ok the sign says it's most highly contested elections in many years and they could send them to president friendship time and once grip on power. possibly even see ten goals of the course of a country to place a key international role. we'll tell you what you need to know when for in court some time coverage from istanbul and ankara this week on the tell me news. welcome to the show i'll be guiding you through the latest in european lifestyle and culture this week is what's coming up today. striking snapshots and amateur

photographer caption an amazing picture of stalin's. musical memory germany's organ building tradition that music will make the unesco heritage list. beatles birthplace we told a british city a little cool. we start off today's show with a visit to the netherlands amsterdam boasts a rich cultural history and some of its tucked away in backyards in the private gardens of seventeenth and eighteenth century canal houses normally visitors wouldn't even know that these spaces exist but once a year during the open god and days event tourists and residents alike can get a glimpse into the secret world here max reporter meghan lee took a closer look. these private gardens are small oases in the heart of amsterdam they belong to the city's wealthiest residents and once a year homeowners on the. visitors to get

a sneak peek inside for the open garden days. and i was on hand for the experience . so we've just arrived at our first address let's take a look inside and see what awaits us. private addresses where on this year's program visitors can catch a quick glimpse into how the home owners live on their way to the garden some of them designed the gardens themselves like dutch architect hans wit who says he's happy to welcome visitors into his home for many reasons the moment we are retired so that's number one so we have the time to do it needs are also always supported the garden should be beautiful for the day so you push yourself a little bit to make the garden beautiful and the most important parties we are privileged that we live here and i see a lot of people like to see the gardens behind through canals and now you've designed this garden what is the key to it. maintenance and it should be fitting by

the more or less eighteenth century of this building because. hamsterdam residence . is the organizer of open garden days and a garden designer herself some of her creations are also on display including this one which she designed for an office it was a very romantic overgrown old garden that was the maintenance so i think thirty years ago something like an old couple lived here and it had very old trees but they were sick so they have had to cut them so they start all over again while i sort and as well it's nice to decide who is flowing forms the shape of the greenery and the landscapes are meant to reflect the constant movement in the office. so i've just visited yet another garden there is so much walking around on this tour but i found a really clever way to get around to the next car and do was. the dutch to what

tribe or next person. navigating amsterdam streets is best done by bike but even that can be tricky when the crowds take over. an. opening each door is like stepping into another world. from scenes that reflect the wilderness to manicured landscape architecture every garden is different. it's been lovely it's so different than doing it it's the normal american tourist it gave us a chance to see more of how the dutch look. which many of the visitors are also surprised to find such green spaces behind these canal houses but each one offers a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of city life. history is always present. designer air tran in one center his design around

a symbolic tree when it stood tall jewish teenager and fraying side every day from her window while hiding from nazi persecution it's a bit of a monumental spots to be treated with something that's an essay. from me sometimes in the forest of trees falling and then you have this gap in the ground with a lot of water for example the. so we created a little paunch which looks natural cold just before it's more of the swamp thing but there for. the most. life it's also a monster it's like a fairy tale. dam is famous for its can now so travelling by boat is popular we're doing is the dutch do and we flagged down a book so we're going to travel down these canals by boat with one of the local residents so let's go. to amsterdam has more than one hundred kilometers of canals the three main ones were dug in the seventeenth century during the dutch golden age . more for the working people well it was meant for the working people. and.

where for the wealthy people you can see it at the space the house is take next to each other they're bigger and more ornamental more beautiful houses on the visigoths are more basic the basic here means an average house price of one and a half million euros enough but looking at them constant nothing. so my tour of the open garden days is coming to an end but what i'm taking away is that this event is so much more than just about seeing the private secret behind the doors of these fantastic houses it's about meeting new people and talking to them and seeing what their ideas behind their gardens in their lives and visitors can do this every year on the third weekend of june so till next time don't seem. done chevelle meghan now let's get up to date with what's going on across the continent in all your remarks express today we're featuring the horses in france and hobbits

in the czech republic but first up is an open concert right here in the capital of germany. once again berlin sushant open alla open air a vent attracted thousands of classical music lovers to the city's baby square for the twelfth year in a row the event drew huge crowds to enjoy a stellar open air symphony concert for free. thought. bush dance capella belly and orchestra conducted by daniel barenboim performed among other things a work by giacchino receive me some forty thousand people attended the event. this weekend fans of fantasy author james tolkien descended on a forest near the czech city of docks in one thousand enthusiastic playing or just

war some men reenacted the battle of five am is from tolkien's famous novel the homepage. these mock battles have been staged for almost twenty years now thanks to weapons made of plastic and want nobody has ever been. extravagant hats and exquisite dresses were on display at the one hundred seventy fifth please dion close race in chantilly this weekend the race sometimes referred to as the french oaks is the most glamorous of its kind in all of france. the winner of sunday's race secured one million euros in prize money and not i mean that there's also an award for best dressed mademoiselle.

