bluesea777 Posted October 13, 2020 #1326 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, bennybear said: Lions gate? Vancouver built in 1937 Wrong bridge and country, but correct year! Look hard at the picture ... 😉☺️😁 P.S. Lion's Gate opened in 1938, not 1937. Edited October 13, 2020 by bluesea777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted October 13, 2020 #1327 Share Posted October 13, 2020 3 hours ago, bennybear said: Hint, General MacArthurs headquarters Tokyo, Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted October 13, 2020 Author #1328 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, bluesea777 said: Tokyo, Japan. Sorry, No. Edited October 13, 2020 by bennybear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted October 13, 2020 Author #1329 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, bluesea777 said: Wrong bridge and country, but correct year! Look hard at the picture ... 😉☺️😁 P.S. Lion's Gate opened in 1938, not 1937. That’s why I said built😄 Construction began on March 31, 1937 by clearing ten acres of Stanley Park to create the right-of-way. Upon completion in November 1938, the Lions Gate Bridge was recognized as the longest suspension bridge in the British Empire and one of the biggest construction projects undertaken in Canada during the 1930s. Golden gate Edited October 13, 2020 by bennybear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted October 13, 2020 #1330 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, bennybear said: That’s why I said built😄 Construction began on March 31, 1937 by clearing ten acres of Stanley Park to create the right-of-way. Upon completion in November 1938, the Lions Gate Bridge was recognized as the longest suspension bridge in the British Empire and one of the biggest construction projects undertaken in Canada during the 1930s. Golden gate Winner! San Francisco! Different time, daytime: We visited Buena Vista pub for breakfast ... it's where the Irish Coffee originated ... 20190430_183747000_iOS.MOV Edited October 13, 2020 by bluesea777 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted October 14, 2020 #1331 Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 hours ago, bluesea777 said: Tokyo, Japan. 2 hours ago, bennybear said: Sorry, No. Okay ... Yokohama, Japan! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted October 14, 2020 #1332 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) It's an embarkation port. Extra point if you can tell where the photo was taken from ... Edited October 14, 2020 by bluesea777 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted October 14, 2020 #1333 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Where were we sailing when I took this picture ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMaid Posted October 14, 2020 #1334 Share Posted October 14, 2020 It's an embarkation port. Extra point if you can tell where the photo was taken from ... Seattle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottishMaid Posted October 14, 2020 #1335 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Where were we sailing when I took this picture ... Suez Canal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted October 14, 2020 Author #1336 Share Posted October 14, 2020 1 hour ago, bluesea777 said: Okay ... Yokohama, Japan! Winner! It has one of the largest chinatowns outside China. We were also fortunate to stay at the Grand, if you can afford the suite it still supposedly has MacArthur’s desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted October 14, 2020 Author #1337 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, bluesea777 said: It's an embarkation port. Extra point if you can tell where the photo was taken from ... Seattle space needle? Is that Mount Rainier in the background? Edited October 14, 2020 by bennybear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pete Cruiser Posted October 14, 2020 #1338 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) Where is the Zuiderdam? This port was shown earlier, but from a much different angle. Edited October 14, 2020 by St Pete Cruiser remove one pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted October 14, 2020 #1339 Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 hours ago, St Pete Cruiser said: Where is the Zuiderdam? This port was shown earlier, but from a much different angle. Stavanger, Norway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted October 14, 2020 #1340 Share Posted October 14, 2020 18 hours ago, tjcox9 said: Manaus Opera House Correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare VMax1700 Posted October 14, 2020 #1341 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, bluesea777 said: We visited Buena Vista pub for breakfast ... it's where the Irish Coffee originated ... No, No, No, No (did I say No?) Irish Coffee originated in, surprise, surprise, Ireland☘️. Created in 1943 by Joe Sheridan who was chef at Foynes port, which is where the Flying Boats departed to America. https://weaverscoffee.com/blogs/blog/the-original-irish-coffee-recipe-and-its-history#:~:text=The Irish Coffee was created,Foynes Port near Limerick%2C Ireland.&text=The Irish Coffee became a,by travel writer%2C Stanton Delaplane. And, true Irish Coffee should have 'pouring' cream on top, not cream that has been whipped so much that it has peaks! Buena Vista would have been the first American purveyor of Irish Coffee. Edited October 14, 2020 by VMax1700 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Pete Cruiser Posted October 14, 2020 #1342 Share Posted October 14, 2020 4 hours ago, Copper10-8 said: Stavanger, Norway Winner and still champion! You have to love a port where a ship the size of Zuiderdam can dock so close to a city like Stavanger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Copper10-8 Posted October 14, 2020 #1343 Share Posted October 14, 2020 6 hours ago, VMax1700 said: No, No, No, No (did I say No?) Irish Coffee originated in, surprise, surprise, Ireland☘️. Created in 1943 by Joe Sheridan who was chef at Foynes port, which is where the Flying Boats departed to America. https://weaverscoffee.com/blogs/blog/the-original-irish-coffee-recipe-and-its-history#:~:text=The Irish Coffee was created,Foynes Port near Limerick%2C Ireland.&text=The Irish Coffee became a,by travel writer%2C Stanton Delaplane. And, true Irish Coffee should have 'pouring' cream on top, not cream that has been whipped so much that it has peaks! Buena Vista would have been the first American purveyor of Irish Coffee. Reminds me of the Bueno Vista Social Club! Great music from Cuba! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted October 14, 2020 Author #1344 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Where am I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted October 14, 2020 #1345 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Where is the Maasdam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted October 14, 2020 #1346 Share Posted October 14, 2020 19 hours ago, ScottishMaid said: Seattle? Winner - one point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted October 14, 2020 #1347 Share Posted October 14, 2020 19 hours ago, ScottishMaid said: Suez Canal Winner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted October 14, 2020 #1348 Share Posted October 14, 2020 19 hours ago, bennybear said: Seattle space needle? Is that Mount Rainier in the background? Winner - point 2. Yes, it's Mount Rainier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted October 15, 2020 #1349 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Where is Prinsendam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybear Posted October 15, 2020 Author #1350 Share Posted October 15, 2020 19 hours ago, ski ww said: Where is the Maasdam? Cartagena? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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