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let's have a look at the topics. windows with wow we take a look at christmas window displays in europe's top department stores. sausages with sizzle learn how to make your own sausages. and holiday with how and now you can take your beloved with on a cruise. just a few weeks to go on to christmas and europe is getting ready for the festive season the lights ugly mane and other wear their christmas decorations especially and the huge department stores which create winter wonderland in their windows here in berlin the best is also known as caddies e is a must see every year as one of europe's largest department stores it's as well known as london's harrods got to the left i guess in paris and let's start our and

the french capital. these decorative store windows are a parisian tradition during the christmas season every november the main department stores in paris dress up their window displays for the holidays and they've been doing that for decades. it's a tradition that many persians both young and old look forward to at this time of year so it's a good they've used to feel it's the magic of christmas if we're trying to you like . oh well i think they're important that department stores do them every year and the children are happy we said i wanted to come and see them they are always different and i change it's nice a sign of christmas in. the christmas window displays at the big department stores are true works of art they're more inventive and more surprising every passing year the tradition started in the early twentieth century. you kinda know and i think

the christmas windows were created after world war one and during a depressing time. they were meant to raise the morale of the persians and all the french. i think. the department store credit tom has taken part in this festive tradition from the very start planning the various themes can take up to a year and setting up the scenes takes three months. puppet makers young cluck day he has been decorating these windows with his magical creations for forty two years. that's it then he went to the press and now this year we've placed movable figures in the windows travel around twelve hundred kilometers over the next month . the characters are made of stainless steel so they're quite hard and heavy so that was the challenge i had this year with them. but he had. some of the windows have a specific story to tell. last year we created two characters and

violette and this year they're going on an adventure as explorers to look for presents from all over the world. other big reason department stores take part in this tradition too while the themes vary from window to window and store to store the general idea is the same to create a festive atmosphere in the run up to christmas. in the mean time at berlin's most exclusive department store caught evade the christmas spirit is also taking hold in the decorative windows and displays. here too animated figures are placed in amusing settings to catch the eye of passers by. the mountain was on the shelf and so by we've created special windows because we want the people to stand here a while and then come into the store. it's important that we tell

a story and not just try to sell things. we tell it to create emotions and an experience that people want to talk about and then come back again and. london is also one of the top addresses when it comes to beautiful christmas shop windows. at the famous department store harrods the shop windows are always original and elaborately designed. and at harvey nichols department store christmas looks like a big wild party. that suffragists the santas are in a festive mood and things are buzzing. with missing it. into none doesn't for none to look at this is not

that it's a test you. know you can run by not living up to the christmas but. meanwhile back in paris the streets are alive with the usual hustle and bustle. but sometimes local residents and tourists alike take time out to notice some window display were too. much as you can see they took time to create the windows and make their ideas come true. this is the us i love them they're super i find they're full of light simply beautiful and magnificent. christmas may still be a few weeks away but the decorative windows and various european capitals are a great way to get into the holiday spirit. our

staying in the winter loads. to a round up on today's express. the city of dresden is currently hosting its ice world event twenty five artists from twelve countries spent weeks working on around one hundred sculptures. four hundred tons of ice and snow were used to produce twenty three winter scenes of famous winter athletes fairytale characters and famous dressed in landmarks. the artworks which are up to seven metres tall on display in a one thousand square metre hall which is kept at a temperature of minus eight degrees celcius the exhibition runs until the end of feb twenty eighth. french face jumpers hans ruff a and fred who have plunged into the depths from mt young for all in this was the duo set themselves a special challenge in fall free. they headed for the open hatch of

a small airplane and climbed aboard they managed the stunt on their second try. from the time they leapt they had two minutes and forty five seconds to complete the daredevil maneuver and this is what success sounds like. british filmmaker ridley scott is celebrating his eightieth birthday scott is one of the most influential and successful filmmakers of our time after he studied art scott began working in advertising we he made this commercial for apple in one thousand nine hundred forty one it's seen as a masterpiece of advertising. later scott went to hollywood and filmed a series of blockbusters. for example alien followed by gladiator his latest film all the money in the world good cinema so.

