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dreams the first episode of occur in series heads to cyprus. i'm too cool of the mountains german photographer good as shiny heads for the hillsides. it's summer here in europe and every sunny season needs its soundtrack last year death posse to a broken numerous records the music video went viral and is still you tube's most viewed clip by a long distance with five point three billion views just in case you missed it here's a reminder of twenty seven teens big hit. the puerto rican stars louis fun c. and daddy yankee teamed up to create that mix of latin pop and the negative tone now this is some a smash is also the product of an unlikely combination

a french d.j. and netflix series and an italian processed song let's take a listen. every year has its smash hit summer song and this year. this new club remakes of bela challenge by french d.g. you give is the feel good hit of the. people chiffon mall it's also knows a lot about hit singles the berlin music producer has worked with beyond say and quincy jones. summer songs have to be fun and not too sentimental. and they're probably only good for one summer and. was written in the late nineteenth century as a protest by the women who had to toil away harvesting rice in italy. and the

second world war a version with new lyrics became an anthem for the resistance to fascism of. the good. it's not a summer song as such and it is a bit more serious in tone but the words bella and child are something everyone can sing along to and the rest has a nice feel to it. and suddenly people around the world are singing bella child. all about the jam. yes thank god yeah this. joke. but as every year there's been plenty of competition for germany's number one summer hit. this time there was. by now mika.

in the more melancholy in my mind by the new orleans. has so far proven the song to beat in germany. and then there's the big dance single of the summer courtesy of other photos solaire with lassie to the. bella is also getting people dancing in clubs and on the street. berling two is getting down to. so where did people here first hear

billet shall. make. i know it from money heist this weisner from i'm. my son's a fan of the series now all the kids are raving about this song. they go crazy when they hear it i've since heard it myself on the radio and it is a really nice song. on the snooker session this. is. part of. the bella child version featured on the spanish t.v. drama money heist has spawned a host of new ones. there have been over twenty covers alone in this year's. celebration and so.

this is going on he's a he's a there's this special unique thing about that music. at one particular moment it can trigger a certain feeling. and suddenly everyone loves that. something that people share. but exactly why a particular songs are successful well if i knew that i'd have a summer hit every year. and the fascist anthem transformed into a single long summer smash under law they are going to. ban that sound sounds. this is. the. time next for our euro max express and we start off our

round up of cultural events around the continent in bosnia-herzegovina with a tradition that's quite refreshing in the heat of the summer. that. on sunday the city of muster hosted its annual high diving competition from the historic study most old bridge the contest is a tradition dating back centuries thousands of spectators kept it to watch the divers make the nineteen meter plunge into the fast flowing river. the sixteenth century bridge was destroyed in one thousand nine hundred three major necro at war time painstakingly rebuilt in two thousand and four. it has since become a symbol of peaceful coexistence and reconciliation. on saturday an exhibition open in london featuring outfits and merchandise connected to the spice girls. the collection called spice up boasts about seven

thousand items it was assembled by curator and fan allen smith allison and includes costumes dolls and even i'm ok. so colorful and collected. and porter and music culture i. mean it's all kept in stores boxes in a dark place below the spice girls made their breakthrough in one thousand nine hundred six and eventually disbanded five years later. recently rumors of a comeback have resurfaced. on august twenty fourth the exhibition will be moving on to manchester. britain is currently home to a group of to. during dinosaurs. the seventeen million euro shows stars moving lifesize model dinosaurs among them as a toronto saurus rex to break your sources. on its debut tour in two thousand and

seven the exhibition was seen by the nine million people and more than two hundred fifty cities around the world stars in its attempt at the state of the art creatures will be touring the rest of europe. well we're also going on tour this week in our series island dreams we feature europe's most interesting islands first stop lies on the edge of europe in the far east of the mediterranean sea. cyprus is split into two halves the southern republic of cyprus has been part of the european union since two thousand and four now tourists can enjoy the sun and sand the beaches as well as the island rich cultural history so whatever your tastes cyprus has a lot to offer especially if you're a morning person. if you really want to see cyprus at its best you'll need to get up early this stand up paddle boarding class given by windsurf city cyprus starts at five am. but you're

