Calling on Colombo, Ceylon, in 1961

The Dutch freighter ss Johore called on Colombo,Ceylon/Sri Lanka more than fifty years ago. The time that container shipment was still unknown and there was far more Dutch executive crew on board. One of them has shore leave and enjoys the oriental city of Colombo. Marine engineer Kees Renard took this film.
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[@michaelijsbrand]

Yes, I have some 830 clips to share with you. Most of them on countries in the Far East in olden times, some of them on Shri Lanka.

[@neronfit2255]

Wooww

[@pasindukanishka7504]

how many in sri lanka

[@sagara31122006]

Please upload old Sri Lankan clips

[@dilrukwithbobi]

Please upload old Sri Lankan clips

[@truth901]

Nice one Michael. 😉👍💎

[@samuelmatz]

Thanks Michael for sharing. I have been there , where your film shows. Its a delight to go back to 1961 and see what Sri Lanka was like. Sri Lanka is a wonderful place. I call her The Pearl Of The Indian Ocean. Ayubowan. Love from America

[@lemonprofit5147]

Ayubowan :)

[@thenuda.wijewardane]

Ayubowan

[@thenuda.wijewardane]

🙏

[@cookiemonstertana297]

Omg 2018 the building still stand the same and so do the roads .....

[@jollystp4853]

Beautiful. A rare film. Today it is 2023 that means 62 years ago this was filmed may be many of them ( mostly the the midle age and the old) won't be there now. It is like an old English film. Cargils, York street, general post office are still the same , may be few changes. Thank you Michael for sharing this.

[@goonewj]

Hi Michael,
Great video of historical value. Thank you very much for sharing it with us. This was taken before I was born, and covers busy Chatham Street of Colombo. It is great to see what the place was like before I was born. Do you have any other clips and photographs that you can share with us?
Thanks & Regards,
Jude

[@jayanthaperera2477]

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[@allanjelen2365]

golden time for seamen real adventure most of the dutch sailors are gone by now dust also the beautiful vessels scraped replaced by container ships by gone days never to return nostalgia.ahoy.

[@---zr3jq]

Thank u sir for uploading this video.

[@am1966ath]

I visited Colombo in 2007, downtown still looks like this except for a huge skyscraper called world center...

[@geoffreyswan7866]

MY Parents and my brother and 2 sisters departed SRI LANKA for MELBOURNE AUSTRASIA ON THE ORIANA IN 1961 for a better future for all of us and we shall always be grateful for my parents wisdom but SRI LANKA and the memories will live on for eternity in our hearts and minds and all the friends we left behind there...

[@lymerance]

Very nice back then. All in English.

[@truth901]

I love seeing all those classic Volkswagen cars in this film ....lovely, period charm all round!

[@allanjelenjelen7559]

I still drive a 1974 vw bug roadster in california.

[@thejanikudagoda7966]

Thanks for being kind to share

[@tribelife7650]

Thank you very much open in the 1961.s the trend is flattering.

[@goonewj]

That would be great. Look forward to seeing them!

[@Username64870]

Thank you for sharing this historical video..if you have more please do share..is somebody you know in the video...? Did u take it..?

[@majugamage9972]

Super..many thanks

[@KalpaHettiarachchi]

Thx for sharing

[@tharindufernando-kotiya]

EL 3925 ❤❤❤

[@kumarachandra6535]

Excellent..

[@dasadopeboy]

checkout all the cool cars,
unlike the toasters on wheels we have these days

[@sagara31122006]

dasadopeboy , Absolutely

[@31113sw]

I had visit Colombo.

[@RonaldoNext]

Please add more about sri lanka

[@michaelijsbrand]

Did you search CZcams already for my clips with 'michael rogge sri lanka' ?

[@LankaTravelRoutes]

Upload more videos or if you dont mind send me i will upload all the videos