Found it! Sapporo Teine (Olympia Ski Center)
― secret ride, Saturday, 19 March 2022 23:20 (four years ago)
well done, secret ride
SAPPORO TEINEhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/bGZrogGroTBzkhwy8
also, ahem:
my guess is it's either Japan or somewhere in Europe― ignore the blue line (or something), Tuesday, 15 March 2022 09:53 (five days ago) bookmarkflaglinkNothing about this says Japan to me, sorry― StanM, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 15:10 (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― ignore the blue line (or something), Tuesday, 15 March 2022 09:53 (five days ago) bookmarkflaglink
Nothing about this says Japan to me, sorry
― StanM, Wednesday, 16 March 2022 15:10 (four days ago) bookmarkflaglink
― ignore the blue line (or something), Sunday, 20 March 2022 08:12 (four years ago)
I sit corrected. well done!
― StanM, Sunday, 20 March 2022 08:19 (four years ago)
Good work secret ride! How did you get to Sapporo?
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Sunday, 20 March 2022 20:47 (four years ago)
First tried Vancouver (but as caek mentioned, vegetation was wrong) and Denver (too arid). Then a few South Korean cities, which seemed better on vegetation, but there were too many high rises. After that I tried Sendai, Kyoto, and finally Sapporo.
― secret ride, Sunday, 20 March 2022 22:06 (four years ago)
https://i.ibb.co/7KmmkxS/24.jpg
Monday again
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Monday, 21 March 2022 15:22 (four years ago)
Medellin? There's a lot of cocain on the roofs
― StanM, Monday, 21 March 2022 15:44 (four years ago)
other than that, feels Eastern European
― StanM, Monday, 21 March 2022 15:47 (four years ago)
something big, near mountains that are that high - power station in the city - several churches that feel +/- orthodox maybe? mmmmm - I'm trying to make Zagreb work but it feels too small
― StanM, Monday, 21 March 2022 16:06 (four years ago)
Don't think it's Tbilisi or Yerevan, mountains feel too low for Budapest... (could be wrong about everything, of course) - I really have no idea - I thought there were more big cities near mountain ranges over there
― StanM, Tuesday, 22 March 2022 16:15 (four years ago)
Stuck thinking China...
― tomorrow, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 13:28 (four years ago)
Košice ? Meh, too small
― StanM, Wednesday, 23 March 2022 17:16 (four years ago)
feels more greek influenced, like macedonia
― micah, Sunday, 27 March 2022 08:30 (four years ago)
I think the buildings aren't colourful enough to be southern europe?
― StanM, Sunday, 27 March 2022 08:50 (four years ago)
could it be sofia?
― budo jeru, Monday, 28 March 2022 03:47 (four years ago)
the more I look at it.. it very well could be
― StanM, Monday, 28 March 2022 04:39 (four years ago)
can't seem to find the power station towers though
― StanM, Monday, 28 March 2022 13:39 (four years ago)
(chimneys)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofia_Power_Plant
― budo jeru, Monday, 28 March 2022 13:52 (four years ago)
oooooh
― StanM, Monday, 28 March 2022 14:33 (four years ago)
was looking at Sofia a couple of days ago but couldn't identify whatever that stadium/arena/mall is
― ignore the blue line (or something), Monday, 28 March 2022 14:33 (four years ago)
likewise. spent a while with Sofia aerials and wound up ditching it
― tomorrow, Monday, 28 March 2022 14:38 (four years ago)
yean, I can't seem to find the right angle - power station & mountains could be it though
― StanM, Monday, 28 March 2022 14:52 (four years ago)
I can't make the distance between the leftmost cooling tower and the others fit with what I see on Google Earth with 3D buildings turned on.
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 08:33 (four years ago)
The game is "guess the city", not "provide a gmaps link to the exact photo published by the setter". Next, please!
― joni mitchell jarre (anagram), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 08:41 (four years ago)
the game has been exactly the latter for a while now
― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 08:45 (four years ago)
Agreed that the point shouldn't be to replicate the exact thing. My post was an argument that it might very well not be Sofia!
― anatol_merklich, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 08:54 (four years ago)
https://i.ibb.co/bsQWbQq/wiku.jpg
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 09:46 (four years ago)
what the
― StanM, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 10:20 (four years ago)
Boom, I was only looking at Iaşi this morning, amongst several other Romanian and eastern European cities, and luckily remembered seeing the Palace of Culture
Biserica Sfântul Nicolae Domneschttps://maps.app.goo.gl/HwkiyU67K9AanFsy9
― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 10:36 (four years ago)
still can't find that damn arena/stadium/mall tho
― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 10:38 (four years ago)
found it: MCM centre
― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 10:40 (four years ago)
and here's the aerial
https://maps.app.goo.gl/TVGbKfWvWEdv3dso8
― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 10:49 (four years ago)
hats off to you - I had completely misguessed how big the city should be
― StanM, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 11:44 (four years ago)
oh yeah so did I initially. I certainly checked Bucureşti before Iaşi
― ignore the blue line (or something), Wednesday, 30 March 2022 13:06 (four years ago)
well i guess i was sort of close!
― budo jeru, Wednesday, 30 March 2022 16:33 (four years ago)
https://i.ibb.co/MN9FPHv/Screenshot-2022-04-08-at-10-19-49.png
Friday
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Friday, 8 April 2022 09:27 (four years ago)
Somewhere pretty well off in the south of England, would be my guess.
― Zelda Zonk, Friday, 8 April 2022 09:42 (four years ago)
British isles fo sho
― StanM, Friday, 8 April 2022 11:12 (four years ago)
Identifying those hills is key I think. Bit of a Welsh Borders feel, Shropshire maybe?
― ignore the blue line (or something), Friday, 8 April 2022 16:24 (four years ago)
I wondered about the north downs. Potentially Guildford or Dorking?
― Vanishing Point (Chinaski), Friday, 8 April 2022 16:28 (four years ago)
Looks like there's a large stadium just left of centre in the distance at the edge of the town/city. Any help to ilx's city guessing avid sports fans?
― brain (krakow), Friday, 8 April 2022 16:31 (four years ago)
Bingo, Shrewsbury
https://maps.app.goo.gl/KCLL4fJjnxxY6CW69
― ignore the blue line (or something), Friday, 8 April 2022 16:46 (four years ago)
Nice one!
― StanM, Friday, 8 April 2022 17:02 (four years ago)
Ooh, well done
― kinder, Friday, 8 April 2022 17:19 (four years ago)
Bravo.
― brain (krakow), Friday, 8 April 2022 17:53 (four years ago)
Tiny bit disappointed that this wasn't a part of Shrewsbury called Bingo but still, well found
― StanM, Friday, 8 April 2022 19:17 (four years ago)
Was just going to get a second pic, didn't realize it had been guessed so quickly. Good work, I thought that one might go on feel
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Tuesday, 12 April 2022 05:47 (four years ago)
You could do it and not tell us :-)
― StanM, Tuesday, 12 April 2022 13:26 (four years ago)
https://i.ibb.co/swkd4P2/ccc.jpg
Monday
― Christmas in Davenport (cherry blossom), Monday, 18 April 2022 10:41 (four years ago)