***Where am I now?*** (game) (4)

[Sir Plug]

North Africa, then?

[Roy Mathers]

Tunesia?

No

Egypt?

Yes.

[BmanH]

Of all the bars...?????

Is this in fact a bar?

[sparkin]

If not a bar, then is it a hotel ?

[Roy Mathers]

Is this in fact a bar?
No
If not a bar, then is it a hotel ?
No

[BmanH]

Cairo?

[Roy Mathers]

No.

[Sir Plug]

Is this in fact a bar?

No, just a quote from Casablanca.....:lol:

[BmanH]

No, just a quote from Casablanca.....:lol:

haha okay. I'm not proud to admit it but I've never watched the movie so the reference went right over my head.

[sparkin]

Suez ?

[vk2gwk]

Libya?
Edit: Sorry, missed some....

[vk2gwk]

Alexandria?

[BmanH]

Does the city reside on the Nile River?

[Roy Mathers]

Suez ?
No

Alexandria?
No

Does the city reside on the Nile River?
No

It's my bedtime now folks, so you can put your questions on hold and I'll catch up in the morning.

[vk2gwk]

Ismailia, Rue Negrelli/El Gish street? ( Or thereabouts..... )

[monty28428]

Man I wish I had time for the 100 question onslaught!

Edit... unless of course if Henk got it then it would be pointless :-)

[vk2gwk]

Man I wish I had time for the 100 question onslaught!

Edit... unless of course if Henk got it then it would be pointless :-)

But I am not at all sure I got it.... :(

[BmanH]

Roy, are you actually looking for the name of this building or just the name of the city/town where you took the photo? Does it have some historic importance or is it open to the public? Of course if Henk already got what you were looking for then this is moot but I thought I'd ask.

[Roy Mathers]

Ismailia, Rue Negrelli/El Gish street? ( Or thereabouts..... )

No

Roy, are you actually looking for the name of this building or just the name of the city/town where you took the photo? Does it have some historic importance or is it open to the public? Of course if Henk already got what you were looking for then this is moot but I thought I'd ask.

The area of the town/city would do. It doesn't have much historical significance but is a feature of the town/city - much the same as some of the buildings in, for instance, New Orleans.

[vk2gwk]

Port Said?

[Roy Mathers]

Yes - do you know whereabouts?

[vk2gwk]

Quai François Joseph?

[Roy Mathers]

Correct. I was going to give it to you anyway, as not only did you get the town, but you must have spent an awfully long time on it, so your doggedness deserves some reward!

[vk2gwk]

Correct. I was going to give it to you anyway, as not only did you get the town, but you must have spent an awfully long time on it, so your doggedness deserves some reward!
Thanks Roy!

Ismailia and Port Said are the only larger and older establishments not on the Nile. Both have the sort of architecture that you showed us in the WAIN photo. When it was not Ismailia it had to be Port Said. I found a postcard (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_g2ofm4KCX5k/SVds4uYApYI/AAAAAAAAAWo/clR1a_fm5L4/s200/Port+Said.jpg) that showed something like it and managed to discover that was that particular street.

I am off to bed - sorry about that. And will post a new one tomorrow but if anyone has a suitable one in the meantime he/she is welcome to take over. I realise that my schedule does not match most of the others... :)

[tomd]

Is everyone watching the Olympics?

[BmanH]

Is everyone watching the Olympics?

Not yet but I saw what happened to the luger from Georgia. Just tragic. I'll be watching the NBA Slam Dunk contest tonight.

[vk2gwk]

Good morning. Here is the new one.....
WAIN ?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4354520442_d69bc94475_o.jpg

[BmanH]

Mornin' Henk. Nice job on Roy's WAIN.

Oceania?

[Heath]

Canada?

[vk2gwk]

Oceania it is....!

[Heath]

Museum?

[Roy Mathers]

In the Newcastle area?

[Roy Mathers]

Kuranda Scenic Railway?

[vk2gwk]

You got it in one, Roy. Congratulations. Been there, I guess?

(BTW it is spelled Kuranda)

Over to you!

[BmanH]

Karunda Scenic Railway?

Wait he ALMOST has it...

[Roy Mathers]

Yes I have Henk! One will follow shortly.

[BmanH]

Kuranda Scenic Railway?

I was just being a smart alec.8-)

[Roy Mathers]

You know they say that 'no-one loves a smart Alec'!

[Roy Mathers]

OK, here's another one -

[Heath]

United Kingdom?

[Roy Mathers]

Not the United Kingdom.

[alasavio]

Hungary?

[Roy Mathers]

No.

[BmanH]

Europe?

