"Where am I?" Game

[ad hoc]

Oh that second picture reminds me of Kobanya Kispest Station in Budapest

But the lines there run roughly east west

[ad hoc]

Is it a ferry port? Seems like there might be a ship to the left in picture 2

[ursus arctos]

The signals could be Hungarian

The elevated passage indicates some kind of interchange among methods of transport.

Railway lines are shown in grey on standard Google Maps.

[ursus arctos]

A ferry port would be a very good fit for the elevated walkway, as ferries generally board from a considerable height above the level of adjoining railway tracks.

Perhaps the Black Sea? Doesn't look to be Varna or Sochi, but there are lots of other options.

Does Balaton have large ferries?

[ad hoc]

No, I'm 95% sure it's not Hungary (because I'm increasingly convinced it's a ferry port and there is no need for freight/passenger ferries across Balaton)

[ad hoc]

The weird dome-y thing on the passenger walkway makes me wonder if it's on the Caspian Sea

[ursus arctos]

Constanta looks to have the proper vibe

The Baltic ports have all been modernised

[ad hoc]

It's the north south angle of the railway and the lack of much urban development in view (aside from the big block on the first picture) that are confusing me

[ursus arctos]

The railway along the Black Sea in Constanta runs north-south

For the Caspian, Baku has been redeveloped

[S. aureus]

Are the funnel colors on the alleged ferry helpful here?

[ad hoc]

Are the funnel colors on the alleged ferry helpful here?

It looks quite like Stena

[ursus arctos]

Stena now have red funnels



It looks more to me like Brittany, though there are lots of white funnels

[ad hoc]

The funnel I'm looking at is red with a blue top

[ursus arctos]

To me it looks white with a red/orange crest and dark top.

Any thoughts on the wheel?

Constanta has a ferris wheel, but it isn't near the port.

[Sean of the Shed]

It's not Eastern Europe, it's Hook of Holland.

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[Sean of the Shed]

And it is a Stena ship.

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[S. aureus]

Dammit, I had a quick look at Hook of Holland, didn't immediately see anything similar and moved on.

edit: based on it being a Stena port

[Sean of the Shed]

Yeah, I looked at Stena ports in Eastern Europe first and found nothing, so then went further west. I was sure we were looking at a photosphere as it wasn't on a road.

[Various Artist]

Ahh, tuned in just too late this afternoon to have a go at this one. Good work Sean. After learning that it was a north-south line at a potential EU/non-EU border with ferry crossings, somewhere that looks like a bit of an undeveloped country, I was all ready to suggest Dover...

[Sean of the Shed]

Here's a new one.

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[Various Artist]

I was just about three 'blocks' or half a kilometre due south of Earthling Wines when I had to give up my search and go out this morning, meanwhile. Was deceived by the foreshortening in Sits' first image and believed we were closer to the hills than we in fact were.

[Various Artist]

Here's a new one.

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Oof, one for the telegraph wires enthusiast there, Sean. There's no doubt a dedicated website out there to help with that, mind, in the vein of the petrol maps one and the railway signalling one.

[Sean of the Shed]

And soil pH.

[Various Artist]

And soil colour. God I love OTFers.

[ursus arctos]

This one strikes me as very "informal economy"

Single story cinder block structures in bright colours.

"Artisanal" electrical connections.

But developed infrastructure and recent cars.

Brazil? Mexico?