where intelligence agencies are pulling the strings, were organized crime rules, where conglomerates make their own laws? we shed light on the opaque worlds who is behind the benefits. and why are they a threat to whistle? we'll take wolves starts january 5th on d, w. ah, ah, hi there, i'm over it to myself. saxony, secret capital, at least that's what the people here like to call it. i'll be taking a trip back in time to see what germany's oldest casa used to be like. i'm also research for fine china, so i'll be visiting famous mice and porcelain manufacture. and of course,

are we checking out the highlight of this useful city near drayton along the way. so let's go with wild alex, truly majestic. i'm going to go and take a closer look. ah, surrounded by vineyards, the city of my son is home to just under 30000 people. even from afar, albert berg, castle and the cathedral. catch your eye. both sit on a hill high above the river elder. ah,

i drive through the medieval gate house ready for my 1st appointment. albriton bert castle is a masterpiece of late gothic architecture. ah . hello contact the club. welcome to mason abra, export castle. in terms of history, this is the most significant place in the state of saxony. the story here began in the year 929, king henry, the 1st of germany, captured this hill and built a fortress. in the course of history, the building was developed further. you were standing in germany's 1st castle, built in 1471 by arnold from vest, fallen hopefully on a twin withdrawn. and to help me imagine what castle life was light back then move him here shows me the history pat. it's an interactive tablet that allows me to

step back into the 15th century with the help of augmented reality and historical reconstructions and 3 deal with this magnificent room was once the banqueting hall in the banqueting hall was where the feasts were served for. she says, and where the royal household, 89 or the histo pad recreates that we can see precisely we know that what they ate is in us with you. that's right. and in what order the various courses were eaten, it's all been researched. so you can see the various specialties of the time squirrel was a particular highlight iceland. oh, why? oh, it have, i've never tried it. so i couldn't tell you how many meter we had upper floor to learn about. another chapter in the castle's history

augustus the strong elector of saxony commissioned alchemist johan frederick, but cur, to create pure gold for it cut didn't quite manage to do that. but he did help to invent what was known at the time as white gold, european porcelain. and in 1710, the castle was transformed into europe's 1st porcelain manufacturer. wow, i can actually see exactly what it used to look like here in the manufacturer where they all worked for the next 153 years. albert spur castle was basically a factory, the production site of the famous mice and porcelain and val, why was the castle used to manufacture the porcelain? is easier. we can see the outbreak spoke castle on top of the fortresses hill. it's

location meant it could be ideally protected from the outside world, and there was a gape here where you could monitor who was coming in to the factory. and there were these watch stations all to ensure that the formula for making porcelain was kept secret for as long as possible, longer to belong. i explore a few more of the castle secrets traveling further back in time. and even take a selfie to see what you used to look like back in the day. ah, allow me to introduce the lady of the castle. hannah, upon whom. oh, that was so interesting. i've never done a trip back in time like that before. the next part of my journey takes me through mason's old time. mason is famous for its long winding alleyways,

much better explored by fit. i'm. a afraid you can't come with me, lou, to learn more about mason. i've arranged to meet a local target efforts. oscar has brought me a local pastry called a formal demise. the former war. the mice and farmers was invented when mice began manufacturing porcelain augustus the strong, who was the lecturer at the time, had opened the porcelain factory at albert's boat castle. this but it was a bumpy start. the china produced wasn't very good we had. so he regularly sent messengers to my son from his residence and dressed and to check up on things at the factory and to bring back some pulls on it and they were supposed to ride straight back to dresden had. but august us had no luck with his messages. im after going to the factory, they'd end up at a local tavern. and by the time they got back to dresden,

they'd forgotten what they had to report. oh no. one of port salon woke up and the porcelain samples were broken. so august us gave orders to the bakers killed in mice and to produce a pastry that was so light and fragile that it could only be brought home intact by someone who was sober, la jolla, big. and that's now my task to carry the mason from all around the city without breaking it. ah, ah, have you heard i heard that my son is known as saxony, secret or historical capital. why is that of the fire? the thing that against men dates back a long way in the 10th century, this was slavic territory on bomb. it was then conquered by the german king henry the 1st. and my son became the capital. as far as you can talk about a capital in those early days that lasted till about 1500. and then the government was moved to dressed. and what do you think your luck faithfully? ah athos shows me the town hall which dates back to the 15th century. the huge roof

structure is divided into 5 stories. a building designed to impress. these integrated seats were once a popular place for locals to stop for chapter. ah, to reach our next destination, we'll need to claim a lot of stacks. hopefully the formal will make it intact. ah, if i was to show me something up at special asked the ask soft does is also here we are. this is the alphabet stone, idaho. dot com. it's a simple monogram. stone with the letters a, b, c, and d. but with a little imagination, you can find the entire alphabet. i can already see the h and my initials are h h ha. so that's perfect here. easy. i think ago,

