in the rain forest in central africa. to fight their culture he stayed close only a promise to his son to leave the jungle and return to the concrete and glass jungle of new york. the result reverse culture shock. the documentary from the forest starts caucus night w. . hi there welcome to euro max here's what's coming up to kick off this week. some a sensation the song that's on everybody's lips here in germany.

island dreams the first episode of all the current series heads to cyprus. of the mountains german photographer goodish shah in france for the hills. it's summer here in europe and every sunny season needs its soundtrack last year desperate see 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 fung c. and daddy yankee teamed up to create that mix of latin pop and the negative tone of this year's summer 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.j. to give is the feel good hit of the year. 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 belle a child. about to be jammed. down maybe. you haven't bothered yet this. is our own

joke. but as every year there's been plenty of competition for germany's number one summer hit. this time there was. by no means. the more melancholy in my mind by do 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 alvarado solaire with last seen to it up. but bella chalo is also getting people dancing in clubs and on the street.

is getting down to a lunch hour. so where did people here first hear bella chow. mein kind of thing i know it from money heist his wife know from one song 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 with. the bela 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.

answer. to. this is can all these days as 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 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 a lot. give it back. to

the. time next for your remarks express and we start our roundup of cultural events around the continent in bosnia-herzegovina with a tradition that's quite refreshing in the heat of the summer. on sunday the city of muster hosted its annual high diving competition from the historic study most of the contest is a tradition dating back centuries thousands of spectators gathered to watch the divers make the nineteen me to plunge into the fast flowing river. the sixteenth century bridge was destroyed in one thousand nine hundred three during the. campaign staking need rebuilt in two thousand and four. at a sense become a symbol of peaceful coexistence and reconciliation.

on saturday an exhibition opened 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. that is always me when it's all kit in storage boxes in a dark place in 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 exit. he will be moving on to manchester. britain is currently home to a group of touring dinosaurs. the seventeen million euro shows stars moving lifesize model dinosaurs among them as

a toronto saurus rex and to bracket sources. on its debut tour in two thousand and seven the exhibition was seen by over nine million people and more than two hundred fifty cities around the world starts in mid september the state of the 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 our first stop lies on the edge of europe in the far east of the mediterranean sea. cyprus is split into two hundred the southern republic of cyprus has been part of the european union since two thousand and four now tourists can enjoy the sun and sandy beaches as well as the island's rich cultural history so whatever your tastes cyprus has a lot to offer especially if you're a morning person. but. 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. so there are no rocks. no sharks. it's very good floodwater in the morning. and. the town of la is home to some fifty one thousand residents. the daily market in the center offers plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables. this is perfect for a leisurely stroll and the kilometers of beach are great for relaxing there's

little risk of a rained out vacation as cyprus gets more than three hundred days of sunshine a year. a popular tourist attraction in larnaca is the church of st last or is 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 are keeping alive the millennia old craft of pottery. many local customs and traditions have been passed down with the help of this handicraft. maybe in germany this is how. people. use. archaeological park in the south west of the island off even more history

a unesco world heritage site it's also one of the most important archaeological sites in cyprus it contains monuments dating from prehistoric times to the middle ages most of the finds the date from the roman period. highlights include these mosaic floors from the third century. and these ruins of the castle of forty columns. back in the u.k. . to the city at the site. to see. people actually trying to you know bring it back because. many years ago. and the most. if you need to cool off then head to water world.

