this entire culture that's instilled for did not stay. in 60 minutes to tell you. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word published in the book. rico is in germany to learn german why not learn with them simple online on your mobile and free to sell the w z e learning course nico speak german from a to z. . in. well you won't be seeing me spinning around the pole today but rather this

incredible athlete. welcome to euro max show you more of that professional pole dancer in just a little bit is a look at what else is coming up. oh ho ho why scientists from around the world gather in copenhagen in july. what makes the view of the eiffel tower so desirable. now it wasn't too long ago that pole dancing was exclusively associated with strip clubs now it's growing ever more popular as a hobby and recreational sport a star of the scene is russian dimitri polytone of he's been dancing all his life but had little success until he found his true calling he's now a real star of the pole dancing scene and even has a limp dick and. stretching

exercises are essential in his line of business dimitri poly top of russia is one of the world's best pole dances this is not just fooling around. now something. i started out with break up but i wasn't very good at it. i think i was even one of the worst on the team. nobody anything special would become one day. the big turnaround came 6 years ago when he discovered acrobatic pole dancing. many people might think of nightclubs and strippers when they hear the word. truce or

something else in a masculine sport that demands strength insurance and carriage. gains i know but i was right after i don't need to apologize or if. women are maybe a bit more uncomfortable with the topic. but i just. look like a stripper. at the international pole emotion festival in riga latvia the entries had to show a lot more than just their bodies every dance number tells a story it may be the dancers own life story and have nothing erotic about it.

dimitri sat on the jury he was glad to see so many performances by men. yes i did i got to see as many guys pole dancing as possible that great joining. me dimitri was born in a small town in russia now he lives with his wife and young son in neighboring ukraine. a new. 5 year old serafin is proud of his papa's job. and him joyous practicing together with hello. dimitri uses every free minute he can get to train in his own gym. because canada is booked up these days he is in demand not only as a performer but as a coach as well. he travels all over the world competing for and winning

international awards. program a record of the reason europe in my life everything revolves around to help. music i just have to see it not just that he hurts a clio right off and when i start thinking about what i can do with us she's treat them very badly. back to riga. at the pole dancing festival dimitri makes a brief guest appearance his moves are clear cut confident acrobatics. if any downside from sweden tells a very different story full of vulnerability and sensuality. both to form is confront the would inspire themes of masculinity and sexuality each in his own way. your preference. i'm straight i could never do

in a feminine way maybe with friends just for fun i do but i prefer a mask of your style i would like to take it in that direction. many people think it is only for gay man which i want to change. because he might. be about. anyone who claims for the top has to know how to fold. their dimitry plenty of tells that to aspiring calderon says. he'd like to see pole dancing become a limp exposed someday yet and he intends to work hot to help make it one. now everyone deserves a break once in a while and no one has longer holidays than santa claus is busy in december but what does father christmas to the remaining 11 months of the year well every summer

in denmark hundreds of santas congregate at the world santa claus congress is the perfect place for them to talk shop and get a dose of sunshine before they take to the skies with a sled full of presents. essenes cutscene has come from over 4000 kilometers away to take part in this ritual. christmas. the 41 year old comes from jerusalem to him it's an honor to participate in the annual footpath at bellevue beach in copenhagen and. it takes place during the world santa congress. the water is pretty cold but that doesn't put santa off. just being here is the main thing for cars a c. . actually only dissenter in jerusalem in the holy land

and it would be my pleasure to meet all this that doesn't own the word that's why i come here especially if different i have christmas in july and i bring what i have more experience to bring back to the truth of the holy land. back in jerusalem he said nice has his very own sanchez house it's visited by some 13000 children a year. this santa doesn't bring presents with a reindeer driven sleigh but by camel. the world center congress is held in an amusement park so there's plenty of opportunities to enjoy other types of rides. there are also contests that put santa skills to the test. it's christmas in july. because they are very busy in christmas time. that's why they meet in summer was really in christmas also because on the order of very busy like me i'm busy all

