Where is it? - Ex SA Edition.

[Q.]

[redandblack]

Venice!!!!!

Only joking

I'll have to think about this one.

[Q.]

Stop thinking. It is Venice!

Isn't the water so inviting

[redandblack]

At least you got away from the main streets there, Quichey.

The first time I went to Venice, I stayed at the Youth Hostel, on the island opposite St Mark's. Good spot.

I'll put one up tonight, anyone else feel free to go before that.

[Dirk Tazelaar]

A very good time was had here

[devilsadvocate]

Got me stumped TZ. Can't recall going there.
Will have a stab at Southwark, London.

[Dirk Tazelaar]

Nope.

Clue: was mentioned in a Paul Kelly song.

[JAS]

Nope.

Clue: was mentioned in a Paul Kelly song.

errrrrm who???

So if DA's is wrong with Southwark does that mean we can ignore any link with the Elephant & Castle???

South of the river's unlikely despite the dress sense it looks too clean and that traffic cone would have been long gone

Regards
JAS

[devilsadvocate]

How daft am I.

Dublin.

[devilsadvocate]

So if DA's is wrong with Southwark does that mean we can ignore any link with the Elephant & Castle???

Regards
JAS

I reckon. I initially thought Dublin, given those cobbled streets, but thought the Elephant & Castle is a very English name, so wouldn't be likely in Ireland.

Oh and Paul Kelly is a legendary Aussie songwriter.

Make sure FC gets a few of his tunes out when you're out on your road trips.

[JAS]

So if DA's is wrong with Southwark does that mean we can ignore any link with the Elephant & Castle???

Regards
JAS

I reckon. I initially thought Dublin, given those cobbled streets, but thought the Elephant & Castle is a very English name, so wouldn't be likely in Ireland.

Oh and Paul Kelly is a legendary Aussie songwriter.

Make sure FC gets a few of his tunes out when you're out on your road trips.

Ahhh thanks ok fair enough...hopefully FC will stock the car with a few classic Aussie cd's as well as her 80's collection for the road trip sing-a-long

No idea on the photo...I assumed London because of the E & C connection but don't know the place well enough to guess a location.

Regards
JAS

[Dirk Tazelaar]

Well done DA. Temple Bar, Dublin.

From the song Every F*cking City:

Foolishly I followed you to Dublin
Like a ghost I walked the streets of Temple Bar
And all the bright young things were throwing up their Guinness in the gutters
And once I thought I saw you from afar

[devilsadvocate]

Well done DA. Temple Bar, Dublin.

From the song Every F*cking City:

Foolishly I followed you to Dublin
Like a ghost I walked the streets of Temple Bar
And all the bright young things were throwing up their Guinness in the gutters
And once I thought I saw you from afar

Love that song!

Anyhoo, will try to get something up* later.

[devilsadvocate]

OK, this will be super easy if someone's been there. I need a city and bonus points for a brief snipet of the story behind this little guy:

[JAS]

A bit too well known in this hemisphere so I'll let others have some fun guessing where it is.

Thanks to good old Stephen Fry and his show QI the bit of trivia I do know is that it's a hell of a lot older than people think...early 17th Century...and it's been stolen 7 times.

Regards
JAS

[devilsadvocate]

A bit too well known in this hemisphere so I'll let others have some fun guessing where it is.

Thanks to good old Stephen Fry and his show QI the bit of trivia I do know is that it's a hell of a lot older than people think...early 17th Century...and it's been stolen 7 times.

Regards
JAS

So that explains the security camera on the left!!!

[redandblack]

The city is Brussells, but I've forgotten the story, although it wouldn't be too difficult to work it out

Isn't the statue called 'Mannequin Pis", or something similar.

[devilsadvocate]

Correct rnb.

Here's wiki's take on it:

There are several legends behind this statue, but the most famous is the one about Duke Godfrey III of Leuven. In 1142, the troops of this two-year-old lord were battling against the troops of the Berthouts, the lords of Grimbergen, in Ransbeke (now Neder-over-Heembeek). The troops put the infant lord in a basket and hung the basket in a tree to encourage them. From there, the boy urinated on the troops of the Berthouts, who eventually lost the battle.

Another legend states that in the 14th century, Brussels was under siege by a foreign power. The city had held its ground for some time, so the attackers conceived of a plan to place explosive charges at the city walls. A little boy named Julianske happened to be spying on them as they were preparing. He urinated on the burning fuse and thus saved the city. There was at the time (middle of the 15th century, perhaps as early as 1388) a similar statue made of stone. The statue was stolen several times. In 1619 it was replaced by the current bronze statue, created by Franco-Flemish Baroque sculptor Jerome Duquesnoy, father of the more famous François of the same last name.

Another story (told often to tourists) tells of a wealthy merchant who, during a visit to the city with his family, had his beloved young son go missing. The merchant hastily formed a search party that scoured all corners of the city until the boy was found happily urinating in a small garden. The merchant, as a gift of gratitude to the locals who helped out during the search, had the fountain built.

Another legend was that a small boy went missing from his mother when shopping in the centre of the city. The woman, panic-stricken by the loss of her child, called upon everyone she came across, including the mayor of the city. A city-wide search began and when at last the child was found, he was peeing on the corner of a small street. The story was passed down over time and the statue erected as tribute to the well known fable.

Another legend tells of the young boy who was awoken by a fire and was able to put out the fire with his urine, in the end this helped stop the king's castle from burning down.

The bold bit is the story I was told!

[redandblack]

This one is a bit different, so see if you can work it out from the clues to follow if no-one knows first up.

This is Stage 2 of the cable car ride!



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Clue 1: It's Europe.

[Q.]

Swiss Alps?