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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby J M » Sat 15 Aug, 2015 9:30 pm

Just about spot on eggs. I was off track and to be honest I can't remember exactly where this photo was, but if memory serves correctly it was about two thirds of the way to Mürren from Winteregg, down near a base jumping spot known as "high nose" (not that I'm a base jumper :shock: ). And yes, the wonderful Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in the background.

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Sat 15 Aug, 2015 10:26 pm

We loved that area - but had only a short time.
We did get to walk along the paths and tunnels along the Trummelbach Falls which are in your picture.
I wondered why a track would terminate on the edge of the cliff face - but base jumping makes sense.??

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Zoom shot of the High point of Mt. Pilatus above Lucerne
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Mon 17 Aug, 2015 7:55 am

This is a very popular tourist peak in Switzerland
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Mon 17 Aug, 2015 6:12 pm

A wider view..

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby J M » Mon 17 Aug, 2015 8:44 pm

Doesn't look like anyone is going for this so I'll have another guess. Mt. Pilatus overlooking Lucerne? I didn't get a chance to get up there but I would've loved to!
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Mon 17 Aug, 2015 11:55 pm

Yes. Pilatus is quite a rugged peak. But they built a hotel and restaurant up there!
We went up the "steepest" cog railway and came down on the cable car after exploring some of the short tracks and tunnels carved into the mountain. Highly recommended.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby J M » Tue 18 Aug, 2015 9:51 am

Thanks Eggs. Staying in Europe, where am I/what am I looking at? Sorry for the bad quality as well, it was taken on my phone :oops:
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Tue 18 Aug, 2015 1:32 pm

Somewhere in the Med?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Tue 18 Aug, 2015 2:11 pm

Amalfi?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby J M » Tue 18 Aug, 2015 3:28 pm

On the right track but no, not the Amalfi Coast.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby cajun » Tue 18 Aug, 2015 4:06 pm

reminds me of the Cinque Terra coast
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby J M » Tue 18 Aug, 2015 6:34 pm

cajun wrote:reminds me of the Cinque Terra coast


Yep, it is the Cinque Terre coast. Bonus points if you can name the town in the distance?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby cajun » Tue 18 Aug, 2015 9:00 pm

For the bonus point I will guess Manarola ...

It is a very pretty walk.

From Italy to Canada

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby J M » Tue 18 Aug, 2015 10:08 pm

Unfortunately a large portion of the walk was closed when I was there so I couldn't do all of it. The town in the distance is Monterosso as well
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Tue 18 Aug, 2015 10:37 pm

athabasca glacier?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby cajun » Wed 19 Aug, 2015 8:45 am

Sure is. The cold winds off the glacier were very lazy ....
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Wed 19 Aug, 2015 6:46 pm

Where in Europe is this beautiful coast?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby pazzar » Wed 19 Aug, 2015 6:49 pm

Is this in Malta?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Wed 19 Aug, 2015 6:57 pm

No.
Also wrong body of water.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Thu 20 Aug, 2015 2:46 pm

There's not that many other European bodies of water....
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Thu 20 Aug, 2015 5:58 pm

Baltic Sea?
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Thu 20 Aug, 2015 6:04 pm

Bigger!
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Thu 20 Aug, 2015 6:10 pm

Google thinks maybe Portugal coast.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Thu 20 Aug, 2015 6:35 pm

photohiker wrote:Google thinks maybe Portugal coast.

That's actually amazing.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Thu 20 Aug, 2015 7:29 pm

So, near Cabo da Roca? the westernmost point of Portugal and continental Europe

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_da_Roca

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby icefest » Thu 20 Aug, 2015 9:02 pm

It actually just 2km south of Lagos, but ill give it to you.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ponta_da_Piedade
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby photohiker » Fri 21 Aug, 2015 5:28 pm

Anyone can go next, I'm a bit time poor at the moment. If no-one posts by Sunday, I'll be able to get at my photos by then.
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby eggs » Fri 04 Sep, 2015 10:54 am

Its September - so we might restart.
I always thought this thread would be mainly about NZ - so where was I here?

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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby Graham51 » Sat 05 Sep, 2015 5:12 pm

I think this is Queenstown Airport. That would put you on the road that runs to the ski slopes south east of there. (Double Cone?)
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Re: Game: Where-is-it? (international)

Postby RonK » Sat 05 Sep, 2015 5:43 pm

The Remarkables.
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