Friday, June 27, 2014

Happy in the Hungarian Capital of Budapest


Pharrell Williams' Happy video clearly went viral, but just from casually scanning YouTube, I think the infectiously happy music has spawned a viral number of covers, too. It's online inspiration at its best. Here is just a sampling of those covers that I like, and what I like has to do with good dancing, quality filming, and deft editing.


Budapest is the capital of Hungary, and is not only the largest in the country but also one of the largest in the European Union.  It stakes its place firmly among the most beautiful, most appealing cities to live across the globe, according to prominent magazines like Forbes and Condé Nast Traveler.  This happy video is not a travel guide, at least not in the conventional sense.  But it's a wonderful portrait of Budapest people, culture and locales - via sights and sounds, not words or images, and more experiential (senses) than intellectual (information).  From dancing on a bicycle and wheelchair; to dancing along avenues, streets and bridges; people weather the cold, overcast and rainy with an indomitable spirit.  Mousy ears help to make things fun, too.

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