Mitina Posted February 7, 2021 #2376 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Name what is in the photo. First guess the river. After that name the town/city/place. The person one who first guesses correctly gets to post the next photo! This might be an easy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted February 7, 2021 #2377 Share Posted February 7, 2021 I would say Lindt Chocolate Factory, Cologne, Rhine River. However it's a wild guess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted February 7, 2021 #2378 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Daisi said: I would say Lindt Chocolate Factory, Cologne, Rhine River. However it's a wild guess. I think you’re right - looks like the chocolate museum. I remember seeing the same camel there. Edited February 7, 2021 by dogs4fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitina Posted February 7, 2021 #2379 Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Daisi said: I would say Lindt Chocolate Factory, Cologne, Rhine River. Correct. Great place to visit and a worthwhile DIY excursion. 25 minutes ago, dogs4fun said: I think you’re right - looks like the chocolate museum. I remember seeing the same camel there. We were there in 2016. Hopefully your visit was around the same time. Otherwise that camel is getting pretty stale :-) It's your turn Daisi Edited February 7, 2021 by Mitina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted February 8, 2021 #2380 Share Posted February 8, 2021 1 hour ago, Mitina said: We were there in 2016. Hopefully your visit was around the same time. Otherwise that camel is getting pretty stale 🙂 Actually, they had them displayed in a glass case - one camel/rider in white chocolate & one in brown. I don't believe that the display items were for sale and I suspect that they were rather stale (they may still be there for all I know). There were other items in the glass case as well but I specifically remember the camel as I found it an odd choice for the area. Have you visited Fassbender & Rausch in Berlin? They have displays of Berlin's famous landmarks in chocolate - unbelievable works of art! I couldn't believe the size of their Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (and such attention to detail). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted February 8, 2021 #2381 Share Posted February 8, 2021 That was the one "disappointment" of our cruise. I had heard so much about the Lindt factory, we made sure to go. I was expecting to find something new and different, as I had grown up on Lindt chocolate. My Oma used to send over castles, ships and other large items for Christmas every year as she worked for one of the "big wigs" in Kilchberg. There wasn't anything there that we couldn't buy here, and when you added in the exchange rate, it was actually more expensive! I never knew that Americans didn't get Lindt, they got Ghirardelli...which is made by Lindt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted February 8, 2021 #2382 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Going to do a bit of a "Schmoo" now... I know the town & river, curious if anyone knows about the story as I can't remember. Name the River, Town and (hopefully) place. First to guess, gets to post the next pic. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second seating Posted February 8, 2021 #2383 Share Posted February 8, 2021 "Have you visited Fassbender & Rausch in Berlin" Rausch Chocolate from a Dec. 2017 trip! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted February 8, 2021 #2384 Share Posted February 8, 2021 16 minutes ago, Second seating said: Rausch Chocolate from a Dec. 2017 trip! Nice photo. Both the ruins of the old church with the new church off to the side - amazing, huh? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Second seating Posted February 8, 2021 #2385 Share Posted February 8, 2021 It was very impressive and then chocolates were excellent! Second seating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted February 8, 2021 #2386 Share Posted February 8, 2021 34 minutes ago, dogs4fun said: Nice photo. Both the ruins of the old church with the new church off to the side - amazing, huh? We've been to that site (real, non-chocolate site, that is)! That replica is impressive. I don't know where the next picture is from. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted February 8, 2021 #2387 Share Posted February 8, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Daisi said: I never knew that Americans didn't get Lindt, they got Ghirardelli...which is made by Lindt! I love Ghirardelli chocolates & I enjoy visiting the Original Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop near Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco - it is quite a historic landmark. Lindt (founded in 1845) acquired Ghirardelli (founded in 1852 - 3rd oldest chocolate company in the US) as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1998 but AFAIK, Ghirardelli still maintains control of its manufacturing process in the USA. Lindt & Sprüngli does have a factory in New Hampshire (not associated with Ghirardelli). Fun factoid: Lindt & Sprüngli also owns Russel Stover Candies & operates 4 factories in the USA. Probably too much info but I am a chocaholic! Edited February 8, 2021 by dogs4fun 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted February 8, 2021 #2388 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Hmmm maybe a hint? This City is on the river, and has several attractions that are specific to it. I'd name some, but.