rewarded with a beautiful sunrise on the outskirts of larnaca with some six hundred fifty kilometers of coastline the island is a great destination for fans of water sports. during the summer almost every day is very good for windsurfing. the only sound so there are no rocks no sharks. it's very good floodwater in the morning. and in the afternoon after lunch or windsurfing. the town of larnaca is home to some fifty one thousand residents. the daily market in the center offers plenty of . is perfect. and the kilometers of beach are great for relaxing there's little risk of a vacation. more than three hundred days of sunshine

a year. popular tourist attraction in la is the church of st. it was built in the late nineteenth century and is located close to the seaport. farther down the seafront you can learn about the history of the island several studios here keeping alive the millennia old craft pottery. many local customs and traditions have been passed down with the help of this craft. how. people. use. the. park in the southwest of the island even more history. it's also one of the most important archaeological sites in cypress it contains

monuments dating from prehistoric times to the middle ages most of the date from the roman period. highlights include these mosaic floors from the third century. and these ruins of the castle of columns. in the u.k. . so severe that. people are actually trying to bring you back because. many years ago. and. if you need to cool off then head to water world. in iowa not. on this slide it takes just a few seconds to plummet from the eighteen metre high tower into the pool below.

the water park offers thirty five different attractions spread across an area of some one hundred thousand square metres. the amusement park is popular with both tourists and local residents. i am a customer for more about putting you on the you know i enjoy the parking lot i completely lack the knowledge. to my family and my wife there's a lot of variety so even if you don't want to go in the sizes like the way through and just relax in a lazy way that there's also just. you something to do with the whole day. and to round it off it's worth making a trip to the island south coast lemus all it's the second largest city on cyprus after the capital because the. the port city lies nestled in the bay of opportunity and is a center for tourism and trade. it started as

a small fishing village and its old port still recalls that history. of the numerous restaurants and cafes that have opened along here serve traditional dishes of fish and grilled meat. their produce. their wine is another part of the but also. very important. for a. restaurant and for a high profile as well as the move is the host be. in the evening it's still warm on the seafront in lima salt and visitors can look forward to yet another sunny day on cyprus. and you all would ian's can look forward to a few more island guest ways in the next few days now we have a question for you we'd like to know what would you take with you to a desert island send us a picture by uploading it on our website and one lucky winner will win an exclusive

your max wristwatch now a next report features a man who wouldn't have to think twice about what his luxury cost to a isom would be a camera crew that shaheen is off to roll a photographer he specializes in capturing the beauty of mountains and has compiled his best snaps in a new book called the sound of the mountains. he is living his own personal dream capturing natural beauty on camera. he pushes himself to his mental and physical limits as he revels in a feeling of freedom. like many people girl shaheen has always dreamt of turning his passion into a profession. and now photography has indeed become his life.

his mountain photos now have hundreds of thousands of fans he also does work for big name brands. and there are collectors willing to pay several hundred euros for a shocking original print. girl show he has now published a selection of his best photos in a book that provides fascinating insights into the magical appeal of the mountains . the book also tells of his adventures as a mountain photographer and how he came to the profession. he worked five long years on the publication. of these it's a personal investment i've sacrificed everything for this book. it was hard for me to go it alone and say this is what you're going to do with the rest of your life.

there were a lot of hurdles professional because i wasn't a professional of course. at first people didn't take the. first seriously but he summoned up the courage to drop out of college. and headed for the hills. his images convey a feeling of pure adventure he'll drive for fourteen hours to capture a subject in the wilderness if need be. sometimes he'll hike to some remote spot with twenty five kilos of gear on his back. it's hard to say more a photographer or an explorer because exploring plays a huge part in my photos. i'd be far less motivated if all i had to do was press

the release button. girl charlene spends about two hundred days a year on the road. but he's always drawn back home to kaiserslautern in south west germany was. not on me because what i love about kaiser's loughton is that my home and the people i'm closest to are here but that means a lot because this is where my heart is and that's why i always return to a movie that can afford. one girl show he returns from his latest excursion his first stop is his studio not his apartment. after quickly going over the new photos he posts them on his social network site. the internet has given him an enormous boost in his do it yourself success. he already has over one hundred thousand followers on instagram.

