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Old Mar 26th, 2015, 07:44 PM
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Europe Quis ( Friday March 27 )

Good Morning Europe , Good Night North Amercia.

5 questions only:

1. I am thinking of a place that has, a Black Tower, a White Tower, a Black Church, a street that is 44 inches wide., and a mountain beside the town named after a city in Florida.

What is the name of this town. ?
What is the name of the 44 inches wide street. ?
What is the name of the mountain.?

2. This place in Bulgaria has lovely rock formations that tourist visit yearly.
There is a fortress here, built when this part of Bulgaria was part of the Roman Empire.
The rock formations were a natural protection, so the fortress was built here.

What is the name of this place.?

3. Along the Danube River there is a passage with high rock walls between Romania and Bulgaria.
What is the name of this passage.?

4. In Belgrade there is a Cathedral called St. Michaels.
In 1823 a fellow built a café by the church and called it Cathedral café.
The church objected and the council told the fellow to change the name of the café.
He did not know what to call the café.

What did he eventually call the café.?

5. I am thinking of a place ( capital of the country) that has it's lower town and upper town connected by streets name after a leg.! One is short, the other is long.!

What place is this in Eastern Europe.?
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Old Mar 27th, 2015, 01:09 AM
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5. could be Tallinn?
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Old Mar 27th, 2015, 04:23 AM
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I have no clue about any of these questions.
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Old Mar 27th, 2015, 06:51 AM
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Quokka...
Your right it is Tallinn. !!

PalenQ will het one of them.
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Old Mar 27th, 2015, 06:55 AM
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1. St Petersburg
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Old Mar 27th, 2015, 07:03 AM
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3. Iron Gate.
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thursdaysd... yes the Iron Gate.!!

Sorry flpab . try again.
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Old Mar 27th, 2015, 07:28 AM
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I'm struggling to find the place "Florida" which is the source of the name of this Estonian mountain...
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Old Mar 27th, 2015, 07:42 AM
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The mountain in this town is not in Estonia.

The mountain has a name of a popular city in Florida in the USA
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C'mon thursdaysd I know you can do one more for sure....
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What !!!!!
are they that tough !
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Old Mar 27th, 2015, 11:17 AM
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I recognize the description of the Bulgarian castle, but I can't remember the name, something long beginning with "B", I think. And I probably drank in that Belgrade cafe, but...Actually, I sort of remember it AS Cathedral Cafe.
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1. Brasov / Romania, String Street, Tampa
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Old Mar 27th, 2015, 11:41 AM
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thursdaysd I expect you to get #1 .

I had lunch at #4... because of it's name.

The cafe is right by St. Michael's Cathedral..
it used to be called the Cathedral Cafe...but not since 1823 !!


#2. anyone that cruises or drives along the Danube in goes to this rock formation place and fortress and town.
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#2 should read cruises or drives the Danube in Bulgaria goes to this rock formation.
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# 5 - Budapest? Buda or Pest?
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Yes #1is Brasov cowboy1968 got it.

PalenQ #5 has been answered it is Tallinn.

Just 2 & 4 left.
Good work so far.!!
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I don't do cruises, and the railway doesn't go past that fortress, I just remember reading about it.
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What did he eventually call the café.?>

Christ Cafe? Serving water that turns into wine - and then once drunk eventually back into water?
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Okay here we go, # 2 is:


The rock formations and fortress ad the town are Belogradchick.

( enlarge picture #1 in row #1 and you will see that you go through the archway and then climb all the way up and if you are good enough you climb to the tops of the rocks.

I climbed to the top...superb views..but if you fall ( Gulp !!! ) )

here it is:

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Belog...ih=984&dpr=0.9

# 4 . I always thought this was interesting.
I was in Serbia for 3 days and went twice to eat here.

You know what he called the café ! .

Well he did not know what to call it , he thought about it but could never decide on a name so.....

he called it the <B> ? ( question mark) café..</B> pretty cool eh. !

He it is , in picture 3 in the front row look at the ?'s on the lamplights.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Quest...ih=984&dpr=0.9


Oh yes for # 1 in Brasov, the name of the 44 inches wide street is called Rope Street.

Here it is. not a alleyway but a street.!

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Rope+...BwQsAQ&dpr=0.9

thursdaysd:
Weren't you in Brasov recently, I remember reading your trip report.
That is why I thought for sure you would get Brasov.
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