***Where am I now?*** (game)

[louwphotography]

Beijing?

Nope

[Roy Mathers]

Shanghai?

[louwphotography]

Shanghai?

Correct! You're up!

[Roy Mathers]

Try this -

[thomascanty]

Wow, I'd sure hate to be a pilot who overshoots that runway! How do you even build a runway that juts out over the water that far?!?

I have no idea where that is. Off to Google... :lol:

[tsk1979]

Try this -
Gibraltar

[Roy Mathers]

Correct.

[tsk1979]

Ok, Identify this temple.
Hint : It is a very very famous temple of India.
http://tanveer.smugmug.com/photos/152197847-L.jpg

[tomd]

Is it Hindu Akshard?

[SoccerRef]

Aksherdham Temple, Delhi, India

[Lawrie B]

Akshardham Temple, Delhi

Edit: DOH! DOH! DOH! not quick enough

[BearLeeAlive]

Is it.......

......No wait, that's been guessed 3 times already. :lol:

[Roy Mathers]

Ah well, I might as well as have a go as well - Akshardham Temple, Delhi:lol:

[Roy Mathers]

Wouldn't it be funny if it wasn't the Akshardham Temple, Delhi:rolleyes:

[tomd]

Is it Hindu Akshard?


Maybe I misspelled this??

[tomd]

If I get this one....SoccerRef (next with answer) or someone else can post a new one. I'll be away for a few hours.

Tom

[SoccerRef]

If I get this one....SoccerRef (next with answer) or someone else can post a new one. I'll be away for a few hours.

Tom

I'll be glad to, however, per our recent "Rules" discussion, we need to wait for Tsk1979 to verify the answer that's been given 3 times now. And he has until 09:00 PM EST to do so... But I am ready, I uploaded a few location shots to my photobucket last night. (I had to pass twice already in this game, I don't want that happening again!)

[tomd]

Of course wait and see if the guess is verified! Thanks for stepping up with a new post if necessary!
Tom

[SoccerRef]

Wouldn't it be funny if it wasn't the Akshardham Temple, Delhi:rolleyes:

Yeah, especially after looking at THIS WEBSITE (http://www.akshardham.com/photogallery/monument/index.htm)!!

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, but they may have built one in Las Vegas!

[tsk1979]

tomd, you misspled. So the guy who got it is SoccerRef

[SoccerRef]

Yes, but they may have built one in Las Vegas!

Hah! How true... Except the real one just opened in November of '05. Give Vegas another year or so, and you're right, there will probably be a copy in Nevada!

[SoccerRef]

tomd, you misspled. So the guy who got it is SoccerRef

COOL! Thanks Tomd...

Here is my submission... Forgive the poor quality, I was passing by at 90 km/hr, using a p&s.

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u308/SoccerRefPhotos/POTN%20Photos/DSCN3303.jpg

[BearLeeAlive]

tomd, you misspled. So the guy who got it is SoccerRef
:lol: ;) :lol:

[tsk1979]

Is this Baja (Mexico) "Big Jesus"
Highway between Rosarito and Ensenada?

[SoccerRef]

Is this Baja (Mexico) "Big Jesus"
Highway between Rosarito and Ensenada?

"Holy Big Statue of Jesus next to the Ensenada Libre" - Tsk1979, that's exactly where it is! That only took 12 minutes. I'm disappointed, I thought it would take a few guesses, you got it on the first one!

Please share how you knew this when you Post the next photo...

[tsk1979]

SoccerRef, a little flickr search did the job
As for the puzzle
Identify this famous monument
http://tanveer.smugmug.com/photos/161409808-L-1.jpg

[Roy Mathers]

SoccerRef, a little flickr search did the job



This doesn't really tell us much about how you found the answer!

[tsk1979]

This doesn't really tell us much about how you found the answer!
Well I went to flickr and searched for Big jesus statue.
Luckily this came up when I selected "most interesting photos". Had to browse just a few pages took couple of minutes.
As for Gibraltar, I just did a sea runway search on images.google.com, and voila somebody's Gibraltar gallery came up!

[Roy Mathers]

Well I went to flickr and searched for Big jesus statue.
Luckily this came up when I selected "most interesting photos". Had to browse just a few pages took couple of minutes.
As for Gibraltar, I just did a sea runway search on images.google.com, and voila somebody's Gibraltar gallery came up!

