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VPG-DVD-166 - SULTANATE OF OMAN The Sultanate Of Oman is a fabulous land full of surprises, a splendid example of original Arabia that extends from the Straits Of Hormuz to the southern Dhofar. Up until the 1970's the third largest country in the Arabian Peninsula was only accessible by various caravan routes but today it boasts an abundance of mysterious desert towns and splendid palaces. The white city of Sohar is the historic harbour of the Islamic world and the 'Gateway To China'. It is still guarded by the white Sohar Fort, a mighty four-storey structure that dates back to the 14th century. The Hajar Mountains extend for almost six hundred kilometres from the Musandam Peninsula in the north to its eastern sections. They are also known as the Oman Mountains and divide the coast from the inland. Oman covers around three hundred thousand square kilometres and is one of the most sparsely settled countries in the world with only one and a half million inhabitants. Nizwa, the religious center of the Omans, has a moving past that manifests itself in the city's defensive fortress. Until the 12th century it was the capital of the Desert State of Oman. Even today this oasis city and trading metropolis has lost none of its former importance. Al-Hamra is the name of a three hundred year old oasis village that dates back to the reign of Imam Saif Bin Sultan. At the end of the 17th century members of the Abriyin Tribe settled here the descendants of whom still live in the Jebal-Akhdar Mountains. Al-Hamra means 'The Red One', an Arabic name that is also to be found in the word 'Alhambra', in Spain's Granada. The Sultanate Of Oman is a treasure trove of rarities. Its twelve thousand year old history is visible throughout the entire country and the beauty of the mysterious Arabian Peninsula is a truly captivating experience.
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TVI-DVD-VNA - Vienna (Wien) City of Arts and Music" Vienna is Different" - that is the offical motto of this city on the beautiful blue Danube. And each time it confirms this to visitors from around the world... even to those who arrive from far away and may not know anything about the famous branch of the Hapsburg dynasty that made Vienna the renowned center of an entire multinational empire between 1526 and 1918.About one and a half million inhabitants of the entire country of Austria, lives in Vienna, a city where many of the affairs of this world are taken with a degree of levity.For our brief stopover in Vienna we have chosen the places that should not be missed by any tourist. The extensive complex of buildings constituting Hofburg, one part of which is the seat of the President, bears the architectual features of six centuries. The High Baroque style of the National Library, the Imperial suites, but also the Lipizzaner stallions of the Spanish Riding School are among its greatest attractions.The extensive royal castle of Schonbrunn with its exquisite interiors dominated by the Rococo - style festive hall is not merely a tourist attraction, but with its huge park, including a botanical garden, it has become a place of relaxation for Vienna residents.
Vienna (Wien) City of Arts...
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WTF-DVD-ERIE - "The Erie Canal"... a ditch that opened the nation! Filmed and produced by Fran & Brooke Reidelberger Scripted and narrated by Fran Reidelberger Thomas Jefferson called plans to build it "little short of madness". James Madison said it was "impractical at best". "It" is the Erie Canal in New York State: An engineering marvel in 1825, an economic juggernaut throughout the 19th Century, an increasingly popular recreational delight today. In this all new digital video production, filmmakers Fran and Brooke Reidelberger travel the canal system from Albany to Buffalo, sailing in the wake of history, enjoying the tranquil beauty, attending the festivals, visiting the old canal towns, and wondering what our country would be like if the canal had never been built. Aboard "Chicane", a 65 foot power boat, you will experience the canal and:· Take a whirlwind tour of Albany, New York state's bustling capital city. Visit "Uncle Sam's" grave and our nation's first school of engineering in Troy.· "Climb" the Waterford Five, the world's highest series of high lift locks. The lift is 169 feet.· Explore the Herkimer "diamond mine" and find your own 500 million-year-old crystals with a diamond-like shape and sparkle.· Sample real beer and root beer at F.X. Matt Brewery, New York's oldest, in Utica.· Watch and listen as school children about American Revolutionary War history at Ft. Stanwix in Rome.· Tour Rome where digging of the canal began in 1817 and visit the grave of Francis Bellamy, the man who wrote the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.· Travel the waterway aboard a mule-drawn packet boat at the Erie Canal Village near Rome.· Attend the Oz Fest and meet the Munchkins in Chittenango, home of L. Frank Baum, the man who wrote the "Wizard of Oz" stories.· Enjoy a weekend of summer fun at Sylvan Beach on Oneida Lake, part of today's Erie Canal.· Learn how the canal helped make Syracuse one of the world's premier salt producing centers. -- Take a dinner cruise and meet a "star-in-the-making" at Baldwinsville. Traveling aboard "Cayuga", a traditional canal boat, you will:· Enjoy incredible wild life in the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. · Visit the canal town of Palmyra, home to the largest collection of hand-woven coverlets in the U.S. and birthplace of the Mormon Religion.· Watch the world's most unusual bridge in operation in Fairport. It's listed in "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" 16 times! · Tour Rochester, home to Eastman Kodak, Xerox, Bausch & Lomb and a host of educational and cultural attractions, including Eastman House and the Strong Museum. · See the church that George Pullman (of Pullman railroad car fame) built in honor of his parents in Albion. · Watch and listen as canal artist Arthur Barnes interprets canal life onto canvas in Medina.· Visit Lockport, site of the most difficult engineering and construction job on the Erie Canal. Lockport is also the birthplace of volleyball and the fire hydrant.· Experience Buffalo to learn about the city's personal connection with four U.S. presidents and the story behind "Buffalo Wings".· Admire the spirit and laugh with the wild and wacky "boat builders" who race for glory in the annual Tonawanda Canal Fest. · Along the way see an "upside down" bridge, a sloping lift bridge, a floating dam, and more!
