Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 903126 times)

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #175 on:** 23 April, 2008, 12:31:11 am »

Malverns?

Really Ancien · « **Reply #176 on:** 23 April, 2008, 01:33:02 pm »

Name the city and the mountain range in the background.

The picture was taken from the junction of two motorways, there is another motorway junction within a mile.

Damon.

andrew_s · « **Reply #177 on:** 23 April, 2008, 01:49:41 pm »

Grenoble?

Greenbank · « **Reply #178 on:** 23 April, 2008, 02:36:10 pm »

Warrington?

Ian H · « **Reply #179 on:** 23 April, 2008, 02:38:54 pm »

Quote from: andrew_s on 23 April, 2008, 01:49:41 pm

Grenoble?

Quote from: Greenbank on 23 April, 2008, 02:36:10 pm

Warrington?

This is getting confusing.

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #180 on:** 23 April, 2008, 02:46:19 pm »

I can only think of the Clwydians across Chester.

MSeries · « **Reply #181 on:** 23 April, 2008, 02:48:58 pm »

Preston

Greenbank · « **Reply #182 on:** 23 April, 2008, 02:51:19 pm »

Ah yes. Nice photoshopped version here:-

[EDIT] Direct link to image no worky...

http://www.prestonlancs.com/

Gallery -> Random Preston Pictures -> Page 5

Click on "Accura's brilliant skyline pic"

Maybe this one will work:-

http://www.prestonlancs.com/gallery/index.php?action=dorate&cat=2&pic=62

you have to download it to see the full sized version.

MSeries · « **Reply #183 on:** 23 April, 2008, 02:52:04 pm »

Link doesn't work

Really Ancien · « **Reply #184 on:** 23 April, 2008, 03:32:20 pm »

Not Surprising that M Series got it. When the air is clear you can see about 80 miles so the hills in the background should be fairly obvious. The 12 times optical zoom does compress the perspective a bit from this viewpoint where the M65 crosses the M6, close to the junction of the A6 and A49.
The link Greenbank gives http://www.prestonlancs.com/gallery/index.php?action=dorate&cat=2&pic=62
would have been taken very close to where I filmed the Tour of Britain sprint on Church Brow in Walton-Le-Dale.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/Uy7HgTRqBO8&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/Uy7HgTRqBO8&rel=1</a>

Damon.

fuzzy · « **Reply #185 on:** 23 April, 2008, 04:43:51 pm »

andrew_s · « **Reply #186 on:** 23 April, 2008, 10:15:04 pm »

The corner of South 3rd Street and Lt George W Lee Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee

tonyh · « **Reply #187 on:** 24 April, 2008, 06:12:55 am »

Quote from: Really Ancien on 23 April, 2008, 03:32:20 pm

the hills in the background should be fairly obvious

This fine exercise surely should be completed by naming them all...

fuzzy · « **Reply #188 on:** 24 April, 2008, 12:44:49 pm »

Quote from: andrew_s on 23 April, 2008, 10:15:04 pm

The corner of South 3rd Street and Lt George W Lee Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee

OK smartarse- what building is behind me?

andrew_s · « **Reply #189 on:** 24 April, 2008, 06:32:57 pm »

Quote from: fuzzy on 24 April, 2008, 12:44:49 pm

Quote from: andrew_s on 23 April, 2008, 10:15:04 pm
The corner of South 3rd Street and Lt George W Lee Avenue, Memphis, Tennessee

OK smartarse- what building is behind me?

Memphis Rock ‘N Soul museum

(the corner opposite being the Gibson guitar factory)

David Martin · « **Reply #190 on:** 24 April, 2008, 09:24:07 pm »

clarion · « **Reply #191 on:** 24 April, 2008, 09:45:11 pm »

Is that the Manchester Shit Canal between Warrington & Runcorn?

David Martin · « **Reply #192 on:** 24 April, 2008, 09:48:12 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 24 April, 2008, 09:45:11 pm

Is that the Manchester Shit Canal between Warrington & Runcorn?

No. Wrong country

border-rider · « **Reply #193 on:** 24 April, 2008, 09:51:13 pm »

The Rhine ? Dunno where though. Cologne ? Dusseldorf ?

Or maybe the Maas ?

David Martin · « **Reply #194 on:** 24 April, 2008, 09:53:19 pm »

Quote from: Mal Volio on 24 April, 2008, 09:51:13 pm

The Rhine ? Dunno where though. Cologne ? Dusseldorf ?

Or maybe the Maas ?

It is the Rhine (the Lower Rhine to be precise).

..d

David Martin · « **Reply #195 on:** 24 April, 2008, 11:57:26 pm »

Quote from: David Martin on 24 April, 2008, 09:53:19 pm

Quote from: Mal Volio on 24 April, 2008, 09:51:13 pm
The Rhine ? Dunno where though. Cologne ? Dusseldorf ?

Or maybe the Maas ?

It is the Rhine (the Lower Rhine to be precise).

..d

And monday week is a special day in the town.

..d

Tourist Tony · « **Reply #196 on:** 25 April, 2008, 12:02:36 am »

That looks like the country around Arnhem.

David Martin · « **Reply #197 on:** 25 April, 2008, 01:23:05 am »

Quote from: Tourist Tony on 25 April, 2008, 12:02:36 am

That looks like the country around Arnhem.

Very close.

It was taken from the top of a 'mountain' which rises 40m from the river.

..d

Frenchie · « **Reply #198 on:** 25 April, 2008, 08:43:54 am »

Somewhere in France. But what is it and where is it?

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #199 on:** 25 April, 2008, 09:45:15 am »

Quote from: Frenchie on 25 April, 2008, 08:43:54 am

Somewhere in France. But what is it and where is it?

It looks a bit like St Malo, bearing in mind that it is rather more than twenty-five years since I was there.

Author Topic: The "guess the place" thread (Read 903126 times)

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