Let's see now.... That first picture says it all. Twisted Sister, Wyoming right? I suppose it could be Barcelona, Spain, but what fun would that be? As to your earlier question (I missed a few posts), I loved Holland. Went to the Van Gogh museum and of course, one cannot go to Amsterdam without visiting the red light district.
Maybe I should be less free with my hints Yes it is Barcelona. Actually we spent 2 days there, so no new pics for day 4. Were there for the World Cup quarter finals when Spain won. Wife and kids were getting T-shirts, and I was hanging out in a bar next to the T-shirt place watching the end of the game. Rather anti-climatic I must say. I guess I was expecting more celebrating as this was the furthest they ever made it, but the streets were basically empty 10 minutes after the match was over. Hay Flash; I didn't realize the Van Gogh museum was there... that would be cool. I would have to pass on the red-light district though. Anyway here's day 5. Not too many hints for this one. My mom recognized the inside of the cathedral right away, but I never would have; maybe you will. I knew what it was only because we were there. Attached files
I don't recognize it from those pictures, either. Had to search for it, but finally found it. It has the letter "o" in it's name. That will give others a chance to guess, too.
You know, rcav8r, I noticed one thing in all your pictures. They suffer form the 'photographer syndrom'. That is the situation when someone goes on vacation with his family and all the pictures are without him since he is taking the pictures. I always travel with a tripod, just to cure this nasty ailment since most of the cameras have a timer.
Let's see.... I guess it's not Caesars Palace cause there is no O in it. ummmm.... could it be Monaco's Monte Carlo Casino and Place du Casino?
Ha, that is by design I do carry a small tri-pod, but never think to use it. Most of my shots are spur of the moment sort of things. So kyyu , what pic gave it away? I would have had no clue by the pictures. And yes it does have an O in it, as in Monte Carlo Monaco. A country with less land than 1/2 of Central Park, and they make use of every square inch. Pic 1 Old town and the palace, Rock of Monaco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_of_Monaco Pic 2 The infamous casino. There were so many exotic sports cars there, I couldn't count them all. Pic 3 Saint Nicholas Cathedral; where Grace Kelly was married and burred. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nich ... al,_Monaco
Here's Day 6. It's a 2 parter; that is 2 different locations. This is another hard one to not give too much away, but at the same time make it somewhat recognizable. Attached files
Yep, I think Mark got the 1st one. The 3rd picture, I found PV in the center. So I know the 2nd location, too. I really just look for some distinctive landmark and google for a match. Never been to Europe before. The Monaco one, I had a wild guess of the Rock of Gibraltar from pic1. But there is nothing on that rock. Probably watched too many war movies as a kid. :? The 2nd pic, you said is the famous casino. That pic didn't help. Looked like a quaint governor's mansion on a tropical island, to me. But the church gave it away. Very distinction painting in the center front, and the flags, and the distinctive segmented columns. -Kwok
NO way, Jose! That's not the leaning tower. The leaning tower is more slender and a bit taller. It also will be way out of the way from Monaco, Paris and so on. Did I hear anybody say 'Barcelona'? Edit: Darn, didn't see the green, white, red flag! I guess Barcelona is out. But the leaning tower of Pisa it's still not.
Tiger and Mark/Trish are both right. The building is leaning, but it's not the Tower of Pisa. It's the church next to the leaning tower of Pisa; and it too is leaning. Notice brick line in the picture below. The Baptistry (round building on the left in Pic1) appears to be intact. 2nd part is Firenze, or better known as Florence. First pic of part 2 is on over view of the city, and the 2nd pic of part 2 is Palazzo Vecchio ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palazzo_Vecchio) and the give away is the statue of David, or more accurately a replica. The original is now displayed in the Accademia Gallery. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accademia_Gallery) We saw that too, but were not allowed to take pictures in the museum. Attached files
Just just did a read on the leaning tower of Pisa, its amazing it does not fall over! They are saying that it leans a little more each year and as of now its 14 feet out of alignment! People still go to the top! Mark and Trish
I remember seeing a science tv show about the leaning tower. They were doing something to keep it from leaning over took much. I was a long time ago, but I think they were somehow weakening the ground on the other side, so it would settle back and not keep increasing the lean.
Yep that's it Too easy, huh? Re the Tower of Pisa, the told us they pumped concrete into the base, and occasionally have to add concrete. If it wasn't for this, it would have fallen over by now. OK, Day 8. One place I have always wanted to go to. This one too, is far too easy Attached files
Oh my! Pompeii! I've always wanted to go there, too. I'll bet the unintentional "statues" like the one in #2 were very moving!
I agree, I read about this in history class very sad. I could not imagine it in real life. Mark and Trish
If Yellowstone ever erupts, it would cover 1/3 of the US in a similar layer of ash. The green belt would be destroyed, the East coast would be shut off from power and most other services, the financial world would collapse, earthquakes in the West would probably sink 1/2 of California and Oregon and the lava flows toward the west and southwest would cut off the remaining West coast from power and services. All those portions of the world that grudgingly rely on aid from the US would suddenly have to live "without", all the parts of the world fed by the food grown here will probably get very hungry. Social, political, educational, medical, ecumenical and emotional collapse, on a worldwide scale - "that which shall cause the limbs of mankind to quake". I believe Yellowstone has erupted 3 times in geological history, and lately the valley floor has been rising and the temperature of the lake has risen by many degrees. Pompeii is a very important lesson to learn and understand.
So true Dennis as are many if not all of the events from our past. I really see the need to try our best to become self sustained as families. I believe if we could do this and not have to depend on anyone for power,water,food.Then If and when a disaster strikes it would have far less impact. As neighbor could help neighbor like it should be. Think of even the seemingly small role it would play right away having less stress of not having these bill to pay. It may require that we as neighbors work together to build a network within our communities to overcome our power problems. First we need to device an efficient system unlike anything that we have seen sofar. I am at phase 1, I have a well so we have water. Next step is to get us completely off the electric grid. Mark and Trish
Yea it was moving even before we were shown the "statues" We had a guide for our small group and he is a retired archeology professor who worked the site. We learned so much from him, and got to go behind locked gates. Very cool indeed. It's hard to imagine what they had over 2000 years ago. They had a water system that was very sophisticated even by today's standards, although they used lead pipes. The town ( which is WAY larger than I ever thought) was built on a hill. They had a main water tower, that fed smaller towers further down the hill so everyone had even water pressure. Their streets where they washed every thing away (yea, everything, don't ask) and they had stepping stones so you could cross the street with out getting into the mess... and the stones were spaced so that the standard gauges for their carts could pass easily. Also I didn't realize they had wall paintings, just about everywhere, even in peasant homes. It's amazing how well preserved they are. Something I didn't realize either, was that almost all the fountains in Italy are potable.... that is you could drink from any of them, even Trevi fountain in Rome. Since it was 101-103 every day, we carried water bottles we filled at the various fountains we came across. Sure wish we had that here. Attached files
OK, Day 9. The last two days were way too easy, and this one makes up for it. I don't think this place has a well known landmark.... Here are 2 buildings that were predominate. Attached files
