i think surfing on river waves is popular in bavaria a long time. people did it behind bridges.inventiveness. hundreds of miles from the sea. this is definitely not for the novice. you need to develop a different vision for the wave, because it's quite intimidating and pretty loud. you need to develop the muscle. i felt terrible the first few times because you suck, and then you gradually get better, but it takes a long time. how popular has it become? the surfing scene in munich is quite big. there is a surfing scene in munich! who would have thought that? not me, but i'm pretty happy about it. time for me to head out of munich. but it's not quite as serene a journey as i imagined. up-beat music plays this band are part of a folk revival in bavaria, taking traditional music and mixing it with contemporary styles and rhythms. and they have a passion forflash mob. a decade ago, traditions like this were out of fashion because for some, german tradition brought up too many negative connotations. but not anymore. fantastic! really good. the promise of their own culture is back agai

could the reason it didn't work out with a ballot in bavaria b. that you obviously like to attack the political approach you want to publicly gave the former party chairman. a grade of d. minus i'm sure that didn't help relations between the youth organization and be asked. of course the party chairman's. when you take your frustrations out on. we were in the grand coalition we had just voted for the data retention act entitling the right to asylum and we had to swallow not to get a pill is from the christian democrats and especially from their very insisted party. and when the youth organization were not happening rather than going behind everyone's backs expected to say something straight out that's how i've always done it. referring to his disagreement with the ex parliamentary group chairman thomas of a man called you consistently lacking in solidarity when it gets worse almost going below the belt the spokesman for the party's conservative faction tweeted and i quote. the part only causes trouble for you or your worst enemies your party can't

i think surfing on river waves is popular in bavaria a long time. people did it behind bridges.eness. hundreds of miles from the sea. this is definitely not for the novice. who would have thought that? ! not me, but i'm pretty happy about it. time for me to head out of munich. but it's not quite as serene a journey as i imagined. upbeat music plays this band are part of a folk revival in bavaria, taking traditional music and mixing it with contemporary styles and rhythms. and they have a passion forflash mob. a decade ago, traditions like this were out of fashion because for some, german tradition brought up too many negative connotations. but not anymore. fantastic! really good. the promise of their own culture is back again, and every style is included in this new music. it is not only folk and punk music, it is a mixture of every music now, and the traditional instruments are back. in terms of the clothes you wear, some people might say this isjust silly, this isjust party dress. is it party dress? no, it is our culture. we wear it often not only for a fancy time or to have f

bothers me sometimes that i'm the chairman of the conservative youth organizations in bavaria and the rest of germany and we want to be a thorn in the party's side in that respect there's a great deal i disagree with i believe in the future we've got to ensure that we had better election results and part of that is looking at the results we had and looking at the campaign critically. so let's keep doing the same in principle is not the conservative renewal you're calling for as i wouldn't sign my name to a statement that said i have no idea about what we could have done better what could be done better now what are you demanding they have a clear language clear language means that when people come to us as immigrants for example then it's clear that those who come who are not allowed to stay must be deported as quickly as possible. anyone who commits a crime here has no business in this country we've seen the star of david another jewish symbols being burned in the streets and hatred being spread i'll tell you honestly that when those kinds of people aren't german citizens they've got

has good policy for bavaria and is the right candidate for the office of state premier in one in twenty years i'll see myself in the d.w. when i'm staying somewhere in a hotel or as a minister in berlin i think in politics it's better to consider if you've got the right concepts for the country rather than wondering about your own future. thank you very much you're welcome. euro max this week's highlights. and chanting toys delicate ukrainian craftsmanship. exceptional architecture house that blends with nature in the polish car past the mountains. exquisite pastries french riviera tartlets that melt in your mouth. your romance next d.w. . for sarah willis. to. join her on a journey of discovery. heaven festival in bone sarah meats and lots of young talent what. a special highlight is the will to renounce gustav mahler you've been told. including five minutes w. . images from an isolated country images from the north korea. any tell me is a target for captured fascinating shots of everyday life in a regimented society. the north korean diary starting december twenty eighth on t w. make

