in the country. is definitely the place. that hello james will my going to live here is an archaeologist who's been studying the cave for more than twenty years the drawings here are from the paleolithic period and are believed to illustrate the local tribesmen and rites of passage. you can see this little red clay mall on the walls it's close to date but. this cave was used. as a sacred place where they would come. and make themselves. right this is definitely a cave for the brave enough to cave for the think. it was was the tight squeeze because the drawings on the other saw it

a truly spectacular. see here this is a huge hole and it's supposed to belong to the figure of a unicorn to spread out over was forming to the roof and that's actually supposed to symbolize. and appropriately enough it's linked to this figure here of a woman who can make head supporting breast. and legs at the back and just across the line of dots that they are both joined as one. room has a strong spiritual aura and i wasn't surprised to find that even after all this time it's still used as a shrine so this is considered to be wanted to not be most sacred place in the whole cave and it's interesting to see how the ancient religions have come together with christianity as people began to believe that this little figure here actually

started to look like an icon of mary and christians started to come here and worship and place little icons of their own he'd see they're still here and it's still used as a place where people can pray to thousands and thousands of years and truth was made this may be the most unusual icon in the region but most of the work comes from one small town with an international reputation. to levin's region has always been one of russia's most important industrial areas because of the quality of its oil and all but on this territory there's been a factory there for more than two and a half centuries has helped make it famous the world over. and works is credited with redefining cost on its its one numerous international awards and its sculptures appear in collections across the planet but the manufacturing process has barely changed since its eighteen hundreds heyday. so

here we've got some of the ingredients that have made the cost on here so famous and it's all local products basically you've got over here the slightly lighter substance is clay and the black is just local sound but it contains properties that when mixed with the oil and whole make a very strong form of cost on it and that's why the artwork here is of such high quality and i know a lady here is making one of the molds that the is going to be pulled into so she's covering the i call him with is of clay and sand once the actual only call has been removed you have this perfect imprint left in the molds and then things really start to heat up so from this boiling hot stove wow. you get the liquid off it will sound and play into this bucket head to stead i

reckon. so the liquid on end is being poured into these molds here where it will sit between four hours until it's cold enough. to be taken out so the next part of the process can begin. but wow pretty toxic in here i'm going to move out the way. and once the metal reaches the right temperature the factory artists can go to work . so this is the next stage nicholai head and now that he's come out of his mold ladies basically just hold down the final ecosystem that sounded like everything looks good. each piece receives plenty of expense attention and some of the finest examples i kept in the factory for visitors to admire. hey you can see just

some of the results that have come of two and a half centuries of crossman ship. produced beautiful intricate models. and here you have the. first made the company. and of course. make. you want to see a few pieces of. them just take a trip to chile. this is the region's capital and its business center. point three million people is about to take. its most beautiful street. calculations are correct and this is what i think it is we should be in the very hot and that means. over here. yeah very good thank you so am i right this is the very center of town. meet these.

towns and you just. see the route marked. absolutely. between the city ok. that has lived. and she's always keen to show its sights. we see the queue. of the became but it's really a thing the will somehow became the scene. i think we're all supposed to be good luck symbols on they all right. yeah maybe this chap as well because he has a nice hat there is. absolutely tripoli it could it will. both europe and its territorial position it's become an ethnic melting pot so. you

have. european culture mixed with asian culture as well specific. to experience some. this ethnic cultural first time when there's a celebration in these parts don't you think for hobbes. so we've got music some very colorful people an extremely muddy field of almost big glastonbury there but the special promises to be just as good it's called sat down to eat. small pox kiri on top saw events of the year. and don't be surprised if you bump into a special guest or to. look at even the presidential seal of approval. someone to is a summer festival that's been celebrated for over a thousand years but i was about to meet up with someone who really knew his way around. the tourism makes you gosh one of the event. and a something to eat exponential. is an old. feast in the

old days people used to come together here as a form of communion. being nomads they had a little opportunity to communicate in everyday life. here they got together once a year and married off their daughter so. there might not have been wedding bells but there was still plenty to celebrate and in here in toronto a culture that means masses of food. gas the old police try our national training. yes. this is wild. a little. try such ugliness. this is supposed to be the best honey in russia. so this is taking the money actually out of the. cities to be easy.

but if you really. you can always test out your prowess in some traditional school . unusual tests. like. the falsities whole. terribly good start. and there's plenty of action for the local strongmen to. cope with she's going on. this. question because. sadly the competition was going on and i had a previous engagement to attend so through a few painful looking. ahead to two was tapped. out well after watching all that

sport and dog say it's definitely made me hungry so i'm in the right place i think . i'm going to put a little spicy voting. dinner party. around. take a seat look at this. for a king. this. this is our traditional dish give it a try. there's no need to worry about overreaching because they have a feud not just of a. drink but just a word of warning budgetary and should definitely stay away. but it was.

a real blast here. one hundred percent with the table still groaning with food i finally walked away from my hosts and someone to ring in and been a very delicious day but for the sake of my stomach it was time to start looking at a few of chalabi and six more active pursuits. wealthy british style. markets why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy

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which eleven's region is full of sprawling woods and forests so it's hardly surprising that the locals have developed a taste for country sports and i had it just outside the capital to see what i could back for a very long time the british have enjoyed shooting small flying things with guns

and that's not something i've got a how to go out until today or i think i'm going to be able to break my duck or at least. sign means i really do not want to be in this area. kind and gentle souls here on discovering russia the pigeons we were after were a lot of official on murat was my cock shot instructor. ok where my name is mark. because it's been open for more than ten years and it's the most popular in the area and soon i was ready to blow away some clay. locks and loaded.

