8:09 That's my hometown !!!! Everything is updated now, but the classic railway equipment and stations still come back in my dream. The stream powered train kept in service till early 90's when I was 3. Great video! thanks !
I very much appreciate the content. It is a historic documentation of the areas visited. Fast forward to 2022 and I see the changes in the ownership of land and am amazed at how things have changed in 31 years. Thank you.
Thank you Mr Fleming. I have enjoyed all of your videos. Excellent work. I feel as though I’ve actually visited the various locations. The quality of your videos and informative narration are wonderful. It’s easy to see the pride you have in your work. It shows Also in your fine quality yachts. Thank you.
Magnificent channel. Think I'm gonna binge watch it whole :) Very inspiring journeys and narration. Also the photographs... thank you for enriching us a little with your voyages.
Thank You for uploading this beautiful video, looking back during those days of Bejing at 1991, it is still very green for china though things start to change
Mr Fleming, greating from NH. According to one of old old religion, from the beginning of mankind's to the end. there will be 132 thousand chosen people. Sir,most definitely you are one of them. God bless you.
Very nice pictures! They give me the feeling they are taken just recently. Old Beijing always stays the same. The Great Wall to the north is from the Ming dynasty. The part you visited, badaling, is built in the sixties. ;)
It's a great journey from your home to Beijing and Saint Petersburg. Just I'm curious about your friends Collyn and Rex who went with together to Africa continent on military truck in 1959...
Great trip, thank you for sharing. I am not to fond of traveling on Chinese trains (or any other transport) the tobacco smoke it's unbearable and there's no force on earth that would make them follow the rules and obey the posted signs "No Smoking" everywhere.
Thank you for the time travel with poetic narration back to almost 30 years ago. More interestingly right before the official end of the soviet union. What’s your daughter Nikki been up to? I wonder if she still thinks about the trip from time to time. Again thanks for sharing it.
They received no special treatment. In fact they were rather abused because they followed me around as I worked in various tropical countries with high humidity. The slides that survived the best were filmed on Kodachrome film.
The route on the map is a little wrong. The city where you crossed the China Soivet Union border was Manzhouli where is a little bit west than the spot you marked.
Nice documentary, well done as usual. One small criticism would be that I would rather see shots of the landscape without people posing in front of the landmarks or scenery. Maybe one or two would be ok . No disrespect intended but it gets a bit redundant seeing the same people posing. In contrast, allowing the picture to "speak for itself" , without a smiling tourist, in my opinion makes for a greater documentary. In short, the poser takes away from the narration and photography. Capturing the local people engaging in normal activity, however, is splendid. Just my two cents for you to keep in mind on your next still shot documentary.
The slow zoom into the map was done using the Ken Burns Effect in Final Cut Pro. I believe that most editing programmes use this effect under the name of Pan & Scan. To truly animate the route I use Motion with FCP. If you have these programmes and want to know how, contact "Info" at Flemingyachts.com and leave your e-mail address.
I go on the trips, take all the photos and video, do all the editing, write, speak and record the narration, select the copyright cleared music etc etc. Build the entire project from acquisition to exhibition.
i find it hard to believe all of that existed on the same land mass. Plus, will Russia have to sell Britain Lake Baikal water, when it finally destroys or exhausts its own water supplies due to immigration? You see the whole world wants to move to the tiny island in the North Sea, and it has already begun to.
@@h1g2a3r4 I've done plenty of reading thank you. Both committed horrible mass murders and led a regime which eventually killed millions. Leninist revisionism is equally bad as the clean wehrmacht myth.
You ignored the slaughter of students and other activists in Tiananmen Square, by the Chinese police and military, in 1989. Why ??en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989
You failed to mention that Tiananmen Square was the site of the massacre of many 100's of Chinese youth in 1989, by Chinese military troops. Shame on You !!! [Aussie in BC]
Love the attention to detail, such as dubbing in ambient sounds based on the content of the photo. Really makes them feel alive!
Thanks again Mr. Fleming. Your camera takes me on trips I may never be able to make in person. Much gratitude.
Fabulous! Nicely narrated with excellent photography.
Beautiful trip and a great narration and great photographs. Thank you.
8:09 That's my hometown !!!! Everything is updated now, but the classic railway equipment and stations still come back in my dream. The stream powered train kept in service till early 90's when I was 3. Great video! thanks !
Marvellous narration. Clever use of still footage. Great work.
I very much appreciate the content. It is a historic documentation of the areas visited. Fast forward to 2022 and I see the changes in the ownership of land and am amazed at how things have changed in 31 years. Thank you.
Perfect narration, with stills, it still did not fall short of any good videos.
Thank you Mr Fleming. I have enjoyed all of your videos. Excellent work. I feel as though I’ve actually visited the various locations. The quality of your videos and informative narration are wonderful. It’s easy to see the pride you have in your work. It shows Also in your fine quality yachts. Thank you.
By clever use of zooming and panning it felt like watching a video instead of slide show.
Marvellous narration and photography.
Magnificent channel. Think I'm gonna binge watch it whole :) Very inspiring journeys and narration. Also the photographs... thank you for enriching us a little with your voyages.
Damir Kvajo Binge Watching Wonderful Life Tony Thank You for Sharing...
Better then Watching TV News ala trump🤨👋
Your videos give a wonderful insight into this planet.
Another masterpiece of travel documentary.
Another excellent and fascinating video from you. Many thanks for sharing.
Besides of the historical relevant pictures, it is a true pleasure listening to your beautiful English. Thank you!