when i expect that the future state premier of bavaria marcus. is good policy for bavaria and is the right candidate for the office of state premier in one in twenty years i'll see myself in. when i'm staying somewhere in a hotel or as a minister in berlin i think in politics it's better to consider if you've got the right concepts for the country rather than wondering about your own future. thank you very much you're welcome. euro max this week's highlights. and chanting toys delicate ukrainian craftsmanship. exceptional architecture a house that blends with nature in the polish car past their mountains. exquisite pastries french riviera tartlets that melted in your mouth. your romance next d.w. . planting trees in order to save the land that's home to two hundred thousand people. charge of playing is the forest man of india. his home the island of mud julie is threatened with river flooding. the forest judd of tying has planted protect valuable land. much judy for a sinking island in sixty minutes w. . where i come from we had to fight for a fr

no, i still love bavaria.very year, we have about many weeks in bavaria, in the same village where i grew up. but it was my profession as a journalist at stern magazine, which i worked for 23 years, was based in hamburg. so, i had to lure my wife, she was attached to munich, because she is a big gardener, to her house with a big garden, so we've lived here for 33 years. this place where you now live is extraordinarily peaceful. yes, it is. would you say it has helped bring you some sort of peace of mind? ah, no. no, i don't think that it depends on the country i am living in. it's in myself i that have found peace, because i acknowledge what my father has done. that i think is the first and most important step. thinking of my father is thinking at first about his victims. there is no german around who has not certain pictures of corpses in his mind. and those pictures always remind me of my father, what he did. and especially when i look at him... that's the leather coat of my father. it's a scarecrow. in germ

my my road trip starts in bavaria's capital munich, home to bmw and some of the fastest cars in the worldferent perspective! 0n the open road, checking out munich. and here is one way to do that, inside this customised 1930s any hot rods. —— mini. it may look like a souped up go—kart, but it is street legal and can go up go—kart, but it is street legal and can go up to 90 kilometres an hour. while! it is like being a kid in a toy shop with the best sports car ever. how good can it get! my my guide, a local man, is launching this hot rod experience as an alternative way to see this place. cobblestones! you feel everything! i passed some amazing classical architecture. many of these monuments were rebuilt after world war two. the city was heavily bombed, because munich was the stronghold and some say birthplace of national socialism. today, in very different times, it is germany's economic powerhouse, and home to the world's biggest beer festival, oktoberfest. but it has long been saddled with a conservative image. a lot of people would say is munich, it is boring, it is rich, it is traditi

could the reason it didn't work out with a ballot in bavaria b. that you obviously like to attack the s.p.d. as political approach you want to publicly gave the form. party chairman. a grade of d. minus i'm sure that didn't help relations between the youth organization and the. stepped up type of course the party chairman is the one you take your frustrations out on. we were in the grand coalition we had just voted for the data retention act and tightening the right to asylum and we had to swallow not to it's a pill it's from the christian democrats and especially from their very insistent party. and when the youth organization were not happening. behind everyone's backs expected to say something straight out that's how i've always done it. referring to his disagreement with the ex parliamentary group chairman thomas of a man called you consistently lacking in solidarity and it gets worse almost going below the belt the spokesman for the party's conservative faction tweeted and i quote. part only causes trouble for you or your worst enemies your p

and our final destination on this special edition of check in also in bavaria about two hundred kilometers further west. at two thousand nine hundred and sixty two meters it's germany's highest mountain peak. now in the now i understand why half a million people come up here every year. watch and view of the pen around us stretches out from the dolemite see all the way to the swiss alps. the. time to hit the slopes i've arrived at the glaciers ski area. it's only about three hundred metres below the peak if you've come all the way up here without your gear gel or you can rent it all right next to the slope style. so white and all the snow around me is completely natural there are no snow cannons here on the business so the conditions for skiing couldn't be better. but the duke spits it is much more than just a tourist destination a lot of research goes on up here at the weather station meteorologists collect data about climate change your low i'm looking for mr demmer that's me i believe we have a date to go go over but yeah. if you try to squeeze it will say that again garrick demos worke

