The while-we-wait-for-river-cruises photo quiz

[jpalbny]

That was amazingly close. I was writing my reply when I got a "ping" from my browser that knoxclone had replied.

 

OK, here goes. Name the river and the town that you can see in the photo. The first one to guess gets to post the next photo.

 

This looks like a great place to enjoy a glass or two. Where are we?

 

[dogs4fun]

Lovely view - great photo. I think you are across the river from the Bishop's Palace (which I can see aglow on the hill) - that is all I am going to say. 🤭

[knoxclone]

Good job JP - I was having a fit trying to remember the name... all I could remember is that it was very similar to my dishware -  - Pfaltzgraff!! 🙂

Edited December 30, 2020 by knoxclone

[knoxclone]

Porto? Douro river? 

[jpalbny]

39 minutes ago, knoxclone said:

Porto? Douro river? 

 

You got this one. This was our view for pre-dinner drinks one night when we were staying here. You're up.

[knoxclone]

OK, here goes. Name the river and the town that you can see in the photo. The first one to guess gets to post the next photo.

This maybe too easy, But the majority of my photos have either a sign in them  ( so I can remember where the heck I was!) or my DH 🙂

 

[notamermaid]

It looks like the lion is guarding the entrance gate to a town, he is most likely holding the cross of Lorraine depicted on the shield. But the double barred cross is also used elsewhere, so I am not sure. The steeped gables of the buildings and the red tiles in abundance point to Flanders. A bit puzzling...

 

notamermaid

 

[dogs4fun]

2 hours ago, notamermaid said:

The steeped gables of the buildings and the red tiles in abundance point to Flanders

Yep - it is western Flanders 🙂. Part of a memorial.

 

Edited December 30, 2020 by dogs4fun

[notamermaid]

Oh, that one! I had never seen it on a photo, I know the name from commemorations. No idea which river that is. It would be on tulip cruise most likely seen, wouldn't it?

 

Hope our comments help others to identify.

 

notamermaid

 

[capriccio]

Is it the back side of the Menin Gate in Ypres?  It's not on a river but maybe an excursion from Antwerp?

[dogs4fun]

2 minutes ago, capriccio said:

Is it the back side of the Menin Gate in Ypres?  It's not on a river but maybe an excursion from Antwerp?

I know that Avalon offers this excursion (from Brussels) on its Grand Tulip itinerary - there may be others as well.

[knoxclone]

32 minutes ago, capriccio said:

Is it the back side of the Menin Gate in Ypres?  It's not on a river but maybe an excursion from Antwerp?

Yep - Menin gate.  WW1 excursion on Viking during Tulip Time cruise.

You're up!

[capriccio]

3 minutes ago, knoxclone said:

Yep - Menin gate.  WW1 excursion on Viking during Tulip Time cruise.

You're up!

 

I think I've mentioned that we lived in Belgium in the mid 90s for 3 1/2 years.  Flanders made an impact on me like no other location in the country.  We arrived in Brussels in early January 1994 and experience over 90 consecutive days of measurable rain.  When we visited Ypres and the still visible trenches it was almost unimaginable what those soldiers endured.  Every time it rained in Belgium I thought of that.

 

In the 5th grade our son's class trip was 3 days to Flanders.  One of the 5th grade teachers, who was in her 70s at that time, was the child of a British soldier who fought in Flanders and survived WWI.  She did an amazing job of preparing the students.  They all learned In Flanders Field by John McCrae:

 

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row,

    That mark our place; and in the sky

    The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

 

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

    Loved and were loved, and now we lie,

        In Flanders fields.

 

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

    The torch; be yours to hold it high.

    If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

        In Flanders fields.

 

The Menin Gate is the memorial to over 50,000 British and Commonwealth soldiers whose were reported missing and whose bodies were never found.  The teacher actually pointed out names of some of her father's friends.  They then attended The Last Post when everything in town stopped and a group of buglers plays The Last Post.

 

Our son is in his mid 30s now and doesn't remember much about elementary school (except for sports!) but he vividly remembers that class trip.

 

Give me a few minutes to find a photo.

[capriccio]

Name the river and the town that you can see in the photo. The first one to guess gets to post the next photo.

 

 

[dogs4fun]

Would these be rejects from the Cow Parade?

[capriccio]

52 minutes ago, dogs4fun said:

Would these be rejects from the Cow Parade?

No but I can see why you would suggest that!

[capriccio]

48 minutes ago, capriccio said:

No but I can see why you would suggest that!

 

And you are on the right track.

[capriccio]

3 hours ago, capriccio said:

No but I can see why you would suggest that!

 

2 hours ago, capriccio said:

 

And you are on the right track.

 

Here's a second picture that might help:

 

[jpalbny]

Is this the place where they make and store the Mardi Gras floats for the parade in New Orleans? It's called Mardi Gras World. On the Mississippi, of course.

[capriccio]

4 minutes ago, jpalbny said:

Is this the place where they make and store the Mardi Gras floats for the parade in New Orleans? It's called Mardi Gras World. On the Mississippi, of course.

You’re right!  It was a very interesting tour of the largest floats workshop in New Orleans for the 54  Mardi Gras parades.  You can watch the artists at work year round and decorations are frequently recycled and repurposed.  Unfortunately the 2021 parades in New Orleans have been canceled due to the pandemic.

Your turn.

 

 

[vada_9]

35 minutes ago, jpalbny said:

Is this the place where they make and store the Mardi Gras floats for the parade in New Orleans? It's called Mardi Gras World. On the Mississippi, of course.

Wow, this place was just on the "latest" series of "The Amazing Race" that was screened here in Aus. I wondered when it may have been filmed - surely not this year!!

[sharkster77]

That Amazing Race series just finished up here in the US as well.  The season was filmed last year.  They were in the midst of shooting a new season last spring when COVID forced the show to shut down.

[notamermaid]

Mardi Gras - Interesting. The cows and the stuff behind reminded me of building Carnival floats but a little different in style than we use in the Rhineland. It does not look as if any gatherings will happen during our season in January and February, most have already been cancelled anyway.

 

notamermaid

 

[jpalbny]

Sorry for the delay - went to sleep early. On-call this week and need to sleep when I can.

 

We spend a fun weekend in New Orleans for Chris's birthday a few years back. Foggy mornings by the river with beignets and coffee.

 

First guess the river. Then name the place and the town that you can see in the photo. The first one to guess gets to post the next photo.

 

Time for work. This should be easy if you've been there. It's not directly on the river but is an excursion on some lines (I hope that I'm remembering that correctly). Not that we have ever done this river cruise!

 

[notamermaid]

Lots of old stones and a nice tree in a square with a bright blue sky. South of France?

 

notamermaid