i'm a mother like two billion other mothers around the world i have one wish the best for my child. but in this is in which breastfeeding is often frowned upon and out school for me to abound with profits is more important than my baby's well be how do i know how to make the right decision. starting december ninth d.w. . greetings from the german capital and a warm welcome to our latest addition and we are in for a whirlwind tour of europe with the following top stories. fashion tribute to col

lagerfeld snow tickle no end to his home city of hamburg. london calling we take a tour of the east end a hip district in the british capital. and season's cheer there is nothing like a mug of mulled wine to warm your to the core. back in the one nine hundred eighty s. and ninety's there were dozens of small artisan acting years in paris that were very near extinction makers embroiderers milliners and the like but facts to the fashion house chanel and its creative director col lagerfeld they not only survived but also thrived and every year now since two thousand and two holds a special fashion show to honor the fine craftsmanship upon which high fashion depends. well every year it graces another city and this year miss your luggage brought it back to his hometown of humble. shamil with

a definite maritime field and hamburg. v n u m h a dollar show is for many the final highlight on the annual fashion calendar. of the for karl lagerfeld it was very much a personal highlight this year for the first time they showcased his designs for chanel and how burke which is the city where he was born to move. lagerfeld turned the entire auditorium of the elbe philharmonie concert hall into a catwalk. beautiful relaxed balanced so exquisite music great seats great room this equipment i was impressed by how the individual elements were linked so beautifully and smoothly detail was bursting with emotion it was very very powerful i thought the mission it was all charged somehow all wrapped up in the story of karl lagerfeld you could really see

and feel that it wasn't sentimental but very emotional. hollywood stars kirsten storage until distrusting as well as model lovely rose depp were among the invited guests. and of course well heeled customers came from all over the world this year the twenty one hundred guests were transported back in time to the 1930's and life at the hamburg port wine stage sailors and modern mariners decked in the hamburg city colors. we are in now and i know he's been looking for a way of coming to hamburg for years and finally he found it with this with this building and so it's a very happy it's like a homecoming but also i think it's not a nostalgic moment for him it's an opportunity to introduce. people to his beloved

birthplace. be held philharmonia concert hall is fast becoming hamburg's most famous landmark it opened at the start of the year and it was built on the foundations of an old warehouse directly in the harbor area. karl lagerfeld is believed to have been born in one nine hundred thirty three in his early twenty's he went to paris where he worked for various fashion labels. he became one of the world's most successful designers and joined shine alley in one nine hundred eighty three since then the traditional fashion house has seen a return to its glory days. collection has been key in the development produced anyway since two thousand and two each year it's unveiled in a different city. in two thousand and eleven it was mumbai. in two thousand and thirteen chanel went to dallas. and in twenty fifteen it was the turn of roll. the focus is always on craftsmanship every individual piece is produced by

small paris studios who do the work by hand. as it is at these studios at a tough time because work done by hand is not prized anymore at the hands it's only thanks to lagerfeld and chanel but they still exist if you call chanel bought them all and now gives them a lot of freedom that it has on a gift and that's really special because it doesn't need to go to that. music line at least. that's the kind of luxury and craftsmanship that chanel stands for. the love of detail and craftsmanship is put down to karl lagerfeld now believed to be eighty four years old he apparently still designs the entire collection himself that's unusual in the fashion industry. he's been a great example to us all in being. on the stoppable and he's so young and

his attitude to life i think that's one thing we can really all kind of learn from him and take forward he's just he's just never never says no and he goes you know he's already talking about the year after next. the maturity darr show in hamburg skilled philharmonie consequence. coming cambered karl lagerfeld has come full circle but the fashion king did not stay long he left without a word rushing off to focus on his next collection. from fashion in a major music hall to a former fashion model who now makes music facts and more in today's roundup of the other culture headline. french singer and former first lady carla bruni was in frankfurt on wednesday

performing songs from her new album french touch. it was the first of three concerts in germany. bernie's first album includes covers of songs by depeche mode and the rolling stones among others. the forty nine year old singer adds a sensual touch of shall song tradition to our music. the humble pizza is now on unesco's cultural heritage list the art of the neapolitan pizza dough twirling or pizza has been added to the u.n. organizations list of intentional cultural heritage. also making it onto the list german organ craftsmanship and organ music. altogether unesco added twenty four traditions from the areas of dance theater and crafts to its register.

