more than football online. learn german with d w any time any place. with or with jo jo and her finds i need to stop to be making money. with friends all over the world online and interactive. german to go. learn german for free with d w. a. welcome to highlight show i always house and i will be here with the for the next half an hour taking you through the best of all stories from the previous week is ranked highly among the happiest people in the well we thought we'd get a lesson in how to live a more hooghly 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 saving 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 americans see freedom we think of something as part of our d.n.a. . the word who get means being comfortable and contented often while enjoying the simpler pleasures of life. here are a few examples. it's having of 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 a couch and talk. to you can't pull yourself heard is also maybe watching a film or reading a book and brutal isn't. mike beekeeping 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 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 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 tarts 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 the king 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 here 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. but danes also like to have nice things around the house northern europe is known for its design concepts like lamps by pulling an accent and chairs by on a yacob send 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 a situ. and or a state of mind more than a design i don't think you can say that it's a sign it's assigned or is. 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 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 your first or yeah let's find a place that's more so you should be inexpensive because it's about equality and it's about simple precious. 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. during what a lot of is sorts of bring you as well as some the course that might mean a stroll in the park but father says it means a huge adrenaline rush on a man who can't get enough of those bars is a frenchman known as roll of and he designed a unique role a suit that is fitted with thirty two rollers all over the body he can basically roll in any position he likes and since he's mastered the art of rolling he created a suit for goal lighting or skating on the ice. roller man. is trying on some blades. he shoots down the icy track at seventy kilometers per hour like a human bobsled his head just ten centimeters from the ice. he calls this brand new version of buddy roll in the extreme sport invented buggy ice. the perfect feeling is feeling. when you make mistakes you hear that that the noise is changing when and when everybody's is on the right position it just like. when something's wrong as. i sunfire in see good and i feel some fifty kilometers east of the capital i'm a guy. adrenaline junkies come here to race on skates. or hurtle down the loo jack breakneck speeds. and he is the craziest of them all brawn told from france is full body suit is studded with fourteen ice skate blades a prototype that's only been tried once before. the first session i got which i loved is intercounty you watch and then you see the people wrong direction the trees. going over you and the sky is wrong direction so so it's the world is changing around you because of the gravity direction. this is. in the original version of his suit as the roller man. he reached speeds up to one hundred twenty kilometers an hour. the thirty two rollers lead him to zip across smooth surfaces in every conceivable position. it may look pretty dangerous but it's meticulously planned out. sometimes i go even by foot to know each corner it's truck it's it's cross world. so i know everything in my head i can visualize in three d. how districts like so it's a question of preparation you don't go just like this. drawing you brando invented is thirty two wheel roller sued over twenty years ago while studying industrial design. now he's selling his invention so much of it has to be done by hand but the suit costs around six thousand seven hundred euro's. he also warns money with t.v. appearances and advertising even if he makes a living from his invention rondo's says it's not primarily about money. when you wear the suit the first time. your. connection to the world is changing you are not. you're not a normal human everything you touch in touch with the reels it looks more robotic deeply your identity the image you sent to the other people is different. over the years brando is refined to suit more and more modifying it for a variety of services this is the ski version and he's got his sights set on new goals as well. i think we can go like this is easily fifty six fifty can return more we've good ironies to work on ironies. i would like to work with some multiples in sight like electric motor was my dream is to be faster than the called st even the flat i want that i can produce. the cheaper that's for christmas choose to buy it. there's no doubt that the suit is a real eye catcher. and it may well be the most impressive and dangerous way to speak down. to impressive it certainly is and you won't catch me trying it out in a hurry let's turn now to focus on two german artists who have a more tranquil passion and that is lighting up forests with their projections and imagery they use an innovative combination of techniques bringing life to the darkest of nights the images they produce of both magical and mesmerizing the also prefer to not digitally manipulate anything in post-production so the key for them is in the preparation and that can take hours in the cold winter nights. glowing shapes in untouched nature surrealistic images from the short film lucid by the german artist's collective. and none of this is done with computer animation even the images that seem inexplicable are real objects and were actually installed in the surroundings. and fruit trees fun sure put a lot of physical work and creativity into their art. among other things they use luminescent wires and objects to create their illusions. we can use anything that glows it all depends on how you stage it to take things in with the techniques and materials i use range from household items for example the sphere shape as a layer of ikea to projections for example we have one shot with a triangle we cut it out of cardboard and then just object to the colored like. the thumb points you have would have when the. in twenty fourteen the artist duo shot the short film bioluminescent forest here to all the light effects are projected directly into the setting rather than manipulating the images on a computer. direct my wad and on sure employed and even labrat technology for this called projection mapping parts of the forest are illuminated effects on irregular surfaces and textures are taken into account this requires not only a precise plan but also patient. especially when the illuminated objects are not only three dimensional but also animate. usually we only project light onto inanimate objects but we also wanted to use animals ones that don't move much or that hold still for a while but with a frog we have