no environment for the better and it's up to us to make a difference let's inspire each other. be going to africa the environment magazine. d w. i t t twenty i don't think it. tells them to and. i feel i'm telling the famous potato. everybody welcome to your remarks will be traveling all over the continent today and as always we've got some fascinating stories to share is

a quick look at what's in store over the next half hour. nostalgic retro wooden toys from ukraine are an international bestseller. mr cool how unocal is from london brighten up the world's. musical underground entertainers in the french capital. well first off we're going to ukraine to visit a toy factory that takes a traditional approach to manufacturing there's no sign of plastic at the yugas workshop because every model is made of wood of the past four years the company used several cat crowdfunding campaigns to get on their feet and their toys have become a huge hit selling and over eighty countries they produce a type of wooden lego that can be assembled to make fire trucks trains and many

more designs a reporter nicholas connelly visits at the factory which is reminiscent of senses workshop. each of these models comprises hundreds of individual pocs find any plastic batteries the trains and trucks consist exclusively intricately assembled pieces of wood mountains propelled forward fine by the band. and they're just vehicles to choose from. no one expected us to create a musical instrument you can assemble and play yourself. like the old masters our customers can build an instrument from the middle ages. the yugas company was founded in kiev in twenty fourteen and has been exporting toys to phones the world over ever since. to be successful with what models in the plastic age every angle must be right every detail must be exact it often takes

thousands of attempts until everything is perfect. engine is work hard to achieve this. what attracts them to it. so it's always interesting to come up with your own ideas and then turn them into reality. after the design has been finalized they use an laser to cut the pieces from the new kleinwort. customers compress them out of the sheet home and assemble them according to a blueprint. some thirty models are now available with something for everyone from beginners to professional craftsman but sometimes customers have special requests to. southeast asia our partners asked us to put something other than a ballerina in the middle of the model that could symbolize happiness for example. the ballerina isn't popular there. it's always about giving our customers things

that mean something to them. then they sell better. assembly of the tractable model with ninety seven pots takes just three quarters of an i want to complete a treat for an experience model make. the most complex models consist of almost six hundred parts. on the puzzle seem to be catching on again in the digital world production is currently running full speed ahead and. the models still being packaged here will end up all over the world in time for christmas thanks the models are designed and manufactured here in the ukrainian capital kiev . but next spend a tenth of the production remains in the country. thanks . overseas customers have long since discovered the form of.

facebook and instagram spread the word even without expensive advertising you guessed sales its models in around eighty countries and even big companies are interested in cooperation but what comes next. so we're the goal is not to build bigger and bigger models or become even more complex there are already clear limits after which would be so difficult that most people couldn't assemble them anymore words were more concerned with aesthetics and originality we learned to live thank you might face innovative fortune sang coincidentally you gave is stands for ukrainian gives a name that describes the halt of these modern day mechanical toys

thanks. now let's get an update of what's happening around europe today in our express this time we're hoping between scandinavia and italy let's start with some music in norway. american r. and b. singer john legend has performed a duet with swedish pop singer zahra larsen at the nobel peace prize concert and also. the concert features major international artists and is considered the cultural highlight of the annual nobel peace prize award ceremony in norway. this year the international campaign for the abolition of nuclear weapons i can for short receive the award thank you. if you want to visit the

pantheon in rome as from the night it'll cost you to euronews. one of the most visited ancient monuments in the italian capital the building dates from one fourteen eighteen and features a couple of forty three meters wind. the museum's management believes that the entrance fee is necessary to ensure future operations and is paid for security then . the danish city of our hosts has now officially ended its year as european capital of culture twenty seventeen. more than sixty million euros were invested in various art projects which were seen by an estimated two point five million visitors. who don't know of. one occurrence the use of culture and brings people together and that's what we've done here. it's been

successful and the visit is have enjoyed it because of a one hundred. european capitals of culture is an initiative to promote cultural diversity in europe. well next time you throw a policy. one of the highest some unicorns in london aponte collective off is just that service although there's no horse attached to the horn shaft dean heads up a rather eccentric on to raj called the fabulous of unicorns who promised to brighten up any event using plenty of glitter he reckons living as a free spirited unicorn can save your life let's see if the hole into heaven ists have a point. could it be any more colorful the members of fabulous of unicorns used plenty of glitter to get across their universal message of peace hedonism and charity.

