No and no.
I will give you a small hint... it's a LARGE lake. And it's not in the western hemisphere. 
North Sumatra, Indonesia
That is correct; you're up!
The book I mentioned it was from was about the sailor Donald Crowhurst, which came up on this thread a few months back.
Edinburgh.
Edinburgh.
Never been, but I Googled the words on the building to the left and voila.
Here you go.