[alasavio]

Greece?

[Roy Mathers]

Greece?
No.

Europe?

Yes.

[BmanH]

Is the country in the EU?

[Roy Mathers]

Yes.

[BmanH]

Czech Republic or north of?

[Roy Mathers]

Neither.

[BmanH]

Austria?

[Roy Mathers]

No.

[vk2gwk]

Italy?

[glhs509]

Castle Nuovo, Naples?

[Roy Mathers]

Correct Ken- over to you.

[glhs509]

Correct Ken- over to you.
Thanks Roy...hopefully this is a quick one...have a party to attend in a couple hours...
WAIN?

[Roy Mathers]

Italy?

[BmanH]

Prague?

[glhs509]

Italy?
Nope
Prague?
Nope

[Roy Mathers]

Europe?

[BmanH]

Czech Republic?

[glhs509]

Europe?
Yep
Czech Republic?
Nope

[sparkin]

France ?

[BmanH]

Portugal?... Lisbon?

[glhs509]

France ?
Nope
Portugal?... Lisbon?
Neither

[Roy Mathers]

Eastern Europe?

[glhs509]

Eastern Europe?
Nope

[alasavio]

Amsterdam?

[Roy Mathers]

West of Cologne?

[BmanH]

Germany?

[aebrown]

Switzerland?

[glhs509]

Amsterdam?
Nope
West of Cologne?
Nope
Germany?
Yep
Switzerland?
Nope

[vk2gwk]

Rhine River somwhere..?

[glhs509]

Rhine River somwhere..?
Not on the Rhine...

[vk2gwk]

Regensburg on te Danube?

[BmanH]

Bamberg?

[glhs509]

Regensburg on te Danube?
Nope (nor is it on the Danube)
Bamberg?
Nope

[vk2gwk]

Wuerzburg am Main? The photo was taken from the Marienberg Schloss.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:W%C3%BCrzburg.jpg

[aebrown]

^^ that looks pretty damn close to me!

[vk2gwk]

:lol: Ken is still partying.... :lol:

[glhs509]

Wuerzburg am Main? The photo was taken from the Marienberg Schloss.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:W%C3%BCrzburg.jpg
You got it Henk...over to you sir!
:lol: Ken is still partying.... :lol:
Just walked in...now we can sleep in with the kids at grandma's :)

[vk2gwk]

Thanks Ken! And good night....

Here is the new WAIN for who is still awake... (I am off to bed shortly!)
I need at least the town and the positon in the town. Bonus points for who gets the name of the ship and its current use.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2783/4355591816_040b457a0f_o.jpg

[Roy Mathers]

Amsterdam?

[Heath]

Roy, That was my first thought as well.

I thought it was the Tea Boat in Amsterdam. If it is the same place, back in 1994, they had Chess, Tea and Hash.

[Heath]

I am trying to find a picture from across the river, as I thought the sign that says tea boat is on the other side. I must have the wrong place as I cannot find a photo anywhere.

[BmanH]

I'm mobile so I can't see any details. If it's not Amsterdam then at least Europe?

[vk2gwk]

It is not Amsterdam, but it is in Europe.

[aebrown]

France?

[vk2gwk]

France?
Not in France.

[Roy Mathers]

Is it in the Netherlanda?

[vk2gwk]

Is it in the Netherlanda?
Not in the Netherlands, Roy.

[aebrown]

Denmark? I wanna say northern Europe...

[BmanH]

Belgium?

[vk2gwk]

Not in Denmark, not in Belgium - somewhere in between (and as already eliminated by Roy: not in the Netherlands....)

[BmanH]

Germany?

[vk2gwk]

Germany?

Yes, Germany (and with a very close look at the photo you could have discovered a very limp German flag in the mast... :) )

[Roy Mathers]

Is this the Kiel Canal?

[vk2gwk]

Is this the Kiel Canal?

Not the Kiel canal.

[NigelD]

Bremerhaven?

[vk2gwk]

Bremerhaven?

You guys are slowling crawling more south (and closer). But not Bremerhafen.

[Roy Mathers]

South of Hannover?

[vk2gwk]

South of Hannover?

No. WNW.

[vk2gwk]

Giving up....???

[glhs509]

Giving up....???
Never Henk...Papenburg? And would that be the Friederike von Papenburg?

[vk2gwk]

Never Henk...Papenburg? And would that be the Friederike von Papenburg?

Very good Ken, Yes the brig Frederieke in Papenburg, nowadays the local Tourist Office where you can buy tickets to visit the Mayer Wharf where they build all the big cruise boats....

Over to you.

