w.'s crime fighters are back with africa's most successful radio drama series continues in the only besos or available online. course you can share and discuss on w africa's facebook and other social media platforms. to mean no. lavender as far as the eye can see but how can you capture this is unique in a single photograph or find out later on in the show hello and welcome to another exciting edition of your america's i'm your host meghan lee here's a look at what else we've got coming up on the program. trying to uncover the

secrets behind a portuguese custard tarts. and delving into the complex magical world of art of the time. but we kicked off the show on a high note with high heels that is now most high heeled shoes are made with women in mind however a growing number of men are also embracing that added boost to their height but there is a problem most men struggle to find the right size and style so here's a look now at this niche market and some of the people pushing it forward. bold and sexy and extravagant this is the chosen style of the cuban entertainer jorge gonzalez who has been a connoisseur of high heeled shoes since he was a young man. of 2 or

because when you're wearing your. change you know i feel more. i love to introduce myself to high winds and i think it's just a statement. koenig of dollars has been making statements on german national television for the last 10 years as a modeling coach choreographer and a juror on a popular dance show his heels define his image but does he see any trends developing with high heeled shoes for men on a more general level historico the men's was cut to wearing high but later in this o.c. did you see this guy to wear a suit charles source you know it's been on the. road. now it's not so much about a 60. 3. i think it's. like

canadian singer sean mendez who's been spotted in stack heeled boots rock legends like the late prince david bowie and freddie mercury along embrace to high heeled shoe on stage and now the next generation like british singer sam smith is following suit. sales in this niche market are increasing steadily but for men finding the right size is difficult british designer sophia web server recognized this problem. it was coming very apparent to me that there wasn't a lot of. design teams my dance teacher we do lots of heels and we went even sat down. class is america we need to see him to west and she used to dance and i think he's at 43 and all we had was 14 i'm going to show our final production they're going to expand the size they say now we finally found things out like that from strange i like these will. also feel webster shoes aren't

specifically made from hand extended sizes of up to you 46 means more options for daniel bush founder of cross swords shoes creates handmade high heels for men on a more conservative level to recognized a gap in the market. current shoes that men can buy for women's high heels very small and even if you buy the same saw is the problem is that designed for woman's for which is smaller so we designed the shoe the last 2 specifically for a man's foot so that. when they slip in i think there are people outside the insane industry that slowly slowly coming towards the idea of wearing high heels from. modern times heels were introduced to europe in the 17th century aristocratic men wore them to demonstrate in upper class status and royalty

such as king louis the 14th more than to increase his stature only aristocrats with red heels were allowed in his court. high heeled shoes have come a long way since then but what about negative attitudes towards men wearing them nowadays. where people can say what they want to. do you have to suppress yourself how you feel to hear. what is paid to go by you. confidence and comfort are key aspects that will carry this style choice into the future. we turn our attention now to a unesco intangible cultural heritage building bench roofs now covering houses with reed is one of the oldest crafts in construction the 1st facts roof dates back some 6000 years well nowadays you'll find plenty of them along the north and baltic sea

coasts of europe including on the german island where strict rules apply we travel there to see how the 1000 struve has stood the test of time. these distinctive catch truth houses are employed magic of the island sued in northern germany tabling time honestly with the surrounding nature and look both cozy and look serious they were once the homes of founders fishermen and captains today the island statue of houses our exclusive real estate is mainly a secondary residences for renting out to vacation is. a. real turn brown if used just mouse knows everything there is to know about this so-called friesian houses he referred to choose them and then sells the fixed up houses for millions of euros. receivable for use in

house like this one from 1780 has a low roof point 78 greeters talvi and i view my head that this roof and they also have smaller when warmest light had a winter because back in the day people had just won over for heating oil so homes were kept compact. and this is the village of captain any house that gets built here must have attached truth traditionally these routes were made by selling natural materials together in small batches but these days they held in place with why there's a lack of young apprentices that not least because of the effort involved. and i'm the one family home building the roof takes 3 and a half to 4 weeks. unless it has drawn a windows or a gable that requires extra work when he goes and.