december and january i can come travel around the word that's why i come here and your life. around. $140.00 santas and elves from around the world are attending the event. the world santa claus congress took place for the 1st time in 1957 this is the 2nd time he said nice is taking part. i like of the congress is a parade through pocket the world's oldest amusement park just outside copenhagen. the crowds love the spectacle and kid chat with the sound. of. essenes and his colleagues also have a chance to get to know each other and talk about their work. stain high ben is one of the organizers. he enjoys bringing together santas with different cultural backgrounds. who have something that. comes with

a costume that doesn't quite look like a santa but which reflects their the way they hold christmas in their country so i think it helps to communicate that christmas while it's something we share all over the world is still. a cultural thing as well it. isa nice cause c.c. is a christian in a country where judaism is the most common religion so for him the world sent to congress is a place to meet kindred spirits. but most of us are friends and we've gone to see that they visit us. in jerusalem some of them being into thumb and that's why i come here to make more friends to bring them back to my country we have a sense of permanence that is what christmas is all about family fun and spreading joy and happiness. well from copenhagen we travel to the capital of fronts

this is the most famous symbol of paris the eiffel tower every year at attracts around $7000000.00 visitors and for many it's a dream to one day be this close to the real thing but then again there are lots of people who wake up to a view of it every day and it's those provisions that are of special interest to the photographer just for what. it's really paris you feel when you have the eiffel tower front of you and to see it every night every morning it was important for me when we chose this up but it was i had to see it. just to watch the photographer from london he wanted to know how the iconic landmark is viewed by the city's residents and visitors people lucky enough to live

with a view of including yet no one who lives in the 16th or going to small with her husband just to watch research eventually turned into a book project called to i felt a collection of pictures showing the tower from the homes of present residents. this. is so magnetic and it just says that i have to use this somehow i have to kind of use this tower to tell a story about art. and that's how we started. since 2040 just for has visited 40 homes from a luxury apartment on the sand just you take some the city outskirts but they all share is the view of the eiffel tower. very interesting to find out how people get a little she screwed up with this view and the parents they were at night they

leave the cartons open it's a night light you know and she has this amazing relationship with the tower and then when they tell her stories or the stories they kind of a lot of them involve the tower you know so they play they play with god she has this really emotional bond that. some people are prepared to put up with a lot. for the sake of the view jerome somewhere and his partner moved into an apartment that didn't even have a kitchen. they didn't mind the inconvenience because the skyline outside the window was so spectacular. only one of the piers. when we 1st walked into the room and saw the view of the eiffel tower we were really astonished crees we hadn't expected we immediately said where do we sign we knew we had to take the apartment. over.

it's a view they never get tired of even though they see it every day. we sit down have a drink and a chat and suddenly one of us just say oh it's never looked like this before the light color and we get out our smartphones and take a picture to post on instagram so it's. just the white feels the same way even though he's been taking these pictures for 5 years he says it doesn't get boring he might be a londoner but the eiffel tower has a special place in his heart and maybe he is a little bit envious to have a fairy tale castle of in my view and. yeah i would have liked. something that like the spirit every day and you see it this is great and asked for

more than. just the white plans to finish and publishing i felt book project. the reason rooms with a view. want to learn more about european lifestyle and culture. when you come right. that your romance. could. take the plot to an underwater restaurant. prize winner and labor of crazy join the race and destroy. your own acts you. subscribe so you don't miss a thing. now plenty of festivals promise to deliver a once in a lifetime experience the feds deveny of all is fairly close to backing up this claim it is only held once every 20 to 25 years and this with the town of

a situated on lake geneva the whole town turns into a stage featuring plays procession zz music and of course plenty of swiss delicacies those who have missed this year's edition will have to wait till 2039 for another chance but not to worry we with that for you. the day on lake geneva knows how to throw a party this is the biggest wine festival in switzerland all the more special because it doesn't happen very often but. the opening parade is led by the 100 swiss the guardsman who originally protected the french king they celebrates the local wine growers in a spectacular fashion just once every 20 to 25 years fits in for the festival takes place only one is a generation a rule laid out by the if a fraternal wine grows it's a celebration of the wine we crown the best. wine grower geelong put the

