Mystery City: Europe

[Biekko 2]

Bulgaria or Romania?

[Fairlane500 8]

Lahti, Finland or Halden, Norway, perhaps?

[hello_SC4 1]

err... Belgium or Germany?

 

Btw, is Germany considered a former Warsaw pact country, seeing as only the Eastern half was? If it is considered part of the Warsaw pact, I guess Montenegro instead...

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, simwario.  Mystery City 9 is in France.

 

Scoring

simwario <> +2

[mies 0]

Albi, France.

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, mies.  Mystery City #9 is Albi, France.  Facts on Albi are below!

 

Albi Facts

Albi is a small city of some 50,000 people in southwestern France in the country's base between the Golfe du Lion and the Bay of Biscay.  The city is located about 75 km (some 47 miles) northeast of Toulouse.  Albi is located on the Tarn River and is the capital of Tarn d

[simwario 95]

I guess it's either in Russia or maybe in the Ukraine?

[Dark Avatar 8]

maybe Riga, Latvia or Vilnius,Lihuania

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, simwario.  It should come as no surprise that Mystery City #10 is located in Russia.

 

Scoring

simwario <> +2

[MC6Ash 4]

Psst... don't we get a city to guess from?

 

P.P.S. isn't it St. petersberg, Russia?

[Dark Avatar 8]

maybe Vladivostok or Novosibirsk?

[Dargor 17]

maybe Omsk?

[simwario 95]

Barnaul or Krasnoyarsk?

[madawac 48]

I think it's Yekaterinburg.

[hello_SC4 1]

Rostov or Volgograd?

[raindog 4]

That's the railroad draw bridge in Rostov-on-Don.
Just too late to score the points.

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, hello_SC4.  Mystery City #10 is Rostov Na Donu (Rostov on Don), Russia.  Read below for some Rostov info!

 

Rostov Facts

Rostov Na Donu (English Rostov on Don) is a large port city located near the Sea of Azov on the Don River in southwestern Russia in the Caucasus.  It is the capital of Rostov oblast (Russian state system).  The city was effectively founded in 1749 when a Russian customs house was built on the Don; a kremlin (fortress) soon followed.  Rostov is known as the Gateway to the Caucasus for its location.  The city's economy, like much of Russia's, was nearly destroyed after the Communist collapse, but the city's economy has shown signs of recovery.  Over 1 million people live in Rostov Na Donu.

 

Scoring

hello_SC4 <> +8

 

Leaving Rostov, approaching:

 

Mystery City 11

 

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Where am I?

 

Note:  I have been and am likely to be extremely busy at least until mid-October.  Updates to my games will likely be spotty, as they were this week.  Sorry for any inconvenience, hassle, etc.

 

[mies 0]

Antwerp, Belgium.

 

.....sorry.....

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, mies.  Mystery City #11 is Antwerp, Belgium.

 

Antwerp Facts

Antwerp is a city in northeastern Belgium, capital of the province of Antwerp in Flanders, one of three regions that make up the nation.  Antwerp grew into Europe's richest city in the 1500s from its port and today remains a center of trade and culture, especially fashion, for the region.  Around 500,000 people live in Antwerp.  The city lies along the river Scheldt and has easy access to the North Sea via the rivers Scheldt and Westerscheldt.  Antwerp was host city for the 1920 Olympics but was devastated by German efforts to destroy the city before the Allies could take it.

 

Scoring

mies <> +10

 

After leaving Antwerp we arrive at:

 

Mystery City 12

 

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Where am I?

[mies 0]

Could it be Heraklion (Iraklio, Iraklion) on Crete in Greece?

[hello_SC4 1]

Bastia, Corsica, France or Ajaccio, Corsica, France?

[simwario 95]

Maybe Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy?

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, mies.  Mystery City 12 is in Greece, but it's not Iraklion.

 

Scoring

mies <> +2

[simwario 95]

Mitilini(at Lesbos), Greece or Volos, Greece?

[mies 0]

Kerkyra, Greece.

[Fairlane500 8]

Rhodes or Patrai, Greece?

[Yellowlab 11]

Congratulations, mies.  Mystery City #12 is Kerkyra, Greece.

 

Kerkyra Facts

Kerkyra is a city on the island of Corfu in northeastern Greece in the region of Ionia.  The city is a world-famous travel destination and has been so since the 1890s when the Hapsburg Empress Sissi built a vacation palace on the island.  Kerkyra is home to wonderful old mansions, an ancient fortress, monasteries, and breathtaking scenery.  All these combine to make the island one of Europe's top-rated vacation destinations.

 

Scoring

mies <> +8

 

After leaving Kerkyra we arrive at:

 

Mystery City 13

 

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Where am I?

[simwario 95]

Looks like it is in Northern Europe. Sweden or Finland?

[hello_SC4 1]

Riga, Latvia or Kaliningrad, Russia?

[flrscf 0]

Is it somewhere in Poland or Riga, Latvia? Sorry double post. All taken care of, bud. THANX!!!!