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people here don't have a clue about feminism but there are women who want to use to get change in every day life for justice to quality. under the skin russians women starts november thirteenth to double. or want to welcome to another fun filled edition of euro max i'm your host meghan li today we're getting in the spirit of how we here's a look at what we've got lined up for you today. spoke to discover the scary side of the scottish capital edinburgh. forty three get behind the wheel and an exhibition into work on
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a sports car designed. and stylish we experience a trail based glazing nine hundred sixty s. architecture with the house next one in germany. here in germany october thirty first is known as reformation day marking a profound religious and social change in europe that began with martin luther in fifteen seventeen well on a lighter note thirty first is also a time for ghosts goblins and most importantly candy or how even this form originated in the united states but a darker deeper history can be traced back to european cities such as edinburgh scotland capital is considered to be one of the most ghostly cities in the world over the centuries it has inspired poets and authors to write horror stories. going underground in edinburgh brings back echoes of
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a gruesome past the walled up vaults beneath the south bridge were initially meant to be workshops their use soon became far more sinister. at the start of the nineteenth century edinburgh was a center for anatomical research doctors needed bodies to the sect. of the demand led to the growth of a grave robbing industry to a guard nor a wolf revives the past for visitors body snatchers with lurk around the graveyard strong the data or child when you're. just a return of blood with a wheelbarrow full of day quick off the back out of the ground opened that coffin undressed the corpse entirely put the corpse into the wheelbarrow closer couple of the cult lead to the brotherhood to the universe to this quickly as possible so sometimes you don't get to the university in time and you will have to find a place to store for your kids now what's one ideal than if you volts
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on the ground hidden away from the eye of just as well the constant cold temperature and honeycomb of passageway. leggers prostitutes and the homeless also gathered in the vaults legend has it that the soul of anyone who died in this script would remain caught there forever like the soul of little jack who haunts the space. he makes himself noticeable in all kinds of ways sometimes you feel a cold spots on your all monahan and sometimes you can just feel someone talking on your cloak on your coat sometimes even first i wasn't here especially in some of these rooms some of my colleagues have experienced stones in their faces so it has happened quite a lot. didn't borrow is said to be one of the world's spookiest. city's history contributes to its reputation there were bloody battles plague and witch burnings
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mysterious murders creator fertile ground for apparitions. most of them are in the old town which the scottish call old ricky or old smoky. dark narrow channels with steep shadowy step seven speired authors to gory tales over the centuries. among them was the horror story of the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde written by scottish author robert louis stevenson in the nineteenth century edinburgh city's crime makar and scottish island spends says the city has a special are on the world. i think these things in the in that in the atmosphere and that a profound spiritual energy and i think writers of also poets novelists dramatists feel those energies they may no understand them necessarily with the intellect but
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there's something deeper going and something personal something that sparks the imagination. one place more than others as attracted poets and authors greyfriars care care art. barrels have been taking place here as soon as the sixteenth century the overgrown place is said to be haunting. the remote is this the spirit of one a former lord advocate who sues to mishear and initially he took offense at some homeless person taking shelter and his and his two men his muslim and he could not and beat the guy up and since then there have been other recorded instances. just one of the many goes stories that inspired j.k. rowling when writing the harry potter stars in edinburgh she took breaks prior strolling in great friars care to. thomas riddle of edinburgh was buried a gray friers rolling used the name tom riddle as the human name for villain lord
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voldemort. even visitors who aren't afraid of ghosts and sorcerers are sure to come back from edinburgh with a ghost story or two of their own. ok i think i will definitely be sleeping with the lights on tonight and of edinburgh isn't scary enough for some people than there is always horror land in spain one that coming up at the top of today's express. the horror lamb theme park has opened in a disused coal mine and power plant and barrack are roughly one hundred kilometers north of barcelona just in time for halloween the twenty two thousand five hundred available tickets sold out months before the temporary park even opened. visitors will be greeted by an army of monsters ghosts and zombies played by
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a team of around ninety actors the attractions include on it houses escape rooms and interactive games designed to spook. this jungle scarecrows of probably sets a new world record for two hundred fifty of them were needed to beat the record and in fact a total of five hundred fifteen children came together to primary school in mara felt north america some are calling official confirmation that this was the world's largest ever gathering scarecrows is expected to arrive in a few weeks. the world's largest events dedicated to chocolate this along in paris topped with a show that mary chocolate and fashion the collection of chocolate couture was modeled by celebrities such as miss france the event runs for five days and features some five hundred exhibitors from sixty countries from chuckle at ga and
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artisans to manufacturers it showcases what's new in the world of chocolate cocoa ice cream pastry and confectionery. the scrumptious trade fair runs through sunday . going on now into today's installment of an. experiments and we travel to a restaurant on the spanish island of diners better shop with an appetite because the experience consists of a total of twenty courses but don't be fooled this menu will put a severe strain on the wallet as some of motion is one of the most expensive restaurants in the world. the show begins twenty courses the price tag one thousand and five hundred euros per person and each course has a new setting on the spanish island of what is probably the world's most expensive
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restaurant offers a dining extravaganza. like he needs by. this type of ways and he gave all. they put in the. gas enjoyed the first call in every offering at the door of the entry ticket taste like chocolate and lime sublimation seats a maximum of twelve people the experience surprise after surprise and rapid succession six cameras observe the guests the room is changed by computer with lighting effects smells wind and smoke hidden behind glass the team controls the show i want to buy. that the show began. with caviar oysters and champagne of course it's kind of. now a vegetable garden. here the soil is edible a mixture of chopped black olives and bread the culling area artists expect the
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twenty courses to take a total of three hours their concept is successful the restaurant is fully booked for months and advance. so it's lovely. dishes are served up in an underwater world. course. it's an expensive treat. this is eight hundred euros. we have an aromatic brawl with a taste of the sea. all of this nails in the muscles are steamed lightly in their own troops. oh. technical innovations are part of those concepts here he tries to pair of virtual reality glasses in a flight simulator alter the taste experience.
