# Guess the City **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 10, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330 "2010-09-10T20:25:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/81 "2010-09-16T09:59:12Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > [Another picture of City 1](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3033/2773711425_c321731dbb.jpg) I just want to say that, based on that pic, Quebec looks a helluva lot like Edinburgh. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/82 "2010-09-16T11:08:47Z")
> [@hammos1](#): > > **Panurge** , you were right the first time, it is Jodhpur. The ‘thing’ in the picture that I thought would help was the distinctive blue shade of some walls and objects. It’s normally much more apparent in photos of Jodhpur, which is known as ‘The Blue City’. Strange - because I think I can see [this building](http://images.google.com/images?hl=da&q=salim%20singh%20ki%20haveli&gbv=2&aq=f&oq=&biw=1039&bih=1000) in the photo not too far north-east of the center of the image. And the Salim Singh ki Haveli is located in Jaisalmer, not Jodhpur. But yes, it was the blue colour on some of the houses that spurred my original guess. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/83 "2010-09-16T16:37:55Z")
[A new one.](http://i51.tinypic.com/330a802.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/84 "2010-09-16T16:51:08Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > [A new one.](http://i51.tinypic.com/330a802.jpg) Got it: Plovdiv It was a theatre of some sort, and the background of the city looked very Central/Eastern European. On a hunch, I googled “theatre ruins bulgaria.” And there it was. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/85 "2010-09-16T17:40:42Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > > [@Kyla](#): > > > > [A new one.](http://i51.tinypic.com/330a802.jpg) > > Got it: > > Plovdiv > > It was a theatre of some sort, and the background of the city looked very Central/Eastern European. On a hunch, I googled “theatre ruins bulgaria.” And there it was. DAMN that was fast! I should have gone with my first instinct and posted a street scene. But I wanted to make it at least _possible_ for someone who hadn’t been there to figure it out. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/86 "2010-09-16T19:29:50Z")
I’ve got one: [http://tinyurl.com/2wq6d2d](http://tinyurl.com/2wq6d2d) Took the picture myself, so good luck! ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/87 "2010-09-16T19:35:21Z")
> [@Panurge](#): > > I’ve got one: [http://tinyurl.com/2wq6d2d](http://tinyurl.com/2wq6d2d) > > Took the picture myself, so good luck! I don’t recognize the angle or the tall structure in the background, but it looks a bit like Bukhara. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/88 "2010-09-17T07:08:00Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > > [@Panurge](#): > > > > I’ve got one: [http://tinyurl.com/2wq6d2d](http://tinyurl.com/2wq6d2d) > > > > Took the picture myself, so good luck! > > I don’t recognize the angle or the tall structure in the background, but it looks a bit like Bukhara. That took you all of 6 minutes, **pulykamell**. Impressive. It was taken from outside the old city walls facing south towards the citadel (IIRC). I didn’t even get to post my 2nd shot that should have made everything a bit easier. Bah. I’ll do it anyway: [http://tinyurl.com/38crl5z](http://tinyurl.com/38crl5z) ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/89 "2010-09-17T09:58:59Z")
Here’s a pic I took this summer. [Guess the city.](http://i56.tinypic.com/nzhsg0.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/90 "2010-09-17T11:40:04Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Here’s a pic I took this summer. > > [Guess the city.](http://i56.tinypic.com/nzhsg0.jpg) The architectural style looks very Mediterranean to me, and I’m getting a strong Italian vibe in particular - the paving stones, the columns, the Romanesque campanile… can’t seem to find that exact belfry on Google images though. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/91 "2010-09-17T11:45:38Z")
Think I got it ! Is it Split, Croatia ? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/92 "2010-09-17T12:53:39Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > Think I got it ! > > Is it Split, Croatia ? Yep, too easy! I was hoping the Italian look would be more of a red herring. Split is a really cool city, BTW. The entire old town is built _inside_ the ruins of a Roman palace. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/93 "2010-09-17T16:02:48Z")
Okay, if any of you can get [this one](http://i54.tinypic.com/34s5ffa.jpg) without google, I will be very impressed. The town is small and not particularly noteworthy, but there is a…you know, _minor_ identifying landmark. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/94 "2010-09-17T17:06:49Z")
**Kyla** , I think the “landmark” is the Mayon volcano in the Philippines which makes the town probably, from looking at a map… Legazpi City ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/95 "2010-09-17T19:11:03Z")
A bit easier, I think, as this is a well-known city. [Pic Link](http://i53.tinypic.com/35ba4r6.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/96 "2010-09-17T19:18:18Z")
> [@Panurge](#): > > > [@pulykamell](#): > > > > I don’t recognize the angle or the tall structure in the background, but it looks a bit like Bukhara. > > That took you all of 6 minutes, **pulykamell**. Impressive. It was taken from outside the old city walls facing south towards the citadel (IIRC). I didn’t even get to post my 2nd shot that should have made everything a bit easier. Bah. I’ll do it anyway: [http://tinyurl.com/38crl5z](http://tinyurl.com/38crl5z) I’ve been there myself, so those walls of the Ark (and the very light color of the houses) were a giveaway. I wasn’t completely sure from that angle, though. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/97 "2010-09-17T19:19:25Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > **Kyla** , I think the “landmark” is the > > Mayon volcano in the Philippines > > which makes the town probably, from looking at a map… > > Legazpi City Correct! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/98 "2010-09-18T00:10:21Z")
> [@K364](#): > > A bit easier, I think, as this is a well-known city. > > [Pic Link](http://i53.tinypic.com/35ba4r6.jpg) Boy, that cloud looks awfully familiar… ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/99 "2010-09-18T03:31:35Z")
> [@K364](#): > > A bit easier, I think, as this is a well-known city. > > [Pic Link](http://i53.tinypic.com/35ba4r6.jpg) Dude, that’s a fountain in a park. It looks like a billion places in the world. Is it…London? ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330/100 "2010-09-18T14:50:31Z")
No, not London. [Here](http://i52.tinypic.com/2d8mmi9.jpg) and [Here](http://i51.tinypic.com/wstsba.jpg) are two more photos. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-city/553330.md?page=4)