NewCruiser2016 Posted December 7, 2020 #1301 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Time for another Wildcard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted December 7, 2020 Author #1302 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, NewCruiser2016 said: Time for another Wildcard! Thank you. A pity, though, I was looking forward to a photo contribution from a trip from you. But, it is an opportunity for someone recently joined in the thread to show us where they have travelled on a river cruise or land trip to a river. @Ritabob if your technical difficulties are resolved, here is your chance. 🙂 notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCruiser2016 Posted December 7, 2020 #1303 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Notamermaid, you convinced me. 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted December 7, 2020 #1304 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Beautiful picture. No idea where it is, I'm guessing Danube, possibly Vienna. Looks like a dining area, but I think I would have a hard time eating there as I would be looking at the ceiling all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCruiser2016 Posted December 7, 2020 #1305 Share Posted December 7, 2020 8 minutes ago, Daisi said: Danube, possibly Vienna. Looks like a dining area, but I think I would have a hard time eating there as I would be looking at the ceiling all the time! All entirely correct Daisi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted December 7, 2020 #1306 Share Posted December 7, 2020 We'll need someone else to guess where you are. Love that room, so will have to add it to my list for whenever we get to do our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted December 7, 2020 Author #1307 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, NewCruiser2016 said: Notamermaid, you convinced me. Good. Wasn't my intention but it worked to produce a most opulent contribution. 1 hour ago, Daisi said: Looks like a dining area, but I think I would have a hard time eating there as I would be looking at the ceiling all the time! Yes, I would normally call such a place "fine dining" but in this case it would be more "distracted dining" for me as well. Daisi, spot on with Vienna then. I was swaying between Vienna and Budapest. No idea what the place is. Not a rotunda, but an octagon, with medallions and garlands depicting who? There is an LED screen, I think, in the center arch of this photo, I doubt it shows football matches... Perhaps this is part of a larger complex with info for visitors on said screen. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkster77 Posted December 7, 2020 #1308 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Isn't there a famous old coffee shop in Vienna, that was popular with famous writers back in the day? Reminds me of that place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted December 7, 2020 #1309 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I can't see any coffee shops online that look that fancy. I'm thinking it's more to do with one of the dinners prior to the concerts held in Vienna. Unfortunately, we haven't made it there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted December 7, 2020 Author #1310 Share Posted December 7, 2020 1 hour ago, sharkster77 said: Isn't there a famous old coffee shop in Vienna, that was popular with famous writers back in the day? Reminds me of that place. Yeah, that could be. There are at least three where the writers almost lived rather than just having the occasional cup of coffee. It is not the Café Central. Daisi, I still think it it part of a larger complex, but I also like the café idea. But it is not the Opera House "ante-room for coffee or dinner" (my words). I think we must be close to the answer. notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCruiser2016 Posted December 7, 2020 #1311 Share Posted December 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, notamermaid said: I still think it it part of a larger complex. But it is not the Opera House "ante-room for coffee or dinner" (my words). I think we must be close to the answer Yes, this is getting close. Not a small coffee house; part of a large complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCruiser2016 Posted December 7, 2020 #1312 Share Posted December 7, 2020 To be clearer, it is part of a larger complex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted December 7, 2020 #1313 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) The cafe in the Kunsthistorisches Museum? Edited December 7, 2020 by dogs4fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewCruiser2016 Posted December 7, 2020 #1314 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Dogs4fun, you are correct. The photo is the Cafe in the Kunsthistoriches Museum. Your turn now. The photo was taken in December -- the Cafe had been set up for a special holiday dinner. Here is another picture, looking down at the Cafe from a higher floor of the Museum. Of course, the Museum and its architecture are spectacular any time of year, but it was particularly special during the holiday season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted December 7, 2020 #1315 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Good job @dogs4fun. Can you go online to find a pic to post? You are so good at getting the answers,, it would be nice for you to have us guessing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted December 7, 2020 Author #1316 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Oh, my goodness. What an amazing place, even more in winter it seems. Did not think to look at museums! Got to see this if I ever get to Vienna again. Should take a night sleeper and go as soon as possible... Currently, just about manage to get to the hills 10km away - but that is for another thread. Museums, that reminds me of my Christmas trip to England in 2015, the National Gallery decked out with Christmas trees. Loved it. Perhaps I will show some photos round at the water cooler. 16 minutes ago, Daisi said: Good job @dogs4fun. Can you go online to find a pic to post? You are so good at getting the answers,, it would be nice for you to have us guessing. Yes, would like to guess where dogs4fun has been. Not sure if there are no copyright issues that CC might point out if we download photos for the quiz? Should not but you never know... notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted December 7, 2020 #1317 Share Posted December 7, 2020 I have another old laptop with no photos - I will log-on and load a photo from one of my flash drives. Give me a moment.🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted December 7, 2020 #1318 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Okay, this one should not be too difficult ... picture was taken during a land visit but this can be seen on a popular river cruise. I left some clues in the photo. 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...
ljandgb Posted December 7, 2020 #1319 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Beautiful museum on that last picture. I'll have to get there myself. This picture? I'm sure that blue roof is iconic, but I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare notamermaid Posted December 7, 2020 Author #1320 Share Posted December 7, 2020 It looks a bit like a theme park mix of buildings. Flat landscape, so I reckon the Netherlands? Not Keukenhof probably, too far from huge buildings, if I am right. Wonder if these are the outskirts of Amsterdam in the background? notamermaid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogs4fun Posted December 7, 2020 #1321 Share Posted December 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, notamermaid said: It looks a bit like a theme park mix of buildings. Flat landscape, so I reckon the Netherlands? Correct. It is, indeed, a mix of buildings that make up this citadel. Not the Netherlands though. @Daisi your photos are lovely. If you are interested in visiting a Viennese Café with an incredibly opulent interior & storied past, I highly recommend Café Central. It was the Viennese intellectual’s meeting place back in the day. Famous patrons included Freud, Adler, Herzl & Trotsky. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisi Posted December 7, 2020 #1322 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Thanks @dogs4fun, I do have some flagged on the maps, but our time in Vienna may be short as we are doing two tours that day. I am keeping a lot for if and when we return though. I'm thinking by the looks on the "windows" on the blue roof, and the building in front of the windmill you are somewhere in Asia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted December 7, 2020 #1323 Share Posted December 7, 2020 16 minutes ago, notamermaid said: It looks a bit like a theme park mix of buildings. Flat landscape, so I reckon the Netherlands? Not Keukenhof probably, too far from huge buildings, if I am right. Wonder if these are the outskirts of Amsterdam in the background? notamermaid Madurodam miniatures park outside of the Hague? It's been 25 years since we were there so I'm not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted December 7, 2020 #1324 Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just now, capriccio said: Madurodam miniatures park outside of the Hague? It's been 25 years since we were there so I'm not sure. If true it would be an excursion from Amsterdam (Rhine River). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccio Posted December 7, 2020 #1325 Share Posted December 7, 2020 10 minutes ago, capriccio said: Madurodam miniatures park outside of the Hague? It's been 25 years since we were there so I'm not sure. 9 minutes ago, capriccio said: If true it would be an excursion from Amsterdam (Rhine River). Sorry dogs4fun - I was writing as you posted that it wasn't the Netherlands. Anyone looking for future excursions in the Netherlands, I highly recommend Madurodam: https://touristeyes.com/madurodam-miniature-park-in-the-hague/#Photo_Tour_of_Madurodam_Park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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