is a question of personnel are you confident the national convention won't go the same way as in bavaria and you're comes up empty handed again a moment at the moment i'm very confident i think the party has learned that it just makes sense to include young people especially strong women so i'm very confident. and anyway it's not just about me one or the other party member might see it differently but i really believe we've got to make the party runs younger and more feminine starting from the local chapters up through the state executive committees right up to the party leadership. we need young people everywhere with new ideas and fresh. now we've come to our unfinished sentences that i'd like to ask you to complete. for not caving in even though she failed so spectacularly at these past few days. and i appreciate gabrielle for. that's being a man of conviction and fighting passionately for his politics like that in the last twenty years i see myself hopefully able to make the world a little better your heart it will come out many. you're a man this week's highlights. how the second of

unchallenged in the czech republic the controversial religious sect the twelve tribes left neighboring bavaria after charges of child abuse saw police placed seven of their children with foster families they have no quietly were settled just over the border in the sleepy czech town of skala. just behind the czech german border lies the czech town of school now it's a century for the christian fundamentalist twelve tribe sect scorners mayor finds nothing wrong with that. it would be problematic if they tried to tell or convince others to live like them but to my knowledge that's not the case. on. this twelve tribes propaganda video advertises the sex principles of parenting it openly supports physically punishing and beating children. was wise fathers use a sin piece of fried to keep their offspring on the right path. the twelve tribes sect was taken to court for child abuse in germany where it was previously based. all but apply or used to be a member of the sect for twenty years then he left because he didn't want to use corporal punishment on his kids. government why couldn't keep living lik

world is accidental christian jewish humanistic islam has now made an outstanding contribution to bavaria in the last two hundred years and now we have to be clear about the root. and for our only man. can you make it say the c.s.u. did stuff this up for me. they're all those that have started to write political obituary heading into twenty eight thing i'd say that was bit premature for a chancellor that remains personally popular with a large proportion of the people here in germany however it's not like she couldn't benefit from a christmas wish or two coming through wishing you all a very merry christmas from all of the team here in germany for all to see in berlin and thanks to all of us. and thanks for being with us this christmas day we do hope you are enjoying your christmas wherever you are in just over half. snow we're. stupid to even. youse nose. into. the so in the fall colors. as a civilization just a tiny bit more advanced than we are that they can already pick up jerry springer or any other sitcoms interview show. as the nightly news they see what we're doing to our planet y

world is accidental christian jewish humanistic islam has not made an outstanding contribution to bavaria and the last two hundred years and now we have to be clear about the roots of our own land. can you make it so the c.s.u. did stuff this up for me. they're all those that have started to write angular merkel's political obituary heading into twenty eight thing i'd say that was a bit premature for a chancellor that remains personally popular with a large proportion of the people here in germany however it's not like you couldn't benefit from a christmas wish or two coming through wishing you all a very merry christmas from all of the team here in germany for our tea in berlin and peace for all of us. now then in a year that has seen hillary clinton try to explain away her failure to become the u.s. president with a tell all book she's now got america in her sights are washington correspondents american shares her thoughts on that. and that's exactly what hillary clinton's been doing since she lost the election searching for any way whatsoever to get back under the spotlight and when te

and from the real i started on the bavaria in july nine hundred seventy three i was on board for seven months the more noted i was at the bottom of the pecking order you know the old boys called us conveyor belt boys because we'd graduated from high school and got places relatively quickly moves as she didn't start as cabin boy. at first it was hard to be accepted by these people and he's an accepted. now he is the boss he's come a long way from the days when he had long hair and was applying to be an officer. is have a i was dealing with the captain on the bridge and the captain refer to me in the third person via the first officer he was to take this course and he was to close the top button on his shirt or not was very funny at seeing him kind of food and it was very strange to me back in one nine hundred seventy three and the incident at the end zip zero and before and. when captain pliant started his seafaring career happened in lloyd had just merged that was in one nine hundred seventy cargo ships were to be found on all the seven seas some of the goods were loaded using the ship

system one can the first time i saw a container was on the bavaria don't board we had a container on board when i'm on funk resorts at first it was just seen as another big box as minuses to americans we weren't aware that this would be the future. i'm done with and just rotterdam was the first european port to react to this new development the first four hundred containers were processed there in one thousand nine hundred sixty six hamburg followed two years later happy again lloyd merged to finance the construction of container ships their first vessel the hamburg express carried three thousand containers. members from behind to look twenty and so to continue was impressive and you can see the sheer number of containers and the completely new ship design. there were no masts any soldier from flight these ships were just loaded in a harbor and then they just set off to the next bogs and dies even at my young age and fine you that this would be the future dusty and the old ships with their long turn over times where a thing of the past. in london you get certain and took different gu

