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it's me my cook and we're dedicating the whole show today to cottle of across europe will go to the famous carnival of venice and will travel to nice in france to watch the flow parade because each country has its own unique seditions can't get out and human capital no one leaves no without cost you at least a bit of make up a whole week even if you're just heading to the supermarket kill o'connell oh it's now employed so what partying and streets parades no life is suspended throughout the city and lots of people take time off from work in order to join the farm around the clock and the committed ravello just start early in the morning so let's dive right in for all of you don't know quite what awaits you here are some facts on the cologne town of 00 so.

the conical season begins on november 11th and last still ash wednesday. thank alone the revelers are called yet can and they shout a law. during carnival some $300.00 carnival societies in cologne hold over a 1000 fold and sessions that include fun music costumes tongue in cheek speeches and traditional kon of all songs. the official st konovalov starts the thursday before ash wednesday and brings in the principal phase of the festivities the thursday belongs to the women revelers so men be where the women cut off the men's ties and give them a little kiss boots here to make up for it. this is the time of the

conical parades they reach their climax with the rose monday parade a tradition dating back to 1823. today colognes parade is the biggest in germany the several 100000 spectators are rewarded with shall is of candy. condensed famous carnival means fun for all as every year it's all over an ash wednesday when lent 40 days of fasting begins. cutting up neckties as a rich addition here at the cologne kamel it dates back to an era where women when not allowed to take part that's no fun and so they started to rebel and for one day they revoked the power of man by cutting off their ties and this ritual is up to this day so it's here for you men out there in kenya and. you go out today with

a tie on don't expect it to look the same when you get back there are a lot of women in crazy costumes running around with scissors so watch out. now in comparison to the cologne connell the con of all in venice is a bit more and a bit more posh. once a year venice becomes even more magical than it normally is. blowing up and fly perfect weekend coming to you from the car while in venice. this tradition dates back to the middle ages but today's version represents the life in the 18th century i let myself get lost in the alleyway. for her answer any and everything open which are you pass a bill. you're going to charm me. or.

the center of carnival activities in sync mark's square. people from all over the world gather here on john. to be carried out to where you may be planning and think you should say yeah well. one of the most important accessories during this time is of course of a mission mask. and i would like to learn more about this tradition. and for that i visit the studio of georgia. he's been working as a mask maker for over 30 years and shows me how to get started why are they worn kind of this tradition start. or

15 day every people of the same because with the mosque. you can know if you are reaching or poor or if you are. a lady or a beautiful more beautiful than. the court jester and the playing doctor masks are the most popular. this is my shopping tip a mask as a souvenir. i make my way back to st mark's square navigating these narrow alleyways and this can be quite challenging i think in this way you know maybe i think it might be this way just to put it. in the evening st mark's square is transformed into a big open air stage i decide to take in the sights and the grand cafe quadri where i order something typically venetian a believe me this peach flavored cocktail with prozac was invented in venice and is my koan airy for a perfect week at. the 2nd day of my perfect weekend begins with

a finn the nation must. be larger i know that the. dumping bust below is one of venice's the oldest gondoliers some school. back in aus suddenly become very narrow and crowded this is my 1st finish and traffic jam. gondolas have a long history in venice and this is a. little basel it's a bug. this is the 1st. we make our way to the famous reale toll bridge on the grand canal taking a gondola ride as my activity tips for a perfect weekend. back on st mark's square a costume competition is underway where the day's winner has been chosen. now it's

time for me to get into my own cost you a masquerade ball is on at the hotel danieli this evening. fabio momo keeps an eye out to be sure all the guests are appropriately dressed. just a little history since this started the column of venice go ahead until the end o. be 18th century till the end of the nation republic. is stops in few of us and starts again 40 as we go in 1980 s. and the mind of the people breweries the car they've all been great carnival or viendo would be a to century. now my transformation can begin it takes the better part of an hour to get laced in and mask in the end i can even recognize myself now i'm all dressed and ready today. before the party begins i test my new look on the streets of venice and try the attention of several on lookers.

