Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 903555 times)

Śnieżka is correct.
At 1602 metres the highest point between Poland and the Czech Republic.
Like so.
Wikiwhatsit has it's construction as 1974.
Interesting.... given that I was there, and saw it in 1972...

Over to you Stu

StuAff · « **Reply #4658 on:** 02 January, 2012, 09:19:32 pm »

Will have a burrow around my (mostly on oldfangled 'film' things) photo collection and/or online & see what I can find....
Edit: And here you go.....

Steph · « **Reply #4659 on:** 03 January, 2012, 09:53:15 am »

Quote from: Jurek on 02 January, 2012, 09:17:51 pm

Quote from: StuAff on 02 January, 2012, 09:06:51 pm
Found it on wikipedicheat.....

Sněžka.

Śnieżka is correct.
At 1602 metres the highest point between Poland and the Czech Republic.
Like so.
Wikiwhatsit has it's construction as 1974.
Interesting.... given that I was there, and saw it in 1972...

Over to you Stu

[Decided to be good]

Cudz, ALL of that area that is now Poland was German till the Russians took the East half of Poland in 1939, and moved the Western border a lot further West in 1945.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silesia

And...Slovakia invaded Poland in 1939 following the Munich Agreement giving bits of it to Poland the year before. Very odd times, nowhere near as black and white as the 'Holy Motherland' types like to pretend.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_invasion_of_Poland_(1939)

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4660 on:** 03 January, 2012, 07:41:41 pm »

I have to admit I didn't know about any Slovak invasion of Poland. And having followed your wiki link, I still don't!

Steph · « **Reply #4661 on:** 03 January, 2012, 07:53:14 pm »

"The Slovak invasion of Poland occurred during Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in 1939. The recently-created Slovak Republic joined the attack, and the Slovak field army (Field Army Bernolák) contributed over 50,000 soldiers in three divisions. As the main body of the Polish forces were engaged with the German armies farther north of the southern border, the Slovak invasion met only weak resistance and suffered minimal losses."

Quote from the link.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #4662 on:** 03 January, 2012, 08:34:15 pm »

I get

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Following a link from that gets me to a page of quotes from other sites, the first one of which says

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NOTOC_The Slovak invasion of Poland occurred during Nazi Germany 's invasion of Poland in 1939. The recently-created Slovak Republic ...
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Edit: I think you meant to link to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovak_invasion_of_Poland_(1939)
which curiously has the same title that Wikipedia claimed does not exist. Something odd with the wiki links.

2nd Edit: Here's the region I was referring to earlier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaolzie

RJ · « **Reply #4663 on:** 04 January, 2012, 01:12:34 pm »

Quote from: RJ on 02 January, 2012, 02:50:10 pm

My lack of knowledge of central European mountain ranges has just led me to Wiki-cheat

EDIT: the page cites Norman Davies' Microcosm ...

Quote from: StuAff on 02 January, 2012, 09:06:51 pm

Found it on wikipedicheat.....

Sněžka.

I forebore

gordon taylor · « **Reply #4664 on:** 04 January, 2012, 08:24:19 pm »

Am I allowed to submit a picture if I don't know the answer?

It's a ferry crossing in Eire or Northern Ireland. Which one?

Rig of Jarkness · « **Reply #4665 on:** 04 January, 2012, 09:41:40 pm »

^ Greencastle ?

Salvatore · « **Reply #4666 on:** 04 January, 2012, 09:42:19 pm »

Kilrush, perhaps? (near the mouth of the Shannon)

gordon taylor · « **Reply #4667 on:** 04 January, 2012, 09:54:16 pm »

Quote from: Salvatore on 04 January, 2012, 09:42:19 pm

Kilrush, perhaps? (near the mouth of the Shannon)

I crossed the Shannon in pouring rain, IIRC, so I don't thing it is that one. I've googled various places, looking for the tower on the horizon, but so far without luck.

andrew_s · « **Reply #4668 on:** 04 January, 2012, 10:11:05 pm »

Portaferry, across the mouth of the Strangford Lough

In Panoramio:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6300735

andrew_s · « **Reply #4669 on:** 04 January, 2012, 11:36:19 pm »

What's this, and where is it?

Googling is allowed

Peter · « **Reply #4670 on:** 04 January, 2012, 11:40:29 pm »

An above ground "catacomb" for the storage of bones or ashes, in Asia, mayhap? (not googled!)

gordon taylor · « **Reply #4671 on:** 04 January, 2012, 11:44:12 pm »

Quote from: andrew_s on 04 January, 2012, 10:11:05 pm

Portaferry, across the mouth of the Strangford Lough

In Panoramio:

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/6300735

Spot on! Thank you.

Peter · « **Reply #4672 on:** 04 January, 2012, 11:49:11 pm »

Just had a second thought after a closer look at the background, I'm wondering whether or not it is a buddhist temple in Scotland!

chris · « **Reply #4673 on:** 05 January, 2012, 06:57:24 am »

Bee hives?

chris · « **Reply #4674 on:** 05 January, 2012, 07:19:31 am »

Quote from: andrew_s on 04 January, 2012, 11:36:19 pm

Googling is allowed

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