Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[duncan.brown]

It is Potsdam in Brandenberg, Germany. When I was last there, I stayed at Appartments im Haus Babette. which is Brandenburger Straße 71 at the other end to the church. Very nice apartments with a view of the Potsdam's Brandenburg gate.

We had drinks one night at the Cafe Babette and I wanted a Berliner Weisse. The menu only had it mit woodruff or mit raspberry. I had to plead with the waitress for about five minutes before she would bring me the beer without any syrup...

@CKuhns you're up.

 

[CKuhns]

This one should be pretty easy. (let's see if we can break a new speed record.)

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Pike Market, Seattle - even I know that, from halfway round the world!

 

[CKuhns]

Yep, Pretty easy one but a great place to spend a weekday when your supposed to be working. Your up @Northern_Brewer

 

[Northern_Brewer]

Well if we're doing touristy :

 

[schmurf]

Isn't that somewhere in London??

 

[CKuhns]

I believe your correct, but will wait for confirmation from @Northern_Brewer
It has a brother from another mother in the USA Minneapolis, MN

 

[Northern_Brewer]

A joint effort, but I'm going to give it to @CKuhns for being specific. It is indeed the Anchor on the south bank of the Thames in London, which may have been the "little ale-house on the Bankside" from which Samuel Pepys watched the Great Fire of London in 1666. It subsequently became the tap of the Barclay Perkins brewery which occupied that entire block between Southwark Bridge and Borough Market.

Nice pub, but sadly it's now owned by Greene King, so it's no longer one you go to for the beer (and there's several great options around Borough Market, as long as you don't mind tourist prices).

@CKuhns is up.

 

[CKuhns]

I will defer to @schmurf - I was after him and by definition he met the criteria of the rules by identifying the skyline. (London in this case)
1. The first person to correctly guess what skyline is posted will post a photo of a skyline that they choose, once the person confirms the guess is correct.
(Besides i don't have another pic available.)
@schmurf You are up!!

 

[schmurf]

Thanks @CKuhns and I hope @Northern_Brewer doesn't mind!

Anyway, a "ancient" photo for a change, and not sure how many of you have seen this it before...once you seen it you won't forget it

 

[bruce_the_loon]

That was an interesting search. 5000 line telephone tower in Stockholm, Sweden.

And I though my data center was a mess.

 

[schmurf]

Yes @bruce_the_loon you're up!

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Keeping to the historical context. Should be easy.

 

[pvpeacock]

Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Golden Gate Bridge San Francisco

Correct, you're next pvpeacock.

 

[pvpeacock]

Sticking with the same theme:

 

[CKuhns]

OK - Boats look like near the turn of last century. First thought was Greece, maybe Athens or the 1900 Exposition Universal Paris (Worlds Fair)
Then noted the flags. USA

St Louis, MO? (1904 Summer Olympics)

 

[pvpeacock]

Good guess and sleuthing. But not St. Louis or the Olympics. You are very warm however.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Keying off of @CKuhns' guess, @pvpeacock's additional hints, and my own Google sleuthing, I think it's the Chicago World's Fair.

 

[pvpeacock]

Bingo. Chicago World's Fair. There is a great true story about that World's Fair and a Serial Killer called The Devil and the White City if anyone is interested. 3 Dawg, you're up.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Bingo. Chicago World's Fair. There is a great true story about that World's Fair and a Serial Killer called The Devil and the White City if anyone is interested. 3 Dawg, you're up.

I've been told that's a fantastic book; I'll have to add it to my to-read pile!

Breaking out of the historical trend (because I couldn't think of a good one):

 

[pvpeacock]

Koln, Germany? Home of Kolsch?

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Nope, not Germany.

 

[InspectorJon]

The for ground is wrong but my first thought was St. Laurence Cathredral in New Orleans. Looks European with the slate roofs.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Also not New Orleans. MUCH cooler than Germany.

 

[CKuhns]

Looks like St Patrick's Cathedral in New York (Attended an Easter service there about 5 years ago) but the foreground buildings look more like somewhere in Northern Europe.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Northern Europe is getting warmer!

 

[Kharnynb]

Armagh in northern Ireland....
Took me ages, cause it looked more like northern england, then I remembered Ireland has more catholics...

 

[3 Dawg Night]

@Kharnynb is correct! My ancestors were from Armagh, before they decided to give the New World a try.

You're up!

 

[Kharnynb]

my dad was born here(though not in any of these fancier houses