video never has. to have at the back of the. songs to sing along to download it is the combo from super. to be. very close to put it into active exercises in the public d w don't come slash dogs land on facebook in the am still. glen jam and so free with the devil you. ever want to welcome to another edition of the show i'm your host meghan lee from cold feet to kinky music we've got a mixed bag on the show today here's a look at what's coming up. cold as ice riding the waves in iceland freezing water

. away from visiting in elegant highly restricted in france. and a touch of class take a luxury train ride through the swiss alps. the soccer world cup is well underway in russia and even though germany the title defenders are out around three and a half a million visitors from all corners of the world are still expected to attend and of course they will want to take home some souvenirs so now is a good time to take stock of how well things are going on the sidelines in terms of merchandising ticket sales or just a small part of the revenue generated from such an event t. shirts whistles and goods with the world cup mascot on them are the real money makers we take a look now at how vendors are fairing at this year's world cup. the

world cup's oficial mascot. otherwise known as zombie baka which roughly translates as the one who scores goals it's. exactly because job is to keep everyone spirits up and to keep the world cup cash registers ringing. his face appears on caps scarves and all sorts of other world cup memorabilia on sale not just in russia but all over the world. zambia back i might not be the most original mascot but he's the one that suits russia so we award him three balls . and official world cup anthem is supposed to be catchy and motivational. live it up is performed by eric is directly from costa rica will smith from the

u.s. and nikki james. he doesn't have a whole lot to do with the host country russia and it's not exactly storming the charts so from us it's just two balls. i suppose a leg is so two thousand tents in russia the fans have their own way of cheering on the team. they look like salads in fact they're traditional russian instruments known as the scots and they're the tournaments oficial instruments. much they're a lot less annoying than blues a list and they're authentic so we give the last goes. i think the world cup lasts a month but the superheroes will last

a. lifetime and tattoos are the most long lasting momentos of all tattoo studios are getting lots of requests for footballs trophies and flags these days. which. can already be felt every day all foreigners shows up where it's so but who doesn't end up regretting the tattoo we're skeptical so world cup tattoos just snowballs from i. to think of russia used to think of. but this bar and it got to remember one of the tournaments host cities serves world cup beer specially brewed for the matches being played there like the peru france game. it's made in the local brewery to a soundtrack of football anthems secure as world cup kid from twenty ten for example. chalo what ever music is played whether it's classics rock or contemporary r. and b.

whatever it is that energy is transferred into the water and gives that certain character so my beer gets the character of whatever music we replay this. beer with character and inspired idea fans love it and we do too so we give it for i. well one of pop's longest running feuds appears to be over. the front man of the kinks announced that the band would be reuniting for the first time in more than twenty years. now over the years the band chalked up hits like you really got me and lola. there he's also said the group is making a new kinks album. so we'll be keeping our eye out for that meanwhile another music

legend must now be referred to as sir more on that coming up at the top of today's express. tuesday saw the former front man of the bee gees' very good priests even though it's his buckingham palace for his services to music and charity. now seventy one he formed to be teased in nine hundred fifty s. with his late brothers maurice and robin and stormed the charts with hits such as how deep is your love and stayin alive. very good received the award from prince charles and mandela cool himself. before and after a five hundred year old sculpture of st george and the john of a star in northern spain has been ruined by a bunch dressed aeration the term spying a local hard teacher. it's not the first incident of its kind in twenty twelve

there was a similarly disaster as restoration of the edge a homo miro in for giovanna a pensioner who left christ looking disfigured. but the botched restoration has become a tourist magnet so maybe as will soon be a popular destination to. blooming titan am has attracted large numbers of horticultural fans to shotguns botanical gardens bill help me not to sell them occurrence not took place seven years ago native she was the mantra to tighten our own can grow to a height of almost three metres meets news to gather enough energy to plan against for a few allies. explosives carrying a stench which attracts pollinating insects. hadar logan and is iceland's first professional surfer and now he has mastered his

country's affairs waves under extreme conditions and by that i mean in extremely cold water sometimes a surfer can't even feel his feet when he hits the waves but his passion for the sport keeps him going. i think by. our language. most linda is about as well known for surfing as thailand is for skiing and yet the land of fire and ice is a hot tip among surface for those who served all the world's best spots this one off is something new it's the home to us iceland's best and only professional surfer pays our loyalty alias on it's very hard to get started in surfing actually because there's no surf shops and the forecast it's really hard to read and the waves that come into our eyes and are usually really like big and heavy because there's a lot of open ocean the circumstances might not be ideal for beginners but if you

really want to start surfing then then you just find your. they found you again has found just one type of waves and it's direction in life. as a boy he was trying to act if easily distracted in school and in a tourist troublemaker that did not change much over the years talking about it getting into trouble and having having that negative energy outlet you know i started drinking at a young age. around thirteen i think and my whole group of friends were drinking a lot child was always partying and it was really starting to take a lot of energy for me and i lost my focus away so. and ending up having to quit so when i was nineteen i quit drinking and that's pretty much when my career started. eventually he wanted to become