[glhs509]

Very good Ken, Yes the brig Frederieke in Papenburg, nowadays the local Tourist Office where you can buy tickets to visit the Mayer Wharf where they build all the big cruise boats....

Over to you.
Thanks Henk...I take it that it was built right where it sits...

One that shouldn't prove too difficult: WAIN?

[vk2gwk]

Lima, Peru: Church of St. Frances?

[glhs509]

Lima, Peru: Church of St. Frances?
I'll accept the English translation...well done and over to you Henk!

[vk2gwk]

Thanks Ken. Not much competition and fairly easy to find. I have just the idea that the next one is not going to take long either.....
WAIN ?

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2744/4357966131_52968c5fba_o.jpg

[alasavio]

Bonanza Ranch?

[vk2gwk]

Bonanza Ranch?

Nope.

[alasavio]

USA?

California?

[tonylong]

In Australia?

[vk2gwk]

USA?

California?

Yes.

[vk2gwk]

In Australia?

No - see above.

[alasavio]

Southern California?

[vk2gwk]

Southern California?

I am not sure if there is an "official" description of Southern California, but yes it is in the southern half of the state.

[tonylong]

Is this in Los Angeles County?

[vk2gwk]

Is this in Los Angeles County?
Not anywhere near LA

[tonylong]

Is this north of Santa Babara?

[vk2gwk]

Is this north of Santa Babara?

Not exactly "North" but yes in the part of the state north of St. Barbara.

[tonylong]

By north I don't mean directly north but north of the east west line...

South of san Fransisco?

[vk2gwk]

By north I don't mean directly north but north of the east west line...

South of san Fransisco?

Yes South of SF.

[glhs509]

Borax Museum (Death Valley)?

[vk2gwk]

Borax Museum (Death Valley)?

Good morning. That is the place, Ken - In Furnace Creek - Death Valley. Outdoor display. Before I put it on I had to check if it still existed as it was over 18 years ago since I took that photo.... :)

Over to you (again!)

[glhs509]

Thanks Henk...Sorry for the delay, let's see how this one pans out...
WAIN?

[Heath]

Is that Dutch?

[tomd]

Europe?

[vk2gwk]

No that is not Dutch, diputs. (may be double... :) I don't need Ken to know that for sure.
Baltic republics?

[glhs509]

Is that Dutch?
Not that I'm aware of...
Europe?
Yep

[glhs509]

No that is not Dutch, diputs. (may be double... :) I don't need Ken to know that for sure.
Baltic republics?
Not the Baltics Henk..

[vk2gwk]

Chech Republic?

[glhs509]

Yep

[vk2gwk]

Something to do with Antonin Dvorak?

[vk2gwk]

Is it in Prague or outside?

[glhs509]

Something to do with Antonin Dvorak?
Nope
Is it in Prague or outside?
Outside

[BmanH]

Is it a church or museum?

[glhs509]

Not a church nor museum

[vk2gwk]

In Brno?

[BmanH]

Ostrava?

[glhs509]

Neither, but closer to Ostrava

[BmanH]

Is it in the Moravian-Silesian Region?

[glhs509]

Is it in the Moravian-Silesian Region?
Yep

[vk2gwk]

Pustevny?
http://photo.lacina.net/image-601-typical-wooden-house-of-pustevny-radhost-czech-republic.jpg

[BmanH]

Pustevny?
http://photo.lacina.net/image-601-typical-wooden-house-of-pustevny-radhost-czech-republic.jpg

Wow Henk. You are very persistent! How did you ultimately come up with it?

[vk2gwk]

Wow Henk. You are very persistent! How did you ultimately come up with it?

Initially I recognised the language as "slavic" The word "Gospodin" means "Lord" (both in Russian and some other eastern european languages). If it was not in the Baltic then it must be Czech, Slovak or further south. (Hungarian is totally different and more like Finnish)
When we agreed it was close to Ostrava I started searching in a Flickr engine for moravia and then a house like the one we are looking for came up. From there it was easy...

But... Ken has not approved my find yet ;)

[Roy Mathers]

Wow Henk. You are very persistent! How did you ultimately come up with it?


Henk is nothing if not persistent!:) (He must have too much time on his hands!)

[vk2gwk]

Henk is nothing if not persistent!:) (He must have too much time on his hands!)

Surfing the internet for a couple of hours - and learning a lot while doing that - beats reading Jeffrey Archer's Prison Diaries, which I would have done otherwise. :) Being retired has its advantages....

[Roy Mathers]

Surely anything beats reading Jeffrey Archer?:D

[Sir Plug]

Surely anything beats reading Jeffrey Archer?:D

Needles in eyes springs to mind!:D