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Traveling Around the World 1966 (1966)

Title in Estonian: Reis ümber maailma 1966

Amateur films Duration 91:43

Sünopsis

The trip around the world takes the married couple, the Horm family, to Asian countries. Busy street life in Kolkata city, India – Victoria memorial, the building of the High Court, Howrah Bridge. Visiting the famous Parshwanath Temple. People go to the river in order to ride the boat. Local people wash themselves and their laundry in the river. Kalighat Kali temple is on the riverbank. Magnificent view from the opposite side to the temple complex and people dipping themselves into the river. The city street – a wandering cow and the Hindus asleep on the pavement. Hovels of the poor people outside the city. The trip takes the travelers to Bangkok. Visiting the holiest Buddhist temple in Thailand – the Temple complex of the Emerald Buddha. Lots of exterior and interior views, praying monks, snakes. The famous Floating Market or the boat market in Bangkok. Boat ride on the river, the local houses by the river. People buy bananas directly from the boat. Thai gibbons in cages. Wat Arun or the Temple of Dawn on the coast of River Chao Phraya. Views of the high pagoda covered with colourful pieces of glass and porcelain, views to the river. The pagoda is surrounded by mysterious statues. Local boys posing near the statue of a buffalo. View to Hong Kong from a high mountain, high-rise buildings add a lot to the view. Lots of advertisements in the streets. Chinese girls in uniforms. One of the city's tourist attractions Tiger Balm Garden and the Tiger Pagoda. Mrs. Horm with the backdrop of fairy-tale like statues and decorations. City lights at night. Dance programme at the dining venue. Chinese advertisements, bicyclists, velo rickshaws in Taiwan streets. Procession moving along the street. Flight to South Korea. Preparations for the US president Lydon Johnson's visit in Seoul - posters and slogans on buildings. Train ride to maritime logistics hub Busan. Since there will be 12th Conference of APACL (Asian Peoples Anti-Communist League) in November in Seoul, the delegates are being driven around. Garlands are given to the delegates who have arrived to Busan. A big crowd on the stadium, most of them are military men, speeches from a high tribune.
Buses with delegate depart, the ride continues in rural areas. People greeting everywhere. Visiting a temple where a group photo is taken. In the mountain hotel, a tennis court and a pool. A ceremony of placing wreaths. Conference, speeches. Variety programme. Visiting Panmunjom on the border: buildings, US military men, frontier post of the Military Demarkation Line, platform for observing North Korea. In the school where young men demonstrate martial arts. The travel continues in Tokyo. The TV tower, Akasaka Palace, olympic stadium, streets, a temple. The poster of the world fair EXPO 70 and the pavilion under construction. Advertising lights of well-known Japanese companies. Episodes of night programmes in Tokyo, from the national theatre to cabaret. The shopping street. The Horm family spends a real holiday in Hawaii. Vacationers on Honolulu beach, Mrs. Horm sunbathing. Hawaiian plants. Active Kīlauea volcano: lava fields, eruptions, fires. Having rest by the pool of Hotel Ilikai. Surfers on ocean waves. Flight to Los Angeles. The Horm family near Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and in the foyer. The concert programme includes the concert of a symphony orchestra. Visiting friends. Great view to Chicago from the coast of Lake Michigan.
Riding in the city by car. Montreal. Admiring the city from the observation platform. Riding past the EXPO 67 World Fair pavilions. Flight to New York. Views of Manhattan, visiting friends at their farm.
Washington. Moment by the United States Capitol. Back to New York, flight from NYC to Europe. Stockholm during Christmas time.

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