gives up its twenty eighth houston's as european capital of culture. down two years on the bottoms up would be over and berlin. this down arrays is really legendary austrians hong kong brace and kids bill is known of the world's hardest and most dangerous down here competition since nine hundred thirty one the event has to 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 opera ski party takes place. at speeds of up to one hundred fifty kilometers per hour the skiers plunge down the legendary section known as the wind and into the valley. waiting near the finish line or celebrities who come from around the world. to give you links to the mr world's most dangerous downhill race this is the most dry jandek race it's really fantastic with a really good answer for doesn't go anywhere bloody crazy looking. very brave. really it's the toughest race of all your belly if you know what you're doing with videos from. 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. of the popular beauty hole you can touch things up a bit with shovels and rape. and pick axes was made it was a ball but then you're on or dong fields with 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 heart of the khan race i know that i see it since one thousand and 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 bloody siler in the one nine hundred sixty s. he whizzed down the strife as a ski racer today he's one of the fans. always it's just the way it's set up these days i'd be coming down over the age of seventy three and ollie kept up all the new good old days it was more fun there are history here as i speak we stretched out a rope and that was it didn't need anything more there wasn't any safety equipment either to codes for you to know it's all could you keep. it was his big brother tony seiler who taught him how to ski the champion austrian skier was unbeatable in the one and come downhill race during the one nine hundred fifty s. he helped lead the race its legendary appeal. this time around almost rossini's the first to cross the finish line the first german to win the hunted come downhill in thirty nine years. in winning my first world cup racing kids here a couple nights 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 it's just brutal what they want and it goes like out all the way down to the exit others die and die long hours for. v.i.p.'s get to enjoy belgian formula one star max fare stop and came down the hill want to sled mile after toby a small ready ski down in an elegant suit. down there yourself the emotions that well were just incredible and you're imagine what. it would be like to come down not with a bit of elegance momentum but we really raced down it got this room wanted to comment on the night they were going to impose on the survivor i mean i was honestly so different feeling but of course you have a lot of respect for the people who actually ray said 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 style of your toe town here everything revolves around the varying views sausage known as ice forced. by united large estate wanted nothing better this is a contrast you guys saw untasted price for starters based on the best in the world the biggest in the world which was twenty five hundred people here we have a lot of trouble here everyone eats a pretzel and sausage and drinks a beer is though there is lots to do with the fact that bryce course is pure approaching the roots 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 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 valetta it's one of the european cultural capitals of twenty eighteen the most his capital the sharing of the roll with live arden a city in the netherlands with about six thousand inhabitants by letter is the smallest capital in the e.u. it is located in a fortress and it's a unesco but habitate sides more than one hundred forty projects and four hundred events have been planned in the city this year they kicked off the band with a huge open. there are mourning at the. letters putting on a giant party to launch its year as a twenty eight thousand capital of culture. the spanish acrobats of. our world famous for their spectacular show. to get closer to people and surprise the people to be something exacting something neil 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 as. musicians 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 you me a place in the very end i six perience and i am very grateful because chose us. so that to show our ways in costs. that we used for a kind of in. it's a nice thing we know i am very grateful for one something that is not for artists we want something. from which even. the president. and all of more benefits. than is less than six thousand and has 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. put massive effort into here as capital of culture. magical place where. you know so much this. three on this financier since the sixteenth century so many people for the night so forth to have come by and they've left such a legacy which you know i think is finally being recognized in european level. to lead to lies 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 when grandmaster john parker sold to violet kay the city its name is st john's coke at the angel is the conventional church of the order of st john the floor is made up of three hundred seventy five marble slabs covering knights tombs. the city gate is based on plans by star italian architect renzo piano as is the new parliament building. the. whole it is very special file and i like to go through it also i like. the harbor and it's a very clear scary denies they still eat fish and all for them but here we are in generally and it's fun festive where there's a lot of history monuments here and it's very lovely people as well whatever you go to the cell that. it's been said and i'll have to say yes so. it's a very and lots of emotions they positive emotions. like the facade of st john's come. cathedral many of these landmarks will provide a backdrop for this year's events. are. the cultural capital of europe it's outstanding it's fantastic for us as maltese we are all very proud you know this is the best years of malta for us news last few years walter has grown so much and. this is the place to be this is the place to be valetta in two thousand and eighteen. more than four hundred events will be taking place in the letter and around multiple 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 mocked a stunningly successful first year some thirty five hundred members joined the best day celebrations on sunday. going from no i just magnificent every time we visit where the night away by even busy looms and total exhibitions are great to space is the arrangement the whole design is impressive i don't know a better museum in the kind of smog need it's drawing visitors from far and wide it's amazing how many people have visited. me sam and. there's the creation off. a german software not meant to scan the action of contemporary and impressionist walks forms the core of the exhibition. in the years since its opening its welcome to a half a million visitors fos a passing expectations. of. 