60's Austrian COACH TRIP on CINE FILM. Taking in INNSBRUCK, LINDERHOF PALACE & BELGIUM

[@patricksmodels]

I thoroughly enjoyed that, these places hadn't changed that much when I was a kid in the late 70s and early 80s.

[@MegaBreadvan]

Glad you got something out of it. Makes it all worthwhile.

[@robertngreen6]

What a fascinating video of times gone by. How wonderful to have film of your parents and grandparents from way back when. Lots of Volkswagens (no surprise), but anonteresting variety of vehicles spotted!

[@MegaBreadvan]

Thanks Robert. The film isn't very long but there is plenty in it. It is nice too, to see the whole thing complete as it paints a clearer picture of their trip, thanks to the technology we have now.

[@bugler75]

Patrick sent me here and I’m happy he did. I know Belgium quite well from my army days and could see some of the buildings. I’ve been to Innsbruck too but I was a young soldier and my eyes were fixed on other things so I recognised nothing ! But what a lovely record to have of your family. Have you ever retraced their steps? I wonder what route they took from Ostend to Austria/Italy? All the best, Ian

[@MegaBreadvan]

Thanks to Patrick and so kind of you to leave a comment. A lot of the film was guesswork TBH. I went through Belgium once by coach from London to Frankfurt in the early 90's. I think we crossed from Ramsgate to Ostend. Like you I have no memories of the port. But the buses in my Dad's film looked Belgian to me from that era. Then the catherdral (using Google lens) confirmed where it was. I got the cinefilm converted to DVD around 15 years ago. Before that I'd not viewed them in around 30 years - and of course then, not in one go as each reel is about 3 minutes or so I think. Don't know what route they took, but according to Patrick, they crossed over into Italy. There is one clip with my Mum and paternal Grandma talking to two women. I can only guess it was in Austria. My paternal Grandad was a Radio Ham (as was my Dad later on), so I can only suppose they organised a meet up to see people my Grandad would've spoken to via the airwaves. Thanks again for commenting Ian. Cheers, John.

[@bugler75]

@@MegaBreadvan It was my pleasure 😊 I was only wondering which they took as I now live on the west side of the Rhine (Moselle, France) and there is a route on each side to take you south to Austria/Italy. Both very interesting with plenty of places of interest. A lot of my friends were radio ham operators and I would join in. What a great idea back then to organise meet-ups when abroad! I’m sure Patrick is right. It’s amazing the little clues you have even 50 yards over a border. I’m 10 minutes from Germany and you know the instant your are there! All the best John😊, Ian

[@MegaBreadvan]

@@bugler75 I'm 45km south of Paris in the Essonne but have been over to Metz in 1998 for a French bus thing. Then we passed via Colmar to go over to the Black Forest in 2009. We has a friend in Épinal so went over there a couple of times. Even the Alsace looks so different to the rest of France. In my early teens until my Dad passed away in 1990, CB and Amateur radio seemed a big part of our lives in the 80's. Many good friends made. Right time for the England match in an hour... I expect this is where we'll make our exit. LOL Bonne soirée John.

[@bugler75]

@@MegaBreadvan Ah salut mon ami! I’m near St Avold, east of Metz. Je suis d’accord, L’Alsace est vraiment beau mais différent. Colmar is one of my favourite cities in the world in all honesty. Although the weather here is not as favourable I’m very fortunate I can travel easily throughout Europe. It’s just money and congé are both in short supply. I have saved your video on the mini camionnette to watch later (I need something for my model railway) and I wondered are they legal in the UK. But as you live in France it makes sense ! Alors, bonne chance pour les anglais ! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Yours aye, Ian

[@MegaBreadvan]

@@bugler75 Me**e on doit parler en français? 😂 Ma ville natale est jumellée avec Strasbourg. My van is a sans permis, so in the rest of Europe including France, they can be driven without a licence. Those born after 1988 have do an 8 hour driving course. In the UK vans like mine were sold over there, but a licence is needed. When I've been in the UK and have told people I don't need a license to drive my van, they think it is mad. So France vs. Poland first on BBC1. Then England vs. Slovenia later on ITV1.

[@patricksmodels]

What wonderful footage: between minutes 9.30 and 10.00 they were in Italian territory, I recognised the municipal policeman in his white summer uniform and a Carabinieri officer wearing khaki summer uniform. You can see bilingual Italian and German signs and the bell-shaped street lights are of Italian design, and the signposts. You can also tell by the BZ Bolzano-Bozen square Italian registration plates on most of the vehicles in these scenes.

[@MegaBreadvan]

Until I researched some of the clips by doing screenshots and using Google Lens, I hadn't realised more of the clips were in Italy. Unfortunately I could have added a lot more info to the film, but I only found out stuff about the other locations long after uploading it, from others out there. Including yourself. So thanks for the input. I'm a bit loathed to re-edit it TBH to re-upload it, even if the visits they made aren't necessarily in the right order. I'm just happy to see all those seperate cine reels all spliced together into one film, in memory of my parents and Grandparents. It is especially poignant, as my Mum became a very different person from the elegant woman you see in the film.

[@patricksmodels]

@@MegaBreadvan I'll look through the video again on the computer and see if I can identify the Italian locations for you. They're in the Province of Bolzano-Bozen, they might be Vipiteno-Sterzing or Merano-Meran, both tourists destinations just across the Brenner Pass.

[@MegaBreadvan]

A shame I didn't get the footage in the right order. But it is interesting that they visited Italy. I don't remember my Dad mentioning it.