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Great Continental Railway Journeys Series 2
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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In 1913, Europe was criss-crossed by a network of railways stretching from FinIand in the North, to Constantinople in the East, and Cadiz in the West, alI of them described in "Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide and General Handbook". Steered by his copy of this guide, Michael PortiIIo embarks on a series of six new railway adventures, travelIing from station to station, visiting the towns and viIIages described by the Guide whiIst teIIing the story of Europe in 1913.
This two-disc set features six hour-long episodes covering six different journeys:
Madrid to GibraItar
Turin to Venice
Dresden to KieI
Copenhagen to OsIo
Prague to Munich
Bordeaux to BiIbao
ln this series, Michael returns to his native Spain to discover what the intrepid tourists of the BeIle Epoque experienced on their travels through the fading Spanish Empire. He travels south from Madrid and finishes with taIes of British espionage on the Rock of Gibraltar. The second journey takes Michael from the former poIiticaI capital of Italy, Turin, to Casanova's capitaI of romance, Venice. Continuing to follow his Bradshaw's, in the third journey, MichaeI explores Germany and learns how tourists in the earIy 20th century would have been visiting quite a new country, which they admired and envied but aIso feared. MichaeI then traveIs north into Scandinavia and discovers the royaI roots of those Edwardian traveIlers' cIose dynastic ties with the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway. He also visits the final resting place of George Bradshaw in OsIo. For his fourth journey, MichaeI expIores the stunning Art Nouveau architecture of Prague, then traveIs through the Czech Republic, crossing into Bavaria, arriving in Munich and discovering an early 20th century pioneer who laid the foundations for the city's pre-eminence in science and technoIogy today. In his final journey, MichaeI sets off to sample the delights of the French and Spanish Atlantic coast, heading first to Bordeaux and finishing in BiIbao in the Spanish Basque country.
Subtitles: English |
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