in the city of houghton such as mark one hundred fifty years since popular author hans christian andersen was made an honorary citizen the city has put on a fantastic light display. it was designed by british light artist bruce munro. on hand to open the installation of crown prince frederick the field of lights will be on display until next february. i'll every year they just go a little faster and here it is already december and two thousand and seventeen is very nearly history so now is the time just before christmas and the year end and celebrations to take stock of what's gone on the major events and happenings and the people that stood out over the past twelve months so here's our year in review part too. for the seventeen the five hundredth anniversary of the reformation there

were other key events as well. the attacks in manchester in barcelona reverberated across the continent and there were happy moments too. july was the month for seventieth anniversary first ferrari celebrated its seventieth birthday at the goodwood festival of speed in england. july also marked seventy years since french fashion designer. held his first old couture show in paris ushering in the revolutionary new look for women its impact on women's fashion is still being felt today. and arnold seventy the man from austria rose to fame as a hollywood star but also had a successful career in politics and business although he's still best known as a bodybuilder and the terminator. hostilities

baby. july also saw huge excitement in berlin with the arrival of many men and shouting the only pandas in a german soon. a royal visit triggered an even bigger media frenzy british royals prince william and his wife catherine did a whirlwind tour of germany starting in berlin but the youngest royals were the real stars of the show prince george and princess charlotte. and august we celebrated the five thousand three dition of euro max we've been covering the european lifestyle for fourteen years now. show that claims to be worth the times and even ahead of its time can never stand still and that's a challenge. you know max is active on all social media. forums in the summer we launched a you tube channel called interior design on facebook we get feedback from your

fans and stream live videos to get even closer to our audience a real success one of the successes was a web video on a unique project which got over fifteen million views in august train passengers traveling through the eastern germans olive valley were treated to nonstop entertainment as locals and volunteers turned the countryside into a stage project that quite literally mobilize the community to the delight of travelers. at. the venice film festival once again drew some of hollywood's biggest stars this year's golden lion went for the first time to a fantasy drama guillermo del toro's highly acclaimed movie the shape of water. and in september germany went to the polls a busy time for daniel biscoe who has been photographing german chancellor angela

merkel for over twenty five years and for. me takes two minutes that's helpful for the chancellor. whether uncle americal or her challenger martin schultz daniel biskup has photographed them all. over in israel. on september sixteenth munich's mayor opened the first barrel of beer signaling the traditional start of the october fast the enemy will bear festival as the world's biggest party drawing millions of visitors many of them wearing traditional bavarian costume. was one of france's greatest fashion designers until his death in two thousand and eight in october a new museum opened in paris showcasing many of his designs including accessories drawings and films. october thirty first the grand finale of

celebrations marking the five hundredth anniversary of the reformation there were events throughout the year to remember martin luther who published his theses in fifteen seventeen british artists gilbert and george produced their own take on luther displaying works from their scapegoating series in berlin it was part of a project designed to highlight luther's reformist ideas. thank november dortch avello was in the spotlight a t w documentary called mission mozart one an eco classic award the documentary follows the recording of two mozart piano concertos. celebrations also in the british royal family queen elizabeth the second and prince philip marked their seventieth wedding anniversary in november they're now the longest married royal couple in the world.

thanks. jeff gerth the christian and invites everyone to the market and everyone is welcome to. the commons. at the start of december new in their experiments crystal market opened it's one of germany's biggest christmas markets drawing over two million visitors christmas markets are an important part of the german advent season. although it's still a couple of weeks until christmas the festive streets and shop windows in many european capitals are already helping shoppers get into the holiday spirit before twenty seventeen finally draws to a close. well for anyone planning a trip to london before or after christmas you probably have the classic sights on your list tower of london buckingham palace and of course

a ride on one of those famous red double decker buses but what about pounding the pavement off the beaten tourist track we got a tour recently of london's more alternative east end where fruit loops and street art are just two ways to start your day. london's east end is his hip as it gets if you can't find it here it doesn't exist take this cafe which sells only breakfast cereal the serial killer cafe in shoreditch offers more than one hundred different types of breakfast food from places as far away as israel south africa and the u.s. the idea was born after a boozy night out four years ago. we were both called the over we want to build a cereal we didn't know any where to get apart from the supermarket. and that's where the idea of this cereal come by the morning. a small bowl starts at two pounds sixty that's about three year old the ambiance is very british and reminds

you a little about child's bedroom. the retro aspect is quite cool. it's just interesting it's fun it's casual it's quite nice. it's a cool idea to be able to try different sorts of cornflakes from around the world. come. next it's time to get your heart fix and here that means graffiti art which you can find on just about every corner in the eastend. for guys like olivia calvert are there to help visitors find the best pieces by enough to hold the road i am now roy is a belgian artist and he only paints wildlife on the radio like to do wildlife that is near the area so for example in mexico he did a cockroach and then ten way off famous photo animals unfortunately pigeons and rocks and this is one of our. street art might be nice but it's still illegal here