to film for five hours because it kept jumping away because. for other projects the light artists bring a bit of nature into the city. for example their new project in paris in twenty fifty. astonished the audience with the projection of a gigantic spider. first they had to build a cardboard model of the building and film the spider inside it then they projected the video onto the inside walls of the building for the illusion to be perfect the dimensions and perspectives had to correspond precisely. when it is with the manoir for us it's important to keep trying out new techniques for example in our next project we might work with fire or with water or whatever. with a wide range of things we don't want to limit our so i'm saying that i think that's what enables us to always have new themes and to be able to convey a feeling. that i hunt will continue to create illusions in the future without image editing using physical exertion and ingenious ideas. you might have an artist that we have a winter theme running through the show today on the use of force is no exception we met a couple who says for twenty years to find the perfect spots to build their dream home they found it on a peninsula in no way above the arctic circle a shell like home is now their own little private sanctuary where they can go to high but night whenever they so desire. the lignin peninsula lies north of the arctic circle this holiday home is perfectly suited to the cold climate in northern norway where snow covers the ground for roughly half the year it was built by hot bod kramer and tova felt hello welcome to my cabin come inside. the heart of the building is the living area with its floor to ceiling windows which afford a stunning view of the water this two hundred square metre bungalow is hot board kramer's and over felts weekend retreat the retiree's spend as much time here as possible i am and. most assignments and looking at the see. we are relaxing more we can. all read that book we can. be a more outside. during the winter months the sun doesn't rise for too long months to compensate for the lack of daylight that has decorated the house and a vibrant colors and fitted it with cozy carpets and blankets a geothermal heat pump and a wood fire ensure cozy temperatures. i can stand. near the wall from the fireplace. it's very giving me i love that and it's. the house also boasts a sauna that can be used all year round. i go in this house and i every saturday where we are here we take this out with the family to it our daughter. did and they also. i may have i yeah we warm us here. have a very coffee the bedrooms face the heath behind the cabin till the felt and her husband searched for twenty years until they found this spot to build their cabin construction began in two thousand and seven their idea was to build a cabin that harmonizes with its environment yet also provides a warm haven amid these harsh climbs. i like the structure their feeling the warmth feeling it gives they want to. be like i said. you see it oh i own all there. on the outside. the cabins wooden structure was neatly fitted into the few words rock formation its walls are lined with the who wind currents. architects norris jenison designed the cabin and chose materials like wood which will withstand the harsh arctic climate for many years. it's untreated. grayish look but still it's a warm work on the outside cedar which of course in this climate also is. very well suited. and turns your silver grey in time. twelve a fountain hubbard kramer spent plenty of time outside if the weather permits it sometimes they can observe reindeer or winds at sea and in the winter they sometimes see the northern lights this is why they love being so far north. it's the better and not the temperate or. they are their surroundings we have here that i haven't seen. i've read. photo of a fountain hawk park kramer spending time in their cozy cabin north of the arctic circle his goodness no matter what the season. now have you heard of. before it's one of australia's most popular deserts especially in the winter it's basically like a pancake being chopped up and then it's served with sugar and cherry sauce on the side decadent really is but a perfect treat after violence like. the pit called lazio is austria's high a ski resort here at the ski season lasts until may three restaurants feed hungry winter sports enthusiasts one atop the glazier that's almost three thousand five hundred metres above sea level and the others at an elevation of almost three thousand meters. after a day on the slopes ski is can enjoy delicious helping of. the sweet days just as much a part of austrian identity as the alps. a wonderful just like my grandma used to make it. nearby you'll find austria's highest patisserie stephany's than tele is hard at work here paying pastries and the smart . you put it everything is produced up here in the bakery we make all the desserts for the two restaurants fish bits and customers and we also supply cafe three for forty with fresh cake instituted. every morning that is sent up by cable car to austria's highest coffeehouse cafe three for forty it lies six hundred meters about the bakery aside from the fantastic there's another treat the visit has the so-called place yes no cake. course on the coconut fine uppal very fluffy very light when you if you get it fresh it's quite magical and certainly recommended would put it in feet. but operating a sky high bakery has its pitfalls. about three thousand four hundred forty metres the boiling point is different so if we know that the weather will change will produce the biscuit bases a day early because otherwise they might not be so fluffy and could fall apart inside us and if so shouldn't. milk. eggs. sugar that's all. kinds of smarm doesn't require any delicate preparation just mix the milk in flour then separate the eggs and beat the egg white with sugar until stick. it's coming out now that it's nice and foamy will do the famous test. it should be like this. add the rest of the act to the mixture. then to give it its airy consistency gently fold in the egg whites nearly all run. on the pits todd glacier we don't use mineral water and. we prefer egg whites. then the kaiser stays moist longer the type to feed not. knowing i. used the shavings i don't. know what you come on you know now we can add some raisins on the glacier we put in raisins but you can leave them out if you wish. we sell up to four tons of man in the winter season that's one hundred fifty to two hundred portions a day. should be baked for five minutes on each side and then it's ready. stephany's i'm too low also supplies the restaurants with viennese apple strudel and clips. because the smog is said to get its name from a pancake that went wrong. the austrian emperor of france use if loved. but when a pancake fell apart during cooking it was scrambled up and served. them probably loved it and empress scrambled all the smart phones. now it's just missing the icing sugar on top and up here we serve our kaiser man with apple sauce on going on very. this in just a favorite if you're old it's one of austria's most popular there's a. sweet treat to end the show on things are changing in everyone i hope this season 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