a professional snowboarder but then in spite of the extreme conditions people drawn to the we'll said. during winter within a couple minutes or half an hour an hour you're going to loose all the fuel assume your toes in your hands and your feet are going to feel like blocks of ice but sometimes if you just divide it into. two ways so you either get out and you get warm or you keep surfing and you're still cold but if if if you'd rather keep surfing and still be cold then get out and get warm then of course you just keep surfing so it's just a matter of what you want to you know how how you're how strong your colleagues. the cool of the waves is strong it was featured in a twenty minute film an icelandic surface called the cool. though he and his

friends playfully problems. the consequence of a surfing turns a five year old practices in yoga the slow moving passive yoga technique helps him find his in a battle. most of all he likes to be out in nature he never gets bored in iceland. there's not a lot of people you know compared to how big the land is and. the variety of of. the natures is incredible you know you can you can drive for an hour and you've already seen. ten or fifteen types of landscapes so it's just there's so many things to explore and so many adventures to do and so it's there's this nice beautiful. camping hiking surf then you go to

shooting photos has the movies and traveling around the world the number and father condo be any son is from home the more he wants to be to tyson's freezing cold waves. too cold for me all right time now for a sneak peek into someone's humble abode and for today's de luxe edition we are heading to brittany in northern france to the island of betty. this is where french architect bruno adik decided to build his summer residence and as you'll see he combines a traditional structure with all the modern amenities possible. a forty five minute boat ride from the west coast of france leads to an island paradise on the atlantic ocean barely. the houses here have to adhere to strict architectural this one is described as new york britannic style

a natural ventilation system has been built into the granite wall to keep the air circulating. the architect counties. hello welcome to belle. i'm. and i own this house. we're here in the living room all the largest room in the house. purposely kept a. clean white. ivy covered it's a bit like being in cotton wool without any. as a contrast to the abstract character of the living room i want to we have something very complicated. that you don't perceive. just like a mirror reflecting the landscape. design this two

story house with his wife and yes also an architect. their main office is in paris. this one hundred twenty square meter house on balliol serves as their second residence. here we enter the kitchen which is not quite the right word because it's actually part of the living room. so this is where the action is and everyone in the house can take. the kitchen is completely open and very low key. from the kitchen it's just a few steps to the staircase leading to the master bedroom. now we're in our bedroom. which was conceived in the same way a living room. where the white tint sparsely furnished. the.

we tried to create a feeling of space. despite the limitations of the house. and the climate is always mild creating a cozy atmosphere inside the house. bruno has an office on the second floor where he often retires to work on his latest projects. good news why do. we always have to work. even when we're here atop a cation home as an architect you always have projects and sometimes you have a bit of distance and can relax you look at the job done better than you would under different circumstances. stones through the. skylight are built throughout the a frame house giving it not just the feeling of openness put also generating light and heat. this holiday home is located about a kilometer from the atlantic ocean tranquil landscape is great for walks and the

perfect place to escape the hectic hustle and bustle of life in the french capital . at the back of the house there's a two hundred square metre garden. now where in the garden which is divided along the south side is. a lot of stones here with the old training is it bears fruit every year and we hope we can soon make our own accord fulfill a field or you know. what was with us where we are thanks for visiting belize. the open does the. man a slice of french paradise. definitely more my style as well all right for the next part in our series this week on train travel we are heading to the mountain landscapes of switzerland and one of the best ways to enjoy them is by train in both winter and in summer so let's hop on board the glacier pullman

express for a ride that you'll never forget. at an altitude of some three thousand meters the is the biggest class here in the alps switzerland is packed with breathtaking views. the classic express which connects the famous ski resort of samar it's with sam out provides a window onto his wound as well as the standard service passages can also relieved because glory days of luxury rail travel on the classy up pullman express some fifty people are settling in for a journey back to the nine hundred thirty s. the normal glassy express takes eight hours to cover two hundred forty kilometers but this train is fast it will take two days to pass through ninety one tunnels and cross two hundred ninety one bridges. is

a new service in a way. and we need. more work more so what's going on this is. a very lovely. first day takes them from san maritz to undermine along the single track narrow gauge railway it's one of only three round roads to be listed as unesco world heritage sites. the so-called crocodile locomotive dates back to the nine hundred thirty is the first driver christophe owner takes allegedly pays for the carbs the tunnels and the viaducts. in the old movie in the old of the engine is the more work it requires i have to monitor everything myself listen to noises check the temperature all the modern

