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island of grand canaria. would take you there late so welcome to europe max this is what else we have coming up. design any some of those takes classic cars and transforms them into more but it's got this and. the delicious christmas break into this in germany and so beautiful. do you have i me clue what this is well maybe people from the united states knows this is a christmas pickle many americans follow this german tradition of hiding a single pickle in their christmas tree whoever finds it gets an extra gift there's just one problem most germans have never heard about this custom you know might support the haiti rawlinson sets off to solve this riddle of the christmas because . ah yes the christmas pickle

a beloved in time honored german tradition at least that's what i was told. but i'm in berlin germany's biggest department store and i can't find a single one of these christmas trees where all the pickles luckily i brought my own. i can for many many people think that all germans hang a single pickle on their mystery in many american families. german tradition so according to this tradition the 1st person to find the christmas pickle on the christmas tree gets an extra. but to be honest i haven't seen or heard of a single christmas pickle in germany since i've lived here so i'm going to ask some germans during their christmas shopping if they've heard of it. are you having a christmas pickle on your christmas tree this year. that must be a tradition it's not a german. my favorite music christmas.

no christmas because. i even had to explain it to santa in germany in fact 12016 survey found that 91 percent of germans had never heard of it. so at this tradition is in german where does it come from and how did it end up in the united states. with a little christmas magic i'm headed to the small german mountain village in explore that a bit more. if anyone knows the origin of a particular glass ornament it's the people of laos they've been blowing glass here since 5097 and producing ornaments since the mid 19th century. and is the 4th generation to take over his family christmas business. he had makes and sells glass ornaments including the christmas pickle to buyers world. i. but

actually he only learned about the tradition in recent years on a visit to california. i was asked also you also make christmas pickles and i just laughed but then someone else asked me the same question until a 3rd time and i started wondering what is it with these christmas pickles and then someone explained that it's tradition in germany town a pickle on your christmas tree and that every american knows this i thought lee nobody in germany does. that needed curious so he came home to search through his grandfather's glass molds from the 1930 s. not these and i found this broken mold since then we've been producing these glass pickles. now he sells pickle ornaments to customers in places like japan norway switzerland and of course the united states. but if you just learned about this tradition where did the story start well there are a handful of legends surrounding the origin of the christmas pickle. one says that

a prison guard took pity on a starving german born soldier during the american civil war and allowed him to eat a single pickle with this act of kindness he was able to survive and began hanging a pickle on history each year. some say it was this man frank w. woolworth who needed a gimmick when he began importing ornaments from germany to the u.s. in 880 s. . but maybe i need to ask someone who knows this christmas town the best so i'm eating laotian mayor nor but this man at las fact last for 10. 1853 this is the oldest still existing glass in town mr mayor do you know the tradition of the christmas pickle as it's or am i not we were confused is the christmas pickle what's the point there is what we learned but the broader people are convinced the christmas pickle is an essential german christmas item. they personally i think some clever marketing guy invented this. but since then no shit has been making glass pickles simply because foreigners believe it's

a local specialty of. ok so i still don't have an exact answer but there might still be hope i'm going to talk to gary brahms a local who came across the pickle tradition in his research for a magazine i'm not sure glass. so what can you tell us about the history of the christmas pickle help be. i did some research and found out that some families had a tradition of giving the person who found the. special christmas tree decoration on the tree the 1st or largest gifts on the square is still there that's the good sense of being on the dot so the christmas pickle story originated by not square to come up so we never know exactly where this pickle tristen comes from but it certainly is a little bit of fun and maybe one day the germans will know what i'm talking about but until then i have an idea.

we will see later in the show we'll have more festive reports but 1st we're off to england where we'll meet the creative cada zinah and the tsongas he transforms classic cars into works of art which is shown at oscon a recent around the world and he's even be nominated for the prestigious turner prize mainly though he just went it's cuts. to. their heart on wheels. and the saunders of the u.k. plays with existing models colors and shapes modifying the cars to achieve his vision. i'm learning and when the designer takes his maiden automotive art project they tend to miss out on the roads of southern england he's living his dream. it's just. a spring going to hollywood smog but i. saw it was lovely it was the

best call of ever bailed. out leeds lot going on record scope. i'd approach it's all over road together and all just it gives you such a thrill because it is a baton goalball you and yet it's no because it's a company called pizza an amalgamation of everything. and the saunders ambition is to build cars that have never been seen before the spears no effort nor expense of actually spreading it was 17 years building these call. these 7 fires and i was going into this construction and you cannot do this in my wood with my passion. he started work on the tennis in 2003 it's based on a rare vintage 1937 cord say to. the contours are inspired by the

shape of a drop of. most of his works are based on wrecked or derelict antique cars. like this 1940 pickup truck and the sanders took it apart and turned it into his custom designed metropolis car when he said work on a new piece of automotive art time becomes an important. the kick you get out of creating this indictive it's not the artwork. you don't like it it's the creation it doesn't matter how important the car is if the idea is important here. everything else is of no importance sanders 1st fell in love with cars as a teenager restoring them in his father's auto repair shop when he took this one out for a spin in 1984 media from around europe took notice if you want to be. annoying