and i'll take a little beginners wherever i can get it. you never believe it. can i carry on. who. gets like this according to murat the secret is to shoot the clay right top of the arc don't turn your head only look down the sights and before long i was ready for a solo if it's ok so i'm going to see if i can load the thing myself no. and we're ready to shoot. i think this must be the most fun you could have with a deadly weapon and you can even pick up a few tiny moment. well i think that counts as a pretty successful first hunt. course. to take home a trophy or two you want. i might have more to the shotgun but you don't really

want to bump into someone with one on your afternoon hike if i was going to take a weapon with me i needed something a little smaller with all of the chill of its regions wide open spaces and countryside it never hurts to have a good knife on you but if you are them survive in the wild why not do it with a little bit of style because here they've been making russia's most beautiful blades for almost two hundred years. swords are famous for their quality and decorative engraving for more than a century local blade smiths were the only official suppliers for the russian army and navy as well as the czar's court the history of the modern factory dates back to the late ninety's but its designers have a heritage that appeals to women buffs around the country i was going to watch them make. the special.

once the blade has been filed and shaped the rest of the components by hand so this this is a downer so this drug has just been put together and checked fitted into its scabbard here brasco bits on the brass handle and that's what it looks like. we certainly. don't want to be on the wrong end of that his shop assuming everything passes inspection the new blades are then sent to the factory artists where they're given an individual design this black paint like substance is actually a acid resistant lacka and when the blade is galvanized this little bit which isn't covered golden and this little bit will stay solvent so you get the distinct. and then it's returned to the workshop for the last finishing touches. so look at.

six. hundred so you know i. just hope i never need to use the thing. with my new found weapon the chill of been spoiled in this held no fear is and if you're looking to get away from it all this is the place for you. and that was worth the trip so i've made it to zora cool the highest mountain lake in the year olds which is considered to be one of the most beautiful and unique landscapes in the whole country. the lake is seven hundred twenty four meters above sea level and attracts more than sixty thousand tourists during high season and it's so clean that you can drink from it. to guy. over hello my name is sarah game. seven days one of the park rangers it's sort of cool and he's also an expert on the local flora and fauna. missional puharich is

a safe haven for many animals. sometimes more beers skinny would be seen on this trail hide in the grass and wait for tourists well there are many moose and here's here. there are also many roads here and foxes. plus a host of birds mood breck and he still grouse and if you find that the ants have carried off ill picnic you can provide a wild banquet of sorts. come. now what. it is called in russia which actually means something sour definite lives up to his name. well you know for living off the land. and at least dehydration is not a problem. it was good actually. for you

delicious greens you can. get thinner. maybe that would be such a bad thing. with a few outlying cucumber snacks in my pocket and headed out of the forests but i was still sticking close to the water. that she loves region has always been important industrial sense of russia and that noise should be quite close to a special bit of engineering. and as long as you don't look down too often you should be able to get right over it well i don't think it's going to fall so health and safety inspection but this old bridge these are in the right place because underneath these very rickety forwards this is the longest serving my door electric gas in the country. for over one hundred years the station here it's been lighting up the local community first powering the old fair alloa factory

and now it's the only electric source for two nearby villages and chief engineer anatoly is the man in charge. it's like a knowledgeable shop until he's worked here for the best part of twenty years and now manages the power station on his. but the equipment spend far longer than him. but not by the same system. and if he needs to crank up the juice he just times the real. power according to how much electricity they need to generate this control. of the city hall that i did the boss that will. get. some of the pitman this reliable in place there's no reason it couldn't last a month. mind boggling to think of the amount of water that's flowed down that it runs at almost a second it's been doing it for over

a century. it was almost time for me to leave the region but before i went i thought i deserved a trip to one of the area's lakes and resorts and now it was time for me to get. in the middle of the water but to get i needed to make a quick change. in the right place here but supposedly the most interesting thing about this area is i'm actually the island itself but what's underneath it and to explore so i just need to meet a couple of new friends. i just got to successfully leap from here to there. right.

so we're going to go diving. yes we are going to dive in the lakes most interesting spots will go to a depth of twelve metres. is the resorts chief don't even struct. we were in for. him once i was kid up it was time to get when it. finally ready to take the plug. it certainly wasn't the suits meant we were able to stay down for quite a while and take a look at the island. and i got to meet the local. both below and above the surface. the.

period close to. this you all say. well it's not quite like the great barrier reef to have this but it's definitely the best i've done in russell oh and i finally got my watch sports fix into the trip. tundra. it's been a long journey around the children's region and i felt odd and a little lower in iowa this is a stunning cons of the country and it's a place where you can experience both european or asian hospitality among some of russia's most beautiful scenery.

days off in syria government forces find the butchered corpses of women and children killed in another slaughter once again coinciding with a high profile appearance of. touching sore points global political attention shifts east to its present iranian and afghan leaders in beijing wrapping up his chinese. political revolution that failed to bring a cultural one women in egypt. doomed. from the ashes of the uprising. and much more good to have you with this today. well a new massacre has apparently taken place in syria in

a small village near the city of hama so far reports are painting a very contrasting picture but the episode appears to be eerily similar to those surrounding the bloody slaughter in the town of houla last month and it's now cross to reify notion of who's in damascus for us a real what can you tell us about this incident. well kerry there is even more confusion about this latest massacre here in syria than all the previous ones and a lot of the details of alleged witness accounts and video does don't match so far the most extreme death toll. stands at almost one hundred dead and this is the figure that's been picked up very quickly by most of the international media immediately after it emerged now the opposition's claim is that government forces shelled two peaceful problem in villages in central syria not far from the city of how mark and after that allegedly prove.