says it has strict rules when it comes to fast routes houses to preserve the traditional charm so there's little room for innovation. this modern take on a sachse roof in the art in south. it's a rare exception the house was created by hamburg star architect how do you have any. skull feel it just because you're not really there were many discussions about the house. so she got asked whether it will destroy your add to the islands traditional look as an image that was supposed to be here you have to stick with a thought roof. loosely have simply isn't restricted to copy. so that fine and you could be like to see more of this those would be fiberglass i'm sort of. in other parts of europe such as the netherlands architects are already busy

reinventing thatched houses. and along germany's baltic coast homes have been designed with roofs that reach all the way to the ground. back on stilts with that's true as the made using swamp rates birds use these for nesting so they can only be cut down during winter cold isn't local wheat farmer to meet demand he has to import extra reeds from countries like hungry romania and even china. so for me they could move up remember these are batches i harvested and winter. the blades must be a last ditch. they mustn't break if i bend them like this construct with bigger government but. the good thing about reeds is that they grow back on their own

after harvesting order to move us towards freedom africa. is a severance hotel meanwhile boasts europe's longest that's true. though not for much longer. jim an architect christophe inan who often has designed statues in the audience newly set to be completed in 2020. spacious windows in the roof to bring natural light directly inside. the fascinated by the possibility of using modern methods to build a contemporary house combination of a very old culturally rich techniques. in 2014 unesco recognize the factions craft as an intangible cultural heritage if it's to survive the traditional need not only innovative on physics but also

a new generation of young people who choose to learn the craft and book with this natural material. right next up we are headed to the portuguese capital lisbon home of the custard tart this simple pastry out of eggs sugar and cinnamon has been satisfying this week too since the 18th century that's one catholic monks start their clothes with egg whites and use the leftover yolks to create those pastry well the original recipe now lies in the hands of the. bell and bakery and remains a closely guarded secret or normally there are long lines at this bakery but because of the coronavirus access is limited still we were able to go behind the scenes for this tasty pastry. these delicious lee sweet custard tarts are one of portugal's most famous cultural

exports. fighters it's really worth a little bit sweets if these talks taste great. lisbon's pa station bakery has been making them since 1837. the recipe is a well guarded secret. one of the select few who know how to make them is pastry chef miquel could enjoy. the same quality they made with eggs flour sugar and milk of course is the spirit that isn't going to be empty there are other ingredients as well but then the secret. to say. that. he takes us to the back of the cafe here behind the f.b.i. iron door lies the secret room where the delectable delicacies are made.

this is where our pace tree chefs produce the dough and constant cream for the top and thought nobody is allowed inside apart from that we can go in there. i feel very privileged to be one of a few people who knows the fashion i used to buy lamb recipe. in the car engine family has been creating a station for 5 generations. joe is sliced by hand and then placed in the baking tray. it's important that the crust be taken up to contain the custard cream. crypto needs to be carefully even though pressed. each day they make about 20000 tarts. the recipe dates back to the monks of jarana most. monastery by unesco world heritage site. 2 is out there they used wants to stiffen the monks church callers was very busy this

morning and the leftover swishy to make swift as it goes. when the monastery was secularized over 185 years ago a sugar manufacturer bought up the tart recipe and began making them and his nearby shop. it's been selling the original pa station ever since. we introduced the beach which many a typical portuguese sweets were invented in the ministry is like this one in which there was you know our names since the 19th century people from all over have come here to see berlin tower and the monastery along with the great of explorer basco to gama. and no visit to this part of portugal is complete without triphosphate. done of when you come. i've been coming here with my girlfriend for you is quite with these tonsils something special so creamy and the crossed is so unique amongst

the different i gotta love recommendations for colleagues or friends we came here from the north just to bring some back from friends because. the custard needs to be filled into the trace quickly so it doesn't lose its consistency before baking. the tarts are put into the oven for 20 minutes at 400 degrees celsius. their best enjoyed warm from the oven with a sprinkle of cinnamon and powdered sugar. please don't. fish around them a small history used to sell past aisa and cinnamon throughout the whole country the cinnamon used to arrive by ship at night from the orient symbolic of the. nowadays the pastry treat from portugal is enjoyed across the world. lou my mouth is watering now well if you are interested in more advertising reports

then take a look at our new you tube channel d.w. food this is what you'll find there. just like you see these. stories. do z.x. up. the smell amazing the best chefs with their best chips from the need to shift to deacon diet and a little recipe secrets while the modern world europe's diversity is a smorgasbord if you get my list you know. subscribe and enjoy d. w. food. when you think of provence in southern france what comes to mind perhaps fields and fields of lavender the well they are a popular photo motif by capturing them in a single image can be challenging and that's where one photographer has special

technique for shooting vast landscapes comes in handy. 11 to fields in the south of france it's pretty easy peach in every way you look tween. the plants are in bloom the balance on the plateau turns into a frequency of flowers. each year people from around the world visit keep coming back landscape photography fabio and to not have this is what's cool about. we have these incredible colors. everywhere we have the lions that go way back into the distance everything you've got i love at the end there's a tree it's like disneyland for photographers and for photos. likes to share his passion with others and takes amateur photographers i'm guided to is through the lavender fields this was photographer has pioneered a technique that revolutionize classical landscape photography superimposes to chance of the same subject on top of one another to create hype and released images

