I correctly guessed it was someplace very hot (white vans) and went through a number of countries on the correct continent before succumbing and cheating. Good one clouds
― kroegerboros (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 25 November 2013 16:09 (ten years ago) link
It does weirdly look American though, huh, until you see the streets
― kroegerboros (flamboyant goon tie included), Monday, 25 November 2013 16:10 (ten years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Cartagena_de_Indias_desde_el_cerro_La_Popa.jpg
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Tuesday, 3 December 2013 04:18 (ten years ago) link
^refrain from right-clicking
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Tuesday, 3 December 2013 04:19 (ten years ago) link
I'm going to guess... Panama City? (Or is it called just "Panama"?)
― fields of salmon, Tuesday, 3 December 2013 11:19 (ten years ago) link
cartagena
― clouds, Tuesday, 3 December 2013 14:25 (ten years ago) link
didn't cheat — i've stared at that pic longingly at least once.
― clouds, Tuesday, 3 December 2013 14:28 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/6FFJSJZ.jpg
― clouds, Tuesday, 3 December 2013 14:37 (ten years ago) link
You devil. That's a very misleading angle, but I got it.
― fields of salmon, Tuesday, 3 December 2013 18:47 (ten years ago) link
xpost- you got it, clouds, well done. Cartagena de Indias, Colombia.
― never have i been a blue calm sea (collardio gelatinous), Wednesday, 4 December 2013 04:32 (ten years ago) link
ha salmon — most shots make it too easy ;)
― clouds, Wednesday, 4 December 2013 06:00 (ten years ago) link
wtf i am still astounded by how you ppl can do this
― KMFAO (Stevie D(eux)), Thursday, 5 December 2013 13:43 (ten years ago) link
This is the most astoundingly fun game I can think of. I can spend hours coming through skyline photos looking for similarities and differences and stuff like mountains in the background. BTW nobody has posted a guess/solution for clouds' last one? Should I give it away?
― fields of salmon, Thursday, 5 December 2013 15:42 (ten years ago) link
North America I'm guessing. Houston, somewhere like that?
― I wish to incorporate disco into my small business (chap), Thursday, 5 December 2013 15:52 (ten years ago) link
not in north america
― clouds, Thursday, 5 December 2013 16:16 (ten years ago) link
blaaaaargh I got it but it took me forever
― fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 5 December 2013 16:41 (ten years ago) link
1. Spotted the language in the picture2. Tried to read the english script, googled "yamashiwa"?3. Tried to place the blue logo, lotta googling4. Sorted through endless skyline photos and actually ruled out the correct city once before coming back around to it by accident5. Speculated that this photo was perversely taken from a famous landmark but I can't tell
― fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 5 December 2013 16:43 (ten years ago) link
there is one famous landmark in this city that would certainly give it away
― clouds, Thursday, 5 December 2013 16:48 (ten years ago) link
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Brno_View_from_Spilberk_130.JPG/800px-Brno_View_from_Spilberk_130.JPG
No right-clicking!
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Thursday, 5 December 2013 16:51 (ten years ago) link
I was in the wrong country, but the right general... part of this continent. Went through at least a dozen cities in that country before deciding to look through cities that would have similar rooftops. Then I got sidetracked because this city, if you look at it from any other angle, has a bunch of buildings that don't appear in this photo.
― fields of salmon, Thursday, 5 December 2013 19:00 (ten years ago) link
yeah this isn't the view across the city centre as such
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Friday, 6 December 2013 09:05 (ten years ago) link
That's Brno cathedral.
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Friday, 6 December 2013 09:50 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/DdKrg5b.jpg?1
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Friday, 6 December 2013 09:53 (ten years ago) link
Easy one. Port of Spain.
― fields of salmon, Friday, 6 December 2013 09:59 (ten years ago) link
Yep.
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Friday, 6 December 2013 10:01 (ten years ago) link
yes, correct ShariVari
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Friday, 6 December 2013 10:05 (ten years ago) link
http://www.prospect.eu/assets/projects/31/legoland.jpg
― fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 6 December 2013 16:15 (ten years ago) link
Lego Stockholm?!
― I like to think I have learnt a thing or two about music (Neil S), Friday, 6 December 2013 16:16 (ten years ago) link
Lego Copenhagen?
― Tim, Friday, 6 December 2013 17:22 (ten years ago) link
Sorry couldn't resistSomething about Port of Spain reminded me of bricks
― fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Friday, 6 December 2013 17:32 (ten years ago) link
http://farm1.staticflickr.com/1/369335_f3bb9378e4_z.jpg
― ogmor, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 07:03 (ten years ago) link
Wild guess: Cordoba?
― fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 11 December 2013 07:13 (ten years ago) link
close!
― ogmor, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 07:21 (ten years ago) link
Seville.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 11:11 (ten years ago) link
i've never been, but i bet it'd be good for some flanerie, even better a few hundred years ago
― ogmor, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 12:38 (ten years ago) link
First time I've checked ILX today, and it's finally somewhere I've been! (assuming it actually is Seville, which it looks incredibly like)
― ailsa, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 16:19 (ten years ago) link
should I go or should I just keep watching flamenco videos on youtube?
― ogmor, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 19:25 (ten years ago) link
Andalusian food is amazing, go now
― fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 11 December 2013 19:34 (ten years ago) link
(I've only been to Valencia & Malaga but both places? Great food)
― fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Wednesday, 11 December 2013 19:35 (ten years ago) link
everywhere round the mediterranean has great food, i would definitely like to eat my way round seville sometime
― ogmor, Wednesday, 11 December 2013 22:36 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/poxtJhl.jpg
― clouds, Thursday, 12 December 2013 04:19 (ten years ago) link
THAT, is St. John's, Nfld.
― fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 12 December 2013 07:42 (ten years ago) link
(Although my first guess was Thunder Bay. "Canada" logo on the red building gave the game away)
― fear of zing failure (flamboyant goon tie included), Thursday, 12 December 2013 07:43 (ten years ago) link
This is an easy one I think.
http://i.imgur.com/53Dli9a.jpg
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Thursday, 12 December 2013 08:09 (ten years ago) link
goon tie: correct!
― clouds, Thursday, 12 December 2013 14:09 (ten years ago) link
I'm kind of curious what the other guesses would have been for St Johns. Anybody care to post what they thought it might be, even knowing the answer?
― fields of salmon, Thursday, 12 December 2013 15:01 (ten years ago) link
sharivari's is baikonur, right?
http://i.imgur.com/G9m0BSd.jpg
― clouds, Saturday, 21 December 2013 15:16 (ten years ago) link
Right!
― Ramnaresh Samhain (ShariVari), Saturday, 21 December 2013 15:18 (ten years ago) link
We've had that one before, I think (recognise the bridge, can't remember where it is and am not loading all messages to find out!), but iirc it's in China/Japan/Korea somewhere.
― ailsa, Saturday, 21 December 2013 15:21 (ten years ago) link
did a search for it, couldn't find. you are right to think it's in east asia, though.
― clouds, Saturday, 21 December 2013 15:34 (ten years ago) link