Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[Andres Falconer]

So, in Canada or is that a red herring?

I trawled the internet for anything in Canada looking like the famous Palazzo Vecchio or the infamous Bromo Seltzer tower and... nothing!

 

[D.B.Moody]

Not Canada, @dirkomatic, and the red thing the picture is our Chevy Cavalier. (I don't get the "red herring" thing.)
And, @Andres Falconer, the tower design was based on Torre de Margia, Siena, Italy.

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Pilgrim Tower in the town whose name took a hell of a lot of thinking, Provincetown, Massachusetts

 

[D.B.Moody]

It is Provincetown, MA. It was a beautiful day doing Cape Cod during a fall color trip. Two of my ancestors, Stephen Hopkins and his daughter Constance, were on the Mayflower. You're up @bruce_the_loon.

 

[dirkomatic]

Not Canada, @dirkomatic, and the red thing the picture is our Chevy Cavalier. (I don't get the "red herring" thing.)

For some reason, there is a Canadian flag on the flag pole in the photo. "Red herring" is a misleading clue (see definition below)

red her·ring
/ˈˌred ˈheriNG/

noun

1. a dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke.

2. something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
"the book is fast-paced, exciting, and full of red herrings"

 

[bruce_the_loon]

For some reason, there is a Canadian flag on the flag pole in the photo. "Red herring" is a misleading clue (see definition below)

red her·ring
/ˈˌred ˈheriNG/

noun

1. a dried smoked herring, which is turned red by the smoke.

2. something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading or distracting.
"the book is fast-paced, exciting, and full of red herrings"

Which is why we all searched Canada dry.

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Here you go, has an interesting connection to D.B.Moody's photo. Bonus points if you can get it.

 

[D.B.Moody]

For some reason, there is a Canadian flag on the flag pole in the photo.

Okay, that's the problem. I know what a red herring is. I just didn't know there is a Canadian flag in the picture. I was making a joke about the car being the red thing. In my defense, I'm pretty color blind and don't notice red things hidden amongst green things.

 

[D.B.Moody]

BTW, @Andres Falconer, Boston also has a tower like this, but, if you're trolling Canada, it wouldn't show up either.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Here you go, has an interesting connection to D.B.Moody's photo. Bonus points if you can get it.

Bristol Harbour, Bristol, UK
M Shed Museum houses the tugboat Mayflower

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Bristol Harbour, Bristol, UK
M Shed Museum houses the tugboat Mayflower

Yep, perfect answer. 100 points. You're up again D.B.Moody

 

[D.B.Moody]

Alright, this is a terrible photo, but i only took one of this place in this city. From 1992:

 

[dirkomatic]

Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL

 

[D.B.Moody]

Home run! @dirkomatic, you're up.

 

[dirkomatic]

Another capture from Google Maps

 

[D.B.Moody]

Yamura Railway Bridge, Agra, india

 

[dirkomatic]

Not India.

 

[dirkomatic]

It is a train bridge, though.

 

[Miraculix]

Russia/China Amur River bridge?

 

[dirkomatic]

Not Russia/China.... But you are correct that this is a border.

 

[Miraculix]

International Railway Bridge - Buffalo, N.Y. - Fort Erie, Ontario

 

[dirkomatic]

Just happened to guess it was a border....

Good job, @Miraculix. You're up!

 

[Miraculix]

OK here we go.... talking bridges again!

 

[D.B.Moody]

Kohlbrandbrucke Bridge, Hamburg, Germany

 

[Miraculix]

Kohlbrandbrucke Bridge, Hamburg, Germany

That was quick. Have you been there? This bridge is crazy to drive on..... It is steap, it is snakey, it is fun.

@D.B.Moody you are up!

 

[D.B.Moody]

No, I have not been to Hamburg. Here's another place I've never been:

 

[Miraculix]

No, I have not been to Hamburg. Here's another place I've never been:
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I am am engineer from the environmental and water sector.... And when I see this bridge I just ask myself... Why?! Just why?!?

Laguna garzon bridge Uruguay

 

[bruce_the_loon]

I am am engineer from the environmental and water sector.... And when I see this bridge I just ask myself... Why?! Just why?!?

Laguna garzon bridge Uruguay

For once that science quote applies to engineers.

“Your engineers were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”

 

[D.B.Moody]

I am am engineer from the environmental and water sector.... And when I see this bridge I just ask myself... Why?! Just why?!?

Laguna garzon bridge Uruguay

Apparently the idea was to slow down the traffic. You're up @Miraculix.

 

[Miraculix]

Ok... might be a tough one, but I know you guys need it!