post with. your design highlights you can make yourself. sound stupid tricks that will turn your whole special. upgrade yourself with d. w.'s interior design channel on you tube. thanks to cheney and to the site my name's louise houghton i'll be bringing you a special program today packed for things to do to increase your well being let's see what's coming up. cuba and happiness featuring the danes special attitudes to life. playing games why german ball games are

popular all over the well it's. kind of by no wind a few entrepreneurs invite you to listen to the 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 counseling to but it basically means enjoying life simple pleasures be that spending time with friends and family going for a walk or simply looking at the wind blow of a candle they all signify hugo and since the day is a usually around entirely amongst the happiest people in the wells we thought we'd get a lesson in how to live a more good 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. in. my creaky has written a book about all this and he believes he has 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 saving simple pleasures i think we also see something inherently dangerous 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 of kabul for warm chocolate or won't see

and some is good 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 peeking is the c.e.o. of the happiness research institute in copenhagen and he says that the danes unique attitude towards life plays a major role in their sense of wellbeing. than we've been curious about why denmark does well in the happiness ranks and we've looked at the political system and that's a big part of the explanation you know high level of trust your social security and those with health care but that also explains why the other nordic countries do well so we wanted to understand why does denmark do better than sweden finland iceland and and. and now we are spending quality time with family and friends or

enjoying homemade cinnamon buns that's. the danes really love christmas time the traditional apple tarts are on sale at christmas markets throughout copenhagen . so it's a good look or danish mulled wine. particularly amusement park is decked out with a sea of lights mike peeking says winter is the peak season for a good. while 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 is in danish homes the danes have more living space per person than any other european country and they make their surroundings as comfortable as possible. light 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 on a are cops and corpulent but do these things actually make people happy the notion or the concept of something that for danes is just a word or describes a situation and or a state of mind more than a design i don't think you can say that it's a sign it's a sign there is. doing something to create but i think it's something that's more ink. reigned 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 if you walk into a restaurant it's too expensive you could say should we find a place that's more in france 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 questions. danes 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 that's said to help relax and focus the mind and scottish artist johana basket was one of the founders of this trend. ninety six pages of detailed drawings of plants and animals and secret garden also has a love prince to discover battens to complete our entire drawings to color him it's a template for creative ideas drawn by john abbas for. lives and works in scotland a main job is creating illustrations for packaging the idea for a coloring book for grownups came by accident. coloring for adults was a child that is now i so enmeshed lay they were like well we're not sure adults aged up five pages at this point is that to that only to collect yeah that's the thing. coloring books for grown ups are booming at the moment

and the bestsellers aren't fairies and pirates spot books like secret garden. their cover is on the nonfiction buying team for britain's leading bookstore chain we're seeing bad coloring books selling much better than books like 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 to something for myself to. john

a bastard first book secret garden has sold more than ten million copies worldwide she joined us 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 that it really imagine it ever so depicts i've been spared by that childhood and this mammoth cave and then the second because chad thought it best it takes its inspiration from the forestry that was behind make grandparents. chanted forest was published in twenty fifteen and became a bestseller and she sits published on their own silly ebook editions of her work so far this is one genre that still works best printed on paper. well as we're in 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 that 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 below as well as parts of poland and germany but when we visited winter was in full swing. this is yes. 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 live it 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 our leisure hours worked at the hotel for years the winter come on in your. greens

and in the winter like another season you can enjoy stunning views from here come on it's wise for us with eleven know not to sometimes you get to experience this kind of snowy winter wonderland we're having today as he tells me and i don't mean to measure the scenery that many guests appreciate from behind observation windows . should be my i'm really impressed by all this the weather in particular a shame we can't enjoy the view today this is a pretty shot it there are no cars and no traffic only nature. you know to look. the snow the wind you know to friendly people everywhere. and the. cloud nine it's great. the hotel has one thousand rooms on two floors. and two of them still have the original nine hundred seventy s. furniture that was created by interior designer or to carbon 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 was unique someone told me working here is not just like working in a hotel but also like being in a gallery and working and i know you know i'm a. chairwoman of the gifted 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 lines. 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. a. special most here at the people who spend the night here they say so and. which is 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 under the cards and then you feel like in

