and the greek island of cole food which has much more to offer than just sandy beaches has thousands of years of history to discover as well. as a small village with approximately 2000 inhabitants rise up in the north of germany about an hour from hamburg but every year it plays host to what he's considered the biggest heavy metal festival in the world and the population right now has expanded by about $75000.00 more the festival is sold out as always and over $200.00 bands are playing there this year and it all got on the way with the brawl spot of the local vulcan fire brigade who traditionally stopped to see. no doubt they were the quietest band performing at the festival one of the major events every year is a metal battle for often coming unsigned bands he held beforehand in various parts

of the world winning the heat for the indian sub continent was a bangladeshi metal band called train wreck. the heavy metal band a train wreck on stage and. some. train wreck on the 1st band from bangladesh to appear at the world famous festival in its 30 year history. you know it was difficult to look at what world do go 0 6 6 0 yeah. dream come true thank you everyone in bangladesh thank you. the crowd is

awesome they were so supportive. to go it was oh we can't say nothing about records but this is the best. train wreck competing in the metal battle the festival's contest for international newcomers for train wrecks 5 members is 1st 1st time in europe and here they are at what's called the holy ground for metal heads. anyone listens to metal in bangladesh you are she always feels that one day i will go and visit this place as you say. like so that's where the same as it was there. was a little yeah. train wreck competed to play at vulcan at legion hall trials held in february in bangalore bands from nepal india bangladesh and sri lanka faced off to win the coveted opportunity train wreck what triumphant thank.

you we're going to blow the border with a bomb or 2. at bucca. and they're up against $29.00 of the up and coming bands from more over the world including indonesia south africa and azerbaijan who vying for a spot in the final top 5 the main prizes for high fouls and euros but simply getting to perform at the world's biggest heavy metal festival is a prize in itself. is absolutely the olympics of have you not just taken part is everything all nations come together for this friendly contest we're not fighting against each other we're fighting for heavy metal. the band to make their final preparations before the show the metal scene in bangladesh is hardly famous but the boys have enough experience to justify some confidence just a little. bit yeah. yeah. and definitely.

they won't find out whether that strategy is successful until saturday afternoon when the winners of the metal battle are announced. train wreck on our facebook page the culture now from the deafening noise of heavy metal to the sublime piece of a beautiful garden where you're going to meet the man who says he has the best gardening job in the world certainly in one of the most famous and beautiful gardens because it was painted countless times by claude monet of course referring to the gods upon his house in japan in northern france where he famously painted the water lilies that indeed for the last 20 years of his life the garden was his

exclusive subject. this is when the officer who feels most as if he were in a painting mornings just after 7 when only a few early risers among the water lilies have opened to the new day most remain deep in slumber. these are carefully fishes stray leaves out g. and twigs out of the water anything that could tarnish the tranquil beauty of the water lily pond. it's a privilege to be here on my own when daybreak awakens the garden and it makes me happy every morning to about. 31 years ago sean murphy of these are started working here during the summers today he's the head gardener and she got me there claude monet painted his famous water lilies. bought on the new.

garden or it's like the holy grail you couldn't find a better place from the moment i knew i could stay for good i've never wanted to leave. work by. the name couldn't get enough of it either he continued to paint his garden until late in life even after losing most of his sight. known a 1st saw the flowers an $889.00. in at the paris world fair as well as the eiffel tower visitors also caught their 1st glimpse of what are the least in colorful terms. until then europeans had only known the white variety. of the tour mali acts nursery managed to cross the common white water lily with exotic varieties from that time on you saw them in pink red blue and so on when

monet saw them at the fair he was fascinated it inspired him to cultivate his garden he plays although. it's now late morning and the sun has awakened all the water lilies tourists are crowding around to get the obligatory snapshots. near the pond is the sea of color that is money's 1st garden an ornamental one the painter gave his gardeners precise instructions about what should bloom where he sat it isn't quite so strict but he does try to keep money spirit alive relate to shellfish on the flower beds are planted in such a way that they complement each other visually similar to how a painter mixes his colors in a palette before he starts his work before but it will feel. as john murray of his own of ever thought of setting up his own easel here. he says it's a nice thought but he'd never find the time and anyway he's fully content looking

after clock money's gardening legacy. just looks stunning we've been island hopping all week and today we're off to call food just off greece's northwest coast it is said to have a record number of 120 beaches but that's not where we're headed it also has a long and varied history going back thousands of years so we're going to take a look at some of the sites to see and to round coal through town itself. khufu is the 7th largest of the greek islands the royal cafe in can only sit south of the capital corfu town it affords a fabulous view of pondok onesie the uninhabited mouse island a landmark of corfu and of the rocky hana the monastery island this is the right spot for plane spotters to it boasts an excellent view of the airport runways. the nobility of long ago also discovered coffee's charms austrian empress elizabeth

popularly known as c.c. had a summer palace built here in the 19th century. you have obviously savvy elizabeth named her powers a killing on after a killing is her favorite hero from the trojan war you get to see to her he embodied the strength and beauty of ancient greeks that's why we find statues of the dying and the victorious achilles here in her garden and he had been quite a. c.c. was a big fan of greek mythology hornik unions terrorists are the 9 muses. inside there's a mural depicting a killing is dragging the vanquished hector under his chariot. the empress was exacting in more than just art. also not out there are a few stories about her dining in drinking out as she likes her food is red and white wines very much but she had most of her food brought in from abroad it was an

approach that it will never see larky shows to miss the nicest parts of her city but the s.p.l. are here on the spin out of and known as the largest square in the box under venetian occupation it was used as a parade ground but when i pull you out today it's a pleasant party with a cricket field with a sport we adopted during the english occupation of a square is enjoyed by those tourists and residents and this is. from here there's a good view of the palace of st michael. and since it was built during the english occupation in the early 19th century many of the venetian era fortress. cool things old town is a mix of french british and venetian architecture and you know sco world heritage site. candlelit dinner in cool foods aptly named town restaurant the menu features

traditional island dishes the most famous of which is the frito a stew of beef or video. that hopper seconds to get everyone who comes to court who must try the sofrito it's fantastic it's our traditional dish and it simply tastes wonderful when he gets to go. talk to woods it's time to explore cool few towns a vibrant nightlife. and don't forget all those beaches as well incidentally there are over 6000 different species of plants and flowers all coal so small on the websites of coleslaw d.w. dot com slash culture also about the vacuum festival as well as monet i leave you with sights and sounds from the back of the world's biggest heavy metal festival held in old in germany.

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