we make up oh but we want tons of that hundred thirty five we are the seven seven percent. the one to keep the continents future. are you going to bring youngsters as they share their stories their dreams and their challenges. the seventy seven percent of the platforms are charged. by decision into the site my name's louise houghton i'll be bringing you a special program today packed with things to do to increase your well being let's see what's coming up. and happiness featuring the dane's special

attitudes to life. playing games by jamming ballgames a popular all over the well. as a vinyl rhino to entrepreneurs invite you to listen to entire records. we kick start the show with a great philosophy on life if you speak more than one language you'll know that sometimes there isn't a direct translation for what you want to say in some languages was just don't exist and one example is the danish what hugo you just come up translate it but it basically means enjoying life simple pleasures be that spending time with friends and family going for a wall or simply looking at the wind blow of a candle they all signify hugo and since the day is a usually around highly amongst the happiest people in the wells way thought we'd get a lesson. and how to live ammo to get lead life. surveys

indicate that danes are among the happiest people on earth in fact the un's world happiness report regularly puts denmark at the top of the list. what is it about the danes that makes them such happy people. might be king has written a book about all this and he believes he knows the answer. he has to do with togetherness it has to do with the art of creating a good atmosphere it's about equality it's about savoring simple pleasures i think we also see something inherently danish i think we see it as part of our national identity the same way the american see freedom we think of something as part of our d.n.a. . the word means being comfortable and contented often while enjoying the simpler

pleasures of life. here are a few examples. it's having a kabul for show or won't he and some these kids at some and the talk who go a little bit deeper than the killing of the couch and hope we take you can't pull yourself heard is also maybe watching a film or reading a book and brutal isn't. mike beaking is the c.e.o. of the happiness research institute in copenhagen he says that the danes unique attitude towards life plays a major role in their sense of wellbeing. we've been curious about why denmark does well in the happiness rankings and we've looked at the political system and that's a big part of the explanation you know high level of trust social security.

universal health care but that also explains why the other nordic countries do well so we wanted to understand why does denmark do better than than sweden finland iceland and and and norway. spending quality time with family and friends or enjoying homemade cinnamon buns that's. the danes really love christmas time traditional apple carts are on sale at christmas markets throughout copenhagen. so is brooke or danish mulled wine. particularly amusement park is decked out with a sea of lights mike peeking says winter is the peak season for good. while it is practiced throughout the year i think for the winter period it becomes almost a survival strategy it's a way of getting the best out of a time of year which is doc and cold and wet and we're forced into forced. the best place to experience here is in danish homes the danes are more living space per

person than any other european country and they make their surroundings as comfortable as possible. like is important too. there's a reason why we use twice as much candle wax as number two in europe which is australia because we enjoy lighting that is at the low end of the temperature scale so we enjoy warm mortify soft diffused lights to create a nice the atmosphere in a room. the danes also like to have nice things around the house northern europe is known for its design concepts like lamps by poisoning scent and chairs by cops and corpulent but do these things actually make people happy the notion or the concept of hickeys something that for danes is just a word or describes a situation or a state of mind more than at this. i don't think you can say that it's a sign it's

a sign or it's. doing something to create but i think it's something that's more ingrained or maybe internalized in our culture a simple walk outside can also be good it doesn't cost anything and it makes you feel good he shouldn't be about consumerism you could also use. as the get out of jail card if something is too expensive or if you walk into a restaurant it's too expensive you could say should we find a place that's more in the first or yeah let's find a place that's more so we should be inexpensive because it's about equality and it's about simple pleasures. dane's call that special cozy christmas feeling. and the focus is not on expensive presents it's on being together with family and friends that's the true spirit of christmas and not just in denmark.

taking care of your well being is something that more and more people are becoming aware of these days luckily there are activities that we can do take clear the mind and matter whether one of the latest craze is adult coloring books they're said to help relax and focus the mind and scottish artist johana basket was one of the founders of this trend. ninety six pages a detailed drawings of plants and animals and secret garden also has labyrinths to discover patterns to complete or entire drawings to color him it's a template for creative ideas drawn by john a boss for. change lives and works in scotland a main job is creating illustrations for packaging the idea for a coloring book for grownups came by accident. color for adults was a child that is now i so unless they were like well why not share. five pages of

