vada_9 Posted November 21, 2020 #1051 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) Sorry, about that - I jumped the gun. It is in Rothchilds Park, and called The Ring de Statuen. Edited November 21, 2020 by vada_9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted November 21, 2020 #1052 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) You got it! The Rothschild family were the rich bankers who originally owned the property. The ring of statues was sculpted by Georg Kolbe. Edited November 21, 2020 by jpalbny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted November 21, 2020 #1053 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Now your picture. So much gold! And Buddhist symbolism I think. Mekong River to start? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted November 21, 2020 #1054 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) Irrawaddy River, Yangon, Myanmar...I can not remember the name of the main temple. Edited November 21, 2020 by deec add Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted November 21, 2020 #1055 Share Posted November 21, 2020 cheated but I think it is in Shwedagon Pagoda complex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted November 21, 2020 #1056 Share Posted November 21, 2020 42 minutes ago, jpalbny said: Almost there!! Either the name of the sculptor, or the statues, or the park and we can move on to the next picture. Rothschild Park, Frankfurt, Main river 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vada_9 Posted November 21, 2020 #1057 Share Posted November 21, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, jpalbny said: Now your picture. So much gold! And Buddhist symbolism I think. Mekong River to start? Sorry, not the Mekong, but very Buddhist. 1 hour ago, deec said: Irrawaddy River, Yangon, Myanmar...I can not remember the name of the main temple. . 59 minutes ago, deec said: cheated but I think it is in Shwedagon Pagoda complex It is a part of the Shwedagon temple complex . The statue is of my Myanmar Zodiac sign. There are 8 zodiac signs, depending on the day of your birth. Wed have 2 - Mornings are elephant with raised trunk, afternoons with lowered trunk. Further more, you pour water over the white marble statue. Over to you Edited November 21, 2020 by vada_9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted November 21, 2020 #1058 Share Posted November 21, 2020 I am going to post a few other Irrawaddy photos and then will look for a new location! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted November 21, 2020 #1059 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Wow @deec - that was a speedy solve. I just checked-in to see if the previous photo by jp had been named & vada’s photo is already solved! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted November 21, 2020 #1060 Share Posted November 21, 2020 The Irrawaddy River was one of our very favorite trips....It was really a step back in time and a total immersion into another culture. We had a wonderful guide who opened and gave us a glimpse into sacred world of Buddhism. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted November 21, 2020 #1061 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Name what is in the photo. First guess the river. After that name the town/city/place/river. The person who first guesses correctly gets to post the next photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted November 21, 2020 Author #1062 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Makes me think of the Upper Rhine valley or an excursion to a town nearby. Yes, I say on the Rhine (though not necessarily the river one can see in the photo). There appears to be a jetty with a café perhaps. Is this a gauge tower at the river front? notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted November 21, 2020 #1063 Share Posted November 21, 2020 This was taken from the boat. I don't know if it was a gauge tower. Rhine or Main I am never sure where one starts of finishes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farang Posted November 22, 2020 #1064 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Been a long time (2015), but wild guess here, is it Nierstein on the Rhine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhaltER1960 Posted November 22, 2020 #1065 Share Posted November 22, 2020 It does not look like the Rhine to me. In the middle Rhine valley usually the slopes are steeper, even rocky in parts, and higher than what we see here. And the Rhine valley does have a railway line and/or a trunk road running parallel, in most parts at least. Here we have a more gentle slope. And a large settlement, houses three/four stories. But no railway and just a bit of a road (lanterns). From the slope in the background and the vineyards I would go for the Main river. And a large city in a hilly environment, I can only think of Würzburg. If I am correct, we look at the wine area of "Würzburger Stein", one of the oldest and most renown wineyards in Germany. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted November 22, 2020 #1066 Share Posted November 22, 2020 YOU are correct!!! Great deducing...the vineyards....! Great wine aboard that evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deec Posted November 22, 2020 #1067 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Anhalter1960....Your turn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted November 22, 2020 Author #1068 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Great deducing, @AnhaltER1960. The Main would have been my second choice. As you quite rightly pointed out, the hills in the Middle Rhine valley are steeper and more rugged. Nierstein is actually officially in the Upper Rhine plain geographically, just upstream from the Middle Rhine but is part of the Bingen-Mainz area still. Judging from the structure of the buildings and the red roofs I had thought it might be in Baden-Würrtemberg upstream from Karlsruhe. That "Würzburger Stein" is a fascinating vineyard and so important that it has got its own Wikipedia website in English (!): https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Würzburger_Stein @deec What I thought might be a gauge tower is an 18th building belonging to the architectural complex of the old crane nearby. And that jetty is an old barge turned fish restaurant. Würzburg is getting more fascinating the more I read about it. Must go back as soon as possible. Now, where will AnhaltER1960's photo take us? notamermaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhaltER1960 Posted November 22, 2020 #1069 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Ok, guess its my turn now. On a sunday, time for a church. To make it not too easy, just the reflection of it. Name what is in the photo. First guess the river. After that name the town/city/place/river. The person who first guesses correctly gets to post the next photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhaltER1960 Posted November 22, 2020 #1070 Share Posted November 22, 2020 oops, one pic would have done ... you can leave your stereoscopes in the shelves. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted November 22, 2020 #1071 Share Posted November 22, 2020 2 hours ago, notamermaid said: What I thought might be a gauge tower is an 18th building belonging to the architectural complex of the old crane nearby. The Alter Kranen restaurant in Wurzburg serves delicious food. We ate there a few years ago. 1 hour ago, AnhaltER1960 said: Ok, guess its my turn now. On a sunday, time for a church. To make it not too easy, just the reflection of it. A very pretty reflection! Is this in Hamburg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted November 22, 2020 #1072 Share Posted November 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, jpalbny said: Is this in Hamburg? It’s difficult to discern from just a reflection but I am reminded of Ulm Minster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhaltER1960 Posted November 22, 2020 #1073 Share Posted November 22, 2020 52 minutes ago, jpalbny said: A very pretty reflection! Is this in Hamburg? I am sorry, Hamburg is pretty cold. Ulm is somewhat warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted November 22, 2020 Author #1074 Share Posted November 22, 2020 It looks like red sandstone, possibly enhanced by the light at the time of day you took the photo. Somewhat makes me think of Heidelberg, but I think it is not there. Perhaps this is not far away, though. The Neckar river? notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhaltER1960 Posted November 22, 2020 #1075 Share Posted November 22, 2020 42 minutes ago, notamermaid said: It looks like red sandstone, possibly enhanced by the light at the time of day you took the photo. Somewhat makes me think of Heidelberg, but I think it is not there. Perhaps this is not far away, though. You are absolutely right, the picture was taken shortly before sunset, which makes the reddish sandstone looking a bit more red than daylight sun. You are also right, it is not Heidelberg. Not far away ... depends from where :-). It is not the Neckar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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