in shoreditch the whole thing has already seemed to turn a blind eye to graffiti attracts tourists in addition to pointing out the best places a libya likes to show off her favorites a particular image. could be painted over at any time it was a little difficult with the story to be honest because we don't know what to expect as i walk around this area all the time and it changes so so i move to another surprising feature of her tours it is that there is no fixed price people pay what they think is fair and what they can afford. and act as a lot of us we don't have a lot of money they we're not we're not many and we're probably never going to be many. so it would be wrong for us to do tours that were only accessible to people who were in a certain amount of money. last stop the ball pit at bally balor city quite likely

the strangest club in london. a million plastic balls across three rooms this playpen for adults was not intended to be a long term event. but it's so popular the club is almost always full. and i thought what can i put in my basement to make my boss busy every night like no one is like gone so karaoke and i was like i could just go to school but down there was a i could just kill the whole basement a quarter million dollars just to see what it would like and that's why i did. guest can play in the ball pit from tuesday to saturday. for those feeling a little more grown up there are cocktails but with a twist i'm going to go by their own usual in that we use british sweets that means every drink can conjure up memories of childhood for the guests. to prevent accidents with sticky cocktails no drinks are allowed in the ball pit but it also

helps to have your hands free. i think like oh my god how hard it was to get up and really well i go drowning but it's so old like being a kid or i read again the both decide to smile a little bit now it's been a few. i think that's why it's kind of my life for the both of. my not to worry the balls are regularly cleaned and disinfected so that the next guests who want to unleash their inner child can dive in with confidence. well for all you friends of d.i.y. out there the christmas season can indeed be a field day i already have piles of projects lined up for homemade gifts and will probably only manage about half of them but our d.i.y. expert has great tips for things that are quick to make and lots of fun and so he she is with some coasters to scrabble your brain.

i am glad scrabble has and through all the players all over the decades today i was showing you how you can create kostas using scrabble tiles. you need to cork match . scrabble tiles which you can buy separately online. a utility knife and hot melted he says. first measure out the base of your coasters according to the size of your scrabble tiles my coasters are seven point five by eight centimeters. then arrange your tiles in the order you want them and stick them onto the cork base with the hot melt glue.

and you can make them bigger or smaller if you want to use a candle a place. well this week in our series when visiting the must see christmas markets around germany and making sure that we take in all of their signature christmas treats so today we had to hide a bag in southwestern germany where the entire town beckons at this time of year and needless to say to take it all in you have to spend quite a long time outside in the cold which is why a mug of mulled wine can really hit the spot and in hyderabad the wine comes from a local supplier so you can be sure the brew has been made with great care and expertise. on monday heidelberg high above the neck are river the city's landmark castle is in full view from the old bridge. in the advent carry a title oh tan turned into a giant christmas market boasting one hundred forty stands. the ice skating rink

its cars guts is a favorite with children meanwhile the grown ups high the burgers and tourists alike get to worn themselves with mold wine a must for every christmas markers. the source and i love the smell and the taste of it. it puts christmas in your stomach i know. we do enjoy with this just. try it again next time in the christmas market is in heidelberg old town crystal schneider has been serving mulled wine for the past twenty five years whenever there's a lot he lifts the pot and i think the fragrant steam to draw more customers. to the sword is how most people come out of their work after friday. when it gets really full of people having a good time off on. the stuff snyder is especially proud of his new creation with a most murdo it's less than conventional most lines. to give people say they drink

three or four women still don't have a headache the next day. the great for the wine grow on the slopes the out a meadow in lyman is a twenty minute drive from heidelberg. white girl offers mold why not only in a classic red variety. even rose a. traditionally mulled wine is made of red wine which is how we make it but in recent years there's been rising demand for white wine because white wine has less tan and it's lighter. which is why people want to white mulled wine and for good and in heidelberg we have a third variant a rose a mold wine. it was made in for pink monday. unless a charity event for an aids organization. is

responsible for that special crisis he takes some old boy. who works together with her husband reveals a family secret. this need to have nothing to hide and the recipe i still use today is a very simple recipe from a great grandmother. in terms of the ingredients we used just three spices cloves star nice and cinnamon and the fruits are classic lemon and orange. back in hyderabad the mode of wine goes well with the hearty winter specialty like potato pancakes and mushrooms. there are a surprising number of mold wines down here local people say wine is simply a traditional part of the heidelberg lifestyle. i feel warm hearted people was nice to the film got. wind of the year and the fragrance goes through my nose into my entire body gives me such

a feeling of. i'm going to buy at least i take from the smell of a christmas market is not the gingerbread it's the mulled wine. and with the city of heidelberg is well equipped for the cold winter season. now i'm really in the mood and top of my list for next week is a visit to a christmas market that's for sure a while one more time we'd like to ask you which food or treats gets you into the christmas spirit send us a photo of your favorite you would tie treat on with a bit of luck you could be the one who gets this your lax time piece thank you so be sure to tune in next time around to check until then all the best from us in berlin. next. breath taking. thank you use of lung touched landscape. photography a lot of becker traveled to greenland to capture make never seen images in the

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