back in the hotel danieli the master of ceremonies has begun receiving the guests. 2 professional dancer shows against the steps to an 18th century minuet. dancer we were teens is not that easy and constantly changing partners means you really have to keep on your toes but still this is my specialty for a perfect weekend. and this wraps up my perfect weekend from credible and join me again. work exciting european destinations and until then it's happened. while. i write in the made some of the hostile and bustle of the cologne carnival the costumes here are very funny and crazy of

a lot of them are just improvised and you can see that the revelers really enjoy putting the costumes together well and they show with a great sense of humor and no one takes things too seriously it's fun to just watch all the people go by in the funny costumes and believe me you won't get bored you might notice that a lot of people are wearing a red and white thing those are the colors of the kilo's coat of arms so talking about costumes so who are you know what are you wearing my name is lee joe i'm from cologne and i'm wearing your costume while grays and you who are you while you were in town i'm from cologne this fall and i'm wearing a frida kahlo coaster you're really looking stunning so and how important is comical for you well i like carnival a lot because people are pretty very very friendly and very open to each other so i

like i'm not. an action outsider but every year i'm getting more and more comfortable with convo and i enjoy it very much can you imagine a convo without a cost you know no that's an economy. so thank you so much and have a wonderful day yeah thank you bye bye and a different kind of tradition nasa existed for hundreds of years in the city of yet in croatia it's one of the european capitals of culture in 2020 so let's see what the city has. also add it's come out of all. this fun jar you or the bell ring is look at this intimidating and they should if they're going to drive out winter and everything evil these savage looking creatures have come from 10 different european countries for the carnival in chav lane near rio croatia if the

animal heads and real skins are like something from another era. such army. we might call our costumes are serves the fellows to whom we have to buy the skins we attach them to their dress with a bit of clue something else. this year the festivities are passive or you could 2020 the programme for the city's year as a european capital of culture created was once a key post an industrial town now it's redefining itself as a center of the arts the focus is on the porch with its elegant facades from the hub spoke monarchy right behind them the prefabs from the communist era the porsche embodies the spirit of the city. i like it like this new i like the sea i like the cranes you know it's a symbol of our city rekha was the famous harbor and always open to everything what's new and this culture thing that happened like european culture is just

like continuing to that. tiny a small area is an actress doing reactor 2020 she offers alternative tours of the city. first she hits into the old town in ancient times romans all specifically roman soldiers we're based here a special view it takes you back in time. for us it's opened just a few years. go. from there and we hear hear some music shows and theater work i also did hear one show and it's called donkey cart. millstones from what used to be the biggest paper factory now form of fountains culture. seems to be in a constant state of change evidence of the city's checkered history can be seen

everywhere but visitors have to like walking. curiously this church stands between a police station and a prison. thing about this place is how the man who has millions are in jail it used to came here and then of write their own letters from down to them are like you know writing them something in the air. at the next corner it's time to go underground. down to through the earth like we have this tunnel it's 300 meters long and it's built like from the in the beginning of the 2nd world war to protect people from bonding and now it's a place where we can have some party you know the best parties are.

in the 1920 s. radiator was an exposed fascist italy and later occupied by the germans during world war 2 the city experienced extensive allied bombing signs from that era survived right across from present day graffiti. up from the depths into the bustling marketplace any weekday morning shoppers can buy mostly regional produce here. seafood fresh from the adriatic is sold in the market all built in art nouveau style. religious characters expressed in an art installation. both together colorful and a bit rusty it's a tribute to a famous painter. his name is boyer of the church and he did like this picture this is his work his work he's always making us. happy it has something child used in it so we like it the ship is one of his typical motives

and you see there is a lot of different colors in it it is like. diversity. it is the star of this city which create who wants to convey the program ranges from the traditional to the evan god to neighborhood projects but 1st it's time to celebrate conical in style. here and go down there are so many parades everyone knows the famous rose monday parade of course there was more docks on soak with his hundreds of floats but how about the young fund where parades would just passing by right now it proves that the cologne cardinal even has a romantic sight john fund there was a general who according to legend fell in love with the shoots a leg is eat and that's a kind of a local romeo and juliet story also no happy ending so no kisses for them but

luckily there are so many other plenty more ways to get yourself a good seal which is a kiss hearing pillow so one way is to give it all to get to this year and those are the little flock of cases that are handed out in exchange for kids so one birds yet for each. well then no one's really can say. without flowers are just one little element of the clone carnival that in france at the carnival in east they play really a major role there are thousands of flowers thrown in. into the public it's literally flower power. the carnival queen heads the power parade that opens carnival in nice 16 level decorated floats make their way through the city on the coaches are spreading the delicate aroma of the bright yellow. huge numbers of florist have been busy at work here.