this oh is that to that i need to collect yeah that's the thing. coloring books for grown ups are booming at the moment and the bestsellers aren't verisign pirate spot books like secret garden. beer cover is on the nonfiction buying team for britain's leading bookstore chain we're seeing that coloring books are selling much better than. that and. crossword books which used to dominate the category so be interesting to see if people start to meeting and coloring and. coloring in pictures is said to be relaxing while also improving concentration the versions for grownups are just somewhat more complex female bands are especially enthusiastic about this rediscovered pastime sometimes it's hard to find. any time for myself to actually think that me say this is the way that i can

just sort of think about me and do something for myself to. johannah bastard's first book secret garden has sold more than ten million copies worldwide she draws by hand with pen and ink she gets her inspiration from a castle in scotland where her grandfather was the gardener. as really inspired by the catholic art at. it's just a really beautiful place to play when you're a child and just a lovely setting to be really imagine it's so the fix i've inspired by that childhood and those manager and then the second because chad thought it best takes its inspiration from the forestry that was behind my grandparents' house. chanted forest was published in twenty fifteen and became a bestseller and she's since published authors of their own twenty e-book editions of her work so far this is one genre that still works best printed on paper.

well as where and chill out mode today we wanted to show you this fabulous hotel in the mountains of the czech republic the building is an old t.v. tower the ten years to build initially is now filled with character and doubles as the main mark of this popular winter sports region on a clear day there's a great view of the city as well as parts of poland and germany but when we visited winter was in full swing. this is yes ted mountain and on top of it the famous ninety four metre high t.v. tower. which houses the u.s. did hotel. the building in the czech city of liberates is an impressive site provided the weather is on your side in winter the tower is often shrouded in fog. taking the cable car up is almost a mystical experience in the winter

a special atmosphere pervades the mountain. no one knows this better than eyelash who's worked at the hotel for years in winter come on your. gains in the winter like another season you can enjoy stunning views from here come on you know it's wise for the. eleven year old daughter sometimes to get to experience this kind of snowy winter wonderland we're having today she tells me and i don't mean the measure of. scenery that many guests appreciate from behind observation windows. which been really impressed by all of this the weather in particular the shame we can't enjoy the view today this is a bit harder but i think there are no cars and no traffic only nature. you know to look. at the snow the wind you know to friendly people everywhere. and the. beautiful i cloud nine it's great for. the hotel has

one thousand rooms on two floors. and two of them still have the original one nine hundred seventy s. furniture that was created by interior designer what a car being are. the other rooms were redesigned the look of the hotel reminiscent of a spaceship or an airplane was preserved. by night at the us dead hotel starts at seventy euro. the futuristic tower opened in one thousand nine hundred three after ten years of construction it was a sensation at the time partly because of its unusual construction materials. porcelain was used in the hallway. and a wall in the lobby is made of exposed concrete and bohemian glass art. from this hotel where as you make me working here is not just like working in

a hotel but also like being on a gallery on board you know i know you know i'm a. chairwoman of the seventy three club wants to preserve the hotel as it was she works closely with the original interior designer he's drawn up plans to build reconstructions of the furniture. and why. this was the small lounge forty years ago and today refurbishing it took a year and cost twenty two thousand euros. after that the bar was refurbished soon the exterior of the tower will be renovated it's exposed to extreme weather conditions at a height of one thousand meters. and there are. special atmosphere at these people who spend a night here they say so and. just for me the most beautiful a situation where you are above the clouds you are in the sunshine

but deliberate on the whole republic is going to clubs and then you feel like in a spaceship. just outside the spaceship lies the check skiing region of the you zero mountains. it's nice and feels like home and the people here. and also the towers really seriously injured when a spouse yet doesn't if there are too many people here or i feel tired i can take the cable car to the hotel. coffee in the charmer or take a break into our maimane or until i know both of us. covered in snow and ice yes good hotel doesn't lose any of its appeal in fact it looks even more mysterious in subzero temperatures. are your design at its best

check out our you tube channel interior design stunning design ideas spectacular buildings and d.i.y. tutorials on home decoration will take you inside the most beautiful european homes show you the latest in furniture fabrics success stories subscribe and don't miss out see you on youtube. that sent me the time of year because he isn't it it went out there's nothing i like more than to be warm by the fire with family around me and a board game like many people i spent a lot of my childhood playing cluedo monopoly and then later trivial pursuit when computer games and consuls became popular though board games ended up on the shelf just gathering dust and tell recently times are changing again i'm bored games are

enjoying a revival certainly in germany anyway and that is thanks in part to innovative concepts like this one. is the name of the game it's about taxes and commodities bluebloods. it's a new board game. the players are the royals they've got to build statues to themselves this is one of about fifteen hundred released in germany each year. lot of people play them. games are a deliberate way for the players to sharpen their focus. completely. think about the next week and what they have. to be totally focused on. has been making a living inventing since two thousand and ten. a year and

a half one hundred test to create the prototype for. the moment comes into. play and it's just fun and. you get the feeling you might never touch it up a bit here and there for the most part. by. himself. his father. created katan. it's even with a dot com valley who use it to get away from the monitor even facebook founder mark zuckerberg admits he's a fan. see the secret to. success in its diversity. the american see it as.

