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Timo · Feb 28, 2004, 12:55 AM

and where am I? {NYC'ers, let some else figure it out]

shmerek · Feb 28, 2004, 04:32 AM

Originally posted by Timo:
and where am I? {NYC'ers, let some else figure it out]

Don't know the name but wasn't that arch in When Harry met Sally?

Sven G · Feb 28, 2004, 07:03 AM

Originally posted by disectamac:
This one should be pretty easy so no prize if you get it right:

G�teborg (Gothenburg): Lilla Bommen it should be...

Here's a "cousin" of that building: where is it?

(Rather easy also this one.)

willed · Feb 28, 2004, 07:15 AM

Originally posted by xi_hyperon:
I know there's at least one lounger from this city - does anyone else know where this was taken?

Ah, Milan Cathedral. Took this when I was doing a concert there last year with my choir:

Lovely place - shame the restoration was still going on at the time (as in your pic) so couldn't see the front facade.

Sven G · Feb 28, 2004, 07:34 AM

Originally posted by willed:
Lovely place - shame the restoration was still going on at the time (as in your pic) so couldn't see the front facade.

... And still going on now: it's also aptly called La fabbrica del Duomo (or La fabbrica del Domm in Milanese dialect), which essentially means that the cathedral is in a state of "perennial" restoration - beginning from the times of its construction.

Another restoration which, OTOH, is almost completely finished by now is that of the Pirelli building, which shared the unfortunate destiny of being hit by a plane shortly after the WTC episode - it looks like new, today:

disectamac · Feb 28, 2004, 09:23 AM

Originally posted by Sven G:
G�teborg (Gothenburg): Lilla Bommen it should be...

Here's a "cousin" of that building: where is it? (Rather easy also this one.)

God arbete! den er den l�ppstiften byggnad

Jag har aldrig sett systern byggningen.

hart · Feb 28, 2004, 10:08 AM

Originally posted by voyageur:
Shemerek, your top photo: Berlin, Gedaechtniskirche, I think.
Philzilla, your top photo: would it be Kuala Lumpur?

This may be a tough one, but you won't find these critters anywhere else:

Hint: located in a a country in Oceania.

they have a large group of these guys in the aquarium in New York. Great colors and fascinating way of surviving.

mike one · Feb 28, 2004, 10:13 AM

Originally posted by shmerek:
Don't know the name but wasn't that arch in When Harry met Sally?

nope, the post i put up on the previous page was though

hart · Feb 28, 2004, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by SimeyTheLimey:
OK, here is mine. Where was I?

this looks like my old pics of Majorca. But that was 15 years ago so I'm just guessing wild here.

theolein · Feb 28, 2004, 10:43 AM

Originally posted by voyageur:
I don't think that will help. But here's another picture of the same place, above water:

Another hint: 7 degrees north

The place you went on your kayaking holiday?

Sorry, I cheated, evil person that I am.

nobitacu · Feb 28, 2004, 10:50 AM

Great pictures everyone. I don't know where most of the places are, but I do enjoy looking at them.

Ming

Gankdawg · Feb 28, 2004, 11:04 AM

^^^ Second that.

chris v · Feb 28, 2004, 11:45 AM

I'll whittle it down to North America for ya.

CV

chris v · Feb 28, 2004, 11:48 AM

Originally posted by voyageur:
I don't think that will help. But here's another picture of the same place, above water:

Another hint: 7 degrees north

I figure that's probably Thailand, though I can't remember the name of the bay. What you have there is a mature cone karst (limestone, midway though being dissolved by rainwater) that formed when ocean levels were lower, and now the seas have risen enough to make islands out of the peaks.

CV

disectamac · Feb 28, 2004, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by chris v:
I'll whittle it down to North America for ya.

image snip

CV

Would I be right in narrowing it down to New England?

vexborg · Feb 28, 2004, 12:01 PM

Originally posted by voyageur:
I don't think that will help. But here's another picture of the same place, above water:

Another hint: 7 degrees north

Hmmm... I would say Palau? The first picture must be Palau Jellyfish Lake

But where did I take this picture?

chris v · Feb 28, 2004, 12:33 PM

Originally posted by disectamac:
Would I be right in narrowing it down to New England?

