the soon to be nice to be a good. match. discover who. subscribe to the documentary on to. welcome daily dose of european lifestyle and culture. let's take a look at what's coming up. living legend led zeppelin guitarist jimmy page turns

seventy five. live sound sculpture hanging these mechanical music machine overall. also. we take a closer look at the bizarre european. let's get cracking by celebrating the birthday of a living legend of rock music as the guitarist of led zeppelin jimmy page took the swinging sixty's into the era of hard rock the band started rocking in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight when jimmy page was working as a session musician musician in london alongside bassist john paul jones dish and a singer and a drama and subsequently spent twelve years at the top of the charts since the band's breakup in one thousand nine hundred eighty jimmy page maintained his rock star status and at age seventy five he's still got it with no plans for retirement just yet. one of rock music's most

famous guitars. stairway to heaven was even voted as having the ultimate guitar solo of all time by readers of guitar magazine. and rolling stone magazine ranked jimmy page third in their list of the one hundred best guitarists of music history what he lacked in technical virtuosity page more than made up for with his unique sound some even credit him with having invented a hard rock. player. playing. the british musician is turning seventy five and for more than sixty years he's been involved in an intense relationship with the sax. i had an infatuation with the.

the passion. the easy peasey one. page got his first gets hard each well he found it when his family moved into a new house and he taught himself to play by practicing day seemed. like the kind of kid. who spend hours in the habit of taking the detail to school and practicing. it was early twenty's page worked as a session guitarist playing with eric clapton the kinks the who the yardbirds and the rolling stones in one nine hundred sixty eight at the age of twenty four page founded led zeppelin he hired singer robert plant bases john paul jones and drummer john bonham in the years that followed led zeppelin would become one of the most influential and innovative bands in rock music.

it often is a lot of each of those four guys is a genius and they fused in such a way that every aspect of their music profited they're an exceptional case and i can't think of another at least not any other rock band like them. the band recorded their first album in a matter of hours jimmy page wasn't just the group's main songwriter and producer he also covered all the costs for the studio recordings with the foundation of led zeppelin sound a fusion of hard rock blues and heavy metal. but it was with the release of their second album led zeppelin two in one nine hundred sixty nine the band's career really took off. they were superstars. as they moved out of the for this their lives were completely disconnected from

reality. it all played out exclusively on stage in private jets hotel rooms at coke tables and with groupies etc the total rock star stereotype star to say. but like many rock stars of that era led zeppelin paid a heavy price for this lifestyle in september one nine hundred eighty excessive alcohol consumption caused the death of their exceptional drummer john bonham. and for a time jimmy page was also addicted to heroin. after bonham's death the band called it quits led zeppelin released nine studio albums in total and sold some three hundred million records they feel huge stadiums and their spectacular concerts have become the stuff of legend the group has even reunited on rare occasions like for this london appearance in december two thousand and seven. eight wrote music history with led zeppelin the band is his life's work and he tends to it's legacy

that he's. various projects since he's never quite escape led zeppelin shadow it is passion for playing is as strong as ever. you're going to get full attention. like a laser. cut. individually everyone. even at seventy five you still can't get enough of playing the guitar so literate happy birthday. now let's get our round up of the news in europe and eastern countries christmas celebrations quite differently one that in our express first bit of cuteness overload. the baby polar bear balance to pack suit has opened its eyes for the first time

zookeepers report that the couple's been getting more and more active in recent days it was born and edited simba but he's still not allowed out of the birthing them the keepers are monitoring it by camera only and do not go near it so as not to endanger its health it won't be known if the cop is male or female until a veterinarian determines the gender about a month from now. or the docks christians across eastern europe celebrated christmas on monday in serbia's capital belgrade patriarch renée celebrated with many of the faithful after the service a large christmas bread was blessed and old serbian tradition meant to bring good fortune for the coming year. in skopje to macedonia celebrated in the churches and on the streets. could get eaten and other cities in montenegro held christmas

bonfires many orthodox churches go by the old julian calendar putting christmas thirteen days later than the holiday as observed by other christians. stressed out urbanites in st petersburg russia can turn to a new therapeutic treatment involving raccoons. the program is quite popular both with local people and troops they can play with the raccoons pet or feed them and altogether relaxing experience one hour of raccoon therapy costs between twenty five in full. years. well after opening the show with some hard rock it's time now to get our groove on with a completely different take on music the swiss sculptor zonked time to leave was a pioneer of so-called kinetic his creations move independently and even make their

own sounds one of them called harmony to has now been restored so one small creates uniquely intriguing sounds was out without the help of a musician playing it. it's not been running against. swiss artists john tank lease sound sculpture metal harmony too has been restored to its former glory after forty years of rattling and clattering the parts were worn and the sound was anything but impressive so wheels were set in motion to give the machine some much needed maintenance. kinetic art was tanned least trademark he saw movement as a metaphor for modern life as he explained back in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven with him but with these machines i want to exemplify the new absurdity. a neverending futility which you could liken to everyday life is the last week i. did

