yeah i completely missed the horizon line having city buildings in the 2nd photo
― ciderpress, Thursday, 30 June 2022 17:30 (one year ago) link
ok, the difference between high and low tides there is only 8 ft (2,4 m), not much needed re: dams/dykes etc
― StanM, Thursday, 30 June 2022 17:31 (one year ago) link
all of my assumptions were wrong based on that alone - I r dum.
― StanM, Thursday, 30 June 2022 17:42 (one year ago) link
New Rochelle it is, interesting what people do and don't notice in a view!
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Friday, 1 July 2022 16:21 (one year ago) link
Okay, my turn
Weekend vibe
https://ia902504.us.archive.org/12/items/img1_20220701_202207/img1.jpg
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Friday, 1 July 2022 16:48 (one year ago) link
if that isn't Africa I'm eating my hat (and I don't even have one)
― StanM, Friday, 1 July 2022 17:05 (one year ago) link
I wouldn't rule out the Caribbean but (sub-Saharan?) Africa seems like a good place to start
― rob, Friday, 1 July 2022 17:07 (one year ago) link
Could even be Guyana.
― nickn, Friday, 1 July 2022 18:05 (one year ago) link
I'm gonna have to buy a hat, aren't I
― StanM, Friday, 1 July 2022 18:14 (one year ago) link
I consider Guyana to be part of the Caribbean but yeah it needn't be an island
That said, I have no idea where to start with this...Kenya? Mauritius?
― rob, Friday, 1 July 2022 18:18 (one year ago) link
I see where you're going with some of those, but for now at least I'm sticking with East-Central Africa (though not with much conviction)
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Friday, 1 July 2022 18:19 (one year ago) link
I'm pretty confident it's Africa though - look at this in South Africa (it's not the location of the pic but)
https://www.google.be/maps/@-28.3142147,30.1012592,3a,75y,196.86h,95.59t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sth29-XOT6pZbs66bISMVKw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656
― StanM, Friday, 1 July 2022 18:21 (one year ago) link
xpyeah Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Tanzania, all seem possible to me too. I briefly looked at Madagascar for a minute
― rob, Friday, 1 July 2022 18:22 (one year ago) link
Kampala does not look un-promising
― rob, Friday, 1 July 2022 18:27 (one year ago) link
Mbabane, Eswatini? buildings and terrain look very similar but i have no real landmarks to confirm with
― ciderpress, Saturday, 2 July 2022 01:42 (one year ago) link
Kampala was making a compelling case, but that type of gate doesn't seem to exist there.
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Monday, 4 July 2022 00:12 (one year ago) link
let me know if you want another photo.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Monday, 4 July 2022 15:11 (one year ago) link
I would say yes to that personally
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Monday, 4 July 2022 17:24 (one year ago) link
I wouldn't say no either - we're not *really* getting anywhere right now imho
― StanM, Tuesday, 5 July 2022 12:42 (one year ago) link
https://ia601407.us.archive.org/32/items/guess-22/Guess22.jpg
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 15:21 (one year ago) link
oooooh
― StanM, Tuesday, 5 July 2022 15:23 (one year ago) link
so cars drive on the left
― StanM, Tuesday, 5 July 2022 15:24 (one year ago) link
(helpful link : https://www.worldstandards.eu/cars/list-of-left-driving-countries/ )
that means all of S and SE Africa is still in play
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 16:00 (one year ago) link
except for Madagascar
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 16:01 (one year ago) link
Guyana (and Suriname!) also still in there
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 16:02 (one year ago) link
if these are google streetview photos (the first one has the watermark) then that further limits the countries in play, theres only a few african countries with coverage
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2022 16:34 (one year ago) link
i do still suspect it's in eastern south africa or one of the kingdoms, there's a lot of places in that region that look like that
― ciderpress, Tuesday, 5 July 2022 16:39 (one year ago) link
I'm still liking Kampala for this, but I don't know. That little hill keeps cropping up, but the similar one in Kampala is sort of taller
I did find a house with that gate
Presuming second view is also a street view, its not often they're done at dusk
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 17:20 (one year ago) link
The road divider things are super distinctive!
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 17:22 (one year ago) link
My first thought was Ethiopia (although I had no idea where) which logically leads me to Kenya next - through driving on the left.
Road markings v similar to Britain too so I want to say Commonwealth.
― Long enough attention span for a Stephen Bissette blu-ray extra (aldo), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 18:59 (one year ago) link
found the weird railings I think
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 19:23 (one year ago) link
got it!
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 19:33 (one year ago) link
https://www.google.com/maps/@0.2103956,32.5762419,3a,75y,67.47h,88.14t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipO0j2vG2WBKPrJ_Io_HZtKCYEfJfFgfIPgLREEg!2e10!3e11!7i5760!8i2880
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 19:35 (one year ago) link
nicely done cb
― rob, Tuesday, 5 July 2022 19:46 (one year ago) link
Hell yeah! Nice work.
Just a query: I wasn't sure whether it was "solved" when people mentioned they were thinking Kampala— what do we consider "solved" here? is it more about someone saying with certainty that it is a specific place and being correct? Or is it guided by mere mention of the accurate place?
Sorry if this has been gone over, I just don't know!
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 20:17 (one year ago) link
I think it's solved when the person posting the city considers it to be solved!
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 20:21 (one year ago) link
Okay! Glad I waited. Numerous posters thinking it was Kampala made me think it best until someone found the exact locale or said it with certainty.
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 20:24 (one year ago) link
With this one I guessed Kampala pretty early, but not with any certainty whatsoever (and Rob suggested it before me too). I gradually got more sure on it, but wasn't till I found the weird crash barrier that I actually knew (actually the road with the barrier on)
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 20:24 (one year ago) link
Where are you based again, cb?
― broccoli rabe thomas (the table is the table), Tuesday, 5 July 2022 20:28 (one year ago) link
well done cb!
― StanM, Tuesday, 5 July 2022 22:02 (one year ago) link
yes, imo the thread-game's rules have evolved to mean you have to post the exact map location. unfortunately that means I will never "win" but that's okay, I am always impressed with other posters' skills!
― rob, Tuesday, 5 July 2022 22:26 (one year ago) link
https://i.ibb.co/d0YVM0G/541.png
bloop
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Sunday, 10 July 2022 16:00 (one year ago) link
hmm not a lot to go on here but i'd start my search in turkey or the balkan countries i think? unless i'm missing an important clue
― ciderpress, Sunday, 10 July 2022 16:28 (one year ago) link
can anyone decipher what’s on the box next to the entrance?
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 10 July 2022 16:41 (one year ago) link
I'd go UK tbh
― ignore the blue line (or something), Sunday, 10 July 2022 16:57 (one year ago) link
i’m not ruling out South Africa
― big movers, hot steppers + long shaker intros (breastcrawl), Sunday, 10 July 2022 17:18 (one year ago) link
The pavement, brick steps, street light and building finish don't really look UK to me.
― dear confusion the catastrophe waitress (ledge), Sunday, 10 July 2022 18:05 (one year ago) link
It was the pavement and foliage which did look UK to me, them and the rubbish. I'm with you on the building tho, that's what's throwing me
― ignore the blue line (or something), Sunday, 10 July 2022 18:13 (one year ago) link
Doesn't look UK to me, and the building looks too shoddy to be most places in Western Europe. I'm guessing somewhere in Eastern Europe.
― Zelda Zonk, Sunday, 10 July 2022 20:58 (one year ago) link