No.

CV

shmerek · Feb 28, 2004, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by mike one:
nope, the post i put up on the previous page was though

So what is the name of it now that we know it is in NY?

Worst. Episode. Ever. · Feb 28, 2004, 12:49 PM

Originally posted by chris v:
I'll whittle it down to North America for ya.

CV

Dallas, TX?

disectamac · Feb 28, 2004, 01:18 PM

Originally posted by chris v:
No.

CV

yeah you're right, at first glance the picture has a very New Englandy look to it, the colonial look to the buildings, the reds, and the distinct greyish wear and tear the the streets and the greyish look the sky has
........but a closer look reveals a lack of trash littering the streets so I guess it can't be New England

disectamac · Feb 28, 2004, 02:06 PM

.....at least not southern New England.....for some reason my last post wasn't showing up on the lounge forum page.....wierd.

chris v · Feb 28, 2004, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by Worst. Episode. Ever.:
Dallas, TX?

You're only off by about 600 miles. Right state.

CV

xi_hyperon · Feb 28, 2004, 02:49 PM

Originally posted by chris v:
You're only off by about 600 miles. Right state.

CV

I would guess El Paso then.

xi_hyperon · Feb 28, 2004, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by willed:
Ah, Milan Cathedral. Took this when I was doing a concert there last year with my choir:

<snip>

Lovely place - shame the restoration was still going on at the time (as in your pic) so couldn't see the front facade.

Yep! It was still impressive, even with the renovation going on.

chris v · Feb 28, 2004, 02:57 PM

Originally posted by xi_hyperon:
I would guess El Paso then.

Okay, 600 might have been an exaggeration from Dallas, (really, more like 350, I think) but now you're off by just about 700.

CV

voyageur · Feb 28, 2004, 04:47 PM

Originally posted by vexborg:
[B]Hmmm... I would say Palau? The first picture must be Palau Jellyfish Lake

vexborg...Yes and yes again! Sounds like you've been there.
And yes to you, Theolein, even though you cheated

bad boy!
Wish I was still there...

voyageur · Feb 28, 2004, 04:54 PM

Originally posted by SimeyTheLimey:
OK, here is mine. Where was I?

San Gimignano, in Tuscany?

philzilla · Feb 28, 2004, 05:55 PM

first one should be easy:

second one might not be so easy:

vexborg · Feb 28, 2004, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by voyageur:
vexborg...Yes and yes again! Sounds like you've been there.

Never been there, I've just read about it, and that place stuck in my mind because of these special wee jellyfish - but it's on my top 10 of places to experience!

Timo · Feb 28, 2004, 07:16 PM

Originally posted by shmerek:
So what is the name of it now that we know it is in NY?

Keep guessing!

Timo · Feb 28, 2004, 07:17 PM

Originally posted by chris v:
I'll whittle it down to North America for ya.

CV

I think it's Austin, Texas.

voyageur · Feb 28, 2004, 09:06 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by philzilla:
[B]first one should be easy:

Utah's Bryce Canyon maybe?
This thread is fun...a virtual vacation to faraway places.

voyageur · Feb 28, 2004, 09:07 PM

Originally posted by vexborg:

A really wild guess: Helgoland, in the North Sea??

villalobos · Feb 28, 2004, 09:45 PM

Originally posted by philzilla:
first one should be easy:

First one is beautiful Bryce Canyon. Not sure about second one.

How about this one?

villa

chris v · Feb 28, 2004, 10:25 PM

Originally posted by Timo:
I think it's Austin, Texas.

closer than El Paso, anyway. It's Galveston. There's a ton of old buildings there, because when ther Houston Ship Channel went through in the 20s, history sorta passed Galveston by. Economic depression is good for architectural preservation. Houston, by contrast doesn't have hardly anything older than 1945 or so.

CV

SimeyTheLimey · Feb 29, 2004, 12:13 AM

Originally posted by voyageur:
San Gimignano, in Tuscany?

