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http://www.flickr.com/photos/giuseppemilo/10657582176/  Denmark was the country which ranked number one happiest country in 2012 .   and  here is the 2014's list of happiest countries in the world.  http://www.forbes.com/pictures/mef45jgim/1-norway/ The top happiest country in the world is now Norway .   1. Norway  2. Denmark  3. Sweden  4. Australia  5. New Zealand  6. Canada  7. Finland  8. Netherlands  9. Switzerland  10. Ireland  I was curious about the culture of these countries around Northern Europe which often ranked high.  My image of Sweden is that is a freedom loving country, high taxes, but education and hospitals, medical care, are free.  People sound easy going, not much care for competition.   About Norway , my image is that of a beautiful exotic country, but there is no sun about half the time in a year, so there are many people who get depression and high suicide percentage. So I was wondering why

I guess I'm a romanticist.  I love romantic music, romantic people, romantic places, romantic scenery, romantic fashion and romantic generation.  Here are my top 10 Romantic classical piano music below,  Top 10 Romantic classical piano music  1. Liebestraum ( Dream of Love ) by Franz Liszt  This is heavenly sweet & romantic music. Liszt composed it while in the middle of a burning love, very passionate and sweet. It's a killer music to me, definitely my number one romantic piano music.  When it comes to this piece, I love Hiroko Nakamura 's playing the best.  Very emotional and when I'm closing my eyes while listening to her playing it, it gets even more touching.  Hiroko Nakamura : Liebestraum - Franz Liszt     2. Waltz in A Minor - Frederic Chopin  This is a magnificent piece !  Very very emotionally romantic and it's super touching. This was used in the movie " Desire for Love" , which is a biographic movie o

http://gallery.xemanhdep.com My top favorites are selected from my new discoveries of this year, whether it’s new or old, no limit.  Top 10 Music 1. Rondo Krakowiak ( by Frederic Chopin ) 2. Hungarian Rhapsody #2 ( by Franz Liszt ) 3. Danse Macabre ( by Camile Saint Saens ) 4. Etude Opus 25 N.11 Winter Wind ( by Frederic Chopin ) 5. Nocturne N.1 in B flat minor ( by Frederic Chopin ) 6. Piano Concerto #2 ( by Frederic Chopin ) 7. Liebestraume ( Love Dream ) ( by Franz Liszt ) 8. Valse Sentimentale op. 51/6 ( by Tchaikovsky ) 9. Piano Concert No.4 in C minor ( by Camille Saint Saens ) 10. Symphony No. 3 in C minor ( by Camille Saint Saens ) This year I’ve been into Classical music, Rondo Krakowiak by Frederic Chopin is hands down my top favorite. I just fell in love with this unbelievably beautiful music ( brings tears ) , which even chills my body. Top 5 Classic Composers 1. Frederic Chopin 2. Franz