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 international green week at tracks nearly four hundred thousand visitors every year. ten years issues or ban or delayed singer song writer 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 spend several years in the nineteen seventies in west berlin he died on january tenth two thousand and sixteen. he was one of the world's most famous haves 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 as has left tweeted french interior minister. after the passing he revolutionised yes or no me in the seventy's which turned towards healthy eating thirty years ago he founded the book cruise dollar international cool in every competition to reward innovative young chefs here's a look back at his extraordinary life. koos 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 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 all. began to change the course of color 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 i was. born in february one thousand nine hundred six he first learned to cook from his grandmother. studied 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 nine hundred eighty nine a restaurant guide named him a chef of the century an exceptionally rare honor his recipe for success would appear simple enough to give us the next looking is very simple a good product or product and properly seasoned. craziness traditional and. bussard you didn't get just the. seaboard brought in which are good crazy. food to salt 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 shops 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 bocuse door a high profile media event staged to discover young and talented chefs it's become a sort of oscar ceremony for the cullen area world know the meanest of them is if he's been spreading the word about french cuisine on his travels since one thousand seven there 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 to do it. even if the fuse is credited with pioneering nobel cuisine he was never a champion of small portions on big plates on the contrary. he was famous for his lavish desserts the trees his kitchen was down to earth and experimental at the same time it's helped shape today's cuisine river wasn't for him and we wouldn't be doing what we're doing today. to plough full crews 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 park or collab we are joining a very special gym class these days yoga comes in all forms in the german capital is hard to go with parents on bikes with techno music. but not only yoga partying is also a big business and burden trust me one australian yoga 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. has been holding being used because they seemed lynn and elsewhere for two years now. from eight to sixteen euros for an hour the participants get on for that sells millions of thoughts for their brain i mean the focus is definitely on the show. it is a work out there sorry 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 cultural puzzle because this nation's known as you like combining a little exercise with drinking beer it's fantastic other leg no yeah. yeah i do it i'm sure because you can't work off the calories in your beer which you know it's about fifty percent relaxation twenty five percent support and twenty five percent from. the world of yoga it's always good for a surprise. just 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 moment of. all. who was out this week and i was serious twice as nice as we are meeting up with successful twins today it's not liz and. me the german sisters work sixteen and product design us in the netherlands they've got their own label called . a mix of their first names with their minimalist interior products and wallpaper they want to bring shown us. into the chaos of everyday life say hey we made them in the studio in rotterdam to find out how about it is to work with your train. for me with my marble graphite twins saga and denies money you know working on a design for a mirror frame in two thousand and twelve they started leaving us on the their own label based in the dutch city of rotterdam its focus is interior design sharing a business has its advantages. and i want to put them into them 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. and decisions get made a lot faster because we can be far more direct with each other if she can be reached i can decide to my in. the twins 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 dino is mainly responsible for the design takes care of the marketing. but such close collaboration also has its disadvantages. the prius no bones by it 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. is out there 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. once i stormed out the door and then i thought no she's sitting in there all known so i came back in there she was waiting for me 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. then we had a cup of coffee and harmony was restored. for inspiration between scout rotterdam's artists quartered near the main train station. then 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 you know off spawn and you know there's a lot 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 have 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 and let us know and when you do in your name without a medically be entered into our drawing for this exclusive your max watts 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 to them thanks for watching and bye bye. next edition of your imax for the fun of fashion is primarily a visual experience so how can it be transformed into a multi-sensory one for the blind in vision impaired that's a question studied 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