system and when the first time i saw a container was on the bavaria board we had a container own ball when i'm on funk resorts at first it was just seen as another big box as minuses to adama things we weren't aware that this would be the future is as well i'm done with them just rotterdam was the first european port to react to this new development the first four hundred containers were processed there in one thousand nine hundred sixty six hamburg followed two years later happy again lloyd merged to finance the construction of container ships their first vessel the hamburg express carried three thousand containers. my virtual bar and took twenty and so to continue was impressive i mean guns and the sheer number of containers and the completely new ship design asked me there were no masts any soldier from flight these ships were just loaded in a harbor and then they just set off to the next ports and that is even at my young age and fine knew that this would be the future dusty and the old ships with their long turn over times the queerest thing of the past week in london the good si

party conference in bavaria chancellor merkel told the conservative faithful that she means business and is relieved that the s.p.d. have decided to negotiate. i am glad that the social democrats have made the decision to begin exploratory talks. looking at the journey they have made since september twenty fourth i can say the social democrats have earned my respect. if you didn't do then we will now focus completely on these talks and hold them in a way that is exemplary to form the basis of a sound government and build a coalition. oh. next week the chancellor c.s.u. leader horst the hoover and the s.p.d. chairman martin schultz will meet yet again and in mid january the s.p.d. is due to hold a party conference that will then decide whether the talks were successful enough if so they will likely vote once again to keep talking. now to some other stories making news around the world in austria the conservative people's party has announced it will form a government with the far right freedom party the head of the people's party sebastian cortes is set to become the youngest head of g

party conference in bavaria chancellor merkel told the conservative faithful that she means business and is relieved that the s.p.d. have decided to negotiate. because i am glad that the social democrats have made the decision to begin exploratory talks. looking at the journey they have made since september twenty fourth i can say the social democrats have earned my respect. we will now focus completely on these talks and hold them in a way that is exemplary to form the basis of a sound government and build a coalition. next week the chancellor c.s.u. leader horst the hoover and the s.p.d. chairman martin schultz will meet yet again and in mid january the s.p.d. is due to hold a party conference that will then decide whether the talks were successful enough if so they will likely vote once again to keep talking now a german teenager is awaiting trial in baghdad after being captured in a stronghold of the so-called islamic state linda wu traveled to iraq after converting to islam there she married and i a fighter who was later killed now she says she wants to come back home but even i

or head to bavaria, that is where you can relax gazing at snowcapped alps.ozy in vermont at the twin farms bed-and-breakfast in an 18th-century farmhouse. go sledding, then thought out in the japanese spa and chow down on souffle pancakes. every december, "pursuits" makes holiday shopping easier with its holiday gift guide. here is our editor. >> hi. i am chris rovzar with "bloomberg pursuits." today we will be showcasing items across the board, action sports to home to court. decor.e to cor these are the in-your headphones made by a french company founded in 2011 by two students who met each other at university in tokyo. although the sound quality is great, what you would really love is the build quality. each is covered with hand-sewn calfskin leather, and the buds brushed -- are brushed aluminum. people around you won't know you spent $360, but you will know. that is what matters. can you guess what it is? the toaster toaster. a tie-in-designed and comes with everything you are used to having in a toaster. this is one of those cheeky gems everyone loves t

once upon a time there was a little boy from bavaria called thomas mila who grew up to become a superstar and. the boy from the village of pale has never strayed far from home. but could he have imagined as a child that he would one day where the famous f.c. bar in jersey. like that and i mean that on me. but someone else remembers miller's time as a schoolboy a little bit better. she was little thomas' teacher god who. you can even scan a son to feel like enemy. must wish to chip away the end of that statement which i am so if we. get pushed by. the right of us is said to me through my friendship against this is only often the best that's a. good opening. but before military center stage in the bundesliga this man had to discover him first jump into scout for f.c. byron. in a pretty awful fun i'm speeding the show says even off toward and go do it. here so it is cool but i gotta go we don't want to be zone reason viewed all day convinced of conservatives always moving now to a bind of reason couple stories too. it's about you know you this is intentional that's when i was can cause all b