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but this only thirty four. hour show is fifty percent of what they say. on a simulated trip on the orient express a table even vibrates. the mushroom dishes the magically stage two. is known the world over as a party island that provides inspirations for popular on saddle show. the. living there's a setting recalling it before in the one nine hundred sixty s. . and a desert that revolves around a record on a turntable. experiential dining is a playground for the cooks and guests alike. we
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have a shot of the feel good think they. are listening here composes is cullen airy creations like a painter but food changes color and texture before the diners eyes all their senses are involved. the. head chef pocketed on several kids guests farewell from a movie screen what a spectacular performance. well if you have had an unusual dining experience or if you've eaten something uncommon then tell us about it just understand the email explaining your experience and by doing so you qualify to win and exclusive your own max watch all right on
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now to iceland's capital reykjavik which has become a surprising magnet for street art colorful murals murals can be found throughout the city thanks in no small part to artists our real now we travel to iceland to check out her latest contribution. reykjavik is home to a thriving street art scene. most of the buildings along the city's main shopping streets are adorned with graffiti and street out. the tourists love it. many house owners commission artists to design their facades. vs land the capital is a riot of color. and that is thanks to the likes of star everyone born here in one nine hundred eighty she studied at an art school in berlin germany the latest
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work adorns the icelandic ministry for industries and innovation twenty five artists submitted proposals for merrill's and hers was the winning design. this is is how cops are the images and the abstract you can see a whale. and maybe a codfish and a few other things but it's also open to interpretation if you follow it with your eyes it looks as though it's rising up from the ground and trying to get out. and then you can see it arch back into the sea. and smear everyone can interpret it differently. and i'm happy with that it's overdue. creating the mural was a labor of love. the work was constantly being interrupted by bad weather and tarantula rain would wash everything away. but the result was worth the effort
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the artist to satisfy it and so is the ministry which sought ability other than what got more bizarre worked on it for two months come rain or shine mona's will. the weather this year was awful. but she did a magnificent job and made this one. wonderful image they were they. were all very proud of it. that doesn't mean so real this putting their feet up she's now fairing for a major so to show set to open here in iceland soon. it's a farm cynthia best farm this paint is left over from the mural. it helps i really like to use stuff up. i don't make sketches but i do sometimes do tasks or practice runs. these are shapes that are flying or swimming they're relatively organic. this is i'm on a quest here to delve into the subconscious. to the parents to. all of
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these studies whether they're painted or etched into glass or drafts for large scale projects. reykjavik is sorry. and she's left a mark here in the form of over ten merrill's. iceland is harsh weather takes its toll though. it's not as if they're meant to be there forever. that's one of the great things about graffiti and street art it's there for a while this is a few years. and then it starts to disappear for spending. as well as murals are a real pain. creates installations and video and designs took of this and. she's exhibited and worked in the us china canada japan germany no way belgium and iran. is from this. find it hard to work in the
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confines of a studio who i'd rather have something that's twenty two metres in height i like to work physically outside in dialogue with the city and which the people who live in it. and here in reykjavik sorrow real isn't likely to run out of space for a while. all right return our attention now to classic cars now they're often hidden in private garages and they only come out for a sunday drive weather permitting but now current through. can in my are some of the most beautiful rarest and most valuable cars of past decades in a special exhibition actually named p.s. i love you. fast elegant innovative. last museum is currently exhibiting thirty icons of automotive history
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one is a b.m.w. five those seven from a private collection only two hundred fifty four were ever built but the preproduction prototype made in one thousand nine hundred five is one of a kind. i was stunned when i heard this car exists i knew about the series production cars and then to find the prototype the only one on earth is just fantastic the grill is filigree and more elaborate heck the trunk latest too. many details are different but the whole car is more beautiful than the production versions for. elegant mercedes models ferrari is from the one nine hundred fifty s. and porsches through the decades even handmade cars some of them weren't easy to obtain for the exhibition they're too highly valued financially sentimental and in pristine beach terms for their owners to release them.
