so it's quite a scary sight. in the evening this five turns into a party zone and guests wander from one party to the next. one highlight is a rustic event held in the sham of your hotel here everything revolves around the boat varying views sausage known as ice forced. laugh about it or just a product nothing better this is a good grass device and it's a hard task advice for started based on the best in the world the biggest in the world it's about twenty five hundred people here and we have a lot of trouble here everyone needs a pretzel and sausage and drinks a beer is though there is lots to do with the fact that bryce course is pure protein the fruits and you know what i mean first it was your money i and folks need to keep up their strength during the one income race inspired by the dare devils on the slopes visitors party with wild abandon hope well into the night i. am from the cold we continue our tour in the sound we are heading to the island off to visit to valetta it's one of the european cultural capitals of twenty eighteen the most his capital the sharing of the roll with a city in the netherlands with about six thousand inhabitants while latter is the smallest capital in the e.u. it is located in a forty. yes and it's a unesco would have a takes sides more than one hundred forty projects and four hundred events have been planned in the city this year that kicked off the event with a huge opening ceremony at the weekend at. the letters putting on a giant party to launch its year as a twenty eight team capital of culture. to the spanish acrobats of enough you. are world famous for their spectacular show. to get closer to people and surprise that people to be something exacting something new something beriberi. people are performing at every turn most often in the open air the streets of this four hundred fifty year old city are serving us dangerous few sessions and street performers are out in force nearly every artist in the tiny mediterranean country of malta it's a major event for europe's southern most capital. for me personally it's it's me and i six perience and i am very grateful because church owes us. so that's rick and showing amazing costs you missed the boat upside costs that we used for a current event. it's a very nice i mean i'm very grateful for one something that is not just for artists but we want something that is also applicable and from which even the president. and all of more benefits. population is less than six thousand and all of those less than four hundred fifty thousand family ties have a high priority here. the people spend lots of time outdoors even in winter the sun shines most of the time and temperatures average around thirteen degrees celsius the multi-stemmed put massive effort into for lettuce. here as capital of culture. well it is a magical place. you know it has so much history on this been in syria since the sixteenth century so many people of the night so forth to have come by and they've left such a legacy which you know i think is finally being recognized for european level. volatilize on a peninsula in the east of the main island it was founded by the knights of the order of st john in the sixteenth century to defend against invaders they surrounded the city with fortresses called bastions. in one thousand nine hundred eighty the entire city was listed as a unesco world cultural heritage site every single house in the town is a listed building one of the main sites is the grandmasters palace completed in fifteen seventy five one grand master john parker sold developed ok the city its name is st john's coke at the draw is the conventional church of the order of st john the floor is made up of three hundred seventy five marble slab covering nights tombs. of. the city gate is based on plans by star italian architect renzo piano as is the new parliament building. of all it is very special file and i like a big old room. also i like. harbor and it's a very clean air said he denies they still eat fish and all for them but the way out in unity. is fun festive. and there's a lot of thirty monuments here and it's very lovely people as well whatever you go to the cell that. it's been said and i'll bet the. yes so. it's a lot of emotions a positive emotion. like the first shot of st john's coconspirator although many of these landmarks will provide the backdrop for this year's event. the cultural capital of europe it's outstanding it's it's fantastic for us as maltese we're all very proud you know this is the best year is of malta for us in these last few years walter has grown so much and. this is the place to be this is the place to be in two thousand and eighteen. more than four hundred events will be taking place in the letter and around multiple this year the e.u. smallest capital is determined to make a big splash in twenty eighteen. and more topics from around europe coming up in today's express our roundup of culture events. gemini's museum bob gainey has marked a stunningly successful first year some thirty five hundred members joined the best day celebrations on sunday. night i just magnificent every time we visit were blown away by even busier looms and toy exhibitions are great the spaces the arrangement the whole design is impressive and i don't know a better museum in the kind. it's money it's drawing visitors from far and wide it's amazing how many people have visited. to see sam and. there's the creation off . a german software magnet to scan auction of contemporary and impressionist walks forms the core of the exhibition. in the is since its opening its welcomed more than half a million visitors fuss a passing expectations. the world's leading agricultural fair international green week is more international than ever this year more than sixteen hundred exhibitors from sixty six countries are presenting their products and ideas at the agricultural and food industry trade fair as in recent years ecological farming and healthy eating are two major focal points for international green week at tracks nearly four hundred thousand visitors every year. ten musicians have honored the late singer songwriter david bowie with a memorial concert in the german capital they included british pop stars sting's son joe sumner. the musicians all shared the distinction of having once performed on stage with david bowie. the focus was on songs from bowie. early career with enduring popular hits like golden years. always spent several years in the nineteen seventies in west berlin he died on january tenth twenty sixteen. he was one of the world's most famous tabs and known as the father of novel christian paul the book he died at the age of ninety one this week and mr paul was france the pope of call me is has left us tweeted french interior minister. after the passing he revolutionised guests are normally in the seventy's which turned towards healthy eating thirty years ago he founded the book cruise dollar international call in every competition to reward innovative young chefs here's a look back at his extraordinary life. both hughes was a master chef and in large part responsible for the rise of the chef to the status of international media star his restaurant nobels dupont north of leone was the birthplace of this revolution. one of his most famous recipes is a truffle soup under a puff pastry crown created in one nine hundred seventy five. people come to his restaurants just for this soup and he's one of the greatest pioneers he completely embodies perfected the original product approach. changed the course of color unary art in the one nine hundred sixty s. with tastefully arrange seasonal and