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Where am I - Travel Game II.

 
 
Ticomaya
 
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Reply Thu 1 Feb, 2007 08:05 pm
Letty wrote:
Ticomaya, is it in the area around the Black Sea, or is it, what Walter likes to refer to, as continental Europe?


It is not around the Black Sea.

And it is not what I would call continental Europe.
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Letty
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 07:16 am
Is your place in Eastern or Western Europe, Tico? We need a hint or two, Kansas.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 08:03 am
Well, if it's not continental Europe and not Greece it must be on an isle - Britain, Cyprus, som Italian islands ...

Though it looks like the Britis isles
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Ticomaya
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 08:30 am
Britain it is.
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Dutchy
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 08:58 am
http://img389.imageshack.us/img389/7238/pillarspd2.jpg
Stolen Roman Pillars Edinburgh. Scotland.
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Letty
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 09:12 am
I believe Dutchy is correct, but I also found this:

http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/~martin/pictures/edin/jpg/carlton.jpg

National monument to those killed in the Napoleonic wars.

The large "Greek" structure towards the centre of the picture is the National Monument. It was designed in 1816, one year after the Battle of Waterloo, as memorial to the dead of the Napoleonic wars. It was designed by William Playfair and, initially, it was to be a copy of the Parthenon at Athens. Clearly it was never finished; the money ran out in 1822.
The tower to the right of the picture is supposed to resemble an up-turned telescope. This is the Nelson Monument and commemorates the victory of Lord Nelson over the French and Spanish at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. It was built in 1816 and has a stairway up to the top.
Before the invention of accurate timepieces it was very important for the ships at Edinburgh's port, Leith, to know the exact time. Indeed, this was a major function of the astronomers working at the City Observatory (just in the left of the picture). To this end, at exactly one o'clock in the afternoon a gun is fired at the castle. This is called, not surprisingly, the one o'clock gun. However, it takes time for sound to travel the 3km, or so, to Leith so, to ensure even better accuracy, a time-ball is dropped from the mast of Nelson's monument at exactly 1pm. The tower is directly visible from Leith and so the ships could set their chronometers accurately.
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Dutchy
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 09:15 am
Should I be correct, please pass the honours to post a new picture to Letty, Dutchy is off to bed, 1.45am in the morning downunder! Goodnight all.
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Ticomaya
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 09:38 am
You are correct, Dutchy.

The columns are at Calton Hill in Edinburgh.
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Letty
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 10:21 am
My picture may not have been the exact image, but it was in Carlton Hill, Edinburgh, Scotland, and it was a national memorial, so I will have a go.

An easy one. Where am I?

http://www.genefenton.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/punx3.jpg
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Ticomaya
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 11:02 am
Too easy, Letty.
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Letty
 
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Reply Fri 2 Feb, 2007 11:10 am
I wanted it to be easy for us 'Mericans, Tico. Wonder if Walter can find the place? He should be able to, since the legend of this particular event began in Germany.
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yitwail
 
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Reply Sat 3 Feb, 2007 11:12 am
http://perso.orange.fr/marmottesfantaisies/HTML/marmotte%20au%20micro.jpg

Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania Laughing
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Letty
 
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Reply Sat 3 Feb, 2007 11:19 am
Well, M.D., you proved once again that turtles know how to play. Razz

"Punks a tawny" is correct, and it is your turn.
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yitwail
 
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Reply Sat 3 Feb, 2007 11:30 am
i don't think this critter has a holiday, but might be lots of fun if it did Laughing at least, it resides in a place better known worldwide than groundhog Phil, methinks.

http://inauspicious.org/photos/films/035/11/blue-footed-booby-skypointing-11.3.jpg
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sat 3 Feb, 2007 11:48 am
Once I remembered the name of that bird (we have only black-feeted-pond-hens here Laughing ), it was very easy ...
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yitwail
 
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Reply Sat 3 Feb, 2007 11:58 am
yes, it's not a pond-hen. (what the heck *is* a pond-hen, by the way?) are we going to let Letty have a crack at it, also? or else, feel free to start the next round. incidentally, if Letty's going to play on, the color of the birds' feet is a clue. Laughing
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Tico
 
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Reply Sat 3 Feb, 2007 12:09 pm
I think Occom Bill might be interested in this bird.
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sat 3 Feb, 2007 12:12 pm
yitwail wrote:
(what the heck *is* a pond-hen, by the way?)



Gallinula chloropus (Common Moorhen) :wink:
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yitwail
 
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Reply Sat 3 Feb, 2007 12:15 pm
Walter Hinteler wrote:
yitwail wrote:
(what the heck *is* a pond-hen, by the way?)



Gallinula chloropus (Common Moorhen) :wink:


ah, the common moorhen. why didn't you say so? Razz
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Walter Hinteler
 
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Reply Sat 3 Feb, 2007 12:18 pm
Isn't this the A2K puzzle corner? :wink:
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