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Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-14 20:03:34

Finally made this thread, cuz why not.

Taken near Braclav, The Czech Republic:

there was a big gaudy bowling alley nearby that I forgot to take pictures of

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-14 20:16:40

taken near Visnjan, Croatia.

tolls are not a uniquely American annoyance it seems. This place must have a tourist industry, since a lot of these signs were in English as well as Croatian and Italian.

what a quaint little Bank

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-14 20:40:52

near Santa Comba, Spain

Fossilmaiden · 2015-01-14 20:48:16

tolls are not a uniquely American annoyance it
seems. This place must have a tourist industry, since a lot of these
signs were in English as well as Croatian and Italian.

Pretty sure that's actually a border control checkpoint. :P

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-14 20:50:11

Fossilmaiden said:

tolls are not a uniquely American annoyance it
seems. This place must have a tourist industry, since a lot of these
signs were in English as well as Croatian and Italian.
Pretty sure that's actually a border control checkpoint. :P

given the "PAY TOLL" signs nearby, and the fact that the town in question is not near the Croat-Slovene border, I'd have to disagree.

Fossilmaiden · 2015-01-14 20:51:48

Vinjan is like, 30 minutes from the border, so. But eh, I ain't no Croatian, so *shrug*

nohaynicklibre · 2015-01-15 01:42:15

I hope you don't mind me sharing some of my finds

These ones are for Imi
http://i.imgur.com/Dozd7Ar.png

http://i.imgur.com/3kjTHgW.png

nohaynicklibre · 2015-01-15 01:55:40

>see sheep after sheep as far as the eye can see
>a straight road with only sheep at the side
>make a guess, put it in a random point of New Zealand
>Your guess was 113 km from the correct location

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 13:48:28

Taken in Kolkata, India.

I guessed Hyderabad unfortunately. I don't know the geography of the subcontinent that well.

it's interesting seeing a Buddha statue and an arch with King Edward VII on top of it in the same place.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 13:53:53

actually now that I look at it again I'm not entirely sure if that's a Buddha statue at all (I know it's not Siddharta Guatama, but I thought it was the one heavier Buddha whose name escapes me right now)

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 14:07:47

this is the wrongest I've ever been about anything

at least I found Imi

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 14:27:53

taken in Olean, New York

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 15:14:54

taken in Danville, Virginia

(no comment)

who wants to go buy an authentic DODG car

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 15:27:59

Taken in a Russian city near the border with Georgia.

Corvina · 2015-01-19 17:54:18

Magic Jane said:
Taken in Kolkata, India.

I guessed Hyderabad unfortunately. I don't know the geography of the subcontinent that well.

it's interesting seeing a Buddha statue and an arch with King Edward VII on top of it in the same place.

How did you not figure that one out? It has "Calcutta" written all over it

Corvina · 2015-01-19 17:56:12

nohaynicklibre said:
>see sheep after sheep as far as the eye can see
>a straight road with only sheep at the side
>make a guess, put it in a random point of New Zealand
>Your guess was 113 km from the correct location

I'd have guessed Wales, tbh

Corvina · 2015-01-19 17:56:29

[PLEASE DELETE DOUBLEPOST]

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 18:15:36

How did you not figure that one out? It has "Calcutta" written all over it
I've never been there and don't know what it looks like.

Corvina · 2015-01-19 18:18:59

Sorry, perhaps I'm being a bit too harsh

Tachyon · 2015-01-19 18:45:15

i wouldn't have known that

Corvina · 2015-01-19 18:46:38

I am sorry, I was being a jerk. I really shouldn't have been so condescending.

Tachyon · 2015-01-19 18:49:17

maybe it should be obvious, i dunno

if somebody failed to recognize London or Paris i expect i'd be a bit incredulous

can't know every city

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 18:50:47

i don't know if i'd recognize london without the help of a sign of some kind

Tachyon · 2015-01-19 19:01:52

red double deckers

it depends where you are in London, really, in some parts there's like a famous landmark every few streets, but i don't know if i'd recognize residential London so easily

obviously i'm British so i shouldn't necessarily expect someone from another country to identify it

i'd consider the presence of K2s or black K6s a fairly strong clue but i don't know how many people would pick up on those

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 19:02:59

i thought red double-deckers were a general British thing.

also i don't know what K2s and K6s are.

Tachyon · 2015-01-19 19:05:43

payphone kiosks

the iconic red British kind, when painted conventionally, with the dome on top

there are various features distinguishing a K2 from a K6, the most obvious being the number of windows

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 19:07:16

ah.

Don't get me wrong I don't mind being corrected. I'm sorry, Corvidium I'm just in an awful mood is all. It's not you.

I have pondered starting a GeoGuessr video series (it's one of maybe two games that wouldn't be adversely affected my computer's issues with capturing video, watch my Yume Nikki LPs if you don't know what I mean). Should I?

Tachyon · 2015-01-19 19:09:11

also that's sorta true about the red buses, or used to be, but they're a dying breed, and London is where you're most likely to see them these days, you know, for the tourists

that series sounds like it'd be fun

Salix Babylonika · 2015-01-19 19:11:19

speaking of things that are British

Tachyon · 2015-01-19 19:12:12

lol

those are such British place names

nohaynicklibre · 2015-01-19 19:30:27

What a welcoming place

nohaynicklibre · 2015-01-19 19:38:53

Nice

Corvina · 2015-01-19 20:04:45

nohaynicklibre said:

What a welcoming place

nohaynicklibre said:

Nice

why do you get all the nice places

nohaynicklibre · 2015-01-19 20:48:09

The last five rounds I got Brazil near Brasilia, near Hoting on Sweden (those two nice pictures), the South of Hokkaido in Japan, Houston in the USA, and the Canadian state of Yukon near the Alaskan border.
I rank them: Sweden > Canada > Japan > USA > Brazil

Corvina · 2015-01-19 21:24:48

nohaynicklibre said:
The last five rounds I got Brazil near Brasilia, near Hoting on Sweden (those two nice pictures), the South of Hokkaido in Japan, Houston in the USA, and the Canadian state of Yukon near the Alaskan border.
I rank them: Sweden > Canada > Japan > USA > Brazil

I think I agree with your ranking.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-07-14 02:32:26

should I bring this back

lee4hmz · 2015-07-14 21:55:13

yes

I haven't had a chance to play, but I still want to try it

Crystal · 2016-10-31 21:46:08

I cast resurrection because this is a good thread for an unexpectedly fun game.

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