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might be the place. creations of family run company produces chocolates and all kinds of shapes and for. no other car has left a bigger mark on the german automotive history then the volkswagen beetle now despite its shadowy beginnings as a people's car nazi germany became one of the most popular means of transportation in the post war world war now a new coffee table book highlights a v.w. beetle in its golden years. family member a second home and a means of transportation for generations of people the v.w. beetle was part of their world the photos remain. for your claim and has been collecting them the car is special to him and to chance and it's him like no other

. it's different from all the others it doesn't stand for luxury but maybe for simplicity. a simple affordable car was just what west germans needed in the post-war years to get rolling again and taste a little freedom it was also the first car your claim on every road in. the first memories in the photos of my mother for instance or of her carrying me when she got out of the hospital. i just been born and my father took pictures of us that's actually what started this collection. of the v.w. beetle has always been a part of his life as the driver's log book that his mother kept for so long a test. she chronicled what she'd experienced in this car with my father and where we'd gone to. your claim and has picked up over two thousand people photos at

flea markets and auctions now he's collected the best of them in a book and caption them with texts by journalists. the images are of holidays and just daily living. off in the full stock and was like a part of the family and as such it appears in many wedding and birthday photos. as he says if you go any people posed in front of their cars when they got married or when on vacation in the car and you can also tell that they really like to. cars they built this and you know wagner to move. the nazis had told fernandez porsche to design a low priced but reliable car for the average consumer he presented the first series production model in one nine hundred thirty eight but production didn't begin until after world war two at the plant in full support by the time production

ended in two thousand and three twenty one million vehicles had rolled off assembly lines the world over first in germany and later in mexico as well. as lie on the boards people were proud that not long after the country was left in ashes it could bring such a successful product to market a german product the land that just a few years before had left other countries and certain ashes came along with something that thrilled everyone on. frenchmen shall say is also a beatle fan. a restaurant in berlin where your claim is currently showing parts of his photo collections they show that the v.w. beetle has fans around the globe the little car from germany made its way to every continent believes that its success owes much to its characteristic design. usually. when people see a beetle they don't think of germany they're attracted by the shape it's the form

of the car its rounded appearance that makes it so appealing that's what everyone likes not that it's german we also say it's a beatle instead of saying it's a folks. on the voice wagon to connect beatle fans everywhere your claim on has founded the virtual beatle museum berlin here people can share experiences and recount fond memories of the bug. though the v.w. beetle production started eighty years ago some banks are still on the road today no claim on is even planning a trip to new zealand with his. you never lonely with a car like this when i go to new zealand i imagine i'll be invited somewhere every night with my car. i'd say a car like this is the best means of communication there as. many people give their beatles pets names and who can forget herbie the lump of.

coal that makes the v.w. beetle much more than just one of the world's best selling cars. spanish residents of surveille are donning their best garble while beer producers in the u.k. come up with a special brew dedicated to the future royal newlyweds and in belgium a new trend is taking hold in the swimming pool all that coming up in today for express. in seville spain the feria day of spring festival is under way for one week more than one thousand stalls in the fairgrounds become the resident second home it's an occasion for them to wear their finest clothes dance till they drop and most of all eat their fill of tasty dishes. what began as a live stock market in the mid nineteenth century turned into a festival over time held annually it starts on the second weekend after easter and

ends at midnight on the following saturday. with a spectacular fireworks display over the view the river. can toast the wedding of prince harry and his fiance megan markedly many with a special brew how do you want to make in this windsor not was conceived to have a distinct flavor in honor of the happy couple. was also created for prince william and kate's nuptials in twenty eleven still being prudent sold one of countless clever marketing ideas that aim to prop. it from royal weddings prince harry and to make it mark on to tie the knot at windsor castle on may the nineteenth. into in a belgium mermaid training is offered for women and men to swimming courses cover three disciplines fins synchronous swimming and

