Rare jpalbny Posted January 15, 2021 #1926 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Elbe cycle route (Elberadweg, Labská stezka)? And I went back to my Google timeline. We did cross the border right here, in our train. Here is our route that day. The only other landmark I see here is the Gelobtbach River joining the Elbe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhaltER1960 Posted January 15, 2021 #1927 Share Posted January 15, 2021 47 minutes ago, jpalbny said: I found it, it is where the Elbe crosses from Czechia to Germany. I cannot find a name for the area, though. Klopotský Waterfall is nearby. I wonder if we crossed the border here, on this rail line, in 2017, when we took the train from Prague to Berlin? Bingo, @jpalbny, that is the spot. I am not aware of a specific name of the place myself. There are some houses nearby, which are called "Gelobtbachmühle", but it needs a detailed map to show, Google doesnt. So Czech-German border on the left bank of the Elbe between Decin and Bad Schandau would have done, too, the next villages are Dolni Zleb in Czechia and Reinhardsdorf-Schöna in Germany (which welcomes the visitors on that board I had to cut off..... Gelobtbach (in czech Klopotský) is a small burn, which discharges into the Elbe here. The Elbe forms a narrow canyon 100/150 mtrs deep, not much space for the railway and a trunk road on the opposite bank. There is a single track road parallel to the railway, which is open only for local residents and therefor used as the Elbe Cycling Path ("Elberadweg"), which follows the Elbe all the way from the spring to the North Sea. You almost certainly passed this point on a train between Prague and Berlin (just see, you noticed yourself). Also all Elbe cruise ships pass there on their way between Dresden and Prague (even as a bus). Your turn, jpalbny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 15, 2021 Author #1928 Share Posted January 15, 2021 That is a very attractive notion, doing this route by train. Reminds me of the Rhine gorge where there is almost as little space - hence the fact that there are railway tunnels along the way between Bingen and Koblenz. It is just that we have a railway line on both banks of the river! This is the Gelobtbach waterfall: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelobtbach Nice area. I have never been to Saxony, more the North Eastern parts of Germany. Must really travel to the East of my country. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted January 15, 2021 #1929 Share Posted January 15, 2021 When we went from Prague to Berlin, we really wanted to stop in Dresden and Sächsische Schweiz. But we did not have time... Hopefully another trip! Now that Berlin has a nice new airport, it will be easier to fly there. OK, nächste Bild. Name the river, city, and place. First to guess correctly can post the next photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnhaltER1960 Posted January 15, 2021 #1930 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Baroque at its best. It is not Santiago de Compostela, but somehow I feel I have to look for it on the Iberian peninsula. Maybe a pilgrimage church. How many indulgences you earn, if you rob all those stairs on your knees ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted January 15, 2021 #1931 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I recognise that place.... 🙂 I won't say more because I don't have anything handy to post, but I love the blue tile.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 15, 2021 Author #1932 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, AnhaltER1960 said: Baroque at its best. It is not Santiago de Compostela, but somehow I feel I have to look for it on the Iberian peninsula. Maybe a pilgrimage church. How many indulgences you earn, if you rob all those stairs on your knees ? Now that you say it, I think it was something to do with representing heaven, i.e. going up the steps, I recall reading a while ago. I think it is in Portugal. But I do not remember more. notamermaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare gnome12 Posted January 15, 2021 #1933 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Portugal fits with the blue tiles (azulejos). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mizzou70 Posted January 16, 2021 #1934 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Douro River Cruise--Lamego Santuario de Nossa Senhora dos Remedios Wild cared--I don't have photos stored on the computer. I have enjoyed following this thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted January 16, 2021 #1935 Share Posted January 16, 2021 33 minutes ago, Mizzou70 said: Douro River Cruise--Lamego Santuario de Nossa Senhora dos Remedios Wild cared--I don't have photos stored on the computer. I have enjoyed following this thread. Thanks for the ID – this is on our [planned] itinerary with Scenic for 2023. Look forward to seeing it in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted January 16, 2021 #1936 Share Posted January 16, 2021 2 hours ago, Mizzou70 said: Douro River Cruise--Lamego Santuario de Nossa Senhora dos Remedios Wild cared--I don't have photos stored on the computer. I have enjoyed following this thread. That's it. The staircase that is pictured climbs up the hill of St. Stephen to that church. The book said that there were 654 steps. I didn't count to make sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljandgb Posted January 16, 2021 #1937 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Name the significance of the item in the picture, along with the river and location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 16, 2021 Author #1938 Share Posted January 16, 2021 A nice old bi-plane designed for landing on a body of water. I have never heard of the company. It is all grey with an insignia. Not an early aviation trials plane I think as it has a company logo. Built around WWI in the US? Stored in a hangar with boats so I reckon this is a place for maritime/river history somewhere in the US. