Name That Skyline - Picture Game

[pvpeacock]

I've been to the seal rookery near that pier, but mixed up the name. New picture to follow shortly.

 

[pvpeacock]

This one may be hard and require clues because

it sadly looks like so many places today

 

[Konadog]

Downtown everywhere? I know, close but no.

 

[duckredbeard]

San Francisco

 

[duckredbeard]

San Francisco

 

[pvpeacock]

Bingo. The Beautiful City by the Bay.

 

[duckredbeard]

 

[duckredbeard]

Takes me to my youth because we would drive through here on our way to grandparents house for Christmas.

Had to include the Christmas decorated building. They've been doing that since the 70s.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Birmingham, Alabama

 

[duckredbeard]

Yes indeed Birmingham Alabama The Magic City

Boringham Alabummer The Tragic City

 

[D.B.Moody]

In the theme of taking me back, I took this picture in 1967:

 

[D.B.Moody]

Second picture:

 

[Pkrd]

Random guess to narrow down hemispheres.
Tonga.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Not Tonga. Not the Southern Hemisphere. Not the Eastern Hemisphere. But it is an island.
Here's a 3rd picture:

 

[bruce_the_loon]

Mackinac Island, Michigan. Recognized the horse carriage from the Dirty Jobs episode where Mike was cleaning up behind them.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Mackinac Island it is. (But Mike was only 5 years old when I took that picture.) You're up @bruce_the_loon.

 

[Konadog]

No car island.

 

[bruce_the_loon]

I was -8 years old when you took that picture. Here's my challenge.

 

[D.B.Moody]

That's the new dam in Ethiopia. I had to look up the name: Grand Ethiopian Renassance Dam. It's in Guba, Ethiopia.

 

[bruce_the_loon]

That's the new dam in Ethiopia. I had to look up the name: Grand Ethiopian Renassance Dam. It's in Guba, Ethiopia.

Correct DB, you're up.

 

[DuncB]

Damm those millenials for such a tricky one ! It's Hidase or holidays.

 

[D.B.Moody]

This was 1989, so I won't guarantee the skyline's hasn't changed:

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Boston

 

[D.B.Moody]

Yes, Boston. When we walked up up to tour the Constitution, we we honored to be delayed by a re-enlistment ceremony that was to take place on board. We got watch.

You're up @3 Dawg Night.

 

[3 Dawg Night]

 

[MaxStout]

Annapolis?

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Annapolis?

Not Annapolis.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Charleston, SC

 

[3 Dawg Night]

*DING-DING-DING*

Charleston it is! You're up, @D.B.Moody!

 

[D.B.Moody]

This is from 2012:

 

[3 Dawg Night]

Is is London?

 

[D.B.Moody]

No, but it is in Northern Europe.

 

[Pkrd]

Is is London?

Highly unlikely. The sun is shining.

 

[DuncB]

Prague, Berlin, Vilnius, Frankfurt, Berlin, Paris, Luxembourg City and Oslo all get about the same number of sunshine hours per year as London.

 

[Northern_Brewer]

And rather less rainfall than even the "dry" bits of New Zealand like Christchurch (or Sydney, San Francisco or most of the East Coast of the US).

People don't realise quite how little rain SE England gets, there are parts that count as semi-desert, drier than eg Tel Aviv. But yeah, there's a lot of grey days.

 

[D.B.Moody]

Okay, you people made me look it up. This place has both more rain and more sun than London.
Here's something else to think about:

 

[schmurf]

The city photo reminds me of Helsinki

 

[D.B.Moody]

Well that's because it is. We spent a beautiful, sunny day therein 2012, You're up @schmurf.
BTW and off topic: schmurf, you asked once on "I brewed a favorite recipe today" if I boiled all the malt. Well visit the thread again, because I've moved to 30 minute boils and a late addition method for the last three batches.

Edit: the second picture is Rock Church which has a name I don't pretend to remember or try to spell. It's in Helsinki.

 

[schmurf]

Thanks @D.B.Moody I'll check it out.

I'm sticking with the 2012 theme here.

 

[pvpeacock]

Amsterdam