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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#2601 Post by fin » Sun Apr 07, 2019 8:29 pm

Yes-that part of the world.
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#2602 Post by fin » Mon Apr 08, 2019 7:33 pm

In fact it may have been part of Germany once. Kids build bonfires there at night.
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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#2603 Post by om15 » Tue Apr 09, 2019 8:46 am

This is a very hard challenge, I have scoured the Fatherland, is it in Poland or Czech Republic? I almost convinced myself it is the Heidelberg castle, but the window sills are different. Stumped.

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#2604 Post by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Tue Apr 09, 2019 12:13 pm

I am guessing it is one of the old Teutonic knights' castles in what used to be East Prussia.
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#2605 Post by fin » Tue Apr 09, 2019 3:17 pm

It is in Poland (confidence level high). Because my host showed me at least a half dozen such, ranging from ruins in the midst of residential areas to elaborate tourist attractions such as the recent Tower of Death, the confidence level for this particular castle is low. In fact, probably low enough to declare open house. As I mentioned, this one for some reason was 'spooky' even in broad daylight, and I imagine those who built bonfires therein at night were at some level as aware of that sensation as I was. I have the place shown as Drzewica. Open house declared.
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#2606 Post by fin » Tue Apr 09, 2019 3:20 pm

This link shows an external view; I DID get the location right on this one after all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drzewica
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#2607 Post by om15 » Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:04 am

Congratulations fin, it is very rare that a challenge defeats the team, spent ages on that one.
As it is OH might I offer this, not a pub, not a castle, where and what is it?
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#2608 Post by Smeagol » Wed Apr 10, 2019 9:46 am

Looks European, take a guess at Germany, and maybe a train station?
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#2609 Post by om15 » Wed Apr 10, 2019 11:49 am

Not Germany, not a train station.
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#2610 Post by Sisemen » Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:02 pm

A brothel in South Africa???

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#2611 Post by om15 » Wed Apr 10, 2019 3:25 pm

The cars are driving on the left, that clue narrows it down a little, every little helps.

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#2612 Post by 4mastacker » Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:03 pm

A cemetery/crematorium?
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#2613 Post by om15 » Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:21 pm

No not either, located in a town that is a Transition Town which is a community response to the challenges and opportunities of peak oil and climate change.
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#2614 Post by Cpt_Pugwash » Wed Apr 10, 2019 4:50 pm

Artnoon all.

Poundbury Tesco perhaps?
Just checked on GE, it's Dorchester Tesco, last time I was there it was all Grecian columns, seems to have been re-developed since then.

Staying with the retail theme , how about this?
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#2615 Post by om15 » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:01 pm

It is Tesco (every little helps), but not at Poundbury, it is in the main town of Dorchester, I wondered how long this one would take as the last thing that this looks like is a Tesco, I was there at the weekend and thought that it would be an interesting challenge.
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#2616 Post by Cpt_Pugwash » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:03 pm

Posts crossed while editing, see above .

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#2617 Post by Wodrick » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:25 pm

Now somebody has mentioned the store one recalls several around the country looking similar, one thinks of that pit of humanity Harlow which issimilar IIRC
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#2618 Post by om15 » Wed Apr 10, 2019 5:39 pm

In 1984 there was a series of strikes at Southampton Docks and all the cruise ships were rerouted to Cherbourg with the pax flown to and from, a couple of frog Caravelles flew the pax and we operated a creaky old Herald to fly the luggage, I spent a week or so there during this time, mainly drinking in the town which was quite nice.

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Re: The Smokin' Hot Where On Earth Thread Mk III

#2619 Post by Cpt_Pugwash » Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:18 pm

Correct, OM.
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#2620 Post by om15 » Thu Apr 11, 2019 6:55 am

Thank you,
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