The Erie Canal
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WTF-DVD-SCOT - "SCOTLAND" Filmed and produced by Fran & Brooke Reidelberger Scripted and narrated by Fran Reidelberger From the rolling hills and Border abbeys to heather and highland games, Scotland is a land of peat, pipes and poetic people.- walk in the wake of Glasgow's once great shipyards and savor the excitement of the city's rebirth as a major European center of conventions and tourism - - board the last sea-going steam driven paddle wheeler, the PS Waverly, for a trip to Ayr and Alloway and a visit to Robert Burns' country. - wander through the lovely closes of Kirkcudbright, walk in the footsteps of John Paul Jones, meet a policeman who covers the town with flowers, and discover the world's "sweetest scallops" - - visit the Border Region, ride the Commons, tour the abbeys and see "queens" crowned in the Border towns of Melrose, Peebles and Selkirk - - tour Sir Walter Scott's beloved Abbotsford and Eildon Hills - - follow the wool story from sheep shearing to sweaters - - meet Lady Mansfield and enjoy Scone Palace where Scottish kings were crowned - - visit the birthplace of steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and stroll through Pittincrief Park in Dunfermline - - watch the handcrafting of golf clubs and play a round on the Old Course at St. Andrews, the home of golf - - marvel at the majestic beauty of Edinburgh. Tour the castle, shop on Princes Street, watch the penguin parade at the zoo, dine on haggis and Scotland's version of a baked potato, walk the Royal Mile, see John Knox's house, Holyrood Palace, and attend the world famous Military Tattoo. - listen to the lonely piper at Glen Coe, enjoy the Trossachs and take a boat ride on Loch Katrine, the setting for Sir Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake" - - ride the West Highland steam train from Ft. William to Mallaig - - take a day trip to the Isle of Skye to enjoy the scenic beauty, tour Portree and the land of Flora McDonald, who aided Prince Charlie during his time of greatest danger - - sail the Caledonian Canal from Ft. William to Inverness through lochs Ness, Lochy and Linhe - - tour Inverness, capital of the Highlands. Learn about the Loch Ness monster. Watch kilt makers, tour the battlefield at Culloden where the British defeated Bonnie Prince Charlie - - drive through rugged Wester Ross, visit Inverewe Gardens, watch the making of Heather Gems - - on the northernmost point of the mainland visit the lighthouse at Dunnet Head and the "last house" in Scotland at John O'Groats - - travel to the Orkney Islands. See the Churchill Barriers at Scapa Flow, visit the chapel built by Italian prisoners of war, the Bronze Age Ring of Brodgar and the Stone Age village of Skara Brae - - in the Shetland Islands: tour Lerwick, the capital city, learn the story of old and new energy sources (peat fields and oil terminals), pet the famous Shetland ponies, hike through the wildlife sanctuary on the island of Unst to see giant Skuas, Atlantic Puffins and gulls on the rocks of the lighthouse at Muckle Flugga - - visit Aberdeen, the "rose capital" of Scotland, staging area of North Sea oil operations and the country's largest fish market - - tour the Spey Valley, home of Scotch whisky, Walker's short bread and trout fishing - - attend the Gathering of the Clans and Highland Games at Braemar.millions of Monarch butterflies.