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted February 8, 2021 Author #2389 Share Posted February 8, 2021 I have no idea, I am afraid. The only things I can say are that it looks like a female crocodile reminiscent of Niki de Saint Phalle, standing on a nondescript flat roof. And: either there is a roof garden or the cleaner needs to come round before the roof grows a forest. notamermaid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted February 8, 2021 #2390 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Ok... it's from Koblenz. I can't remember if I just saw it and took the pic, or if there was a story behind it...was hoping someone else would have seen it. Calling a wild card - @Shmoo here, if you want maybe you will have better luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmoo here Posted February 8, 2021 #2391 Share Posted February 8, 2021 15 minutes ago, Daisi said: Ok... it's from Koblenz. I can't remember if I just saw it and took the pic, or if there was a story behind it...was hoping someone else would have seen it. Calling a wild card - @Shmoo here, if you want maybe you will have better luck. Please don't wait for me. Unfortunately, except for a few photos on our China trip, all my other photos are on a different computer. It'll take me a little time to get them on this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted February 8, 2021 #2392 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Ok, here is a relatively easy one with (hopefully) several identifiable elements. Name what is in the photo. First guess the river. After that name the place in the picture. The person who first guesses correctly gets to post the next photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted February 8, 2021 #2393 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Is it the Austrian National library in the Hofburg Palace, Vienna on the Danube. CA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jpalbny Posted February 8, 2021 #2394 Share Posted February 8, 2021 CA that was my first thought but the floor tiles don't match up with my pix from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted February 8, 2021 #2395 Share Posted February 8, 2021 That's it @Canal archive - you're up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted February 8, 2021 #2396 Share Posted February 8, 2021 On the floor theme, river, city and building please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renmar Posted February 8, 2021 #2397 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Court of Nations-Palace de La Bourse Porto Douro River Actually have been there on our last trip to Europe in 2017 or 2018, can't really remember. Theo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canal archive Posted February 8, 2021 #2398 Share Posted February 8, 2021 Well done Renmar your turn. Here is the floor with people to give the perspective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted February 9, 2021 #2399 Share Posted February 9, 2021 10 hours ago, Daisi said: I never knew that Americans didn't get Lindt, they got Ghirardelli...which is made by Lindt! We had a Lindt store near me at an outlet mall. I think it is now closed. One part of the store was the common flavors and the other side was European flavors that I had not seen at any typical store in the US. I have a friend who lived in San Francisco area and would always send me See's Candy as it is "Calforinian". I had to laugh as See's is owned by a Nebraska company (Berkshire Hathaway) and we have our own store here within a large Furniture store. During the Berkshire Hathaway Convention -they sell a ton of See's Candy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted February 9, 2021 #2400 Share Posted February 9, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, dogs4fun said: I love Ghirardelli chocolates & I enjoy visiting the Original Ghirardelli Ice Cream & Chocolate Shop near Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco - it is quite a historic landmark. Lindt (founded in 1845) acquired Ghirardelli (founded in 1852 - 3rd oldest chocolate company in the US) as a wholly owned subsidiary in 1998 but AFAIK, Ghirardelli still maintains control of its manufacturing process in the USA. Lindt & Sprüngli does have a factory in New Hampshire (not associated with Ghirardelli). Fun factoid: Lindt & Sprüngli also owns Russel Stover Candies & operates 4 factories in the USA. Probably too much info but I am a chocaholic! We used to have a Russel Stover factory in Lincoln NE from 1942-1980. I think the building is still around. I remember as a young kid walking by the building. They were huge here. I think at one time, they had 1200 employees here. I remember seeing the candy boxes in stores and thinking they were a local company. I remember the first time I went to Ghirardelli in SFO, I wanted to buy some candy. My friends wouldn't let me spend the $$$ - they immediately took me a few blocks away to CostPlus World Market so I could buy some of it there cheaper. Edited February 9, 2021 by Coral 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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