Thank you. As they say, it's easy when you know how:lol:

[Roy Mathers]

A lot of the people in the photograph appear to be in Indian dress - is this on the sub-continent?

[tsk1979]

This photo was taken in India. This building is religious

[SoccerRef]

This is a PHOTO!! It looks like a drawing!

[Roy Mathers]

The Lotus Temple, Delhi?

[SoccerRef]

The Lotus Temple... Delhi India.

[SoccerRef]

Roy... How do you do that!? I go to post, my two posts show up together. 2 minutes later, I hit "Refresh" and your post has slipped between mine! Go Figure.

[tsk1979]

Roy is the winner here! Winner by 2 minutes! :)
It is the Lotus temple, also called Bahai Temple.

[Roy Mathers]

See what you can make of this -

[Roy Mathers]

Roy... How do you do that!? I go to post, my two posts show up together. 2 minutes later, I hit "Refresh" and your post has slipped between mine! Go Figure.


I must be bribing the moderators:lol:

[Scorpio]

Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl... =D

[Roy Mathers]

Why, I can make a hat or a brooch or a pterodactyl... =D

Explain please Dan.

[SoccerRef]

ok, I'm going to jump out on a ledge here and guess that this is a War Memorial in the USA. It looks like there are 5 slabs, one for each branch of the Armed Forces. But as for which small town in America this monument calls home... I'll Guess Sturges, ND.

[Roy Mathers]

Actually, SoccerRef, if you look closely you'll see seven slabs - but you're right in principle, it is War Memorial. However, it isn't Sturges (or North Dakota). What made you think that - was it just a stab in the dark?

I'd be interested to see how tsk's detective skills fare on this one!

[tsk1979]

Newfoundland Airmen's memorial?

[Scorpio]

Explain please Dan.


It's a quote from the movie Airplane...

One guy hands his assistant a piece of paper saying "Here, see what you can make out of this" and the assistant proceeds to do silly things with it...

I guess you just had to be there =P

[Roy Mathers]

It's a quote from the movie Airplane...

One guy hands his assistant a piece of paper saying "Here, see what you can make out of this" and the assistant proceeds to do silly things with it...

I guess you just had to be there =P


Sorry I didn't get it - entirely my fault. I love that film, but I'd forgotten that line!

[Roy Mathers]

Newfoundland Airmen's memorial?

Way, way out!

[GeoffSobering]

Newfoundland Airmen's memorial?

Hmmm.. No Maple-Leaf flag (maybe behind a tree?)

Looks like a US and MIA flags on the two flag-poles, so I'd guess it's somewhere in the USA.

Also, it doesn't look like the other photos... (http://www.cdli.ca/monuments/nf/gander.htm)

[SoccerRef]

Actually, SoccerRef, if you look closely you'll see seven slabs - but you're right in principle, it is War Memorial. However, it isn't Sturges (or North Dakota). What made you think that - was it just a stab in the dark?

I'd be interested to see how tsk's detective skills fare on this one!

Actually I saw the seven slabs, but one of them looks to be an informational slab, and one looks to be very full. Thus I figured one branch has two slabs, and the informational slab doesn't count.

Sturges was my guess because I just heard a friend telling me of a Memorial in Sturges that has representation for each branch of the service...

It's a quote from the movie Airplane...

One guy hands his assistant a piece of paper saying "Here, see what you can make out of this" and the assistant proceeds to do silly things with it...

I guess you just had to be there =P

I got it! I just couldn't remember the movie. Now that I read the movie I remember it entirely. He is also the goon that said my other favorite line from that movie... "HaHa, Just kidding!"

[tsk1979]

Is this in USA? Or some other country.
The flag is US, but then there are WW II memorials in Europe also commemorating US soldiers

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, this is in the USA but I'm afraid I misled you with one of my earlier clues - this isn't a war memorial.

[louwphotography]

Is is a POW/MIA memorial? Trying to identify the black flag...

[Roy Mathers]

It isn't a POW memorial but I'm afraid I don't know what MIA stands for.

[louwphotography]

It isn't a POW memorial but I'm afraid I don't know what MIA stands for.

"Missing in Action"

I know you said it wasn't a war memorial but I am stumped!

[Roy Mathers]

It's a veterans memorial if that helps. I'm sorry to leave you in the lurch, but I have to go to bed now (it's 12.35am here). See you in the morning.

[tomd]

Is it: Bement, IL ?