Incredible photography and wonderfully produced. Thank you
Thank you Fleming Yachts for sharing your wonderful videos.
Rather impressive.Thanks for sharing,shared.
Great video. Great narration. Did not know the difference in rail width. Thanks
Well done, thank you.
Something you and your daughter will never forget!
Great video! Thank you. Lovely nostalgia for the USSR :) Now St. Petersburg looks much better ))
I am sure it does look much better and that is wonderful. It is certainly a beautiful city.
very nice. Thank you
Thank You for uploading this beautiful video, looking back during those days of Bejing at 1991, it is still very green for china though things start to change
Mr Fleming, greating from NH.
According to one of old old religion, from the beginning of mankind's to the end.
there will be 132 thousand chosen people.
Sir,most definitely you are one of them.
God bless you.
Very nice pictures! They give me the feeling they are taken just recently. Old Beijing always stays the same. The Great Wall to the north is from the Ming dynasty. The part you visited, badaling, is built in the sixties. ;)
Very interesting documentary 🌹
Insanely great, all those pictures from 1991.
Thank you
I wish I had a dad like you:/ What a masterpiece
thank you.
Marvelous
It's a great journey from your home to Beijing and Saint Petersburg. Just I'm curious about your friends Collyn and Rex who went with together to Africa continent on military truck in 1959...
Mike comment below is "spot on". Thanks again
Ken Burns-like videography.
We will catch up with you on Vimeo. The rail system has rapidly changed since 1991.
Your daughter is lovely.
Great trip, thank you for sharing. I am not to fond of traveling on Chinese trains (or any other transport) the tobacco smoke it's unbearable and there's no force on earth that would make them follow the rules and obey the posted signs "No Smoking" everywhere.
Thank you for the time travel with poetic narration back to almost 30 years ago. More interestingly right before the official end of the soviet union. What’s your daughter Nikki been up to? I wonder if she still thinks about the trip from time to time. Again thanks for sharing it.
wonder how are the photos kept with vivid color given they were shot at 30 yrs ago!
They received no special treatment. In fact they were rather abused because they followed me around as I worked in various tropical countries with high humidity. The slides that survived the best were filmed on Kodachrome film.
that's impressive! respect~
This documentary is an absolutely stunning time-capsule. The year the Soviet Union collapsed.
Russian train had the route written on it in Russian - "Moskva - Pekin" = Moscow - Bejing
The route on the map is a little wrong. The city where you crossed the China Soivet Union border was Manzhouli where is a little bit west than the spot you marked.
Tartaria!
Nice documentary, well done as usual. One small criticism would be that I would rather see shots of the landscape without people posing in front of the landmarks or scenery. Maybe one or two would be ok . No disrespect intended but it gets a bit redundant seeing the same people posing. In contrast, allowing the picture to "speak for itself" , without a smiling tourist, in my opinion makes for a greater documentary. In short, the poser takes away from the narration and photography. Capturing the local people engaging in normal activity, however, is splendid. Just my two cents for you to keep in mind on your next still shot documentary.
When was this?
Seems by people clothing this was in 80’s
1991
Who is the old man and young woman that are featured in many of the photos? They seem to be everywhere you go!
Without wading through the entire video, I am not sure. But the only people there for the entire trip were myself and my daughter.
How did you create the map animation used in this video?
The slow zoom into the map was done using the Ken Burns Effect in Final Cut Pro. I believe that most editing programmes use this effect under the name of Pan & Scan. To truly animate the route I use Motion with FCP. If you have these programmes and want to know how, contact "Info" at Flemingyachts.com and leave your e-mail address.
Way bomp hero shimma
Are these your own photos/trips or you just narrating them?
I go on the trips, take all the photos and video, do all the editing, write, speak and record the narration, select the copyright cleared music etc etc. Build the entire project from acquisition to exhibition.
@@FlemingYachts That is impressive. I like your style.
My favourite video of yours is Crossing Africa and the Sahara by Truck!
What/Who is Fleming Yachts?
I don't know anything about China, I was born & raised in the USA🇺🇸 I Never Left🇺🇸
i find it hard to believe all of that existed on the same land mass. Plus, will Russia have to sell Britain Lake Baikal water, when it finally destroys or exhausts its own water supplies due to immigration? You see the whole world wants to move to the tiny island in the North Sea, and it has already begun to.
At 19:46 ...the mortal remains of Lenin the long-dead tyrant, I am sure you meant Stalin, didn't you.
It's Lenin's tomb. You can look it up on the internet.
It was Stalin the tyrant, not Lenin according to
Russian history!
@@h1g2a3r4 equally bad.
you require some reading to do so that first, you do not mix them then, second, you do not judge them.
@@h1g2a3r4 I've done plenty of reading thank you. Both committed horrible mass murders and led a regime which eventually killed millions. Leninist revisionism is equally bad as the clean wehrmacht myth.
You ignored the slaughter of students and other activists in Tiananmen Square, by the Chinese police and military, in 1989. Why ??en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiananmen_Square_protests_of_1989
I enjoy your video's but don't care for the pictures. I understand that many do, but nobody around here does. Have a great day.
YOU RECORD TO LOUD ...
You failed to mention that Tiananmen Square was the site of the massacre of many 100's of Chinese youth in 1989, by Chinese military troops. Shame on You !!! [Aussie in BC]
Bruce Blake think he doesn’t want to Get banned from China
the really LOW POINT, DESCRIBING LENIN AS TYRANT' complete failure of narrator
Era um anjo. Lenin matou poucos milhões. Foi eleito pelo povo. kkk
He was a tyrant, he killed hundreds of thousands.