Where is this photo taken? (Anyone can post a photo)

[TheRealTMA]

I think @TheRealTMA may get this immediately but I have NFI of his lago

¡Piensa en los Picos!

 

[TheRealTMA]

Why is this location famous (or infamous)?
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Northumberland? Or Tintagel from a distance?

 

[VPS]

Why is this location famous (or infamous)?
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Is it the UK somewhere?

¡Piensa en los Picos!

Que - it just isn't ringing any bells - the lake colour and the vegetation are odd? Is it Scotland?

 

[TheRealTMA]

Que - it just isn't ringing any bells - the lake colour and the vegetation are odd? Is it Scotland?

Somewhere in the Los Picos mountains in Spain.

 

[VPS]

Somewhere in the Los Picos mountains in Spain.

I thought your Spanish clue might be a arenque rojo

I was sure you'd recognise my latest photo

 

[TheRealTMA]

I thought your Spanish clue might be a arenque rojo

I was sure you'd recognise my latest photo

English author?

 

[VPS]

English author?

Nope

 

[OATEK]

Northumberland? Or Tintagel from a distance?

No.

Is it the UK somewhere?

Yes.

Clue: There was a political storm and a scientific breakthrough associated with this site.

 

[VPS]

I think @TheRealTMA may get this immediately but I have NFI of his lago

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Does the extra photo help

 

[VPS]

No.

Yes.

Clue: There was a political storm and a scientific breakthrough associated with this site.

are you still in Cornwall - I know it was the site of the first transatlantic undersea cable but don't know of any political storms there.

btw the Porthcurno museum of global communications is well worth a visit

 

[TheRealTMA]

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Does the extra photo help

Nope. Church in Scotland somewhere?

 

[TheRealTMA]

No.

Yes.

Clue: There was a political storm and a scientific breakthrough associated with this site.

Barnard castle? Not sure what the science is except checking eyesight!

 

[OATEK]

are you still in Cornwall - I know it was the site of the first transatlantic undersea cable but don't know of any political storms there.

btw the Porthcurno museum of global communications is well worth a visit

Yes, still in Cornwall, and one bay around from my previous post about Mullion. The Marconi Wireless station at Poldhu was an early wireless station, so not an undersea cable. The political furore came about when the British Government contracted with Marconi to build wireless stations (there were several on the Lizard) and it was discovered that several government members had bought shares - an early insider trading scandal. This photo from Wikipedia shows the setup:

 

[VPS]

Yes, still in Cornwall, and one bay around from my previous post about Mullion. The Marconi Wireless station at Poldhu was an early wireless station, so not an undersea cable. The political furore came about when the British Government contracted with Marconi to build wireless stations (there were several on the Lizard) and it was discovered that several government members had bought shares - an early insider trading scandal. This photo from Wikipedia shows the setup:

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Ah interesting so I was close. My comment about the Porthcurno museum still stands though

 

[VPS]

Nope. Church in Scotland somewhere?

 

[scaredeycat]

come on - don't keep us in suspense

Sorry - off with the fairies for a few days. This is Millbrook resort near Arrowtown, just up the road from Queenstown in NZ.

 

[Flashback]

Where was this taken?


Clue: there were lots of tears.

 

[kelvedon]

Where was this taken?
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Clue: there were lots of tears.

Entrance queue to the world onion eating championship Newent Gloucestershire

world famous onion eating competition

Annual street fayre and festival celebrating the noble onion, with music, stalls, vegetable show and the famous onion eating competition

www.newentonionfayre.org

 

[VPS]

Sorry - off with the fairies for a few days. This is Millbrook resort near Arrowtown, just up the road from Queenstown in NZ.

I did say NZ so I'm having that one

Where was this taken?
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Clue: there were lots of tears.

an airport?

 

[andye]

A Monty Python-themed photo by a body of water but where?