Not too many clues in this one, but see if you can take a wild guess as to where on earth this photo was shot. The only hint we will give you is that it is about two hours (one hour driving, one hour on a boat) from one of the world’s 20 largest cities.
Take your best shot and input your guess in the comments section below. The location will be revealed on Friday.
The reason I liked this Where on Earth? so much is because without actually having been to Lexington and seeing this courthouse, you’d have a hard time figuring out where the photo was taken. There isn’t anything Googleable in the image — but if you have been, there are a few clues in the image to give you the right answer. For instance, during the Battle of Lexington II in 1864, a canon ball was fired at the far-left column of the courthouse, leaving a grapefruit-sized hole that can be seen if you study the photo above closely.
Check back next Wednesday for a brand new Where on Earth?
This snowy landscape is actually a build-up of calcium deposits on a hill overlooking Pamakkule, Turkey. Water that is rich with minerals has been slowly trickling down the hillside for thousands of years, collecting in small pools, and leaving calcified deposits before trickling further down the hill.
I had the good fortune to visit this part of Turkey 15 years ago when the limestone pools were still open for wading and swimming–I’ve been told they have been closed off to swimmers the last few years.
The water wasn’t very deep, just a foot or two at the most, but it was certainly great wading around and staring off into the valley far down below–just as the Romans did hundreds of years ago when they constructed a spa here, taking advantage of the curative waters and the warm springs. In fact, further down the hill is a fabulous set of ruins, part of which lay in a hot spring which I believe is still open for swimming these days.
Turkey really blew me away. This is one of the most underrated countries on our little planet that so very blessed with amazing ruins and fantastic scenery–as you can see from the photo above.
Oh, and congrats go out to Lemonant, the only person to correctly guess Pamakkule, Turkey from Wednesday’s post! Good job!
This week’s Where on Earth takes us to a bizarre landscape that is white as snow, but is not snow by any means. In fact, it can be quite hot here.
Do you think you have an idea where this might be? If so, kick down your guess in the comments section below and stay tuned. The location will be revealed on Friday.