Where on Earth (Week 2): Berlin!

by Neil Woodburn on

So, Week 2 of our Where on Earth contest was slightly easier than last week’s location, Mt. Abu, India. John was the first to guess it, followed by Jim Rennie, unclejerru, eurotransient, and tmorga1. Good job, guys.

The answer is Berlin. More specifically, the blocks are part of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe. I was there a couple of years ago when it first opened and found the memorial an odd mix of somberness and playfulness. As adults wandered about in respectful silence, kids ran amuck playing tag and hide-and-go-seek amongst the 2,711 enormous blocks. All I could think of was doing so myself; the thought of the horror of what the blocks symbolize all but lost.

The memorial has had a mixed reception. Many people hate it and the rest seem ambivalent. I don’t think anyone truly feels it accomplished the difficult task of hammering home the horror as well as it could have done. Nonetheless, I still recommend checking it out if you happen to be in Berlin.

Where on Earth (Week 2)

by Neil Woodburn on

This is the second week of a new feature we have here at Gadling. The concept is very simple: Guess where the photo was taken. Occasionally we will drop a clue or two to help you out, or just let you guess based on the photo alone.

Unfortunately, we haven’t any big prizes for those who guess correctly. We will, however, honor you with a mention in the following Wednesday’s Where on Earth. With that in mind, we’d like to congratulate Akshay who correctly identified last week’s photo of Mt. Abu, Rajasthan, India.

If you’d like to try you hand with this week’s photo, simply type your guess in the comment section below. Good luck!

Where on Earth? Week 1 Update

by Justin Glow on
Update: reader Akshay correctly guessed the location as Mt. Abu, Rajasthan, India. Congratulations!

Since nobody has guessed the correct location on the Where on Earth? contest we ran on Wednesday, I figured I’d offer up a second picture from the same location at a different angle. I’ve also included a link to a high-res version of the image above, so you can study it up close for clues.

Please leave your guesses in the comments of this post, as I’ve disabled them on the the first one. Winners will be revealed on Wednesday, when a new mystery location for Where on Earth? debuts. Good luck!

Introducing Where on Earth?

by Justin Glow on
Where on Earth? is a new feature here at Gadling that puts your geography skills to the test. It’s kind of like our Photo of the Day, only this is a weekly event and the kicker is we don’t tell you where it was taken — that’s your job. Unfortunately we don’t have anything to give away if you do correctly guess the location of the photograph below, but we’ll mention your name in next week’s Where on Earth? and you can brag to your friends about your insane location recognition skills.

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