or head to bavaria, that is where you can relax gazing at snowcapped alps.cozy in vermont at the twin farms bed and breakfast, housed in an 18th-century farmhouse. go sledding, then thaw out in the japanese spa, then chow down on soufflÉ pancakes. every december, "pursuits" makes holiday shopping easier with its holiday gift guide. here is our editor, chris rovzar . chris: hi. i am chris rovzar with "bloomberg pursuits." i am here to tell you about our annual holiday gift guide. today we will be showcasing items across the board, everything from action sports to home decor. these are the in-earheadphones made by a french company founded in 2011 by two students who met each other at university in tokyo. although the sound quality is great, which will love is the build quality. each is covered with hand-sewn calfskin leather, and the buds are aluminum. people around you aren't going to know that you spent $360, but you will know. that is what matters. can you guess what it is? the toast toaster. it is italian design, and it comes with everything you are used t

in a beautiful city that's even more lovely in december nuremberg in the southern german state of bavaria and i'm really looking forward to seeing the famous christians a smocked. and i'm in pretty good company around here about two point five million visitors roam the streets of nuremberg the old town during the christmas season in order to take in the very unique atmosphere they come from all over the world as normal has become an international tour. mine meant for preakness mistress and today i want to try and find out why that is what is nuremberg have that other cities don't. walk into nuremberg many evil old town will give us a good introduction to this city. we'll also check in with globe trotters steve heinous shoes and old winter wonderland otherwise known as finland. and we'll see sunny skies to this week's viewer video takes us to the colombian island of stuff and. i'm going to start my stroll at the show in a broaden our beautiful fountain and resembles a gigantic christmas pyramids the traditional holiday decoration here in germany the fabulous situated right on the market sq

once upon a time there was a little boy from bavaria called thomas mila who grew up to become a superstar and. the boy from the village of pale has never strayed far from home. but could he have imagined as a child that he would one day where the famous f.c. bar in jersey. like that in a hill county made on me. but someone else remembers miller's time as a schoolboy a little bit better. she was little thomas' teacher jim god who. you kinda have been for dan a son of mike and of my. most wished it still may be an order that statement which i am hoping so if we. get pushed by. the us is said to me through my friendship against is it. often the. that's a. good opening. but before miller center stage in the bundesliga this man had to discover him first jump into scout for at sea byron. in the prissy over the phone m speed. the show's dizzy would often go do it. so it didn't used to voting on the oh i don't want to be using video to convinced a conservative as well as mine and now to a bond of his own stories too. it's about you know you this is intentional as from what i can close all with. t

american singer's twenty seventeen album ideal shot into the german top ten he currently lives in bavaria. i. he used to perform with the famous kelly family as a kid then one day he'd had enough. in two thousand and four he withdrew from the limelight and lived as a monk in a french ministry for six years there he drew inspiration from the bible hundred songs in the last brew and. he released them in twenty sixteen on a spiritual pop music album titled which is hebrew for spirit. is a lot of people out there that have a spiritual dimension to their music but we don't go very public about it but this one expressed a chapter in my life through an art form. what's unique about michael patrick kennedy's album is that he produced it without the support of the major label even so made it into germany's top twenty. kelly has enjoyed success with both secular and religious pop music. the band t.v. lake is all about the christian faith. the musicians belong to and evangelical free church community in leipsic they want to praise the lord through their songs with catching up beat pop music. heavy m

the festive treat was made popular in nuremberg a city in northern bavaria the first record of the late cool and bake in the area dates back as far as thirteen ninety five and now it's enjoying a round the world but nuremberg remains the home of the seasonal snack the city even boasts a little cool and museum so let's take a closer look at how and where it's made. the castle st lawrence church the medieval town center nuremberg has much to offer when the christmas season comes around the city boasts yet another attraction its famous gingerbread the sweet treat can be found on almost every corner and the greatest selection of gingerbread is available at the famous christmas market. people with a sweet tooth flocked there all day so what makes this gingerbread so special. because of her laggard it tastes like chocolates and cinnamon just like christmas which. as dino monem industrially made gingerbread just a threesome with but here in nuremberg the gingerbread has a special spicy flavor of madrid it tastes delicious it's neither too hard nor too suisse it has a special fresh flavor and v