That's it!

philzilla · Feb 29, 2004, 12:34 AM

Originally posted by villalobos:
First one is beautiful Bryce Canyon. Not sure about second one.

How about this one?

Bryce, of course. i'll leave the other one to see if anyone gets it.

i have NO idea where yours was taken, but that's an amazing picture

vexborg · Feb 29, 2004, 11:43 AM

Originally posted by voyageur:
A really wild guess: Helgoland, in the North Sea??

Yeah, that was a pretty wild guess

But not even close... The place is a lovely castle ruin, located on an island on the westcoast of Scotland, connected with a bridge to the Scottish mainland - and the last clue: The main town on that particular island is Portree.

Let me know if you need any more clues?

voyageur · Feb 29, 2004, 11:53 AM

Originally posted by villalobos:
How about this one?

Hmm, it's a slot canyon in either Utah or Arizona. I'll guess it's Antelope Slot Canyon, near Lake Powell on the UT/AZ border.
Beautiful photo.

voyageur · Feb 29, 2004, 11:56 AM

Originally posted by philzilla:
[Bsecond one might not be so easy: [/B]

Cliff dwellings at Montezuma's Castle, in Arizona?

shmerek · Feb 29, 2004, 12:39 PM

Originally posted by Timo:
Keep guessing!

Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch

Boo-yah!

voyageur · Feb 29, 2004, 12:42 PM

Originally posted by vexborg:
But not even close... The place is a lovely castle ruin, located on an island on the westcoast of Scotland, connected with a bridge to the Scottish mainland - and the last clue: The main town on that particular island is Portree.

Ahh, Isle of Skye? I should have paid attention to your file name!

Here are a a few more:
Easy:

and less easy:

Extra points if you know from which mountain it was taken.

and this might be a really tough one unless you're a biker:

I believe the biker is Brian Lopes and the event is the Dual Slalom.

scottiB · Feb 29, 2004, 01:11 PM

Cool thread. My GF and I haven't been on vacation for a bit, but here's a couple shots from out last (the second image should be more of a giveaway):

Sorry for the crappy quality; they were shot with a first generation digicam (640x480).

shmerek · Feb 29, 2004, 01:17 PM

Originally posted by mike one:
great thread idera btw.

Is it near Corona park?

Timo · Feb 29, 2004, 01:23 PM

Originally posted by shmerek:
Soldiers' and Sailors' Memorial Arch

Boo-yah!

Grand Army Plaza, my friend, at the foot of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. As a friend used to say, "check it out -- who needs Paris?"

Timo · Feb 29, 2004, 01:25 PM

Originally posted by chris v:
closer than El Paso, anyway. It's Galveston. There's a ton of old buildings there, because when ther Houston Ship Channel went through in the 20s, history sorta passed Galveston by. Economic depression is good for architectural preservation. Houston, by contrast doesn't have hardly anything older than 1945 or so.

CV

Hmmm...I thought everything washed away in that hurricane...guess not. Great pic.

Timo · Feb 29, 2004, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by voyageur:
Ahh, Isle of Skye? I should have paid attention to your file name!

Here are a a few more:
Easy:

The wife guesses Sienna. (loves Skye, too)

shmerek · Feb 29, 2004, 01:29 PM

Originally posted by vexborg:
Yeah, that was a pretty wild guess

But not even close... The place is a lovely castle ruin, located on an island on the westcoast of Scotland, connected with a bridge to the Scottish mainland - and the last clue: The main town on that particular island is Portree.

Let me know if you need any more clues?

Eilean Donan or Dunvegan Castle

Timo · Feb 29, 2004, 01:30 PM

Originally posted by scottiB:

Sorry for the crappy quality; they were shot with a first generation digicam (640x480).

Frank Lloyd Wright's Johnson Wax Administrative Building.

shmerek · Feb 29, 2004, 01:37 PM

Originally posted by Timo:
Grand Army Plaza, my friend, at the foot of Prospect Park in Brooklyn. As a friend used to say, "check it out -- who needs Paris?"

I have been bamboozled by google grumble stupid image search... scroll down they got it wrong too