[GeoffSobering]

Is it: Bement, IL ?

Sure looks a lot like it... (http://www.bement.com/veterans.htm)

[Roy Mathers]

Good morning folks! Yes, it does look a lot like it - but it isn't:cry: You're in the right half of the country though!

[tsk1979]

North Carolina Vietnam Veterans memorial?

[Roy Mathers]

No - wrong half of the country.

[tsk1979]

IL is towards the east, so I guessed.
I give up. If its not Ohio then I don't know what it is!

[Roy Mathers]

We'll have to wait until some of our American friends wake up and see if they can track it down!

[SoccerRef]

I am going to guess White Pine Veteran's Memorial in Nevada.

[Roy Mathers]

Wrong half of the country.

[tomd]

Ashby Minnesota?

[Roy Mathers]

No, but you're in the right area of the country.

[tomd]

Will we hit the #1000 post today for this thread??

[tomd]

Fargo North Dakota?

[Roy Mathers]

Will we hit the #1000 post today for this thread??

We can but hope!

Fargo North Dakota?

The wrong direction from Minnesota.

[tomd]

ummm. recap: It's probably easterly of Minnesota
it is some kind of militray memorial.

I see 7 or 8 large stone slabs,
The symbol on one slab has 5 "branches" probably signifing the 5 wings of the armed forces.
The black smaller flag looks very much like a missing in action flag.

[SoccerRef]

I'll Guess it's in Lake Geneva Wisconsin.

[Roy Mathers]

ummm. recap: It's probably easterly of Minnesota
it is some kind of militray memorial.

I see 7 or 8 large stone slabs,
The symbol on one slab has 5 "branches" probably signifing the 5 wings of the armed forces.
The black smaller flag looks very much like a missing in action flag.

That's all correct

I'll Guess it's in Lake Geneva Wisconsin.

Getting closer - now go east.

[Roy Mathers]

Oops, sorry - I meant now go west:o

[SoccerRef]

Madison Wisconsin?

[tomd]

Beloit or Janesville WI?

[tomd]

I'm convienced a picture of this memorial does not exist in google images! We'll see?

[SoccerRef]

Dubuque, Iowa?

[Roy Mathers]

I'm convienced a picture of this memorial does not exist in google images! We'll see?

Yes it does!

Dubuque, Iowa?

No, but you've arrived in the right state!

[tsk1979]

Watertown veterans memorial, South Dakota?

[Roy Mathers]

Watertown veterans memorial, South Dakota?

See the previous post - pay attention:lol:

[tsk1979]

Is this the "All Veterans Memorial" ?

[Roy Mathers]

No - you are still in the wrong state! (see previous posts)

[SoccerRef]

Davenport?
Iowa City?
or
Des Moines?
Iowa

[Roy Mathers]

I have to go out now for three or four hours so, as this particular puzzle has been going on for so long, I'm going to leave you with a big clue. It may not seem to be a big clue, but I can assure you that a bit of diligent detective work will lead you straight to this place. The clue is 'Seventy-six Trombones'.

[SoccerRef]

Ith, RIVER THITY!! As Winthrup would say...

[tomd]

Maurice, Iowa?

[tkindler]

Mason City, Iowa birthplace of Meredith Wilson, the composer of 76 Trombones?

[louwphotography]

I have to go out now for three or four hours so, as this particular puzzle has been going on for so long, I'm going to leave you with a big clue. It may not seem to be a big clue, but I can assure you that a bit of diligent detective work will lead you straight to this place. The clue is 'Seventy-six Trombones'.

Hmm, Mason City, Iowa?

[louwphotography]

Darn, beaten by a few minutes! Looks like Mason City is correct, you can see in Google Images when you search -- "mason city" veterans monument

[tomd]

tkindler: Welcome to POTN and the Where am I now game!!

[tkindler]

Thanks, I discovered the game a few days ago and have been following it. Decided to jump in.

[louwphotography]

Welcome aboard tkindler!

[SoccerRef]

I'll be a little premature in my congratulations tkindler... But WELCOME to the game.

I WAS Winthrop about 28 years ago, so when I saw 76 Trombones as the clue, I got excited and posted my answer... Then confidently went to lunch and then about the middle of my hamburger realized I hadn't confirmed it by looking it up. (Then again I had someone waiting to go to lunch, so it wouldn't have been to good to leave them waiting while I tried to figure it out.)