highs here for the 2nd time his daughter for the 1st time to defeat the last time was in 1999 and i took part of my own now i'm happy to have my daughter with me it's a major event in switzerland and as a wine grower it makes me very proud. of the older generation parties with the best of them. both the food we talk about the last festival for a decade and then we talk about the next one for another decade this is a very emotional experience for me the worst 0. defect in the canton of bull attracts visitors from around the world along with swiss guests from neighboring cantons on the north east banks of lake geneva. one from the full canton is made from grapes grown here in the terrace the vineyards of. the mild climates the hills and the lake in short perfect conditions for wine growing. list in europe is owned

by the pub family. to specific out as a lover of exactly what makes the vineyards in the special are our 3 sons. the sun in the sky that shines on the terraces of the reflection of the sun in the lake . he soon. and then a stone wall see also that story and release it onto the slopes that is what's special here that the specific death of in. the put a half family has been growing wine for generations father son and uncle meet up regularly to taste their light dry white line made from the shas la grape. they still own the wine press used by their great great grandfather. they started making wine in the love war back in the 11th century. the cistercian monks established vineyards all over europe google said pretty good i mean there.

was a part of the 1st finds on the land simply because they belong to them and the lows i notice has always loved us because there wasn't much else you could use the slopes for. it girl she decides it is all the while. back invade the community stand out wine growers are being honored in the town center this year's crown goes to 56 year old sean penn yet the award ceremony is one of the highlights of the $25.00 day event. this year the festival ends on august the 11th it also includes a show on a floating stage that naturally puts wine growers at the center of the story. playing cards symbolize the whims of nature sometimes the harvest is good and sometimes not so good. and of course why is the order of the day

all over town and. after the new threats of the fake divinia or is the celebration of the wine grows worse now and the final fruits of their labor which is why i. say well this here we have to take. student. but i'm sure there's visit has made memories for a lifetime all the 5 senses it is the sense of smell that can trigger the most memories mario lombardo is a designer who has a real knack for creating fake fragrances that evoke feelings and special moments he is an argentinian who is made by live in his home so of course he is part of our ongoing series planet berlin where we get to know interesting ex-pats you can find plenty more stories online but today we're meeting mario at his shop in ballin.

consentual in an exquisite. way from a few candles they were created by mario. 60. have names like mom and. his inspiration from the resources. of fragrances. another. yes another like roses and wood a qualified graphic designer mario lombardo also creates they. are this myth.

of mine and i like my work to tell something about life's journey including all that happens in life from sadness to joy from the big and little emotions of the birth of a baby all these things go into it. every candle is given and mario has come up with a story for each one. for example simply stands for a nice day. stands for the moment you realize you share your feelings for example when you fall in love with her jump into the sea together and a shiver runs through your that's worked into it in. the birth of a child or short simply biology and everyone can relate to it but it's still a miracle in the. sense and it's together with a few factory in cars from. leader and natural entrance to company synthesizers fragrances and. since from hundreds of thousands of her

google materials their extract is for instance from blossoms into. these essential oils the basis of perfume production. creates is aroma well it's one of these essences every candle is a blend of up to 10 distinct saints with the product of a composition is an aromatic oil that has to mature for at least 3 weeks and then we give it to the candle maker here in germany. then it's very gradually gather with an oil that's not too hot and. runs his fragrance production with his partner vanessa. she takes care of the management while he concentrates on the creative process. the mario is someone who approaches people through conversation and personal contact. and from what he learns he can steer his work in a certain direction. the results are often deeply personal.

mario was born in rosario argentina in the 1972. when he was just fine his family had to flee the military to germany. he grew up and studied graphic design and an international reputation in his field his creations for magazines books and album covers have won several awards. among his clients are you who doesn't and you even. have a copy in my graphic design work i've always included many different things i want to put sometimes i made them by hand and photographed them with in another dimension was a definite sense for a book but i never seem to get a chance to develop it to them through a friend i got an opportunity to work on perfume. i took it and it turned out to be

the best thing i thought of course if it made. him a bill in his home in 2008 he often stops in at the artist's cafe on his way home with his family. he loves the vintage interior which reminds him of argentina along with something else. there's a scent that stands for berlin and you find it in buenos ayres too and that's all the linden tree in the summer it's just the same there as in berlin and when you walk through the streets you think this is home to holiday and so our soul. found a home in their lives created. a fragrance. well that's all from us for today but check out more your remarks on facebook and on our website where you can also take part in all competitions and win an exclusive prize so good luck.

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