now we take to the skies with a feather a friend the stalling for target for bieber loves nothing more than getting. the lens to watch their graceful choreographies as most stunning photo was captured while he was travelling through spain as thousands of stallings creative and often logical masterpiece. when thousands of starlings take to the skies it's always a mesmerizing display of nature. amateur photographer dunya bieber has been capturing memory asians of starlings for years. but even he has never seen anything quite like this before a flock of tens of thousands of starlings that form the shape of a huge bird. shot the image in spain spawning startling formations like these in germany has become super rare. to fly started photographing with two cameras i was completely focused on that i spent four days found

a graphing taking thousands of pictures and it was only while looking at them off to it that i found this one the bible. usually bieber has to wait until he's back in germany to look at the thousands of images properly. and sometimes that means he's in for a surprise. because i was concentrating so hard i didn't notice the formation that mangled up truck and then i realized it was an amazing display and they made quite a racket and there was a huge energy and dynamism in it but it was only later that i saw what they'd conjured up in the skies with you and what was it like when you realized whoa. none of the boat loves his hobby whether out with his bike or on foot he spends almost every day outdoors in nature. and he never goes anywhere without a camera. he started taking photographs when he was

seventeen and then gradually honed his ground birds are one of his favorite motifs . now his remarkable photo has given him a name internationally. but it is the photo was so out of the ordinary that it hasn't just attracted interest in on a theological circles it went around the world media outlets were interested lots of people wanted to talk to me but private and commercial really opened doors for me to help for the two who know and who knows maybe daniel bieber will pull up another stunning shot like this starlings in spain. were. on a mesmerizing moment captured. now we change and bring you a close look at one of the most spectacular musical instruments organ in escrows list of intangible cultural heritage compiles unique traditions and crofts every

year new additions make the list a series european traditions we're exploring five new entries from the continent and start right here in germany with the odds of organ building. the music fills every corner of the mushy cologne cathedral. the world famous church boasts to pipe organs even after decades as an organist here winfrey burnet is thrilled by the instrument. i was just going through what i think it is no coincidence that it developed like this over the centuries the sound produces an otherworldly failing in the usually you don't see the performer the sound just comes from somewhere on that enchanting and it's what captivated people as was the mention. that also goes for the client company that built the organs

philip clients who runs the family business and bond is a great grandson of the founder. of the senate who are all in all for me a good organ has to touch people to work with dark bass notes which can be felt on a ballet it should turn the space into a warm full soft bath of sound and not just reach the years but the entire body hope of a vehicle the company builds three or four organs every year phillip lysander seventy employees manufactured every part themselves starting with casting the ten sheets from liquid metal. their world cut and sold it to make the organ pipes the right pitch. large organs may consist of more than ten thousand parts that's more than ten thousand different sounds. overbuilding is a complex craft that requires money patience and passion. is help for actual families that salazar i was a volunteer here during

a gap year and i just couldn't get enough of this horrible. tear gas has been building organs for fifty one years and plan to retire soon he's convinced that. no machine can entirely replace his craftsmanship part of always as if organ building is a wonderful profession there's so much for writing every project is different and when you're finished with it and you see it or it's never boring it's great. do it all over again reform or. the most complicated component is the council which controls the organ it consists of many tiny mechanical parts with a connection to the parts every organ has to be carefully planned down to the last detail. the sunan five law the great thing about pipe organs is that each organ is built individually to match the space and the surroundings and the language of the people who live there healthy the book of the mentioned they have to feel as if it speaking to them and perceive it is harmony and want to hear more and feel.

the first organs came from egypt in the ninth century one was brought from by sent him to germany as a gift to the holy roman emperor charlemagne. the rich diverse sound of the organ is one reason why in two thousand and seventeen unesco selected organ craftsmanship and music for its list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. in view of your many regions even if they say the same words the characteristic vowel has a different nuance in trying the ball for example taken away by the. it can be r. or a. and there's an entire range between the bottom line and the organ builders and musicians from particular regions wanted to hear the sound they were used to from their

language in their instrument you're bored with this pod and all in your own instrument who want. to also make the concert halls like the lp how many in hamburg the instrument there is a very special one built by the close company and took ten years to plan and built . of course the biggest challenge was the acoustics of the el villa money the sound is incredibly direct with an amazing transparency and crystal clear sound sleep you can hear every detail look it was such a pleasure to do it. because company has built organs all around the world for instance and ok new zealand madison wisconsin and the us the chinese capital beijing and caution in taiwan. enough is about i'm so glad i can get to know musical traditions and cultures all over the world and interact with them i always learn something that i take home