little also find your partners, initials, and their entwined with yours. you know, all as well, like with alaska. well, i'll keep that in mind with here, so thank you very much for the tour and the family is still intact. it's not wonderful . thank. thank you. have a lovely day of the same to you choose. so now i'm gonna see what this terrain tomorrow actually takes like doesn't like to advertise. oh yeah, i can see why it's not really into the right to 50, but it was a fun experience. i still have a little time before my next appointment to explore the surrounding area and enjoy a quick snack. i am on my way to learn more about my sins,

biggest star. but 1st to practicalities note, my little friend here needs been curious. i at least have enough energy to get me to my next destination. mm. the aliveness fed house mason will tell me everything i want to know about mice and porcelain. the museum has $33000.00 exhibits, but only a small portion can be displayed at a time. the exhibition is changed regularly. i knew hel, shows me her favorite pieces and tells me about the early days of production. when german porcelain artists sought to emulate chinese masters, ah, i'm unsung hot. at 1st, they actually copied asian porcelain. i'd say, literally one to one to practice and develop the necessary dexterity good. when damn, it must have all been new as a man. what exactly they were working was a new material all by and porcelain paste. as a bit of a diva, the diva they had to get a feel for it to find out what shapes were possible and how would behave when fired

. and then you needed a glaze that also became an important step on the path to success for it. it took a few years for the artisans and mice and to develop their own european style. but soon, the signature floral patterns began to emerge along with battle scenes and hunting motifs. the horse lynn gradually became more opulent. a breakthrough moment was vis snowball blossom design. to this day, each blossom is shaped by hand. one of the most successful designs is known as the blue onion. so the name is something of a misnomer. as will tell you, they aren't actually onions. there melanie, you see here, onion, like melons, and a peach and every now and then a pomegranate one came on the top of the cannot up. i was why i knew it is now like the mom because the artist to know what they were painting. these fruits were

common in asia, but unknown and saxony at the times destroyed. and oh, okay. so what's the typical mice in today? nice to push, what's typical is that the work is done by hand, especially the painting, regardless of the actual design. so even sports shoes are painted by hand here in 2020 these id, sneakers with porcelain overlays sold at auction for a $120000.00 us dollars. i. now i want to see what goes on behind the scenes. so it's time to go to the factory . night her starts in the archive of molds it both thread 700000 plastered molds, and some are nearly 300 years old. it's the largest and oldest collection of its kind worldwide. practically every piece of porcelain and mason's long history can be reproduced to precision thanks to be small. today,

the method used to make porcelain is no longer a state secret. one of the key ingredients is kaylin a white clay mineral this comes from the manufacturer is own mine, located nearby, and then goes through a purification process. enlarge that. before the final porcelain paste is ready to be used at 1st has to be tried for up to 6 months. the factory has countless different workstations, each with its own particular porcelain specialty. around 450 people work at the manufactory, which now belongs to the state of saxony. i'm amazed by just how many pairs of hands have worked on each individual piece of porcelain. the crossed blue swords of mice and are one of the oldest trademarks in

the world. the creative hearts of the manufactory is them mice, natalie. this is where designer lena hensley works. hello. so what's your role here? it's been design, nathan, i'm a designer at the my sonata li, live and leave the department for product development. i to moment right now what i'm working on a new design called giant bloom. it's a very expressive and colorful design inspired by a vase. either this giant blue vase is a limited edition. it's only made to order and costs almost $50000.00 euros.

laina has spent about a year and a half working on the new flora designed, which is also available on cuts plates and saucers for a much lower price among other sources, she draws inspiration from classic mice and motifs. damage on glove. there's an unbelievable wealth of material from which we can and should draw because it's what defines my son, but it's cultural heritage if you like, which we are continuing and developing wouldn't and isn't it my snotty all the designers here are young, so our involvement automatically transforms this heritage of our designs are created for today's customers. have certain tastes and wishes of miss, and aunt wouldn't unfold

a home. i show you ho also works at the mice. naturally. she's designed a series of vases, the farms of which echoed the landscapes and wild lifetime and talk to soon she studied product design in shanghai and has been working and mice and since 2016 time talks car is her 1st theories. yeah. the fall my, it was my inspiration for the antarctica serious the, i find that the shape of a penguins body and their silhouette and profile is very sweet. and so neatly vague . type again, was just a rough sketch where i imagined a whole family of penguins for one thing we've done. oh yes, i can see. exactly. so you have daddy penguin mummy penguins, baby penguin and a brother, as well. as i knew, grew up in china enough back to mine and that's still influences my ideas.