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. across from a far more about twenty one you have. enjoyed the parking lot i completely lack and now. 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 fool and just relax in a lazy way that there's also just. something to do if the whole day. banter rounded off it's worth making a trip to the islands south coast lima saul it's the second largest city on cyprus

after the capital because. the port city lies nestled in the bay of opportunity and is a center for tourism entrain. it started as a small fishing village and its own port still recalls that history. the numerous restaurants and cafes that open along here serve traditional dishes the fish and grilled meat. they put these are one part that one is another part to but also one very important. for a. restaurant and for cyprus was when it's. the hospitality. in the evening it's still warm on the sea front in lima song and visitors can look forward to yet another sunny day on cyprus. and you old ians 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 euro max wristwatch now our next report features a man who wouldn't have to think twice about what his luxury cost way ours would be a camera shot heene is after all a photographer who specializes in capturing the beauty of mountains and has compiled his best snaps in a new book called the sound of the mountain. gorillas show 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 has always dreamt of turning his passion into a profession. and no 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 shot he 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 the 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 family and professional because i wasn't a professional of course. at first people didn't take the self-taught for seriously but he summoned up the courage to drop out of college quit. sites 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 to call for the men to come from 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 shailene spends about two hundred days a year on the road. but he's always drawn back home to cause there's no turn in southwest germany was. what i love about this loud one is that my home and the people i'm closest to are here that means a lot because this is where my heart is and that's why i always return. for. 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 at its best your imax 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 drawbacks instagram stories and discover how exciting and diverse europe can be. on instagram.

while we're back on the road now once a week. you our 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 a look at the it from and got an aussie 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 enough 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 fifty 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. the student 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 this 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 belongs to the hops burke empire the viennese spruced up provincial cities with places like the theatre square. i think we kept in the past from zax time our city is more enduring and contemporary appears to have this austrian traditions and it would be way i wouldn't say that we

are conservative however we can notice people can speak different languages and it is normal for. there's even a monument to the australian garion kaiser franz yosef in the city again and 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. because of monuments but mostly in tradition it's we keep right now i mean we have a lot of these said very tasty cakes you feel even sure need to seem possible 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 access i was brought up here and they have an opportunity to see as a city how actually talked to before it is very important for them 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. parent proud he was born here he was brought

up here that means that churn you see maybe impacted on him. coaching is an hour's drive from charities to be 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 she. may honey honey with honey it's tasty says honey from the company's. in foothills with different herb's and even honey each a drink. all the specialty is whet the appetite in the evening back in charities pradesh tree and zone we find the town's best restaurants.

traditional food is served in pasco while now it's hearty fare with lots of grilled meat pickled vegetables and but not a car pay a fee and that's. why. you're. probably one of the few is a moldovan specialty like it's made of corn meal cooked with cream fresh and butter is served with cheap cheese fried pork belly rons and mushroom sauce. they've always known how to live well and share and you see no matter which country book of enoch 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 inbox for updates so thanks for watching. next time on your remarks on the caribbean island of sonora in saving some classic

ducks and painting. a few kilometers away on summertime we'll find caribbean style for guests. and visitors to the british overseas territory of i'm going to enjoy putting on the big . european lifestyle on to the caribbean some next time next.

i'm going to. cut. the b.s. . let's meet here quite honestly i'm going to have to sell it for just two of hundreds of thousands of children living in an overcrowded of a few jams and living on the next to a football project to live to get a few more hours of respite at beirut carsickness parish coming out of.

beirut park city my future football team in the bin thirty minutes. more. or more. it's nice. to see. blue. johnny used. to be a mole. among. the easy capital in northern iraq reduced to rubble in many parts shingle feels

like a ghost town true enough years after liberation from my ex only three cells and families have returned to a city of which once had more than eighty thousand inhabitants a city struggling to find peace only a few have dared return to their former ally. today on t.w. news. how to cover more than just one reality. where i come from we have a transatlantic way of looking at things that's because my father is from germany my mother is from the united states of america and so i realized fairly early that it made sense to explain different realities. and now here at the heart of the european union in brussels we have twenty eight different realities and so i think people are really looking for a new journalist they can trust for them to make sense of those. problems not talk of my work at the w.

this is going to be in the news coming to you live from berlin in northern iraq to reach. so called islamic state is facing an uncertain future the strategic city was liberated three years ago but remains a ghost town and we have an exclusive report from singe our capital see these religious minority militants tried to annihilate. the u.s.

president says he's willing to meet with iranian president hassan rouhani a surprise offer comes a week after he warned him don't.