Anyway, congrats... Can't wait to see what you post. (As soon as Roy confirms you're correct, of course.)

[Roy Mathers]

Yes, of course tkindler is correct. Actually it's not only the birthplace of Meredith Willson, composer of 'The Music Man' but Mason City is, in fact, the 'River City' of the show and has a wonderful museum all about the show. I have a special side interest as I was musical director of a production of the show in the Uk a couple of years ago. I would liked to have seen you as Winthrop, SoccerRef?

Anyway, tkindler, it's your turn (and welcome to WAIN)

[tkindler]

OK. Let's try this for a little change of pace. No clues for now, but I'll offer some later if necessary. Enjoy!

http://tkindler.angryhosting.com/mypic.jpg

[tomd]

Is it Luckenbach, Texas: Post office?

[tkindler]

Is it Luckenbach, Texas: Post office?

Bingo, tomd! That didn't take too long at all. Next time I'll have to find someplace really obscure.

[SoccerRef]

US Post Office - Luckenback Texas

[SoccerRef]

How do you guys keep doing this to me!? I hit reply, then by the time my post gets up, someone has slipped in ahead of me! And this time, tkindler had time to respond!

ok, tomd... Give me a good one. I am Ready!

[tomd]

SoccerRef, how did YOU find the post office? I used google images search.
Tom

[tkindler]

I'm curious. What do you search for based on a picture like the one I posted?

[tomd]

OK here it is:

[tomd]

I'm curious. What do you search for based on a picture like the one I posted?

I searched google images for something like: texas, historic, western, store

I could be a little off, but that's pretty close. It was still 3-4 pages back on the search.
Hey SoccerRef, what did you use?

[Scorpio]

Dublin Airport

[SoccerRef]

Hey SoccerRef, what did you use?

www.flickr.com (http://www.flickr.com) - Search for Texas, General, Store

It was the second photo.

And Darn it Scorpio, I had just found this one too. In fact I went searching before answering tomd's question, and then when I come back to answer, low and behold, you beat me to it! That makes three times today that I have been less than 5 minutes behind. GRRRRRR.

[tomd]

Dublin Airport

We have a ........winner!!!

[tomd]

That makes three times today that I have been less than 5 minutes behind. GRRRRRR.

:lol: :lol:

[Skrim17]

I'm confused...are you all posting our own images or ones from google??

[tomd]

We are posting our own image. Sometimes the detective in us must do research via google images or other search (flicker) to help us try to identify someone elses posted picture.

We might identify a portion of the picture (flag, license plate, etc) that helps us narrow the scope/location.

Does that help?

[Scorpio]

Rockin'. I'll open it up to anyone, as I don't have anything readily available at the moment.

BTW, we broke the 1k mark 10 posts ago... I heard someone was keeping track. Where's the party gonna be at? ;-)

[tomd]

Where's the party gonna be at? ;-)

I'll bet there are some nice spots in Hawaii for a picnic? ;)

[Skrim17]

Thanks Tom!

[waylandcool]

Rockin'. I'll open it up to anyone, as I don't have anything readily available at the moment.


Okay, I'll contribute one:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v317/waylandcool/Stuff/HPIM0178A.jpg

[SoccerRef]

Niagra Falls...

[waylandcool]

Niagra Falls...

Got it in one.

I should have used another picture that I was cropping to make it a bit harder.

[SoccerRef]

Woo Hoo!! I won! I won! I won! :D :lol: :D :lol:

I only knew the answer 3 times today and missed by a cummulative 6 minutes! :evil: :cry:

Ok... Enough emoticons, here is the next photo...

http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u308/SoccerRefPhotos/POTN%20Photos/DSCN3458A.jpg

[Roy Mathers]

Well, you people have been busy - while I'be been asleep, no fewer than three new pictures have been posted. They must be too easy. Either that or people's detective skills are getting better.:lol:

And congratulations all on passing the IK mark.

[Roy Mathers]

Is this a hotel in Hawaii?

[tomd]

Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahama's?

[SoccerRef]

Is this a hotel in Hawaii?

Nope... I wish I had photos to share from Hawaii!

Atlantis Resort & Casino in the Bahama's?

Nope...

I will say this, it's somewhere between the two.

[tomd]

RIU Palace Cabo San Lucas??

[Roy Mathers]

I will say this, it's somewhere between the two.