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if there is car belongs to an italian collector presto who only collects prototypes he has more than one hundred cars and they're all prototypes is this car has been in new york in tokyo and he had an opening so he said we can have it and of course we were overjoyed. these are rolling sculptures with cult status the design is the essence here but is it art. when you consider also materials have been around for one hundred fifty years hardly any other object in the world is asked particular and so often reinvented and styled and designed as the automobile. sports car design. underwent a fundamental change in the one nine hundred seventy s. large grilles were no longer in style. the formal language preferred flatter more geometric and sharper contours an extreme example from the time is the lumber he
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couldn't touch with four hundred fifty five horsepower it's more of a rocket than a car it belongs to the curator himself to us in his this version of the car is a somewhat later lamborghini contact. when it was unveiled in one nine hundred seventy three the shape was more refined. but the market started demanding cars like this after ferrari set the trend with a slightly meaner and more aggressive look then came the turning point the anniversary model ferrari testarossa had ribs and it looked just awful you couldn't be seen in public with it this one is a cult car now the other one isn't quit. p.s. i love you the style icons in this exhibition dazzled with their elegance and can now. some even smile good buy.
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when staying in the country would take a sneak peek into someone's humble abode now in the early one nine hundred sixty s. architect page and noise that designed a modern structure in the western german city of cologne that is still an eye catcher today and the architects daughter who now lives there was kind enough to let us in for a look around. german architect painted noise should named his house in cologne x one. city curator thomas van that is visiting noise for its daughter art historian nicole down there sitting at the bar which still looks exactly the way it did when it was completed in one thousand nine hundred sixty two that's. when this whole this is actually the center of the house we called it the bar and he used to be the office to talk of this was the meeting place this is where all the books are it's where we look
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things up and it's also where the party started on. when her father showed the plans to his father who was also an architect the reaction was muted. on had this as a nice thought he couldn't stoop to making a compliment i've been told that all he said was yes to go do it that way too that was it. these are all her father's designs inside and now the table he built and piles the box the parts are for storage outside there for rubbish bins. inside their home to kitchen appliances the veneer shows a smiling face that attests to precise carpentry the veneer ceiling is also ornamental. the door to the bar is made to measure collection to assault from the rhine river the house is full of surprises. not too much
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as can we had free run of the house of course when we were kids and of course there were spots we could go through the walls where it was open in some places we could go around the walls and the doors were cut to fit. i would have liked it better if we hadn't been made to keep it so tidy we had to clean up when visitors came to ensure the house looked its best but today i actually wouldn't do it any differently. it's a house that's chock full of technical details. doesn't he didn't i didn't want him all for he there are things that you always emphasized the blue wall and the way the stones are placed when it comes to design or architectural questions i still always ask could we use a different material can it be wood. can we have it manufactured come honestly i'm
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fat and it opened up my view on materials. that house is visionary. isn't against more of one form represents quite a new form of living and sort of an american dream of life and now it's geared toward space and a bond with nature that floods the. outside becomes inside and inside becomes outside only this sheet of glass separates it but it doesn't really it's what gives this house character. it's so unusual that the planning authorities didn't want to issue a building permit back there that's a good richardson used these are the stresses concrete is material that's used in civil engineering for bridges and large industrial structures in the sphere pre-stressed concrete is being used for residential buildings about back then that was something really extraordinary that was pre-stressed concrete was used for
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building a home. we're talking a very early back in one nine hundred sixty two and that makes the structure so exceptional. it's absolute. house. next one by page the noise for it is a nine hundred sixty s. architectural icon. and with that it is time to say goodbye now don't forget to stay up to date on the show on our social media pages or on our web site well as always from me and the rest of the crew here at your max thanks for joining in our. on the next edition of zero mass we head to the north sea coast where the northern night national park is home to a song wash between the title shots and. the wetlands are habitat for many animals and plants once the breeding season is over the park is a popular destination for hikers and nature reserve next time on your own tax.
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