a lot is to strengthen the muscles to feel a part aspiring mermaids and women on where the typical fan which can make swimming rather arduous task. being bending and folding again. turn two dimensional things into three of the objects otherwise known as the japanese a japanese art of origami well now the marching museum of contemporary art in germany is featuring an exhibition of art inspired by origami the exhibition is entitled eruption from the surface and we went to take a look. piece of paper and full. of other three dimensional objects. made from fabric metallic paper and even human body. the origami principle transforms flat surfaces into spaces and what better place to show off the results

than in the folded building of the mata museum and half of the exhibition features the works of some two dozen artists who've been inspired by the japanese art of paper folding. one of them is a hawk who dispels the notion that origami art is more suited to the delicate hands of women. of male artists who deal with this topic as well. but it's great that women are so well represented in their. own based artist as origami on a large scale folding metal pipes into furniture that serves no purpose. also creates architectural it's reminiscent of origami. gotten private

she set up this folded pavilion for. continuing her experiments on changing two dimensional objects into three d. ones in half. she's used hanging threads to form a curtain creating a room within a room. visitors can even sit down in this tactile salon and make origami themselves. and i was excited by the idea of creating a space that envelops and creates an atmosphere. that comes across as both intimate and playful one else here you can touch everything that's yellow which you can really do it or not exhibit and that's the advantage of this installation that's on . for elica hockey the origami principle is the interplay of touch and sight and she's not the only artist for whom the motto museum has become a kind of laboratory here others experiment with mathematics art order and creative

chaos. like american hekmat and won't find directions for the works he folds in any origami instruction book this work titled flying object three plays with the fragility of origami ours. mourner are a leon whose works might look like folded paper but that's just an optical illusion . only when you get right up close can you see that this work is comprised of three paintings and a wall covering. and i think so because cancer matter i'm actually a classical painter oil on campus. i have and i thought i'd bring three works here but then i asked myself why can't you use the space here explore this topic a little more and take it to the extreme that's what happened i've spent the last three months feeling like i'm learning how to swim all over again and through the

techniques alone i've just dared to do other things together back. her installation also includes folded bills blue porcelain tiles. and some. them that sort of it's a bit of a joke but on the other hand it's also questioning the way we're used to seeing things. of on something it has in. artistic to your hiney and told must. have folded several of the items on display including this futuristic object made from silver metallic paper. what's it like doing origami as a team. coordination ping pong. and to support. the discussion. i can think of anything else sorry origami as a form of creative chaos

a visit to the martyr museum can open up a whole new worlds. most everyone has a nickname even the queen of england now normally those who address her must say your majesty your royal highness or ma'am but there are of course exceptions especially where the grandchildren are concerned so in the spirit of queen elizabeth a coming ninety second birthday we're going to share some of the nicknames her loved ones have called her here are. five odd nicknames you'd hardly expect queen elizabeth the second to answer to. the name elizabeth is something of a mouthful for toddlers queen elizabeth herself had quite a struggle with it in her early years and for quite a while called herself that's our number five family and friends quickly adopted the moniker at the time nobody could have known that little bet would someday

become queen elizabeth the second most of the royal family called the young princess by this name until she ascended the throne. the only relative who didn't was her uncle edward did make names it wasn't the only time king edward flouted convention in one nine hundred thirty six hardly a year into his reign he after kate in favor of elizabeth's father george the sixth placing elizabeth second in line to the throne. prince william has been preparing to assume the throne from birth his father prince charles is the heir apparent but elizabeth is in no hurry to step aside as a toddler william could say neither her name nor even the word granny quite right and ended up turning it into carey this is number three of the odd nickname so you'd hardly expect queen elizabeth the second to answer to she does so only for

prince william. queen carey. like father like son prince william son george had similar problems deciding what he wanted to call his great grandmother according to protocol her subjects' must address her only as your majesty or ma'am but prince george called her simply again dad and that takes second place among the royal nicknames of course little princes don't have to follow all the rules especially not when they're this cute. the queen's husband prince philip duke of edinburgh is notorious for his rather frank remarks philip has retired from all official duties but not from his constant black humor from which not even his wife is spared. in first place among the

odd nicknames you'd hardly expect the queen to answer to is cabbage also a popular pet name in france the royal couple have been married for over seventy years now and not even that nickname seems to have dampened the queen's spirits. are moving on now to trends in weddings and there are lots of ways to tie the knot in las vegas at a drive through or on a romantic beach in italy for example but instead of walking barefoot in the sand some companies are going for a cooler option and that is getting married at the lucky ranch in the finnish arctic here the wedding pair can ride on dog sleds through the winter forests and spend the night in an igloo it's yet another way to begin that marital journey. in finland it's the right place for those seeking subzero temperatures and solitude