and now some of his best photos can be seen in his book the sound of mountains a world away from the computer screen. in. europe and its vast euro max brings you the highlights on instagram stunning landscapes spectacular buildings and mouthwatering delicacies our reporters are constantly on the look out with their cameras we look forward to your comments check out our your mags instagram stories and discover how exciting and diverse your art can be. on instagram. while we're back on the road now once

a week. you are viewers can decide where to send our reporters you choose a destination in europe and we go there if you and share what we discovered please see i got to see the oak from and got a nazi on and paraguay got in touch and wants to know more about ukrainian holiday destinations so we traveled to the western region of book of veena to check out the city of chad and if see it's not the most well known tourist hot spot but well worth a visit let's find out why. the western ukrainian city of charity lies well off the beaten track nevertheless it has a cosmopolitan flair and is something of a sleeping beauty. an architect from prague built the university some one hundred thirty years ago. to students studied here she's a language mediator and offer city tours she loves the university's diversity. you

cannot say for sure that for example there is belongs to this community or to this particular style because you can turn around and see different. byzantine and morris motifs dominate the building style it also has european and jewish influences the lectures were held in german here until the end of world war one for centuries he was the capital of the book of the region from seven hundred seventy five to nine hundred eighteen it belonged to the house burke empire the viennese spruced up provincial cities with places like the theatre square. i think we kept the back from zack's time our city is more contemporary appears to have this austrian temptations and a good way i wouldn't say that we are conservative. we can notice people can speak different languages and this is normal for. there's even

a monument to the austrian garion kaiser franz yosef in the city again. during the soviet era that would have been unthinkable only an independent ukraine could celebrate this part of its past. we can feel it's not just because so is that because of monuments but mostly in traditions we keep right now i mean we have a lot of these said very tasty cakes you feel even churn you see it's impossible to posses shop so escapes or you. breaks for having coffee or tea. for example in the viennese coffee house or the cafe bucharest next door between the two world wars the region belonged to romania. before the holocaust a third of the city's population was jewish. now only traces of jewish life are visible here a few synagogues remain active tourists often come here in search of their roots.

i am very happy when people from contras for example from israel or from the united states they have their accessors brought up here and they have an opportunity to seize a city how actually talked to before it is very important for a sound and this is very important for me as far as a citizen of this city because it means that we are still told. this city with its many different religions languages and peoples produced a long list of artists and poets among the most famous was paul say long whose german language poetry attained global renown. people come from far and wide to visit the place of his birth. where a proud he was born here he was brought up here sell that means the chinese see maybe impact on him. cocina is an

hour's drive from charities. located on the banks of the nice the river the medieval fortress has provided the backdrop for more than fifty films. the walls are four feet thick. it's an ideal place to visit on a hot summer's day. a souvenir vendor is waiting. we've got lots of honey and product to say. may honey and honey was honey it's tasty says honey from the company's. in foothills with different cabs and even honey to drink . all the specialties whet the appetite in the evening back in charity's pradesh tree and zone we find the town's best restaurants. traditional food is served in pasco well now it's hearty fare with lots of grilled meat pickled vegetables and but not a car pacey and d.h.

. bought it five year ago probably one of the features a moldovan specialty like it's made of corn meal cooked with crime fresh and butter is served with cheap cheese fried pork belly rhymes and mushroom sauce that. they've always known how to live well and share and see no matter which country because when i happen to be part of. well i hope you can join us again tomorrow when we'll be back again with more european lifestyle and culture for you until then you can follow us on facebook and instagram d.w. your remarks for updates so thanks for watching. next time on your remarks on the caribbean island of summer can save the some classic ducks the painter countess.

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