for example, these fish mouth vases were inspired by chinese artifacts. what i'd like is to add a modern touch on a new design language with a symmetrical shape are soft and organic forms vice oh god, the cellphone. when developing an idea, the porcelain designer always begins by making a clay motto. in awe. today i can join in an attempt to more my own small penguins. joe, you shows me how it's done. she says she loves working with her hands. ah,

what do you think i have pro? considering it's your 1st penguin of us. i think it's very good. it's a bit of a mind even fatter in i wonder what it's like to live and work and my son, if you grew up on the other side of the world to find out more, i'm meeting a woman who lives here all the way from australia. she works in a local wine shop. hey. yeah. right. yeah, i'm hannah and i me, me. and she has lived in sex me for 6 years. so you moved here for love. exactly, but the story there. well, the stories i in germany in, in australia had a restaurant and go from my son actually arrived there and asked me for

a job. and it ended up being a really beautiful friendship. and i ended up marrying her best friend was such a romantic story. very much so, but the story is that we met in austria inside said well her, she okay. and we've known each other for yeah, right. well what are we going to do now? so you picked up and you move your whole life. jeremy, knowing this guy for 4 days, casey, it's crazy and, and i'll be worth it to any. did you guys get married straight away? and i took a couple of years because my son is on that spontaneous. well, i mean, i have to cross continent for him to marry me. have you felt like you settled in your nicely? absolutely. yeah. you bet. a good life you're, you're yeah. i really do think so. that was easy to do. because people in my son

a just really welcoming and then they really down to earth and quite, quite humble and also hard work and you know, all those things that use that that's just nice fits and well. yeah. yeah. so can we go in? yes, i really looks beautiful and here. thank you. have a particular way that you can recommend i do actually it's the go to reasoning. i'm . it is a great friday that we only go here. oh wow. i mean, but i have to try and leave trying it here is a qualified consultant for why and since back to me, so she knows her stout. her parents were originally from germany, but emigrated to australia when she was 5. it's amazing how destiny has brought her back to germany. as a next step, she plans to also work as a tour guide and my son very unique. nothing.

yes. oh, so nice to just sit in a nice wine garden, i relaxing. you know, i was him, my son's a small enough am to always feel safe and put to feel like a homely environment. but it's big enough that you never board. although she sees the german, whether it takes some getting used to even just in january, i went to open the wine shop and there was no, you know, all in front of my door. and i was just like, what do i do now? you know, i've not had that or the 1st time i had to like, scratch my window free. you know, somebody yeah. yeah. i was like, oh i'm the one i do now and what is the future look like then? are you, do you think you'll stay here? oh, i think we will. yeah, yeah. we've got so much to see and do yet, and i just feel like really got to place now where we need to be as trail always be

home as well. both countries are amazing and i'm so grateful to have both. that's great. it sounds like you've really built yourself a wonderful life here with i'm film i thing a great photograph to remind me of my time here in my and for that i meet eric franka. he's an instagram who lives near mason. he loves nature and architecture, and regularly posts, photos of his travels and discoveries. he likes to go off the beaten track to find places that not everyone knows about something for from y'all. i bought a camera about 5 years ago. what i'd always been into gadgets and had done

a lot filming, and tried out different things from the law. and because i've always loved landscapes, i started with that. i was done. i went to saxon switzerland near here, where i also made new friends my. we started a group called the sexily explorers, and now we meet every week. i have once heard the muzzle of vision. lou as a member of the great eric often posts beautiful photos of his home state of saxony, fullness as in a perfect fever. it in there is a nice perspective here with the flowers in front of you. i always say it helps to have something good in the foreground. i'll show you the, the see you have these nice red flowers with the leaves in the foreground and in the motif behind him. all that had model i'd like to try. can you show me? yeah. can all has mature of info. okay. fun, bethany can all do a wide angle. yes. exactly. of. i'm go

a bit closer to the flowers. a bit lower go so. yep, you got it mentioned like that you have a nice focal point in the foreground. ah, very nice. looks good for cut off. so where are we heading now? it will go down the river elbow where we have a good view of album export castle signs, great. the river bank and my son is the most popular spot for taking photos of germany's oldest castle. ah, it looks particularly dramatic to day with the cloudy sky. and i can't let it go with exit. joyce selfie 1st with nice. thanks

a lot. you're welcome. just another to come back again later this evening when the lights are on at sunset. yes, that's definitely worth it on. another tit for me. perfect. i'll do that. i enjoy. thank you. i follow eric's advice that same evening. doesn't lick beautiful. oh before i leave my son, i want to claim the tower of the fallen kit yet or church of our lady have even been given the key. mm. another $193.00 steps to climb. oh, the gluck and she'll r a carry. lun is of course made of my city porcelain. what else would you expect?

incidentally, mason has applied for recognition as a unesco world heritage site. best of luck to them with that. mason. what a city. there's so much history here yet. it also feels very much alive overall, a great experience the next day ah . 6 ah, ah ah ah ah,

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