regional produce he simplified the preparation and emphasized the ingredients original flavor. and is the. one. we know each other for over thirty years his attitude was always fabulous always with open arms he was the best ambassador of france around it was. born in february one thousand twenty six he first learned to cook from his grandmother he went on to study with the best in the business the star chef from nonpoint and. the first three star chef in france. earned his own first michelin star at just thirty two and the second and third in the following seven years. but koos maintained his three michelin stars from one thousand nine hundred sixty five on a world record in one thousand nine hundred nine. named him a chef of the century an exceptionally rare honor his recipe for success would appear simple enough as i see the kids looking is very simple a good product or coke right and properly seasoned of one of our craziness traditional and. musser he'll be doing just the. seaboard brought which are good crazy in. the book who sought the limelight he is credited as the first chef to lead his kitchen and chat with guests he was feted like a pop star as master chef he insisted on owning his own restaurant so he would retain sole control over the menu he started the whole ball rolling as was the now we all we all strive to. create new and more exciting things but i was all started by paul because. in the one nine hundred eighty s. bocuse founded the us the two book use nearly own to pass on his knowledge to aspiring chefs from the world over but it's not only about cooking they also learned how to manage their own restaurants. he also launched the international cooking competition book use a high profile media event staged to discover young and talented chefs it's become a sort of oscar ceremony for the common area world no remind us of the mystery about he's been spreading the word about french cuisine on his travels since one thousand nine hundred are you in the book it's mainly his doing it it's got such a reputation around the world his influence is still felt and we have to continue his work with you. even if the fuse is credited with high unerring nobel cuisine he was never a champion of small portions on big plates on the contrary. he was famous for his lavish desserts but cruises kitchen was down to earth and experimental at the same time it helped shape today's cuisine you know so it really wasn't for him then we wouldn't be doing what we're doing today. global cues created a slice of history the revolution he cooked up on his stove is destined to continue . we continue with a glass of beer right now but not like usual in the pop or collab we are joining a very special gym class these days yoga comes in all forms in the german capital as you go with parents on bikes with techno music. but not only yoga partying is also a big business and burden trust me one australian you're the teacher combines both in her be a yoga class the latest and really bring relaxation to a new level. this is the sound of a satisfying workout. emily has been holding being used to courses in berlin and elsewhere for two years now. from eight to sixteen euro's for an hour the participants get on for that so let's turn to the bugs for their brains i mean the focus is definitely on the show. it is a work out there story you definitely do sweat and that's good you get your muscles awake and working the story it's a good balance. but students of this school of yoga shouldn't expect to find it in all truths in the bottle puzzle because this nation's known as you like combining a little exercise with drinking beer it's fantastic other leg no yeah. right yeah i do it i'm too because you can't work off the calories in your beer with you know it's about fifty percent relaxation twenty five percent support and twenty five percent from. the world of yoga is always good for a surprise. to not good junk and no good yoga people think you practice yoga with a chicken nugget but apparently some people do facebook will tell you all kinds of stories then some time you might try it out. to be a month well it's. all. cool i was out this weekend i was serious twice as nice we're meeting up with successful twins today it's the united. the don't sisters work sixteen end product design house in the netherlands they've got their own label called the mix of their first names with their minimalist interior products and wallpaper they want to bring. into the chaos of everyday life say hey we want them in the studio in rotterdam to find out how about it is to work with your train. i mean with a marble or graphite twins and denies money you know working on a design for a marriage frame in two thousand and twelve they started leaving us on deep their own label based in the dutch city of rotterdam its focus is interior design sharing a business has its advantages. and i don't know what that if then we have exactly the same taste and views of things that makes it very easy to work together we don't have to discuss or talk about basic things that's. one side of the discussion was get main. because we can be far more direct with each other if you can be reached i can decide to my in. between the focus on a minimalist design for textiles and products. cardholders made of stone and printed blankets are part of their collection. they frequently draw inspiration from age old techniques like silk screen. they keep a clear division of labor do you know he's mainly responsible for the design while zada takes care of the marketing. but such close collaboration also has its disadvantages of the free it's no bones it's easy to get our private lives mixed up with our work in the studio. and since we're so close and we can practically look over each other's shoulders it can be very hard to keep these things out of the studio routine. and do you know have all their products manufactured in europe working together with dutch artists and well known brands. they generally think along the same lines but sometimes sibling tempers. where. we'll get it off the ring once i stormed out the door and then i thought no she's sitting in there all alone so i came back in and there she was waiting for me about five and she said oh you're back. you also the local i knew she'd come back well so i know the routine in two or three minutes the door opens and there she is again about somewhere then we had a cup of coffee and harmony was restored. for inspiration between skunk rotterdam's artists quartered near the main train station. them do you know i studied in rotterdam and had little trouble convincing her sister of the city's charms and merits. a lot of them rotterdam and young unconventional always on the move yeah balmond peter there's a little of it is exciting and playful it's like a big playground where you can try out new things without committing to them too much. for the twins and their label rotterdam has been a good fit edgy and playful it's much like liz id and the sisters themselves who are always on the lookout for their next bright idea. there will be another edition of our serious twice as nice tomorrow where we are featuring twins who've made a name for themselves and who are now off twins in your country who are famous or successful that's what we want to know this week right also let us know and when you do in your name without a medically be entered into our drawing for this exclusive your next watch you can find all the informations on our website just go to d.w. dot com slash lifestyle good luck we're running out of time now but hopefully tomorrow on 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