https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/3574dc91-bafa-432c-ba69-654ae0ebcada EUROPE ON $5 A DAY is a film travelogue produced by KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and based on the famous book by Arthur Frommer that revolutionized the travel industry. The film opens at Kippen Airport in Amsterdam (00:00:50:00) as we begin a vacation tour of Europe. First, we get a vintage look of life in Amsterdam. (00:02:40:00) At (00:05:25:00) , we tour the Begijnhof, one of the oldest inner courts in the city of Amsterdam. Then, we view art and culture on the streets of the city, including a boat ride of the canals. (00:07:30:00) Later, nightlife in Amsterdam is covered. (00:08:12:00) Our next stop is Paris. (00:09:35:00) Featured, is the Notre Dame Cathedral (00:10:20:00) , the Eiffel Tower (00:10:35:00) , the Palace of Versailles (00:10:50:00) , and the Louvre (00:11:48:00). Now, we see the world’s largest carousel (00:12:17:00) in Vienna. Other sights to see here are the Palace of Schonbrunn (00:13:15:00) , Beethoven’s home (00:13:30:00) , and the river Danube (00:13:53:00). Next, we see the fountains of Rome. (00:14:08:00) Rome is also home to The Coliseum (00:15:00:00) and the Sistine Chapel (00:15:13:00). The next country on the itinerary is London. Hyde Park (00:16:55:00) and Buckingham Palace are featured, in addition to the Tower of London (00:17:40:00) and Windsor Castle (00:17:54:00) , home of the Royal Family. Frommer originally wrote his book to share with fellow American GI's in Europe; they loved it, and a career, company and travel legend were born. Reading Frommer's book today, which you can purchase in a modern reproduction (I got one for $10.99, a good deal for a book today, yet still a 400 percent markup from Frommer's original $2.50 cover cost), most readers will be gobsmacked by his accounting of prices. Open to any random page in Frommer's 1957 book, and you'll see decent lodging for less than $2. If that isn't surprising enough, the meals are outrageously inexpensive. In London, Frommer found roast veal, stuffing, carrots and potatoes for 42 cents; when he went upscale at the Strand chophouse, he paid $1.04 for roast sirloin of beef with Yorkshire pudding and vegetables. According to an Inflation Calculator, "$5.00 in 1957 had the same buying power as $41.59 in 2013," thanks to an annual inflation rate of 3.86 percent. So if you were to follow Frommer's advice and go to every hotel and restaurant he visited in 1957, could you do it for under $42? It is hard to imagine. There are two reasons for this. First, the growth of travel and tourism to Europe -- and travel and tourism in general -- seems to have resulted in a much greater rate of inflation in hotels and better restaurants than for some commodities. Second, the dollar is not so strong overseas as it was in 1957, no question. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. We collect, scan and preserve 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have films you'd like to have scanned or donate to Periscope Film, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the link below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM76W4X7L9M Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Fri, 12 Jun 2026 03:26:04 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/3574dc91-bafa-432c-ba69-654ae0ebcada All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.