i'm relieved and at the same time completely excited it's the 1st time i've seen the decorated floats in the parade and it's a fantastic intensive feeling. of all the many types of flowers the most is the alpha blossom. the flower girls hand bunches of them to the on lookers by the 1000. of a most is the region symbol it stands for the sun and the coat is a. the night before the parade roars nicole barbie and her team work into the night decorating the floats the flowers have to be as fresh as possible and. the flower parade was 1st held in 1906 as publicity for the region's flower growers almost all the flowers come from nice and the surrounding area there is signs and colors of the floats are decided long in advance. the few folks as soon as the

superstructures arrive we will sit down together we are one big chain and everyone says what they think sometimes we argue. on occasion it can get pretty loud because we might have different ideas. on the morning of the flower parade the cost one last guy over the night's work she takes special care with the queen's float. oh look they've already brought the mimosas that's cool they'll go on the queen skirt they've already opened up so handing them to the onlookers will be a joyous moment. oh i love this phrase once. the most sense of the 1st harbingers of spring on the co-designer they start blooming in december in fact the mimosa originated in australia. it was 1st brought to

southern front 200 years ago and it thrives in the warm and humid climate where. the blossoming twigs are always cut by hand so the gardeners have plenty to do until late march. 21 tons are passed out to the public during carnival as a spring greeting from the cote d'azur. but that's not the end of it after the parade the floats are plundered and all the flowers handed out to the public down to the last blossom. the festival turns into a free for all. but nicole bobby has no regrets on the contrary. 7 it's

a battle of the flowers everybody has to go home with ok we know that to be honest that's the nicest part. after the battle is before the next battle soon nicole bobby and her team will have to get down to work and decorate the floats all over again because the parade of flowers passes through me a total of 5 times. so welcome back to the cologne konovalov behind me you can see the kona domo cologne cathedral conover here is not just about costumes singing and so waving to the music it's also about a special type of beer yeah but the revelers can. via phone culture alone for anyone who feels like having a treat these typical carnival specialties are just the thing they are cold here they are matson munda and they're made of almonds so you can get on almost every corner one of those packs and just as always carry

a little bag of them along so for a snack and they really quite special. tiny tasty one time on a mountain and the deep fried pastries sell like hotcakes during carnival for good raisins. but. it has to be crispy on the outside or not too soft on the inside because it has to absorb a lot. so you've got to have a mandolin your pocket it's ideal for carrying around with you during carnival it's very traditional. some. still make their own. the dough is main ingredients are flour ground armand's melted butter and mossy pan all mixed together with sugar and eggs. then cream in the shuttle from go into the mix. then it's left to stand overnight to make it fluffy and full of aroma.

vandalize the months of monday and got the name because they look like omens and contain lots of almonds. actually for the most part they consist of almonds. the pastry is deep fried in oil heated to $170.00 degrees celsius the golden brown calorie bombs packed $500.00 kilo calories per 100 grams. i think everyone has to watch their own calories most revellers will be fasting during lent until easter anyway and i think they know why. the treats used to be fried mostly in lard but today in vegetable oil from any other staple carnival treats the rule is the fatter the better.

kind of. carnival is the time before lent everywhere in the world where carnival is celebrated. it's a time before you're not supposed to weak certain things and above all things by the fact that for an interesting part of it is a rich pastries and not only an essential part of carnival in cologne many of the german and european cannibal capitals have traditional taste traits of their own all with different names in southwestern germany these couldn't doble so-called norman foods or spanish cannibal speech upon us to v.n. to. sweden the crazy days in italy the world famous carnival of venice has its taste to go loni and check here to polish revelers enjoy provoking in the run land the same place pastries called goodson that are. we have no other pleasurable they all had the same problem before lent all of the groceries had to be used up so you might as well make something tasty out of the comment it was like oh this was my.

take on of the season kicks off in cologne on november the 11th and the appetite for carnival goodies increases from week to week. then when the christmas star and have all been eaten people are asking when are we going to have much demand and again the answer is from new year's to con of a carnival in cologne just wouldn't be complete without limits of mandarin. soundwave and up and of it's to swallow countless pops and bars here in cologne what congo goes can take a break from the craziness outside on the streets and the well. join the craziness inside almost all of the loans boston but is a bank and adopt there cheering up so common they call the levelers normally business in the boss is looking a bit different the crowd outside the sound of music and sounds which might take a bit to get used to it but believe it or not that can go pretty quick and that was

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