70 saw it all you. don't know what they did or did it because. well i will said earlier ones will go on all day and they all call it's never gone until i finish this in as often lost interest as soon as he completes one of. the sounds or actions that andy saunders drew much attention again in 2006 with his flattest. and prone to mention in guinness world records in 2010 he adapted a console west ideas of cubism to assist claim to see date and the media began calling him the bank seal behind it would be what you wish i could do because as quick as bikes you can take when you're doing stuff. the creation is easy and you kind of rebellion against everything else i suppose that's where he started really i think it was the media the hall. because he was doing it just for fun.

as in the why the oil for every. saunders and take son and passion into his now. they've already been displayed in several galleries in 2001 a few of his car creations were even nominated for the peace church arts prize the saudis the rest of my life i want to just carry on creating things that completely got the ball up a remote more not probably go another 200 calls that need to be dropping my dream of doing it to get better it was already. of one thing we can be quite sure as far as andy saunders is concerned his next car will be his best and most beautiful of all. traveling these days in times of the coronavirus pandemic is quite problematic and will trip is something to dream about but. not really very realistic however you can actually experienced

something similar on the spanish island of gran canaria on the 3rd largest canary island you can find 14 different microclimate zones my colleague candy vending felt like he was travelling the world without even leaving the island. gran canaria is the island of many places. there was quite a nice touch down on the rock and i was with the thing here is that every call off the island looks different sometimes it feels like in the sahara. and others like the bahamas. steep drop into ravines or overgrown jungle costs. i feel like i'm in the alps. 4 of them. it's like a small world 2 or somehow all in one day on

a single island. i'm starting out in the desert at least that's what it looks like here in reality i'm strolling across the dunes at the must follow must resort. here the trade winds shape and reshape the 6 kilometers of june's on the island southern tip again and again. it's a natural spectacle and the vacationers love many hotels line the edge of the tubes more than 4000000 tourists came here in 2019 most were here for sun shore sea and mild temperatures year round. but i want to see the grand canaria that lies beyond the tourist scene so i head inland to the but i go to la 70 kilos by the ravine of the falcons. here and say you know very narrow place like the jungle here yeah for. cattle also remind is showing me what the

primeval environment looked like on gran canaria back then most of the island was covered with jungle the further new venture into the ravine the clearer it becomes to me that the island was created by volcanic eruptions. the brink of the last 70 carlos is a popular place to go. canyoning i'm supposed to try it but i'm an absolute newbie . to the fact that. it's not only more exciting than i thought it's hard to. thank goodness i'm well secured for the trip down. nevertheless my adrenaline level is stating.

i thought it was all over when i was lying there. to be honest it wasn't the most dangerous descent and it still was not so fun people have the i'm much of a grand canaria that they want to have fun then be saved and the place is. a lot of hot but also we have like you many t. ere were great rabin's with a lot of 4. i mean another place they call us the minions are continued because of this is a combination between green things and see. a good place to stop and catch my breath is put to them oh god this little point on the island south side is known for its colorful anyways. and with a bit of imagination the little saltwater canals could just as easily be somewhere and it's.

only 50 kilometers north everything looks totally different this side of the island is green and for a time i get to valley is europe's biggest coffee growing area. i want to head even higher up to the islands highest point the pico did ask. me dina takes me to ground. norris mountain reaches. so much sometimes we get snow appear not every year but from time to time it snows like a lifestyle you know the same time you could be down on the beach something yourself naked or in other swimsuit on a continent you'd have to travel many kilometers to get such a different spot here so we want to shoot in just a few minutes the world is man recruiting on that event. indeed here at nearly 2000 meters altitude it's noticeably cooler almost like india. and nowhere

else is the alpine blow so close to the desert heat passed on the ground come out. that in amazing work trip on the side there is much more to cover than just the. baking cookies and christmas time is a longstanding tradition in many countries certainly here in germany you can even decorate christmas trees for them i myself have already baked for trays of christmas cookies they are all gone but i'm not worried because he out soon lot experts at keep. cinnamon stars vanilla crescents and more of these cookies help get palatable primed for the holiday season susie corona and touches steve are really big and block. the experts on christmas baking recipes

really welcome to our christmas bakery we'll show you how we bake christmas cookies in germany. butter cookies are one of the favorites. and sort of white sugar catch us do you back uses 100 grams of powdered sugar. for sugar spreads much better through the day when it's crowded and you don't end up with these sugar crystals all over the dough and you'll need 125 grams of cubed butter a beet an egg. 260 grams of flour a pinch of salt added sugar and for flavoring half of the miller part not even a sugar. i'm fine it's not a right it's a very very crumbly with a little kneading turns it bit by the data into a nice room with. the finished dough goes into the fridge for one hour. now it's time to cut out the cookie shapes the dough should be rolled out to about