wrestle as. greatest mass as an stands alongside the lives off michelangelo and. they tell him painter an architect work for popes and princes and florence and rome even today most people know his paintings he's best known for his madonnas and his typical cubits that thought to be a big kitchen nowadays. a museum in austria a lot of great mass of f. it was. even though most of his themes come from the bible raphael belong to a generation of artists who gave the biblical characters special vitality like the prophet elijah seen here even though he floats on a cloud toward heaven he still seems to be of this world.

human emotions also become tangible is this the holy family or brother a picture of father mother and child. today it's considered kitsch rafael's cupid's and madonna's have been reproduced millions of times imagine these images were once new and radical. rafael explored proportion gestures psychology and above all the idea of the divine god in order to find something like a universal measure of harmony and beauty. now the albertine a museum in vienna is showing paintings as well as one hundred thirty drawings full of his searching. mother and child no boring standard pattern but psychological studies curiosity shyness protectiveness and concern

a mother who responds to her child. not much is known about raphael's life but one thing is sure he was alone early on and orphaned at the age of eleven. he depicts jesus as a child at play something new at the time. rafael and his contemporaries make the sacred part of the real world it becomes spontaneous and lively and at the same time thanks to its ideal composition it is more than that michelangelo raphael and eventually competed with each other and sought their own answers rafael even exchange designs and works with al brush during a. recent stuff in the hope to be present at what rafael is all about. that for a very short time hardly more than ten years he brought together the highest ideals and perfect. raphael gave a drawing in which he said nature is imperfect and we must purify it through the

ideals of the sculptures of antiquity. to him. works you feel the body in motion. amazement was a master at animating his figures by bringing alive their bodies and faces with gestures and facial expressions. a portrait of a young man painted around fifteen fifteen a brief look back over his shoulder interested open alive. just becomes an idealized young man disturbed inside but not branded a radical with ugliness. i think this is the i think that here in the twenty first century it's time to recognize once again a painter and ideology and harmony beauty and composure and happiness find

a form that is not hyper critical. sometimes you have to move away from the all too familiar in order to see things of. these drawings invite you to do so they show the creative process everything was new and experiment. the transfiguration is last work. in the lower part we see the emotional chaos of mankind. in the upper part jesus floating powerful and luminous. no one had ever seen it that way before. during his lifetime

raffael looked at familiar topics in a new way. and today we should take the same approach with his work. germany is known as the country of sausages and to be honest it's not a cliche so some germans live of their set to be one thousand five hundred types of the media treat we've got advice was. brute force cannot be of worst. so i go on the list is endless and those are just the normal sausages you can buy off the shelf we've found a place where you can make your own d.i.y. sausages for sure it's here in germany. germany's first sausage studio is located on the edge of mind says old town. and he is the inventor shot his business ideas to make. with being.

so he wants to teach people how to make their own sausages versts in special workshops. my philosophy is that you can decide for yourself what you want to eat maybe sometimes i want to do something crazy like try lemon grass and my sauces john i want to each sage parmesan sausage. and these are things that my normal butcher doesn't offer. and if you want to try something like this for yourself then you should do it yourself and you can do that here. for the workshop i've shot by asking you to his favorite but shop only the best quality meat. yes six and a half kilos of one kind and two and a half kilos of the other. perfect group with my sausage feelings i don't mean the feeling you get when you eat as many people misunderstand that i mean the feeling that you get when you actually create the sausage when a sausage comes to be so to speak. that's

a magical moment and to experience that is what i mean when i refer to the sausage feelings. to pass it on to others to inspire other people and that's an overwhelming feeling so sausage feelings. back up a suitable for the whole family all for friends or colleagues who want to make something special for the barbecue. for most people it's the first time that they making their own sausage is. the first step is to create your own recipe the sausage can include just about anything dried tomatoes for example just don't add too much salt. you've already got forty four grams of salt. people sausage making is child's play and. in the three zero workshop the participants learn how diverse the world of sausages can be . twenty to thirty sausages are created by each

participant. really fast. and of course tasting on the spot is a must look at that it really is one of a crime you can't buy one like it i could barbecue for another two hours but i'm hungry now. you passed the test and you get the diplomas tomorrow. it's time now for your mags which takes us today to iceland the country is known for its back taking landscapes with many volcanoes and springs we were invited to a house which was once just krongard bungalow but i may go over turn it into a modern home.

