"Where am I?" Game

[S. aureus]

The road markings, license plates and signs all look very Israel to me.

[Sits]

I was wondering what the two objects to the right of the bus bunker are. They sort of look like something you might see beyond the end of a runway/airstrip but there’s no hint of any other major infrastructure.

[ursus arctos]

This looks more like "Eastern Europe" to me, particularly the concrete bus shelter

[ad hoc]

It's not topical yet

(you can rest assured I wouldn't choose a location which was in any way connected to a current tragedy)

[jdsx]

The fondness for hatching etc. and yellow number plates look like Israel. Is this a 'topical' one, perhaps? Haven't had a chance to look around yet.

[ad hoc]

Two shots, looking in opposite directions from the same spot

[S. aureus]

Well done.

[Sits]

Nice one ad hoc.

[ad hoc]

The monument is the Eddie Mabo monument https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Mabo

[ad hoc]

OK got it. It's the Victoria Bridge in Townsville. I can't do a picture easily but it's definitely there

[Sits]

Photo 4 now appears to be an anomaly which I can’t get back to. A very different view looking east off the bridge.

[Sits]

Yes. I’ll admit it’s not as high profile as Mandela but there is some relevance to recent affairs.

Edit: I’ve never been to this place (close) but I’m impressed how anonymous it looks for this game.

[S. aureus]

Are we here for the monument visible most clearly in the third view?

[Sits]

Actually photo 3 appears to have been taken from the top of a pole or street light. Anyway this is on the bridge, looking the other way.

[ad hoc]

I'm going to say Australia, but on a wideish river (which will suggest a sizeable city, as does what looks like a pedestrian/bike/bus only bridge). However the buildings don;t really give the impression of a large city at all. (There a couple of these kind of bridges in Brisbane, but it's not either of them (and it's clearly not anywhere near downtown Brisbane anyway)

[Sits]

Up on the bridge.

[Sits]

The location is one thing, why we're here is another.

[Sits]

[Sits]

OK here's a new one. Not 180 degree views but within a few metres of one another and the compass pointers have been left in.

[Sits]

Might take me a while, so if someone wants to step in go ahead. Moral winner ursus? Go on.

[S. aureus]

How did I get here from looking for large eyeglasses?
This is another monument to Nelson Mandela, in Cape Town. I have no idea why.

[S. aureus]

That's right. As you walk along the path from the museum to the sculpture the spears eventually resolve themselves into an image of Mandela:



(from Google maps, I'm sure better versions are available).

[Sits]

Thanks ursus, and Staph. I can’t get any of the right angles but it’s the Mandela Monument and Nelson Mandela Capture Site close to Howick Gorge and Falls: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Nels...!1m0?entry=ttu

But I must go to bed.

[Sits]

Ohhhh wow. Now I need to find the spot.

[ursus arctos]

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