4 millimeters thick. cutting out the cookies as food for one and all especially when done together with others. that have no we get together with friends and do our baking with them we take along the kids and it's lots of fun. cookie cutters are found in sizes as a list of for example are terrific was flickers there so spread out and don't have any fragile edges of the like with a carrot it's a little harder then you have to use a spoon or some a little tool to present the tale try to get the. tide pools where. the cookies are great in the oven for 10 minutes at 100 meter degrees celcius. then comes the best part of the decorating the icing is made of powdered sugar lemon juice and food coloring and. tree green.

for more elaborate decorating colored sprinkles and a white frosting can be used. baking for the christmas season is a tradition in many european countries. norway and sweden have their ever popular gingerbread. austria has its shortbread cookies filled with chili. a pride of spain of the padrone ace a deep fried dough often made with only a chrome os on the top czech is known for its wasp nests lead with lady figures. london belgium and the netherlands the speculative spice cookies are essential holiday treats. berlin blogger susan fate knows how this tradition got started. when they were baking cookies even back in the middle ages the monks did that in a monasteries to commemorate the birth of jesus christ it was also

a sign of wealth in the monasteries had lots of money so the monks baked and handed the goods out to the poor. back then where spices like ginger cardamom all spices and cloves filled the air with the familiar christmassy of rules for a long time they were gods reason europe and only used for holidays we think it's important for them to be fresh and not already ground or taken from some drawer where they were stored for half a year because they're around or fades very quickly now anyone who enjoys baking can whip up an enormous for riots of cookies during the christmas season. for the uk it's also the custom to give them as gifts and everyone's glad to get them at. every kind needs to be sampled at least once. so a plate full of christmas cookies always seems to disappear in no time.

to dish in the german baking and cooking is what you can find on our you tube channel d.w. food in the segment cook it like a german chef felicitous team shows you how it's done and she invites international guests into the kitchen. interested in german cuisine this is the show for you. hello and had come to cook at like a german. prison some of germany's finest dishes to foodies from around the world. a lot of me i didn't miss or far this will be my 1st time. traditional german fare prepared easy to follow steps from the savory to the sweet we've got it all. cook it like a german check it out of food. like all cultural institutions right now due to the pandemic the famous lights are given

to us orchestra can not perform in concert halls and so it comes up with a wonderful idea some of the musicians have decided to give free open air concerts all around leipsic from the top of a double decker bus. like a sick double decker sightseeing bus converted into a concert stage on wheels from up here lights in the band house on his throne his asians play christmas carols for city residents on the 4 advent sundays free of charge. it's a welcome break from the dreary pandemic lockdowns as horniest dare not call me for a mish but the girl enjoyed playing with my colleagues the will of playing together as an ensemble and i think we can have a this joy to audiences to get to appreciate this beautiful music. usually the lights of orchestra play some 80 concerts each year but because of coronavirus

restriction his concerts are banned so a small group of orchestral musicians have begun performing in public and in front of care homes where many elderly residents struggle with social isolation the short 15 minute concerts meanwhile are a hit with the likes of residents of all ages. story tug it really is a brilliant project and having brass players performing christmas songs is the most festive thing you could do and that is for instant and it's a beautiful idea right now without concerts but this brings the music to the people and just a musical instead of people to the music gods wouldn't you know was it. the orchestra players take great pleasure performing in public playing up to 6 christmas songs on the buses upper deck while braving the cold winter weather which can be challenging says a horn player seaman figure out there and stream and it gets very cold which hinders

the instruments intonation and interaction from your fingers get free card especially towards the end play 5 or 6 concerts per booster. and your fingers do get stiff making it hard to grip your instrument or. i want to do is find the market after it's 2 or 3 light signals that's returns to the divine tells orchestra which is close to the public for the forseeable future but director on doing as schultz remains optimistic there are projects like these motivators that we have to heed so many restrictions were banned from so many things so we're excited to do the few things we're still allowed to do his mom are musicians enjoy recording c days or working on media projects inside the concert hall or your mom and playing from the bus so despite the cold weather armies with hot coffee and tea happy to be performing your answer could these mobile concert tours show that with

a little ingenuity we can still get into the festive spirit. please don't forget to check us out on facebook go to our website for this week's draw and a chance of receiving this back like thanks for watching bye bye. bye .

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