. for some it's even the ideal place to tie the knot. rosie to helen on. and tara and paul gregory hope will came here from britain to get married. we've been round the world on the couple of locations we were going to go to the seychelles we're going to go to it's an i pad and then on the planning and then rizzi says just not me for six and says i want to get a marriage in the arctic and at that point i just said i'll just arranging to make sure i'm there and left it to. i'm there we are. a couple spends ten days getting to know the country before the ceremony. on horseback they explore the sparsely inhabited expanses of finland snow covered forests. and discover breathtaking natural distance. when they visit

a husky farm. the couple has very much been looking forward to a ride on a dog sled but first they have to take a crash course and mushing. who had ok hold on. the fence. gracefully look hot and like to be all right yeah right. and if you want slow down you gotta just frank ok but but. i'm. spending time in the untouched nature and being close to each other those were the main arguments that convinced the couple that the wintery lucky ranch and the finish arctic was going to be the right wedding location for them.

we started off the same as most people. having family close friends and we came to realize we were planning. the wedding for everybody else. not for. i just want to get my two so we went for a walk with the dog and we just said well what do we want for the wedding and we just said we want to be with each other. to make it special for us and we don't want to be worrying about everybody else. three hours to go before they exchange their vows other couples will be fussing over the clothes guests and banquet but paul and rosie are going snow surfing. conveniently the snow surfing instructor will also later be the best man. at. the wedding is to take place here. or snowmobile serves as

a bridal carriage for that last stretch through the forest. the registrar's used a long hard journey. he's got to cover two hundred sixty kilometers of icy roads round trip really take. to be your spouse. for piter or for. i do. i do. the ceremony ends with the rings. of the kids. and a glass of sparkling wine then comes the wedding night most newlyweds might want luxury in comfort but this couple can look forward to their neither one thousand an igloo no windows no baths no heating and the bed is covered with rain your high.

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the like but rather shoes tools and even beer bottles all made out of chocolate of course while the german chocolate factory root has been in business for fifty years now and all the products they create may be unusual but they do certainly require a bit of skill. are you mad about shoes and handbags they can take a bite out of your budget. but you could really take a bite out of these accessories then made of chocolate. and for the handyman there's nothing sweeter than getting new tools especially these ones. is a third generation confectioner and chocolate maker his family business has found a way to take up the fight out of the competition. in markets like we always wanted to do something different than the rest everybody knows the traditional easter bunny and santa claus so we said we've got to create something extravagant. people

like to laugh and give funny things as gifts. creativity comes first and foremost and it's a lot of fun of. the confectionary employs over twenty people who also have lots of fun and. they're allowed to eat as much chocolate as they want. mine but my friends are jealous they'd love to trade places with me but they always want me to bring some chocolate home for them. companies always developing new chocolate treats the tops of. chocolate but we make shoes bottles and tools to work for me it's super cool to come here in the morning and see these freaky things it just makes my day the stuff of all. the confectionery sweet treats can be found in speciality stores and in the woods online shop from their headquarters in

vogue they ship their products to more than twenty different countries around the globe. max's grandfather founded the business back in one nine hundred sixty eight though he started off producing food coloring to mark the firm's fiftieth anniversary they've got a special surprise in store as a. great one piece. we'll say hey what a cool thing but for now we only get feedback indirectly because we sell exclusively to dealers so we're looking forward to next year when we open our transparent production facility and then we'll have a shop to sell our brand directly to the people in the market and customers to give us feedback i'm really looking forward to it this feedback him stuff always a part of. chocolate so good it's melts your hot. and with that we were up on today's show but before we go we want to let you in on

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