We visit a farm during the asparagus harvest. Also in the show: emergency service crews practising for real-life train crashes. Plus: a wildlife park where seals entertain visitors with their acrobatic displays.
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In this edition: We see how the Bundeswehr trains reservists to be disaster relief workers and travel to North Rhine-Westphalia to meet a future biology teacher who photographs rare animals. In Baden-Württemberg we learn how a student developed a rapid test to detect the party drug liquid ecstasy. And, in Bonn, we catch up with youths playing the trendy sport known as jugger.
In Germany, about 300 monasteries and convents open their doors to travelers looking for quiet and contemplation. The popular resort island of Sylt is also home to about 1,500 workers from abroad. And the Komische Oper in Berlin is now outfitted with a multilingual translation system.
In this edition: We take a look at the centuries-old traditions Bavarians still practice at Pentecost, visit an amateur vintner in Saxony Anhalt who makes award-winning wine, and go back four decades, to the time children's program Sesame Street made its debut on German TV.
Despite the adage "marry in May, rue the day," many people choose to tie the knot during this month. So this edition of Germany Today is all about wedding bells! We visit a register office in Baden-Württemberg that's always open, meet a biker couple celebrating their golden wedding anniversary, and catch up with a wedding planner from Hamburg who organizes traditional Turkish wedding receptions.
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