This short travelogue documents a journey round the principality of Andorra in the Pyrenees region between France and Spain. It emphasises the area’s historically tranquil and peaceful nature, apparently not to be found in other areas of Europe. Title – A Hallmark Production Title – Our Common Right Title – Photographed and edited by J Eric Hall Title – Peaceful independence has long fallen from the grasp of the great nations A map of Europe lies on a table, along with a magazine titled...

This short travelogue documents a journey round the principality of Andorra in the Pyrenees region between France and Spain. It emphasises the area’s historically tranquil and peaceful nature, apparently not to be found in other areas of Europe. Title – A Hallmark Production Title – Our Common Right Title – Photographed and edited by J Eric Hall Title – Peaceful independence has long fallen from the grasp of the great nations A map of Europe lies on a table, along with a magazine titled ‘Europe’s Fight For Freedom’, newspapers from the outbreak of the Second World War, and books including Hiroshima by John Hersey, Russian Crucifixion by F.A. Mackenzie, The Nuremberg Trial by R.W. Cooper and V2 by Walter Dornberger. Title – Today, real peace can only be found in the remote corners of a politically weary world. Title – Such peace and independence has existed for thirteen centuries in the heart of the mighty Pyrenees. A historical map of the Pyrenees region is seen. Title – An abundant peace overflowing its mountain fastness… A waterfall flows over a rock face surrounded by dense greenery. Title – …embracing in its tender hold the smiling face of southern France A woman pushes a wheelbarrow, accompanied by three small children. A bridge with towers and crenelated walls spans a river, and traffic including cars and bicycles cross over it. Simple buildings are seen beside the river and two people paddle a canoe along it. A castle with conical towers is seen from above, with a coat of arms above the doorway. A woman enters through the stone archway and visitors explore the courtyards inside. Examples of local ceramics and trinkets are shown, followed by men loading ovens to fire plates and other pottery. A man makes plates while another paints the fired ceramics by hand. Title – Thermal spas abound in the foothills of this mountain barrier ‘twixt France and Spain… Women collect pails of water from an outside tap, above which a sign reads ‘Source du Rossignol’. People come and go along busy, narrow streets lined with shops and restaurants. Two nuns cross a car park towards a shallow rectangular pool where women wash clothes and bring laundry back and forth in wheelbarrows. A car is parked by a customs checkpoint which flies the French flag. Title – Principat d’Andorra A woman walks along a rocky mountain road carrying two baskets. A couple stop at a small bridge, possibly the bridge of La Margineda, and admire the view over the valley. Title – And thro’ the mountain mists… A shepherd stands with a dog before his flock. Title – Into another existence of… Title – Cleansing air, fortress rocks, laughing waters A stream runs over rocks at the foot of a valley, where a young couple walk along the banks. Title – Where nature moves unbridled… Butterflies are seen alighting on bright pink flowers. Other wildlife is seen, including insects, caterpillars, tadpoles in the stream, a small lizard skittering across flat rocks, a large spider, a snail, and bees pollinating flowers. A woman in a headscarf picks wild flowers. Title - …of narrow twisting streets designed for peaceable lives Narrow streets between houses are seen, at the end of which a priest in long black garments enters a simple church. Three-story houses sit in the shadow of a mountain behind. Washing is hanging out of windows and a woman arranges flowers on her balcony. Shops are seen with piles of baskets and jugs outside. Title – Andorra…the haven within the Pyrenees Houses built onto the hillside are seen with a stream running past. Title – Wherein can still be found that peace which is our common right The coat of arms of Andorra is shown, with the motto ‘Virtus unita fortior’ or ‘united virtue is stronger’. Ducks swim along the river under a bridge. The magazine ‘Europe’s Fight for Freedom’ is seen again, with a cover showing a young newspaper boy with a sign that reads ‘Peace’. The coat of arms is seen a final time. Title – The End