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Old 15-June-2008, 08:58 PM
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where is this and what is the name of the building?
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Old 24-June-2008, 02:00 PM
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Myanmar?
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Old 24-June-2008, 02:45 PM
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It looks to me like an early Christian church: Turkey?
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Old 24-June-2008, 08:00 PM
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sorry CC it's not the right answer!

Eroica it's not Turkey, but close about the church.
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Old 24-June-2008, 08:46 PM
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Then maybe Spain?
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Old 24-June-2008, 09:38 PM
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sorry no CC.
here is a different view of it:
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Old 24-June-2008, 09:56 PM
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Is it the Church of Saint Jovan Kaneo on the shore of Lake Ohrid in Macedonia?
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Old 24-June-2008, 10:03 PM
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yeah!
that is correct JMV your go.
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Thanks.

Nemorensis Lacus, Larius Lacus, Albanus Lacus and Lacus Volsinii. Which one doesn't belong and why?
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Old 25-June-2008, 12:29 AM
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is it Larius Lacus because it is a glacial lake, where as the others are crater lakes?
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Old 25-June-2008, 06:43 AM
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Correct!

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Old 25-June-2008, 07:04 PM
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thanks JMV
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Old 25-June-2008, 08:08 PM
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what is the name of this bay and where is it?
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Old 26-June-2008, 12:20 AM
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here it is again in jpeg for you guys.
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That's Lituya Bay in Alaska, where during 1958 there was a huge landslide and tsunami.
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Old 26-June-2008, 06:55 PM
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that is correct Mak, your go.
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Mak, -- looks like we're waiting for you...
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where is this and name the bridge?
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where is this and name the bridge?

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Fine - stick me with a moral dilemma in Chrissy's absence. Anyhow, it's your turn if you think that counts.
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