Where was I? Vol 3

[AstonZagato]

Cahors

[llewop]

AstonZagato said:

Cahors

Indeed - Pont Valentre, 14th century bridge over the Lot

[AstonZagato]

I've never been there but I happened to see that picture a week ago when googling where a colleague went on holiday.

[Bonefish Blues]

Mexico - Yucatan somewhere?

[llewop]

That looks to me like the Gouffre de Padirac, if it's not - very similar hole in the ground!

[AstonZagato]

Given that you've been to Cahors, I thought you'd be the one to get it.

It is indeed the Gouffre de Padirac.

[llewop]

AstonZagato said:

Given that you've been to Cahors, I thought you'd be the one to get it.

It is indeed the Gouffre de Padirac.

probably on the same trip! been to Cahors many times but only once to Padirac, but a lovely place, gondolier along an underground river/lake is something unusual and memorable.

Back in a sec with another one; time to move on from France after 3 in a row.... but where....

[llewop]

like so many places that pictures are posted of: easy if you've been there!

I'm not after the exact name (I've just had to go back to a map/google to confirm that!) but roughly where will do

[AstonZagato]

The reason I googled Cahors was that I bumped into the chap who sits next to me at work at Brive airport (a runway and a portacabin, basically) a couple of weeks ago.

We knew we were both going to France but had no idea where the other was staying. He was only there because he was meeting someone off the same flight. He was in Cahors and I was near Sarlat. We both did the Gouffre and a couple of other things.

[Neilstrom]

llewop said:

you have everything except where it actually is!

This is the bridge in Cahors.

Edit: Damn, way too late!

[AstonZagato]

llewop said:

roughly where will do

Asia? (Is that rough enough?)

[llewop]

AstonZagato said:

Asia? (Is that rough enough?)

yes (no!)

[SlackBladder]

Cambodia?

[Neilstrom]

It's one of the temples on the Yangtze in China but I have no idea what it's called!

[llewop]

Neilstrom said:

It's one of the temples on the Yangtze in China but I have no idea what it's called!

Yep - Shibaozhai. Built up the side of a rock. When we visited, it was a short walk from the river, now with the water level behind the dam being higher they have built a wall round it, so now an island.

[Neilstrom]

llewop said:

Yep - Shibaozhai. Built up the side of a rock. When we visited, it was a short walk from the river, now with the water level behind the dam being higher they have built a wall round it, so now an island.

Did you take a trip along the river? I was looking at going to China, thats how I recognised the temple, looks interesting.

Try this:



Bonus point for the ship.

[havoc]

AstonZagato said:

Given that you've been to Cahors, I thought you'd be the one to get it.

It is indeed the Gouffre de Padirac.

Went there as a kid...probably 30 years ago now!

Latest pic - Denmark or Norway I think...will go with Denmark...not sure where though.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Don't now where the location is but I think that's the Queen Mary 2, I saw it twice in two different locations in Norway last week.

[RammyMP]

Neilstrom said:

Did you take a trip along the river? I was looking at going to China, thats how I recognised the temple, looks interesting.

Try this:



Bonus point for the ship.

Stavanger

[llewop]

Neilstrom said:

Did you take a trip along the river? I was looking at going to China, thats how I recognised the temple, looks interesting.

Try this:


Bonus point for the ship.

Yes - tour of the usual suspects (Bejing, Xuan, Shanghai, Hong Kong) plus 3 days from Chongqing to the dam on the river & Guilin

We did it some years ago when the water level had risen, but not fully, so for instance top lock at the dam wasn't needed.

Tip for the Great Wall if you go; try to go to a less touristy section, much better views and not so crowded.