In this highlights edition: The Vienna Opera Ball, ice climbing is a Cool Challenge for Anne-Katrin Gottschling, Ruhr region photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher, an exhibition dedicated to Elysée Palace state banquets, plus we take a look at a coachhouse conversion in the English port city of Bristol and finally, to round off the show, we visit the Swiss banking capital Zürich. The Vienna Opera Ball As Ioan Holender steps down as the Vienna Opera‘s longest serving director we look back on his tenure. On February 11 the final opera ball under his direction takes place. Trend Sport Ice Climbing euromaxx reporter Anne-Katrin Gottschling has a go at climbing a waterfall. Becher Photography Exhibition in the Ruhr Valley An exhibition that’s part of the Ruhr Valley's European Capital of Culture 2010 events pays tribute to the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, who spent five decades taking pictures of the region's industrial sites. 100 Years of State Banquets in the Elysée Palace An exhibition at Maxim's in Paris looks back on a century of state dinners at the Elysée Palace, the official residence of the French president. Coachhouse Conversion An 18th century coachhouse in the English city of Bristol has been converted into a dream home by a designer couple. Zürich Profile Switzerland's banking capital Zürich is regularly listed as one of the world's best places to live and is a lively tourist destination that offers something for everyone.