Before Shangri-La was famous for being a hotel chain, it was first described by James Hilton in his 1933 novel Lost Horizon as a mystical, harmonious valley, synonymous with earthly paradise. Shangri-La is a happy land somewhere in Tibet. (paraphrased from Wikipedia teehee ^^)
Hungri-La island, from OP episode 492, offers a surreal imagination as well. Whipped cream rivers, caramel volcano, candy floss...as expected from Oda. Genius.
Sadly, both Shangri-La and Hungri-La are only fictional and is a far cry from the world we are living now. But I was taught to believe there is such a REAL happy place, someday soon. :)
Sabbath shallom.
Pic captured from Eric Weiner's The Geography of Bliss. One Grump's search for the happiest places in the world.
I tell you Mr Weiner, home is the happiest place for me. :)