the unicorn is the symbol of freedom to live and freedom to love power. some people who judge us with their suggestions and perceptions believe stream attention holes whereas in reality. expressive. shaft is the group's founding father. to be in his unicorn allies perform at events around the world. we met him at his home in london's harringay district. welcome to the crystal palace. chef used to develop

advertising campaigns for large corporations for the last three years he's preferred to market himself and his vision of a better world but he's still a bit tongue in cheek about it. never waste any beer. and as you say in the paddock more is more or less is bore. we live by the ten principles of you know cornea number one always be fabulous one another and the uniform will deliver number two. well. the well. the other seven rules. also sound like a crazy mix of hinduism and hedonism. don't seem to be the only ones who are in

mythology. meet up with like minded groups everywhere. his whole life around for the. for example the daily dose of strength exercises. and drugs. the idea is to spread the unicorn message among the people every week. shafton the fabulous of unicorns regularly perform as a dance group in clubs and at festivals and other events like tonight's rave in london's camden district.

unicorn friends of course get the standard greeting. online. or just the hard. i mean i've heard one and i like spreading my mind i'm going yoga this employee who practices me to the bone doing yoga poses i want to be kinder. to spread the love doing and saying. well that all we need now is the right equipment for the unicorn performance. going to have a tail. and a certain sense of mission won't go amiss either. the promise of uniquely the head because what better way to get people connected with themselves and other people through a guided meditation that goes into a way and they follow that you know cool and can bring everyone together. and this is how it works you close your eyes breathe deeply and then gallop all on

the word go. the unicorn story london's party venue several times a week spreading their message of peace hedonism and brotherly love and of course earn money with their performances. and in spite of all the glitter and all the deafness chaff the dean really does believe in his message for once without a wait i have a good and i want the. experience there and i get that self-love and self itself and self. durham at its best your imax brings you the highlights on instagram stunning landscapes spectacular buildings and mouthwatering delicacy our reporters are constantly on the look out with their cameras we look

forward to your comments check out our duramax instagram stories and discover how exciting and diverse europe can be. follow us on instagram. more is more and less is bull what a lovely most. well moving on most big cities have that fan share of musicians that frequent the public transport system some may annoy you on your morning commute but others can really brighten your day in paris the best buskers are selected and costings and allocated permanent venues within the paris metro some of them even use this platform to launch a professional career now the cream of the crop have been asked to perform on the big stage to mark the twenty year anniversary of the paris metro music and they should have. five million people crowded into the paris metro every day. it's not

a place to hang around people passing through its three hundred stations just want to get to their destination and back up to the surface again. unless they meet musicians like the acapella band. they were chosen as official metro musicians as of two thousand applicants. that means the four members are allowed to earn money in the station of their choice. so is behind the measure musician initiative twenty years ago instead of simply banning all those cars from the subway system he had the idea of selecting and promoting the best. makes the passengers trip nicer for the young musicians it's a chance to be discovered. to mark the twentieth anniversary of the initiative france's best street performers are taking

to the stage in paris is most famous concert hall. world famous stars like jimi hendrix performs there now if. they don't have a problem forming in front of two thousand spectators the metro was good training. half. we avoided talking after the first song. we just wanted to hear the applause it was indescribable. but tomorrow back on the paris metro again with up to five mil. it's france's largest state. well now it's time for part two of this week's series home for christmas where we travel

europe to show you where christmas customs come from yesterday we tracked down the origin of bulls and today we're headed to the birthplace of the german gingerbread lip. the festive treat was made popular in nuremberg a city in northern bavaria the first record of the late cool and bake in the area dates back as far as thirteen ninety five and now it's enjoying a round the world but nuremberg remains the home of the seasonal snack the city even boasts a little cool and museum so let's take a closer look at how and where it's made. the castle st lawrence church the medieval town center nuremberg has much to offer

when the christmas season comes around the city boasts yet another attraction its famous gingerbread the sweet treat can be found on almost every corner and the greatest selection of gingerbread is available at the famous christmas market. people with a sweet tooth flocked there all day so what makes this gingerbread so special. because of her laggard it tastes like chocolates and cinnamon just like christmas which. as dino monem industrially made gingerbread just a threesome with but here in nuremberg the gingerbread has a special spicy flavor of madrid it tastes delicious it's neither too hard nor too suisse it has a special fresh flavor and very. much nice combination of spices. nuremberg gingerbread is an export hit sold to fans the world over.