a spaceship just outside the spaceship lies the check skiing region of the user a mountain. it was nice to feel like home and you can hear me now and also to tell you are really serious injuries but especially your does if there are too many people here or i feel tired i can take the cable car to the hotel and have a coffee in the charmer or take a break to or maim or until i know both of us. covered in snow and ice the us did hotel doesn't lose any of its appeal in fact it looks even more mysterious in subzero temperatures. here 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. subscribe and don't miss out see you on youtube. that sent me the time of year it's become easy isn't it it winter 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 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 ballgames are enjoying a revival certainly in germany anyway and that is thanks in part to innovative concepts like this one. it. is the name of the

game it's about taxes and commodities. it's a new board game developed by. the players are the royals they've got to build statues to themselves this is one of about fifteen hundred board games released in germany each year. a lot of people play the. 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. since two thousand and ten. a year and a half one hundred tests to create the prototype.

and it's just fun. you get the feeling you touch it up a bit here and there. by. himself. created. it's even popular with the dot com crowd valley who use it to get away from the monitor even facebook founder mark zuckerberg admits he's a. board game experts. see the secret to success in its diversity. game as the american see it as. like clockwork. where players don't get tossed out of the game too early or the

conflict doesn't mean getting military units or spaceship stars on the oars 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 and it's all. new to present new releases review games and invite other you tube ers to their board game. to them more games are more than just a pastime they're the backdrop subculture. it can become a geeky pursuit for adults and young adults on a par with watching movies reading comics and playing computer games. so it's only natural that i would grow up around them. and the.

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 a lynx card and deal thirteen cards to each player each player picks up their hand so the other players are unable to see them and. 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 and. open the cafe in two thousand and six. after a long rocky start. interest has soared. that's because it's not about

cafes or an alternative to pubs movies and club it's not a lot of maintenance or play or games here and then move on to the clubs. you don't want goodbye to. the game of the year award is presented annually in germany a kind of oscar for board games giving them a platform for international recognition. 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 listens to

it well the opportunity to do just that is spreading its way around 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. but mark and heart and we still remember them. they founded a company called playtime. 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 the play time is on the billet a german cinema that's 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. the idea of consciously enjoying something without distractions is catching on. that's what playtime is all about taking time to press play and just listen to hear music played at its own term partners without pressing skidmore fast forwarding or being seduced by other opportunities all the songs that are just one click away. to just abandon yourself to the music from start to finish. listening to an entire album requires time and leisure and these days few people make the effort. because in harder 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 visiting friends or having dinner everything sinked to this to our rhythm then we need something new noir time seems to be running away from us it's a plague of our modern age yet this feeling isn't soon you know. even two thousand years ago. it's like the roman seneca were preoccupied with this phenomenon. back then he figured and this applies to the present that a third of our time was taken from us the third disappeared on noticed and a third slipped away and all that's happened. 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 trend. 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 us to quite before dark eyes back into babylon cinema and berlin the other ms about seventy minutes long not including the forces needed to change the record yet none of the visitors leave before it's finished. the this is from the citric pleasant. listen to an album at the cinema and also it's very nice to be able to do it at the right value of. all at 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 moods music i think

that is bringing back an idea of music that we need to keep alive you know. it's super interesting. to play turns into play time is a seventy minute break and doesn't matter when it happens morning noon or night it really is that a break in that is this new pope. playtime's inventors plan to present their conception of the major european cities they want to keep the wheels turning but not to folks. 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 question so the weekend until then take harry's house she is. on the next special edition of your imax and i see adventure on the norwegian aki palla go spits. class tourists through iceland second largest

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