(International) Guess the Location (see rules post 1)

M.T. Cranium

Wrigley Field, Chicago (home of the Cubs).

View is looking south on the east side of the stadium.

So let's try this one next ...

Red Kev

St Josephs Oratory, Montreal

https://www.google.ie/maps/@45.492764,-73.620418,3a,75y,110.77h,94.67t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sh-e8ZFqJLma6qrO2R0ZIlw!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3Dh-e8ZFqJLma6qrO2R0ZIlw%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D100%26h%3D80%26yaw%3D125.11047%26pitch%3D0!7i3328!8i1664!6m1!1e1

Red Kev

GBX

Gonna guess Maine

Red Kev

Not Maine

K.Flyer

Is it in Hungary?

Red Kev

K.Flyer wrote: »

Is it in Hungary?

It seems we're not allowed to eliminate whole countries, but no, it's not in Hungary.

K.Flyer

Red Kev wrote: »

It seems we're not allowed to eliminate whole countries, but no, it's not in Hungary.

sorry, will remember in future.

GBX

Bratislava

Red Kev

Not Bratislava

jmayo

Poland ?

Red Kev

Not Poland

retalivity

Albany area

Red Kev

No

Red Kev

Ok, I'll give a clue seeing as its up a day and a half.

In the background is a graveyard where an Irishman was buried who has been mentioned in songs written by both The Pogues and Christy Moore.

cabla

A guess at Pittsburgh?

Red Kev

Not Pittsburgh. Or the USA.

pappyodaniel

Goteberg?

Red Kev

No

jack01986

Huy in Belgium?

jmayo

Spain ?

Red Kev

Not Belgium or Spain.

jmayo

Red Kev wrote: »

Ok, I'll give a clue seeing as its up a day and a half.

In the background is a graveyard where an Irishman was buried who has been mentioned in songs written by both The Pogues and Christy Moore.

OK just to confirm it was actually song written by Christy Moore and not just one he recorded ?
BTW you said WAS ?
Are they now buried somewhere else ?

France ?

Red Kev

Yes, written by Christy. If you have a good knowledge of 20th century Irish and European history then you've probably heard of the person in question.

Not in France.

jmayo

Is it Dresden ?
Dresden - Loschwitz Bridge

Frank Ryan WAS buried there and is mentioned in songs by both Pogues and Christy Moore

Snakey boyyyy with the WAS.

I had thought it was Spain what with the whole International Brigade and Spanish civil war connection.
And of course one the names there was Frnak Ryan.

Red Kev

Well done, subtle clue with "was" is right.

The bridge is the Blaues Wunder (Blue Wonder), has an interesting history itself. The Germans tried to blow it up at the end of WW2 but the locals sabotaged the explosives, realising that the war was lost anyway and that it would only do long term damage. The US, British, Germans and Russians all tried to destroy it at some stage during the war. None of them succeeded. It also survived the floods of 2002 without any damage where a lot of newer bridges were badly damaged or totally destroyed.

BTW The Pogues song is "The sick bed of Cu Chulainn, Christy Moore's is "Viva La Quinte Brigade".

jmayo

Ok here goes.

Red Kev

The traffic lights look very French.

jack01986

Stade Mayol, Toulon?

Edit: Doesn't look like it from google maps anyway.

jmayo

Red Kev wrote: »

The traffic lights look very French.

I can neither confirm nor deny.

jack01986 wrote: »

Stade Mayol, Toulon?

Edit: Doesn't look like it from google maps anyway.

Nope not Toulon.