gingerbread glazing comes in all shapes and forms but the key ingredients of nuremberg traditional gingerbread remain the same. it's a centuries old recipe and adhere to religiously buy one of the town's most famous gingerbread bakeries. are going on the news that starts with the nuts we use three kinds of walnuts and hazelnuts we grind them up and we usually add flour to our agenda press one of the most important ingredients in the middle ages is honey . up to make it originally came from wild bees in the local forest we also have some ingredients that are you. to our new america gingerbread. candied orange and citrus people and various spices. in the middle ages these spices came all the way from madagascar india mexico and sumatra the first mention of a gingerbread bakery in nuremberg dates back to the fourteenth century and sixteen

forty three the town's gingerbread makers formed their very own guilt and developed a unique mix of gingerbread spices. today's includes cloves korda mon ginger coriander spice and fennel to be honest a unique combination of spices izzy's for each kind of ginger grass roots in the middle ages this was a coastal guarded secret and it still is today a heart attack at nuts spices dried fruit plenty of honey and a pinch of flour and you get ginger bread dough in a local museum master baker joseph who shows visitors how to make the tasty treat first the dough is spread onto a thin wafer by hand. he says honey we've been using these tools were over two hundred years. after the duis been shaped and decorated goes in the oven for fifteen minutes that way it stays moist but what about the gingerbread traditional

name of these inlaid called him. just give me the different different explanations for the way this is one he says that once there was a baker's daughter who was very ill. and then her dad a ginger. took the finest ingredients he could find in his bakery guys and he threw them in a pot in a bag and i made them into a dove the whole thing needed and then it said his daughter got well they're getting it i guess when people. did elisa the proverbial baker's daughter actually regain her health by eating gingerbread. no one knows if this tale. it's actually true but one thing is for certain gingerbread is part and parcel of christmas just like festive candles carols and hot mulled wine which by the way tastes great with gingerbread. it really does and if that's got you into the festive

spirit visit our website to let us know where you'd most like to spend christmas and you could win a euro max wristwatch all you have to do is choose your favorite option on d.w. dot com slash lifestyle and while you're there you can take part in all the competition send us your new year's greetings as a video message so you can double your chances well christmas isn't everyone's cup of tea in every family or group of friends there's someone who doesn't young for yuletide so we picked out some famous policy papers who turned into the grinch during the christmas season. five european celebrities who certainly don't look forward to christmas. the christmas season is something this musician certainly is not excited about as he once said he'd be fine with just a bag of crisps for christmas. and with telling his young daughter the truth about

santa. coming in fifth on our celebrity grinch list it's no gallagher in fact it's hard to find anything the british musician actually does like and so for gallagher christmas isn't a jolly time of year. but rather a bit of a downer. christmas presents no mercy merry and cozy are once told an interviewer her curious aversion to christmas presents used to drive her mother crazy she simply can't get excited about them. so she's in fourth place but cozy are will still celebrate christmas for her children say they seem to like him a lot more than she did. what do you give someone who already has everything well if it's karl lagerfeld the answer is

nothing that's because he keeps to himself this time of year. karl lagerfeld taking the third spot in our ranking christmas the fashion designer stays home he doesn't have guests over he doesn't go i say and he enjoys his phone not training for once so silent niceties for knockouts. she grounds plays the lead role in one of the world's best known christmas films docs bound to be showing on t.v. over the holidays love actually is humorous take on christmas makes it an all time . favor as. the president acts or probably will be watching us. do the curse. but i wanted to lose all i'm going to run a christmas grinch is hugh grant's who loves travelling abroad during the festive season crowds like to head off with his dad to

a country where they don't celebrate christmas francaise his dad's aversion to christmas must have rubbed off on him. irish musician bob geldof is also a major christmas grinch taking the top spot in our ranking geldof penned do they know it's christmas which shot to number one in the u.k. singles charts in one thousand nine hundred four. geldof got numerous pop stars together to raise funds for ethiopia the song is still popular at this time of the year but geldof said hearing the song over and over again feels like torture especially in the supermarket just. cheer up bob it's a great song no doubt they'll be playing it again this year that's all from us for today thanks for watching and make sure to stay in touch with us on facebook.

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