. as a result his landscape photos look more mystical than realistic. regulus landscape photography is a pro bringing together all the emotions i felt before while taking my shots in one picture the different moments situations and ambient lights to take 234 or up to 40 or 50 images to convey that feeling to the observer it's this feeling that he also wants to transmit to the fashion participants 1st monitor these here the best ones are actually those 2 there in the middle but when it comes to framing their image the amateurs get help from the end of his being a landscape photographer for more than 2 decades and knows whether it's classic cool or hyper realistic photography the ground rules are always the same what's important with such wide open landscapes is the foreground of the know see pictures with a tree somewhere in the background but nothing up front it's

a broad field so this. line adds a nice depth to the landscape and have a nice foreground with the blooming love and that's half the battle won when taking a good landscape photo of the 1st successful shots i have long coming much to the delight of the 2 or participants. these are good hockey the straight lines the symmetry of the fields is just amazing and. i find this bluish purple stunningly beautiful thank you and then there's the acoustics the hum of the bees and the blossoms which move around in their way and it's just wonderful. it's always a challenge it is for a cop in terms of composition with every picture tells a great story that's clear. but the popularity of the lavender fields has one piece drawback many farmers feel 50 crops is in here on private property and everything here belongs to

a farmer who earns his living the growing lavender we have been so one of here with a group i have to ensure that we protect with a love of their students that means not running a tripod or stepping on the plants or living a beer bottle or cigarette it was lying around i think of it like being in someone's living english been i should leave the place in your same state i found it and full of b.s. and get off the 1st road to it lasts for a week and the group is on the go day and night because in the dark a whole new side of the lavender fields comes to light fabio loves this diversity be nourishing it not can be tricky the soul that there shouldn't be too much light pollution for some time like that's also really cool it's ok to just have the blackest night sky and milky way but sometimes it's also nice when there's a bit of a glowing from the city down below hello i start. with a classical all modern in the love in the fields everyone is short of 5 a picture perfect image. he's been called the wizard of automation

a swiss inventor and artist from nor combines a vivid imagination with technical expertise to create intricately automated sculptures now in this digital age you might wonder why he doesn't simply use a computer over him the devil is in the detail of creating mechanically precise objects we visited françoise you know in his studio to see this wizard at work. welcome to the wonderland of. admission make it is top of his game and has an international following he sees himself as part artist part mechanic of moving movements his life his intricate creations bring some poetry back into a world dominated by digital technology. thomas hands are made to bring happiness

for the dream and make magic goes from the creator not thomason to challenge people it's like a magic trick at 1st people don't understand how it can work. is alternations are driven by a complex wind up making as much resembles that of an analog watch but it needs batteries or electricity and to pull precise preprogramed movements one of francoise current projects is leonardo da vinci's he's been working on this 80 centimeter tall wind up android of the famous italian artist for a decade now. trevor mock you 1st absolutely want to do complex because. these words of a helicopter or a horse. in addition i want it as you can see here to light in the laboratory in mirror image so you know. from the initial sketches to the modeling of the figures right through to the fine mechanics everything is done it is workshop

and this whisper of some choir. which you know has 6 assistance they work on several of them agents at once for months at a time most of the projects the commissions even as a chart of you know was fascinated by mechanical objects in 1940 started building automations he grew up in an environment of craftsmanship both his grandfathers were watchmakers. it although not in her ologist is what i learnt watchmaking here with the. city so it was advantageous to stay here and be around other artisans. to be away on really a team of a dozen people you have a problem you can just call someone that's really great what. is most complex automation to date is monsoor pushkin or a tribute to russian poet aleksandr pushkin they enjoyed consists of close to 3600 components which allow it to write some 1500 poems signed them and illustrate them

making it unique among automated pushkin android was commissioned by a silicon valley entrepreneur. 7 years 7 years to complete it as with all of the trips to the us. we had lots of discussions about what text we would use but the choice of words of drawings and other things are all over now he's been in the states for 10 years. in a digital world that completely clashes with the mechanical android. of android or humanoid robots can be traced back to ancient greece and egypt their heyday came in the 18th century the age of enlightenment for the development of complex social made just to play music. peaches. has

brought this old craft back to life. well. i'd like to preserve the knowledge i've gained this rolling with an inviting intelligence. of all the research i've done to be able to share it with future generations edition yourself with your friends washing it was one of a kind creations no real function but these mechanics in motion mesmerise us with a complexity and truly expand our imagination. truly are one of my kind to and that wraps up another exciting edition of the show now don't forget to check out our website where you will find this week's draw and a chance at winning this exclusive euro max watch and don't forget to follow us also on social media as always thanks for joining and we'll see you again soon.

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