(International) Guess the Location (see rules post 1)

Tokyo

Taken from this vantage point, just outside of Kalmar....

V_Moth

mike_ie wrote: »

Taken from this vantage point, just outside of Kalmar....

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Indeed

Tokyo

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M.T. Cranium

Despite the German flag on one of the buildings, it looks like the style of architecture on the Pacific coast in California or maybe Oregon somewhere.

Also it looks like bits of sand in the parking areas so maybe very close to the beach?

Tokyo

It's on the coast, yes. But not California or Oregon.

cabla

M.T. Cranium wrote: »

Despite the German flag on one of the buildings, it looks like the style of architecture on the Pacific coast in California or maybe Oregon somewhere.

Also it looks like bits of sand in the parking areas so maybe very close to the beach?

I think that's a Belgian flag by the colour combinations!

Tokyo

Afraid not.

Red Kev

Van looks like a VW, so I'll rule out USA. They drive on the right so I'll rule out Aus/NZ/SA. Sign on the right looks a bit French, as do bricks at bottom of building on left.

Western coast of France ?

Could also be the north of Spain.

Tokyo

You're correct - you an rule out the USA. And despite appearances, it's not the western coast of France. But as mentioned above, it's a coastal town - the local lighthouse is just out of camera view.

Red Kev

mike_ie wrote: »

You're correct - you an rule out the USA. And despite appearances, it's not the western coast of France. But as mentioned above, it's a coastal town - the local lighthouse is just out of camera view.

Canada ?

Or Europe ?

Tokyo

Eliminating entire continents now?!

Not Canada or Europe. It's big enough to have been used as the setting for (the remake of) a TV series.

cabla

South Africa somewhere?

Tokyo

Not South Africa.

donegal.

argentina?

kyomi

Swakopmund, Namibia?

Tokyo

kyomi wrote: »

Swakopmund, Namibia?

Well done.

Very surreal place to be - it's like being in small town Germany, in the desert. Was used as the location fro the remake of 'The Prisoner' a few years back.

kyomi

Yay! I'm not sure whether I'm allowed to post images as my number of posts is quite low, but I'll attempt it (might have to wait till lunch time), and if it doesn't work, someone else can have a go.

cdeb

Think you need 50 posts to post an image or a link. But you should be able to PM someone else the link and let them post for you.

Tokyo

kyomi wrote: »

Yay! I'm not sure whether I'm allowed to post images as my number of posts is quite low, but I'll attempt it (might have to wait till lunch time), and if it doesn't work, someone else can have a go.

Drop me a PM - I'll post the link on your behalf.

Fred Swanson

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kyomi

Thanks for your help, all. I've PM'd mike_ie with my picture.

Tokyo

On behalf of kyomi....

cabla

Somewhere in Japan - Kyoto?

kyomi

Yes, it's Japan, but not Kyoto. It's on the same island, though.

Tokyo

Osaka?

cabla

Hiroshima

kyomi

Afraid not - and direction-wise, each guess is getting colder...

Red Kev

East side of the island judging by the flow of the river ?

Bridge looks newish, anywhere near the 2011 Tsunami ?

kyomi

It's a bit further south than the tsunami region, but also inland.

A hint: if you turned to face the river in the other direction, you would see a World Heritage site right in front of you.

Halfbaker

Nikko:

http://goo.gl/maps/LdHBd

kyomi

That's it!

Halfbaker

Here's another:

Tokyo

It looks like the Merry Cemetery in Romania

/heads off to google maps

Arsemageddon

Săpânța, Romania

Arsemageddon

mike_ie wrote: »

It looks like the Merry Cemetery in Romania

/heads off to google maps

Think you win that one by a nose Mike

Halfbaker

mike_ie wrote: »

It looks like the Merry Cemetery in Romania

/heads off to google maps

It is. That may have been a bit too easy...

Tokyo

Halfbaker wrote: »

It is. That may have been a bit too easy...

Just lucky - I spent quite a bit of time in Romania when I was younger, not far from there.

Another blast from Mike's past....



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Nomis21

Greece?

Tokyo

Afraid not.

jack01986

Malta?

Tokyo

Not Malta, no.

IITYWYBMAD

Riga?

Arsemageddon

Bulgaria?

Tokyo

No to both. Getting closer though.

Fred Swanson

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Tokyo

Sorry Fred, no.

irish_goat

Think it's Tallinn.

Tokyo

Afraid not, but I can understand why. Those streets got a serious overhaul while I was living there - before the cobblestones and such, it was quite run down for many years.

irish_goat

mike_ie wrote: »

Afraid not, but I can understand why. Those streets got a serious overhaul while I was living there - before the cobblestones and such, it was quite run down for many years.

Could have swore I'd been on that street but a look on Google Maps shows that it's a bit too wide for Talinn and the streetlights are different.

cabla

mike_ie wrote: »

Afraid not, but I can understand why. Those streets got a serious overhaul while I was living there - before the cobblestones and such, it was quite run down for many years.

Where haven't you lived?