hi, and welcome to the show, this week from italy, where it s coming up to truffle season. and later on in the programme, i ll be heading off into the woods to make my fortune, foraging for what they call diamonds in the dirt. first, though, we re heading across europe to the city of munich in southern germany. the oktoberfest beer festival is the biggest folk festival in the world. more than 6 million people arrived to celebrate last year. but in 2020, like so many other things, it s been called off. so we sent christa to see if german drinkers are drowning their sorrows. ..or raising a glass to a quieter autumn than usual. for many locals here in munich, oktoberfest is the highlight of the year.
the next best thing a virtual experience of the oktoberfest. so what can we expect from this online escape? so, this should be a very interactive. so it s not only that i talk, talk, talk, talk, talk and you sleep. so, i m starting with the history, which is very important, really brilliant. a bit with that idea, then i show you some photos, some music. i would love to bring the spirit of the oktoberfest, even if it s not working, to your house, to you, ok? to have.now it s empty but it will be full later. so i can drink a beer with you and we ll eat sausages with you, you know? i have a pretzel still in there. so all these things i want to have that you can actually enjoy it in these times, a little bit of the spirit and probably you learn more about the oktoberfest than you thought. but if we re looking for a silver lining here, this online event means that oktoberfest is truly accessible for everyone around the world. not everyone can make it
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it was founded by the greeks, who named it byzantium. later, the romans made it the capital of their eastern empire, changing its name to constantinople in honour of the emperor constantine. and for over 500 years, it was the seat of power for the sultans who ruled the ottoman empire. built at the crossroads of europe and asia, it s turkey s largest and best known city. so i ve got in on the red eye flight, which is about 11 hours from singapore, but i ve had a bit of a rest and now i m ready to explore the city. so i m going to meet up with a man called serdar, who promises to take me around. hello, how are you? you must be serdar. yes. good to meet you finally. thank you very much. so what have you got planned for me? well, i will help you in exploring the city, i will take you to some of the major sites, try some different foods, turkish foods. and also a hamam, which is a turkish bath, but i don t know if you would like to start out with freshening up? i think that might be good, i
well, back in 2017 we sent henry golding on his first ever visit there, and he kicked off his trip by heading to one of the most iconic and historic cities the world. here s how he got on. istanbul really is a city like no other. built on the banks of the mighty bosphorus strait, it was founded by the greeks, who named it byzantium. later, the romans made it the capital of their eastern empire, changing its name to constantinople in honour of the emperor constantine. and for over 500 years, it was the seat of power for the sultans who ruled the ottoman empire. built at the crossroads of europe and asia, it s turkey s largest and best known city. so i ve got in on the red eye flight, which is about 11 hours from singapore, but i ve had a bit of a rest and now i m ready to explore the city. so i m going to meet up with a man called serdar, who promises to take me around. hello, how are you? you must be serdar. good to meet you finally. thank you very much. so what have you got planned fo