like clockwork not much luck is involved. where players don't get tossed out of the game too early or the conflict doesn't mean pitting military units or spaceship stars on b. or it's against each other. since two thousand and thirteen the pair have been presenting board games on their you tube show hunter and they post a new episode daily. either and welcome to our channel or under and call. list where you'll find everything about board games card games children's games and other stuff instead for. you to present new releases review games and invite other you tubers to their board game club to them board games are more than just passed on the backdrop culture. is. the pursuit for adults and young adults on

a par with watching movies reading comics and playing computer games. so it's only natural that a whole hunter would grow up around that. in cricket. board and computer games are no longer mutually exclusive either many publishers make the instructions available on the internet. and shuffle all the cards except building scarred and deal thirteen cards to each player each player picks up their hand so the other players are unable to see them. for some board games there are even digital aids for the classic scotland yard for instance an app can help players track down the elusive mr x. . game cafes and libraries have also become popular like this one in berlin. patrons can choose from a library of some two thousand games and play them for a euro an hour. open the cafe in two thousand and six.

after a long and rocky start. interest has soared. that's because it's not about cafes or an alternative to pubs movies and clubs it's not a lot of maintenance or play or games here and then move on to the clubs so. we're going right at the. beginning of the year award is presented annually in germany a kind of oscar for board games giving them a platform for international recognition. and. taking the time out to play a ball game is good for the mind body and spirit in fact taking the time full stop is a great way to appreciate life that is what the danes said at the top of the show and

it seems that the philosophy is catching on around europe i mean when was the last time that you sat down and listens to an entire music album and really listened to it well the opportunity to do just that is spreading its way around in germany. back in the days when vinyl was synonymous with records many people listen to l.p.'s from start to finish those days seem long gone. marching in heart and do we still remember them. they founded a company called play time. we. can run to sixty or seventy minutes today listening to an entire work is a unique experience. reintroducing that to people and culture was our original idea

. when is the play time is on the billet a german cinema has here at the babylon movie theater in berlin visitors pay five euros to listen to a record in the company of others this evening's auditory treat is bob dylan's double album blonde on blonde the idea of consciously enjoying something without distractions is catching on. play time is all about taking time to press play and just listen to him music played at its own tempo without pressing skidmore fast forwarding or being seduced by other opportunities other songs that are just one click away and click and fence and to just abandon yourself to the music from start to finish and. today we're barely able to perform any activity for

a long time we live into our cycles every two hours there has to be a new impetus whether it's going to the theatre the cinema or staying friends or having dinner everything sinked to this two hour rhythm then we need something new . time seems to be running away from us. it's a plague of our modern age yet this feeling isn't so new. even two thousand years ago. it's like the roman seneca were preoccupied with this phenomena . back then he figured and there's applies to the present to get a third of our time was taken from us the third disappeared our noticed and a third slipped away and of us haven't. the longing for life to slow down is growing people are doing lots of things to escape stress visiting spas taking holidays on farms and leaving their cellphones behind when they go on a hike. this desire for things to slow down has become a trade. as

a serious note certainly still an issue trend but i think it'll become more important as people are already noticing that many things in our time change too quickly perhaps the multi option society of the last few decades has overtaxing to quite before our eyes back into babylon the cinema and berlin the other one is about seventy minutes long not including the forces needed to change the record yet none of the visitors leave before it's finished. the it's from the citric pleasant to listen to an album of the cinema and also it's very nice to be able to do it at the right value to the arms of the home you sit down and get distracted by some screen your mobile phone or whatever you're using to listen to the music. here you just get to listen to the music movies music i think that is bringing back an idea of music that we need to keep alive. is super

interesting. to play tons of play time is a seventy minute break on the matter when it happens morning noon or night it really is that. a break in that is this. playtime's inventors plan to present their conception of a major european cities they want to keep the wheels turning but not to folks. well i hope even watching the show today has helped you have a break for about thirty minutes anyway so it's all right for our last special share of the week and then take harry's house chase. on the next special edition of your imax an icy adventure on the norwegian aki pella goes spits. tourists through iceland second launches.

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