Going by triangular flags, climate and trash. But I canβt find it in streetview so maybe not. feels Himalayan though.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 03:07 (two weeks ago) link
I was getting more of a feel of South America. The bricks above the blue yellow building above left, and occasional fragments of words
― Tow Law City (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 03:25 (two weeks ago) link
The green/white street sign is pretty distinctive!
― Tow Law City (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 04:27 (two weeks ago) link
Bogota has street signs that are on two lines like that
― Tow Law City (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 04:40 (two weeks ago) link
I get the vibe that the people are more Asian than South American, but I don't know what I'm going on there.
― Zelda Zonk, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 05:00 (two weeks ago) link
London, post Brexit? (sorry, jokes)
― StanM, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 05:18 (two weeks ago) link
Looks a little like where I'll be next week (DRC, reinforced by the blue-yellow, too many bricks though)
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 05:42 (two weeks ago) link
very rough guess but there seems to be a sign in Kurdish ("Mezhe").
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 05:48 (two weeks ago) link
I thought I had it in the Maria Paz district, but second guessing now. The lighting is darker in the image
― Tow Law City (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 05:51 (two weeks ago) link
Its definitely Spanish speaking with the street name being Calle Csomething, and signs in that style appear to be common across Colombia though I noticed them more in Bogota. And the buildings on the left and words match
But on the other hand, there aren't many streets with trash like that or with that many people. Bogota's streetview surprisingly sparsely peopled. Maria Paz had people and trash. The building on the right is a problem. And the lighting isn't right, though I noticed the imagery is copyright 2019 and Bogota's coverage is more recent than that
I did wonder about Buenaventura on the coast, that seems to have trash and maybe port cities are a better bet
― Tow Law City (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 06:48 (two weeks ago) link
Having a punt that its Caracas.
― Dan Worsley, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 07:38 (two weeks ago) link
I've just realised that this is not the most recently available street view, which is not really fair as the current view is very different
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 08:23 (two weeks ago) link
This is roughly the same view in 2024
https://imgur.com/a/8FtdgxV
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 09:04 (two weeks ago) link
Hm, why didn't that work?
https://i.imgur.com/YzYLNbQ.png
Reminds me of some streets I saw in Sal in Cape Verde.
― I would prefer not to. (Chinaski), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 11:47 (two weeks ago) link
OK, that's pretty dramatically different! I'm struck by the cars, which look like they're from the 1990s or something
― Zelda Zonk, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 11:55 (two weeks ago) link
Ok not Himalayan. Agree with South America or maybe Haiti?
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 12:08 (two weeks ago) link
Cali, Colombia? The painting of the green jeep is labeled "El Caleno."
― jaymc, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 12:11 (two weeks ago) link
Or wait, maybe it is Bogota. The building in the first photo looks like La Casa de Pique in the Bronx slum, which was demolished a few years ago: https://www.colombia.com/actualidad/nacionales/sdi/141328/inicio-la-demolicion-del-bronx
― jaymc, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 12:35 (two weeks ago) link
found it: 1563 Cl. 9https://maps.app.goo.gl/Nzk7KhPSgq2vhzZS9?g_st=ac
― jaymc, Wednesday, 5 June 2024 12:43 (two weeks ago) link
Ah good! I was at the wrong end of town, about 7 miles further west, though would never have found it even if landed on same street though with the changes. Was going to look for churches this afternoon
Weird area, I did kept second guessing if it was Bogota or not, but the street sign design was too big a factor to look elsewhere
― Tow Law City (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 13:06 (two weeks ago) link
from 2014
https://www.google.com/maps/@4.600975,-74.0837072,3a,75y,18.44h,77.59t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sDgRK-F7csYnxL8IWHCwqUg!2e0!5s20141001T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fpanoid%3DDgRK-F7csYnxL8IWHCwqUg%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.share%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26yaw%3D18.438167091363482%26pitch%3D12.410116189830106%26thumbfov%3D90!7i13312!8i6656?coh=205410&entry=ttu
― Tow Law City (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 13:09 (two weeks ago) link
well done jaymc, and cherry blossom who did say Bogota last night too. If you turn the camera around 180 degrees, are those homeless people sleeping? I really hope so, because this is what I read about the Bronx:
https://colombiareports.com/keep-colombias-homicide-rate-low-dismember-dispose-victims-remains/
― This is Dance Anthems, have some respect (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Wednesday, 5 June 2024 13:26 (two weeks ago) link
I think this is the best thread to ask this.
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53772932710_8353e9d6c6_h.jpg
This is me. It's October 1973 and I'm seven years old. My mom and I went on a several month long trip around Europe and somewhere on the road she took this picture. My gut feeling is that it's Trieste, Italy or perhaps Pula, Croatia. I have no idea, but I'll bet that wall is still there.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 6 June 2024 02:58 (two weeks ago) link
Nafplio in Greece maybe?
https://theculturetrip.com/europe/greece/articles/11-reasons-to-fall-in-love-with-nafplio-the-most-romantic-destination-in-greece
― nate woolls, Thursday, 6 June 2024 03:10 (two weeks ago) link
I say maybe, but that looks like exactly the same piece of wall to me.
― nate woolls, Thursday, 6 June 2024 03:11 (two weeks ago) link
that makes total sense - we did eventually get to Greece (I had my 8th birthday in Athens)
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 6 June 2024 03:29 (two weeks ago) link
and bingo! thanks for spotting that - I found the spot at 4:28 into this video. There's more trees now and it looks like the walls of Palamidi Fortress have been given a good cleaning.
― Elvis Telecom, Thursday, 6 June 2024 04:17 (two weeks ago) link
I broke into that fortress once! Interrailing round Europe with friends in 1993 we were staying in Nafplio, after visiting the town we planned to visit the fortress on the way back to our hostel, which was on the other side, but after climbing all the way up the hill we found the fortress was closed. So we climbed up a 12ft wall, walked through it and out the other side.
― ledge, Thursday, 6 June 2024 06:16 (two weeks ago) link