with me and then that will influence the next instrument i'll be working on for many of us the ball of the moment i'm just. and that's how we're all going to go this continue to create unique instruments all around the world as they once did for the cologne cathedral. was a wonderful instrument which has also been heavily featured in film music throughout the years now for over four decades stahl was has not only been hugely popular on the screen but also holds the guinness world record for the most successful film merchandising franchise memorabilia from the movies is a huge hit with fans and some of the rarer examples can be worth tens of thousands of euros star wars fanatic mock falls from northern germany has invested heavily in his collection and even set up a mini museum for us in his home. these

life size figures and star wars characters are highly sought after collectibles. and they belong to a passionate fan of the franchise mark boss has fulfilled the dream and collected his film heroes in the attic of his house staff. he's been collecting the star wars figures for the past ten years. they're going to continue throughout my childhood i collected star wars action figures on the back when i was eighteen years old i used to play with them to. do you don't dispute. now the tiny figures from back then have grown in size of life size busts are covered in items

each character is produced in limited editions ranging from one hundred to fifteen hundred items. so far marc has managed to acquire sixteen of the figures. it can take up to a year from when a figure is issued or announced until it gets dispatched again. which i have to import the figures from the u.s. so i have to transfer the payment to the u.s. and then go to the customs office in whose room to pick them up and these infants all in his own party stand or point this is one of just three life size figures of boba fett autographed by actor jeremy. marx search collectors forums for years to get hold of it they sell for twenty one thousand euros a few i only started in two thousand and eight so i'm missing full figures i'd really like to have them but the prices have become so an affordable that i don't

have a chance he's ornish when does your balls and. the life sized busts cost five hundred euros and. and the prices are constantly rising. should switch if you decide i have to say no to a lot of other things to finance this otherwise i couldn't afford it. among the things he does without our vacations but he does have a home movie theater where he and his friends watch the films that have been fascinating millions of fans for decades. these are the. cons for me sharing this passion with my friends and relatives and coworkers when this all the feeling of togetherness among the star wars i decided pull. as i call them star wars you want peace again a lot of the latest star wars film introduces some new characters one day they too may find their way into mark boss's collection. and finally in

vis week's installment of your mac's extra tool we're responding to the wish of one of us who wrote in to us from ecuador gabriele must see us lives in a queue and asked us if we could take him on a virtual tour of liverpool the port city in the northwest of england is like me a massive fan of the beatles who were all born and raised there so with that in mind we're off to visit a hotbed of musical history i was also so much more. the beatles may have put liverpool on the map but there isn't lots more to the city. one huge draw of visitors is the historical point complex which includes the famous royal albert don't. know where houses have been converted into hotels apartments and restaurants. but the main attraction remains the beatles even more than half

a century after they left liverpool. the cavern club is where the beatles performed in the early one nine hundred sixty s. . kevin mcmanus never saw them play here but he's an expert on the history of pop music. so we're on now to see his the whale famous cover which still attracts millions of solace the still thriving beatles industry that my my real musical life started over the road in a club called attics which is where which is the center of the punk scene in liverpool i saw many famous bands such as the clash joy division and call all appropriate. visitors start arriving before lunch for their taste of the fab four. plan that. deals

even all the time later the peels are still massively important to the liverpool economy last year figures it is where over eighty million to this city eighty million pounds is the city over to the half thousand jobs where response but credited to the beatles industry. lots of bands play here this is beatles cover bands for famously the arctic monkeys played there as al well famous star now ok here. it is tatty now as it was in the sixty's. a hard day's night hotel is a more elegant tribute to the band. with a suite dedicated to john lennon. but musical life in liverpool didn't begin with the beatles or end with them. mcmanus is the curator of a museum of pop music here and he says it's the countless immigrants from ireland who broke music to the city. of people and traditionally write

and make music tell stories sing songs and that's that's that was their way of. all social events and i am around music. liverpool is also famous for the fare is that cross the river mercy. this one's dazzling paint job was designed by veteran pop artist peter blake. these are liverpool's three graces the building on the right used to be the headquarters of the q non shipping nine. jackie rafferty works there she's a location scout knows all the most evocative sights in the city. this hole has featured in many films. so when our. kunaal building on the ground floor and more in what would have been in its day the first class arrivals departure lounge this is where people travelling on the queue not line boats and ships would have come before they've taken off to a brand new life or a nice holiday. the place to go any is crosby beach in the north of the city

at the mouth of the. stroller shadow sands where one hundred constantine figures by the stone to antony gormley all staring out to the horizon in sign an expectation. well worth a visit now just before we go we have time to let you know about this week's prize draw your max is turning fifteen soon and we want you to send us pictures of yourself watching your own x. so just visit d.w. dot com slash lifestyle to submit your snaps and you could win this fantastic collection of your max prizes including our very own book fifty kitchens one city council from us for the day job arthur now. next time on your remarks in the second part of our series on european traditions of we look at the art of making neapolitan pizza. it's been concentrated in the

italian city of naples for centuries. in the old town you can sample it on every corner of the right way preparation is handed down from generation to generation and that's part of unesco's intangible cultural heritage carved out of the oven next time on your remarks.

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