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A visit to one of the most impressive countries in Europe, as far as landscape is concerned, more than 50 years ago by Hurtigruten steamer ms. Finnmarken. See my other clips of Norway by searching with ‘michael rogge norway’ See my other 1080 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ […]

Continuing ms Finnmarken’s cruise from Oslo to the north Bergen is visited. Far less tourists then than nowadays ! The cruiser sets sail for Harstad on Norways biggest island Hinnoya. After that another coastal village and its church is shown but I have not been able to make out its name. May be a viewer […]

Passengers of a cruise on ms Finlandia set out on a motor trip through Lapland, visiting the Santa Claus village Rovaniemi and travel south to Helsinki. Their visit to the capital will be shown in my next clip. See my other 1080 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website […]

The party have arrived in capital Helsinki after their trip through Finland. Now they admire its monuments and harbour. Thereafter they ship their car and proceed to Stockholm, Sweden. A viewer was so kind to add: The church at the beginning and at 3:04 is the orthodox Uspenskin Katedraali, Tuomikirkko is the whithe church at […]

An old 16mm film records traveling to Tapanuli, and lake Toba in North Sumatra, Indonesia. Batak statues are admired and the typical houses. See my other 1080 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

An early film from Japan’s Showa period. Hardly any English lettering seen. A viewer adds: The video starts with apparently a U.S. military housing complex somewhere in Kanagawa Prefecture with views of Mount Fuji (0:28) followed by a train ride (1:07) into central Tokyo, views of Asakusa shopping street (2:03) and Asakusa Kannon temple complex […]

The capital of the Netherlands as it looked like more than forty years ago. Less tourists then. Nowadays more museums attract far more visitors, See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

A typical outing from Amsterdam is to Volendam on the North; A fishing village along the Yselmeer. There were still typical costumes to be seen at the time. That’s different nowadays. See my other 1080 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

Last stage of a visit to the Netherlands: Amsterdam, Volendam and now to one of the foremost transito harbours in Europe. Finally a colourful souvenir: the Keukenhof tulipgardens in Lisse, See my other 1080 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source

See my other 1100 clips by searching YouTube with ‘michael rogge’ Find my photo’s here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/12350343@N04/ Website ‘Man and the Unknown’ http://wichm.home.xs4all.nl/ source