Marlin Darrah's Northern Europe

Join Marlin Darrah on his journey through Northern Europe. This program gives the viewer a sample some of the great natural wonders, architectural treasures, and cultural and artistic highlights of several cities and countries. Here are inspired scenes from Bergen (Norway), London, Amsterdam, St. Petersburg and Moscow, Amsterdam, Prague and Paris. A delicious sampler of fjords, fish markets, art museums, cathedrals, lively pedestrian streets, great canals and bridges, palaces and parks, and meetings with fascinating N. Europeans. This geography sampler program is composed of the following segments: - Norway (fjords and Bergen). For almost one thousand years this city has been the destination of travelers from all around the world. Bergen is the kingdom's second largest city, with over 250.000 inhabitants and situated on the west coast of Norway. The year of the foundation is estimated to be 1070. A beautiful little city of colorful architecture, fish markets, parks and museums, it is situated in one of the most stunning geographical settings in the world. - Copenhagen. Traditionally associated with the Vikings and the Little Mermaid of Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark is home to 5.4 million inhabitants and ranks first among European nations in quality of life. Copenhagen is characterized by the gaiety of Tivoli and the jazz and club scene. Palaces, parks, and cobblestone streets lend a royal character to this "Queen of the Sea." Copenhagen is Scandinavia's largest city, the dazzling capital of the Danish Empire and one of the world's most talked about and colorful cities. - St. Petersburg. Founded in 1703 as a "window on the West" by Peter the Great, St. Petersburg was for two centuries the capital of the Tsarist Empire, synonymous with magnificence and power. St. Petersburg is a beautiful city, both historical and progressive, with the traces of different historic eras. Several generations, political regimes and economic systems have changed, but the city's spirit is kept intact. The Neva River, Nevsky Prospekt, the Summer Palace, The Hermitage, St. Issac's Cathedral and the Church on Spilled Blood are some of the highlights. - Moscow. The capital of the largest country on the planet. It is a sprawling city of some 8 million people. A city full of raw and chaotic energy, absorbing 80% of the country's money and accounting for 10% of its population. Moscow is at once uncomfortable and charming, filthy rich and desperately poor, fast-paced and lazy, trendy