Scotland
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TVI-PDVD-PRA - Prague (Praha) The Mother of Cities (PAL)Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, has for centuries been the cultural, economic and historical center of the state. Since the Middle Ages, it has had a reputation of being one of the most beautiful cities in the world and was called royal or golden. For centuries prominent personalities, such as W.A. Mozart, L. von Beethoven, R. Wagner, H.C. Anderson or F. Kafka, have paid tribute to Prague, in admiration of its beauty and to inhale the pleasant and stimulating atmosphere of this town. In Prague the past is always alive, idelibly inscribed in each stone of its historical center. The city forms a perfect union with the Vltava River, as it flows between the Old Town and the Lesser Quarter. In this film you will see the best that Prague has to offer visitors. You will feast your eyes on the beauties of the Prague Castle and its interiors.
Prague (Praha) The Mother...
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TVI-DVD-PRA - Prague (Praha) The Mother of CitiesPrague, the capital of the Czech Republic, has for centuries been the cultural, economic and historical center of the state. Since the Middle Ages, it has had a reputation of being one of the most beautiful cities in the world and was called royal or golden. For centuries prominent personalities, such as W.A. Mozart, L. von Beethoven, R. Wagner, H.C. Anderson or F. Kafka, have paid tribute to Prague, in admiration of its beauty and to inhale the pleasant and stimulating atmosphere of this town. In Prague the past is always alive, idelibly inscribed in each stone of its historical center. The city forms a perfect union with the Vltava River, as it flows between the Old Town and the Lesser Quarter. In this film you will see the best that Prague has to offer visitors. You will feast your eyes on the beauties of the Prague Castle and its interiors.
Prague (Praha) The Mother...
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PPI-DVD-108 - PortholeTV Grand Cayman Shore Excursion Featuring: Turtle FarmWelcome to Porthole TV -- the magazine television series that features the cruise ship experience and its intriguing ports of call.Sidney Cohen hosts this episode of Porthole TV docked in the port of Geogetown's Grand Cayman Island. Sidney explores the many aspects of this popular port:· Cayman Island's reputation as a financial center· 7 mile beach for sunbathing, snorkeling, swimming or a leisurely walk. · Cayman's World famous turtle farm with over 16,000 sea turtles some 600 lbs each.· Devil's Hangover- located at the edge of an eerie rock formation that looks like the edge of Hell· Many Itineraries include miniature golf, ferry ride to Rum Point, multi-media theatre of Pedro St. James. and the historic site of Cardinal D's Park allows children to feed the animals. · Sting Ray City is known as one of the largest tourist attractions in the world- Imagine swimming with the dolphins, some over 6 ft long or feed them squid.· For the golfer in you, enjoy the lush green at the Links of Safe Haven, voted the Best Golf Course in the Caribbean for three years in a row. · "Voyage beneath the Sea" offers a glimpse of the Cayman Island's Coral reef, scuba or snorkeling. · Submerge and explore on the Atlantis Submarine with awesome views of the mysteries of the ocean.
PortholeTV Grand Cayman...
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SMP-DVD-23505 - Oregon Lighthouses The Silent SentinelsOregon lighthouses are the longest standing legacy of the state's maritime history. They have weathered more than a century of ferocious storms. Their lights continue to shine brightly, guiding mariners through treacherous waters. The men and women who tended the lights seldom received recognition for their efforts. Many times storms forced the keepers to turn the prisms by hand until the first rays of morning light when repairs could be made.Seven of Oregon's lighthouses are open to the public, thanks to the many volunteers, public agencies, Native American Indian Tribes and non-profit organizations who are preserving this heritage. We will also visit interpretive and discovery centers along the way. Our guided tour of Oregon lighthouses will give you only a glimpse into their historic past. The rest, is for you to discover.
Oregon Lighthouses The...
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MTW-DVD-104 - On the east coast of the Florida Peninsula, Cape Canaveral juts out into the Atlantic, an uninhabitable area that consists of lagoons, mangrove swamps and marshes. As far back as 1949 the 'Rocket Trials Zone', as it was then known, has been further developed and extended to become the world famous Space Station it is today. From here, the first Americans went into orbit and also landed on the moon and more than 110 manned space flights have been launched from the Cape which, in its golden years, employed more than 25,000. Models of numerous rockets are displayed along with monitors that show the original pre-launch countdown procedure. The layout of the launch surveillance control room is featured in the Apollo Saturn 5 Center and, in the distance, an impressive array of launch pads is on view. The Kennedy Space Center is America's 'gateway to the stars' from where rockets, satellites and astronauts are launched into the universe to explore the unknown. Our feet well and truly on the ground, most of us will never get closer to space than this truly impressive, historic yet futuristic, space center.