hello welcome to my house. please comment. on it going to his bungalow in a suburb of the icelandic capital reykjavik is a modern concrete looking villa with a previous life. like almost all the houses here it was built in the one nine hundred sixty s. . and her husband have modernized the bungalow and renovated it in keeping with its surroundings. i enjoyed to stay here and all the lights and the nature to be in contact with nature here it's very much a balance between inside and outside yes very you feel very. good connection and relaxed. the idea for the conversion came about in twenty fifteen at first ana only wanted to redesign the kitchen and dining room. but that led to a total conversion. now there is plenty of room for ana and her husband and their

daughter who often visits. the first one we started really to to break things down it's like a journey you don't know where to where you're going because you never thought there was so much. it turned out to be have to say that because it was all this more and more and more. but it was also fun to do it. hardly anything remains of the old house this special furnishing was the idea of a construction worker during the renovation he had cut. one piece out of the bathroom wall to make a window and and from this piece cut this out and to make this a lot better this is really the only piece from the old house that reminds me of this is. the spacious open living space with many small

cozy corners is a new feature. it includes a t.v. corner in the heart of the house. and office space in the rear. there is a room with a fireplace on the lower level. the furnishings are a mix of souvenirs and functional furniture when it comes to interior design on a place is great importance on quality and continuity i think it's good to keep her so mold. pieces also yes for for the past quarter members of the past year have. his bungalow has three hundred forty five square metres of indoor living space. remodelling instead of building a new proof the right decision in addition there is the newly designed outdoor area with the typical icelandic thermal bath. i was happy with my house before and

so i looked just wanted to have a new way yeah i think you'll see. from the house what you can and then you frankly on the facts and make them as you want to have it. the best and. a mix of old and new classical and modern the bungalow is now exactly the home daughter always one. here in germany seven million households have a dog for many owners they are a family member as they treat man's best friends like an old shots buying them accessories much more some even policy than they've seen this now there's even a cruise for. offering the passengers on this cruise a spa area would be barking up the wrong tree after all most of them have. the green area that serves as a toilet is much more important to them some fifty dogs and their owners are

enjoying a cruise on the rhine river k. nine passengers are only allowed on the ship at the end of the season. the day before in cologne nearly one hundred passengers are waiting to check in. miller and his partner goodwin hardy got their dog about a year ago because paddy now plays a major role in the couple's life their travel plans have changed radically. yes. yes this is the first time we've looked at river cruz with the dog. we traveled further afield to the caribbean in the past but we don't really want to do that anymore so we both the dog last year and said if we go on holiday then we will always take the dog. went and yes this is our first voyage together six miles of. the guests are welcome to board in the afternoon tour guide of a boy memorizes the names of many of the four legged friends he knows how important direct contact is. possible really with the barber shop they always look like this

. but all i do is just it's stressful for everyone to the crew dogs just the first day but over the next few days we'll get to know each other better not just the owners but the darks tours that's evolving also the moment. these well seasoned passengers from potter barn can now have their dog patty with them in their cabin the couple have paid around two thousand euros for the seven day cruise . patty come on get in here come on look. good as our i'd say it's a bit simpler the cabins on the larger ships are a bit more luxurious. but we'll manage obvious and often i know. the ship sets off for bond the passengers and their pets all gather in the saloon there's one rule on board animals have to be kept on the leash slowly a feeling of relaxation sets in. and the thought it well i think it's great he can

stay with us he has other dogs to play with it's fine especially now he has started to come down. to the front toilet. shortly afterward the first rush for the doggy lawn although many stopovers are included the dogs still need to relieve themselves now and then on board. instead of an entertainment plan or sports activities there's an animal trainer on this cruise who gives tips on how to train difficult for legged friends this is. this was all this is special spaces a bit limited of course you're used to running around outside with the dogs here we have to adapt a little to the circumstances but we can do a lot. to hide because. i think he's got to go out. most of the passengers and their dogs disembark at the first stop over the pets head for a treat for

a much needed pit stop. if you are not it's really nice it's fun yes. this is probably not the last cruise patty you'll be going on and other guests have already booked their canine cabins for next year. you can also find much long crazy stories from around europe on our web page and don't forget to join in our draw it's also. less lifestyle this week we want to know what's delicacies you would like to try once in your life. or maybe something else choose one of our selection or a tell us about your favorite and when you do you automatically enter into our draw for an exclusive maxwell so good luck with that. that's all we have time for today thanks for watching from me and the entire team him by led by the. next time on your own max winds don't want always at the keyboard he breathes new

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