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare knoxclone Posted January 16, 2021 #1939 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Is it aviation museum in SIntra, on the Duoro river? Have no idea of what the significance of the aircraft is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 16, 2021 Author #1940 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Oh, it is a British company! Sintra? Hmm, no, still no further idea than WWI. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted January 16, 2021 #1941 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Fairey (from my recent research) made the first airplane that was capable of taking off from an aircraft carrier, in 1917. This looks similar to that model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted January 16, 2021 #1942 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Is this one of the float Bi-planes that were used (or a replica of) to do the first flight over the southern Atlantic. 2 Portuguese flew from Lisbon to Rio to celebrate 100 years of Brazil's independence. If so, Douoro River, Maritime Museum, Lisbon Portugal. Thanks for a love of planes, trains and automobiles. 🙂 Please call a wild card if I am right, I am heading out to start clearing up the snow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljandgb Posted January 16, 2021 #1943 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Daisi got it! That is supposedly the actual plane that made that first flight. The Portuguese history of exploration really fascinated me. With their country looking out into the Atlantic, they really seemed to just head out into the world so much earlier than the rest of Europe. It was the Portuguese who were responsible for fine-tuning the system and equipment that was used on seagoing ships to determine latitude and longitude and the Portuguese again who adjusted it to take into account altitude so they could navigate in the air. According to our guide, that system is essentially still in use in aircraft today, assuming as a backup to GPS, etc. As a former US Navy officer, I have a particular interest in these sorts of things. Interesting aside - the Portuguese got out into the world so much earlier than most. They made it to England in the 1300's and by 1373 had established a "perpetual friendship" treaty with them. It is the longest standing treaty in Europe. Portugal also made it further up the coast to Norway where they developed a taste for salt cod. Portugal is now the main market for Norway's cod. Can you tell Portugal just continued to surprise me? LOL Wild card... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ritabob Posted January 16, 2021 #1944 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Name the river, city, and place. First to guess correctly can post the next photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 16, 2021 Author #1945 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Is this slate, sculptured and having received a name and meaning by the landscape architect? notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted January 16, 2021 #1946 Share Posted January 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, notamermaid said: Is this slate, sculptured and having received a name and meaning by the landscape architect? notamermaid I was wondering if it's a memorial, with this being the slate formerly used on the roof of a since-demolished building. But no clue where it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ritabob Posted January 16, 2021 #1947 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I think it is slate, but have no idea about the landscape architect's ideas. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted January 16, 2021 Author #1948 Share Posted January 16, 2021 I would say it really looks like the slate that is lying around where I live in abundance. Seriously, slate is on the hills in the Rhine and Moselle valleys and feeds the minerals into the Riesling. I live in the Rhenish late mountains. But the plant beds in the background, I don't know, could be anywhere in Western Europe. although I would say it does not look like the sort of thing that fits into Keukenhof or similar places. Okay, I go for somewhere on the Rhine. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ritabob Posted January 16, 2021 #1949 Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, notamermaid said: Yes, that is the Rhine just over there to the left...or is it to the right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted January 17, 2021 #1950 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, notamermaid said: I would say it really looks like the slate that is lying around where I live in abundance. I think you've been to this area many times. I know you've mentioned this location before. I have been to the nearby city but did not make it to this particular location. A very pretty piece of art, RB. Glad you posted this. Another place to go back and visit! Edited January 17, 2021 by jpalbny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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