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IR-DVD-102 - Experience the world's first totally non-smoking cruise on Carnival's Paradise. On this episode of GREAT CRUISES we board the world's first non-smoking cruise ship, one of the "Fun Ships" of Carnival Cruise Lines, the PARADISE, as she sets sail from Miami to the ports of Playa Del Carmen, Cozumel, Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios, in the Western Caribbean.We'll enjoy many of the side trips, including a visit to the ancient Mayan ruins of Tulum on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Later, we'll visit a turtle farm, snorkel with giant stingrays and dive a hundred feet below the sea on a submarine in the Cayman Islands. And finally, we'll visit Ocho Rios, Jamaica where we'll tour lush botanical gardens and climb six hundred feet up spectacular Dunn's River Falls.Our first port of call is Cozumel, an island off the eastern shores of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. Here we board a high-speed catamaran to take us to the port of Playa Del Carmen back on the mainland. After a short bus ride we reach the ancient Mayan ruins of Tulum.Our second port-of-call is Grand Cayman, a relatively small island renowned as one of the world's largest financial centers, being home to over 580 banks and trust companies holding almost a trillion dollars in assets! A favorite tourist haunt is Hell's Post Office, so named after the amazing limestone rock formations. You can pick up a tee shirt that, well, says it all! We jumped at the chance to visit "Stingray City" where each day dozens of gigantic stingrays, some as large as six feet in diameter, congregate to be fed pieces of squid by hand, from eager tourists.Our final port of call is Ocho Rios in Jamaica. Yah Mon! Christopher Columbus declared the Blue Mountains of Jamaica to be "the fairest land eyes ever beheld... where the mountains touch the sky. We head up through the rain forests of Fern Gully, a 3-mile road built on an old riverbed that winds through a lush tropical canyon, home to over 2,000 different species of ferns, and a few local characters. A pleasant surprise as we toured Ocho Rios was the Taj Mahal duty-free plaza an architectural parody of India's matchless tomb strategically placed opposite the exit from the pier.High on a hill overlooking the town is Shaw Park Botanical Gardens, a beautiful and relaxing experience, created in the nineteenth century as a private gentleman's estate. Acres of lawns and terraces tumble down the hillside and are enhanced by an interesting variety of native and imported trees, decorative shrubs and roses. Dunn's River Falls is Jamaica's premier attraction, visited by almost a million persons annually. It is a place of unique beauty where the river dances down a giant limestone staircase to a white sand beach and the warm blue Caribbean sea. Climbing the falls with a guide is easier than it looks but there are steps with handrails and wooden observation decks for the non-athletic. In the river there are pools to swim in, caves behind falls, and mini-whirlpools.
Great Cruises Carnival's...
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TVI-PDVD-FLB - Flanders & Brussels (PAL)Belgian Flanders lies in the northern part of the Kingdom of Belgium and consists of five provinces. A perfect opportunity of getting to know this captivating region is to view this film. You will get to know not just the historical monuments, the architecture and art, but also many of the typical products of the region, such as beer, the specialities of the local cuisine, chocolate and braided lace. Also included are the numerous attractions, museums and events held here.Our stroll begins in Brussels. Admiring the extensive center of the city, as well as the royal quarter and the major attractions such as Mini Europe and Atomium. Antwerp is the second largest harbor in Europe and is above all a city of art. Bruges resembles an open air museum where we encounter history at every step. Besides the walk around town you will also see the city's principal attraction, the Procession of the Holy Blood. Another city of art is Ghent. It will captivate you with its triple towers, romantic boat rides, extravagant stores and busy night life. Then we will visit the smaller towns of Mechelen, Leuven, Damme and Ostend.
Flanders & Brussels (PAL)
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TVI-DVD-FLB - Flanders BrusselsBelgian Flanders lies in the northern part of the Kingdom of Belgium and consists of five provinces. A perfect opportunity of getting to know this captivating region is to view this film. You will get to know not just the historical monuments, the architecture and art, but also many of the typical products of the region, such as beer, the specialities of the local cuisine, chocolate and braided lace. Also included are the numerous attractions, museums and events held here.Our stroll begins in Brussels. Admiring the extensive center of the city, as well as the royal quarter and the major attractions such as Mini Europe and Atomium. Antwerp is the second largest harbor in Europe and is above all a city of art. Bruges resembles an open air museum where we encounter history at every step. Besides the walk around town you will also see the city's principal attraction, the Procession of the Holy Blood. Another city of art is Ghent. It will captivate you with its triple towers, romantic boat rides, extravagant stores and busy night life. Then we will visit the smaller towns of Mechelen, Leuven, Damme and Ostend.
Flanders & Brussels
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