Well that's narrowed the field down a bit:lol:

[Roy Mathers]

Let's narrow it down a bit more - is it in North America?

[SoccerRef]

RIU Palace Cabo San Lucas??

Nope...

Well that's narrowed the field down a bit:lol:

I eliminated 2/3 of the planet for crying out loud.:rolleyes:

Let's narrow it down a bit more - is it in North America?

Yes, it is in North America.

[Roy Mathers]

It's part of a hotel or resort complex, right?

[tomd]

Omni Corpus Christi Hotel (texas)

[SoccerRef]

It's part of a hotel or resort complex, right?

Nope...

Omni Corpus Christi Hotel (texas)

Nope... Although much closer than any guess so far.

[tomd]

Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas ??

[SoccerRef]

Schlitterbahn Waterpark Resort, New Braunfels, Texas ??

My earlier post stated...


It's part of a hotel or resort complex, right?
Nope...



Omni Corpus Christi Hotel (texas)
Nope... Although much closer than any guess so far.

Maybe I should have said, "... closer than any guess so far, but you're in the wrong state.

[tomd]

how about the Ron Jon surf shop in Florida, I think it's in Cocoa Beach?

There is a few guys with surf boards and there is surf board decor on the walls. Maybe a training or practice facility.....

[tomd]

Ron Jon surf park, Orlando?

[SoccerRef]

how about the Ron Jon surf shop in Florida, I think it's in Cocoa Beach?

There is a few guys with surf boards and there is surf board decor on the walls. Maybe a training or practice facility.....

Wrong Direction from Texas... However, Yes, they are using surf boards of a sort (they are actually much smaller than surf boards, but the same shape).

AND Yes, it is a type of "training" facility.

[Roy Mathers]

Wavehouse, San Diego?

[SoccerRef]

Wavehouse, San Diego?

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a WINNER!

I found it rather odd that the health club and fitness center located right on the beach (literally 10 behind me is sand and 200 feet further is the Pacific Ocean) needs a man made wave machine! And I quickly discovered as I walked up and down the beach, that every other bar, hotel, etc. has one.

Anyway, Congratulations Roy, You've won again!!

By the way, how'd you find it?


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u308/SoccerRefPhotos/POTN%20Photos/DSCN3458C.jpg

[Roy Mathers]

Your clue about being smaller versions of surf boards was a great help, as I knew of the existence of boogie boards - and I thought they fitted the bill. Then after digesting the fact that you said that Florida was the wrong direction from Texas, I started going the other way and I thought it highly unlikely that there would be such establishments in New Mexico or Arizona (the lack of a coastline makes it difficult:lol: ) so I started looking in California, and San Diego seemed the most likely. So I concentrated my search there and the rest, as they say, is history!

A pic will follow in ten or fifteen minutes.

[Roy Mathers]

Here's the next one -

[SoccerRef]

Petra?

[Roy Mathers]

No. No clues yet until more guesses come in!

[ayman86]

is it in Egypt?

[Roy Mathers]

It is.

[SoccerRef]

Queen Hatshepsut's Temple, Luxor, Egypt

I just discovered it is also known as the "Temple of Deir El-Bahri"

[zippy25]

Queen Hatshepsut's Temple

[zippy25]

Queen Hatshepsut's Temple, Luxor, Egypt

Queen Hatshepsut's Temple
Dang it. You beat me too it!!

[Roy Mathers]

SoccerRef the winner by a whisker - I've learned that you've got to be quick in this game!

Away you go SoccerRef.

[SoccerRef]

Dang it. You beat me too it!!

Sorry Zippy... It happened to me yesterday a BUNCH of times! It's ok though after my guess is confirmed, you'll be able to guess again. My next one will be MUCH easier.

[SoccerRef]

OK... Here it is... This is REAL tough, but I know you guys can do it!


http://i171.photobucket.com/albums/u308/SoccerRefPhotos/POTN%20Photos/WAIN_Pic.jpg

[thomascanty]

Mount Shasta? I can't really tell from my own pictures. Mine were shot from a distance, so I can't see details. It doesn't look anything like my pictures of Mount Hood, though.

[SoccerRef]

Mount Shasta?

Nope...

Mount Hood.

Nope...

[thomascanty]

Was I at least thinking of the right range? Is it in the Cascades? Ranier, maybe?

[waylandcool]

My guess would be Mt. Ranier. It looks like the Northwest US to me.