it in. a. tangle he created metal harmony to in one thousand nine hundred seventy nine the work now belongs to the emanuel hoffman foundation its collection is overseen by shelley laga a research institution founded by our patron. shall lock us restores marcus pucca and. spent a year documenting repairing and where absolutely necessary replacing every little part of it like this figurine from a donald duck comic after identifying its serial number they found a replacement on the internet the original is beyond repair try as she might the third restore can change that but shallow aims to restore the machine to its original state both visually and acoustically. we have a picture from leo not a photo. and based on this color photograph we can recognize

a few interesting things like for instance that the light bulb which has always been white for as long as i can remember which was originally yellow to give is just. it's a small change which has a big effect which the overstretched bungee cords were repaired rather than replaced and. i'm proud that the percussion hammond's once again strike the instruments with a certain tension and power in doing so they produce very different sounds to. the team even developed a technique to repair well worn metal parts by filling them with a synthetic material. even iron can show signs of wear not to mention softer materials. we couldn't find a replacement for the shoes so that's why we've tried to preserve it by giving it

to metal soul. as in the ties the metal so prevents it from bendy too much when it strikes the keyless. until he made a three d. scan of this object so that we could make a duplicate she later. but would it then still be an art work by shantanu lead restoring his machines has proved more complicated than the swiss artist would have imagined yourself it's all very simple the motors are always the same the fastenings are all standard ones and easily replaced it's no problem. following it's restoration met a harmony two was delivered to the museum tangly in wasilla switzerland where the work is on permanent loan tank lease long time assistant use of imhoff stopped by to see the machine being set up he helped to construct the artist's sound mixing

machine. came off knew all about tankless idiosyncrasies should have never. mind where my work is made from garbage and it's garbage to me it's behind me and doesn't concern me anymore. i think he just said that to provoke people in the us with. that would tank lee approve of his machine getting a facelift because he'd be most pleased absolutely music to the restoration team's ears and all she. and tanky enthusiasm around the world it's. definitely an acquired taste shall we say that music now i do know max we wonder what images come to mind when you think of the typical german someone who drives like a madman on the motorway or as we call it the out obama or perhaps someone who loves drinking beer and eating sausages it's not all true the new face book series that

so german takes a playful. that's the sole job and. one two week cartoonist may go for him and this pokes fun at. typically germany idiosyncracies. so we'll weekly dose of german humor. i don't know but today e.w. remax facebook page. next up is today's installment of this week series the call of the mountains you can catch up with yesterday's match the whole magic online but now we're off to the german austrian border to visit the pits it's germany's highest mountain and attracts hundreds of thousands of businesses every year including myself on a clear day you can see

a total of full countries from its peak and recently it's become quite a lot easier to get to the top. spits is germany's highest mountain just under three thousand meters it's about average for the alps. to soak spits is also a popular tourist destination every year around five hundred thousand people visit the mountain to enjoy the breathtaking views. a trip to the summit is spectacular this new cable railway has been running since last december it covers a total of two thousand meters which is a record for this kind of transport. and there's just one support call of the trip to the top of the steam and the fastest.

in the city but if that's so long and you can even see the station from here we're traveling at a forty six degree angle you won't see the summit until we get close to us the station is glass panels from top to bottom it was a ford and when the weather is nice and flat provide some spectacular views. last. and when the bottom of the. there's not much to see when the weather's bad of course but the trip is still worth it as a day s. and it was pretty scary at first because of the when it didn't but when you're in that big cable car it's actually quite pleasant at some guns on the name it's a very beautiful. and we like it very much because it's so much big the opposite baseball a lot of people it's very impressive it's a very high. amazing amazing. just below the summit there's a ski area with twenty kilometers of ski runs that's not

a lot by international standards but there is plenty of snow. visitors can stay overnight in the igloo village it's made of snow and is rebuilt every year from scratch sculptors create each individual room based on a specific theme. it's an unusual way to spend the night in freezing temperatures. he will not mention me it's really something special in the middle of the night when things are quiet here on the mountain the guests and staff sometimes go sledding or heikki we also have germany's highest whirlpool and germany's highest sauna as far as elevation is concerned it's an exclusive experience the fight over much put it. but most overnight tourists stay hand in the town of garmisch potten cation population about twenty six thousand garmisch is one

of germany's most popular ski resorts. just stamp side the town is potluck gorge which features cliffs that rise to a height of eighty metres the gorge is part of a protected nature preserve. the seven hundred metre long hiking trail follows the stream gorge for. by some unique winter landscapes like these gigantic icicles. another popular attraction is the olympic ski jumping site it's home to the annual competition known as the four hills tournament. the tower at the top of the jump is sixty meters high visitors can see what it's like for world class athletes to stand here before a jump. there's at least one person who travels up and down the troops should visit every day letter carrier and grass of our not to snow no wind will keep him from

the swift completion of his appointed rounds which includes opening germany's highest post office for the day. this is sleuth each and every day it's a new experience you get to meet people from all over the world. in your car stands that are canceled here are marked with the spitz's elevation and zip code. in any kind of weather in any season of the year germany's highest peak in the scenery that surrounds it never seems to fascinate. before we present some fascinating cuisine