engine that's all done by a computer. train reaches the rhine just in time for lunch the river is calm here and the passengers make their way to the elegant restaurant carts. with. everything on this journey is an example of swiss precision and tradition round travel is something the swiss have mastered. because it is why we are world champions not in football and fortunately we never will be but we're champions in train travel and we should be proud of this the swiss always find it hard to show their progress because there's no of a country where people travel more by rail they also have the longest train travel the swiss are allowed to be proud from todd to tar the muscles and. the passengers

are certainly having a good time the train continues on its journey through the afternoon and in the evening the guests embark to stay the night in a hotel. the next day begins with plenty of steam and a completely different train. at the fork of pass not far from under much the classier pullman express has to go through a tunnel. but the passengers have another treat in store for this book the train is over one hundred years old if climbs up to more than two thousand metres where there is still snow on the ground. castle works in england as a stoke up on a steam engine. this is the whole lot of this way.

we go and they throw waves all over the place and this is a fun test again but the switzerland zero weiss and for the heritage movement. up and down through switzerland from the full capacity to trying to takes a steep downward trip into the valley. it's not far to sam out now so the journey is drawing to an end but the passengers still have one more pleasure in store. at feige they clamber off the train only to board another type of vehicle in cable cars. biggest and longest class in the alps there's also a unesco world heritage site. in the valley that classy has disappeared behind the clones while the classier pullman express continues on towards the matter on the passengers probably won't see the mountain at its best but they won't let the

cloudy weather get them down. there it's very comfortable. that you can really get away from our hectic everyday life and enjoy the landscape. no stress very comfortable we also had good food definitely do it again will be the. nostalgic journey is coming to an end the passengers arriving happy and relaxed after a trip on the weald slowest express train. when i was growing up mickey and minnie mouse were all the rage but over here in germany fix and fox they were the competition now they were twin fox brothers who were a hit with the public here now a new exhibition takes a look back at these classic comic characters and what made them so special. a new exhibition in the city of oberhausen in western germany gemini's most famous

folks say is fiction foxy. they were created by hall of the german walt disney the exhibition spans three floors and includes over five hundred exhibits including original sketches and comic books. for the last artist to work on the fix and folksy comics it was a job that meant a lot to him personally. over decades growing up with them so i really knew them inside out i know where every building in their universe was located that lupo's tower was on a hill and everything. to do an equivalent of mickey mouse was born in one nine hundred fifty three. popularity soon saw the two dungaree wearing folks his live in the south contained universe of folks holds an average habitants include the raven an absent minded professor i'm sweet little looping. especially fond of the wolf

a bit of a slacker and a greedy good for nothing. he was everyone's favorite being at school i think he's really cool if you look at the early comics he was a bit more of a big bad wolf but by the end the at this big fat shiny nose and he was actually very cute. twenty fourteen because the state is being managed by austrian media entrepreneur. most of the exhibits on display are on loan from the collection . and. i'm very happy to be able to make all this material available to the public. you know allows us to explore a piece of cultural history a piece of our personal history but it's really very special seeds every single visitor is immediately drawn to. its funding team of them stuck at first until. it gets to the exhibition. get to a movie selves in the fix is the universe complete with the retro in the action dicing from full of games to toilet paper. on the exhibition that sounds and many

on a trip down memory lane. and with that we've come to the end of the show but before we go i want to let you in on this week's draw for an exclusive goodie bag of so many years now your remarks will soon be fifteen years old and for this occasion we would like to know how you watch the program on t.v. or on your mobile device we've received a lot so photos from our viewers so far so keep the photos coming just go to our website for all the details on how to take part and by doing so you qualify to win our exciting prices and with that we're out of time so as always thanks for tuning in once again tomorrow. or. next time on your own max we check out a new german documentary which follows astro photographers who travel to remote corners of the planet and braved freezing temperatures in search of the most

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family members cling to a desperate hope mexicans dying for justice in fifteen minutes on g.w. . most. of the asylum disputes spell the end for chance in america the government of german chancellor angela merkel could fall apart but not because her enemies are getting stronger can she resolve the conflict with sister party c.s.u. and the discord within the e.u. country consultations are taking place in berlin on the first day not only explain herself to parliament a deadline has been set for sunday to end game this week until a new news. clash of cultures in india. a clash between those who believe in arranged marriage

and those who want to marry for love to take her to a clash that's shaking families and society to the cool kids. my father would be angry sometimes i think the way he does handle a. commando starts july eighth t w. e to get bad. she's loved his wrist band so. easy to play. please love me some respect to the place above you each up to the

last place. late last summer just say. such. a lovely mum a static. above such. comments about. love and respect. place. blame. reigning champions germany have crashed out of the soccer world cup after losing two nil to say korea in their final group stage match stoppage time goals from their opponents meant that germany finished boat. some of their group it follows the team losing against mexico and scraping a win against sweden. the emotional roller coaster of the match was not reserved

for those on the pitch thousands of team germany supporters lining the fun mile in the center of bare linde.