a quick reminder of this week's competition life of a summit series we want to see your experiences of hiking in the mountains one lucky participant will be paid to win an exclusive wristwatch you can upload your pictures to our website at www dot com slash lifestyle now as promised we turn to a unique restaurant the ultima in the finnish capital helsinki prides itself on sustainability in fact they use extremely local products there are plenty of plants and vegetables cultivated in and around the restaurant with many ingredients growing right in front of the eyes of the guests so that's going to test. the dishes on the menu of the ultimate restaurant are often quite extraordinary. like a cricket taco or reindeer blood crap poor buckwheat icecream but chef only elaine is determined to use only locally produced ingredients he grows many of them right

in the restaurant. we had lots of ideas for what could be done here in the city be considered working with the hydroponic cultivation system growing crickets and lambs growing mushrooms and alkie then we gathered all the information together and got started. with hydroponic cultivation and water is almost all it takes to grow vegetables lettuce and herbs. the roots are submerged in a nutrient solution to provide optimal growing conditions for other plants are grown in a conventional way. in soil. i'd say about ten to twenty percent of what we use comes from our own production all the hooks for instance in general we are only using greedy and when we know where they come from even space agencies have expressed interest in these ere grown potatoes they are supplied with nutrients from a daily spray on missed also on the menu cricket's their bread

a nice fears page unseen remark he says the restaurant's concept has only positive aspects. of. the hydroponic cultivation system is great because it enables us to grow fresh herbs ourselves but what i also really like is our interior design. there are some of the restaurants furnishings came out of a three d. printer the patrons appreciate the spirit of innovation. of. the question that got me interested in the ultimate level is what the food of the future needs to look like so it's sustainable for the coming generations the concept is great and the food tastes good too like the. good food and major social issues are brought together at the ultimate restaurant in helsinki. we often present you the best in architecture that europe has to offer in fact you

can find plenty great examples on our you tube channel interior design but today we take a look at some of the most unique living spaces on the seas that you may never have seen the like of before buildings that up bizarre here are. five european houses you wouldn't think are inhabited. this concrete box has no windows is it a prison or a warehouse. nika it's a villa outside lisp in portugal the facade keeps out prying eyes it's number five in our ranking of homes you think are inhabited but in the back there's plenty of glass the interior is brightly airy and friendly. this may look like some kind of animal creeping along the forest floor maybe a giant snail but in fact it's

a house it's number four of our house it's you wouldn't expect to be inhabited by dutch architect had it built in sweden as a vacation home for his family. in fact it looks a little like a complex house from a fairy tale. to the average apartment blocks in warsaw poland but we're not interested in them but rather what's in between it's another house no wider than two arm's length it's in third place on our list of houses you wouldn't think anyone lives in. it gets rented out regularly but no one can stand it for any real stretch of time. whether claustrophobic or not anyone would start feeling walled in hear. hear things grow and thrive it's a green house after all and it's in second place among houses in europe you would

hardly expect to make good homes planted among the grapes tomatoes and palm trees is a family the owners they decided to live in their place of work a garden center near dresden germany that sounds practical as long as they have worked out whose job it is to wash the windows. of this silo at the waterfront of the hague in the netherlands store's father for a new living ideas her father and daughter are planning to move in without money for a custom designed interior they'll have to use second hand furniture and their own . imagination it's in first place on our ranking of european houses you wouldn't think are inhabited not some money went into making the old silo or real home but the one hog makes it all worth while killing a close look at some one blood loss and. on the next edition of europe. in parts of europe winter is cold and dark which

makes it fun popular with many but the season has its price sides too like snow covered countryside fresh clear am winter sports. and a cozy warm fire. to return next time on your own max. move. move. move move. move.

move. move. move. move. move. but don't touch the trunk. the electric company is still a concept car so we take a sneak preview. of lots of horsepower and lots of comfort but for not much money can it be done here tries with a stinger. trying to. thirty minutes w. .

in a timeless way just cover the pose a threat house world starts january thirteenth. i'm not often taffeta. i guess sometimes i am but i found nothing that can be said to have enough thanks even for german culture of looking at stereotypes a question that is think the future of the country that i now don't. need to rethink this drama. it's all about a new time a job join me to meet the jetman sunday w. post. time for an upgrade. how about finding a church that grows all buying. a house with no roof. or design

highlights you can make yourself. trends tips and tricks that will turn your home to something special. upgrade yourself with d w's interior design channel on you tube. we are watching you of all the debris and all in the water the poorest of the poor and poor countries. and they are demanding good quality. yes and for the children the corporate world also realize that if they have to have good quality products and good quality consumers they need look quality skilled workforce i am very confident that in two thousand and fifty no child or no i go through the many illiterate that is the fundamental human right that is the divine right which the

nature of the god has given to us and goes through all of this legend of it that i had to look good was clutching over the right to freedom against nature of the likeness blog. the suspect arrested for a mass data breach in germany has confessed to the place a twenty year old student says he published the personal information of politicians and public figures out of anger at statements they've made he's cooperating with authorities and was released from custody. a far right has been seriously injured by unknown assailants in the city braman police said frank magnates a local.