El Zen Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 6 minutes ago, Seat68 said: Hide contents Rome. Flavian Palace? Detail to follow Feminine creature. She Wolf, adoptive child Romulus and Remus. Number of routes, Hannibal took a route with elephants across the alps. City is Rome built on seven hills, Flavian Palace built on one of them Spoiler Very good. I was after the name of the hill, but excellent work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 1 minute ago, El Zen said: Hide contents Very good. I was after the name of the hill, but excellent work You learn things at school and I had to google very little on this one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted May 19, 2021 Share Posted May 19, 2021 I got that one, mostly because "all roads point to Rome" clue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 On 19/05/2021 at 15:00, El Zen said: Your next destination: At ********** you are approached by a feminine creature who asks you to go to the city her adoptive child founded. She explains that in order to get here, you have an infinite number of routes to choose from, but if you are crossing the mountains, you don't necessarily have to take elephants, even if history has proven it possible. This city is a role model, both politically, culturally and linguistically, and so rich in history you may want to stay and explore it eternally. Your specific destination is the one of seven where the first built his palace, in the middle of the city. Where are we going now? Spoiler tag answers, please! Spoiler The feminine creature you meet is the shewolf, adpotive mother to Romolus and Remus, mythical founders of Rome. All roads lead to Rome, as you know, even across the alps with elephants if you want to follow in the footsteps of Hannibal, the Carthagenian general who nearly brought Rome to its end. Roman civilization is a role model in many different arenas, and is nicknamed the Eternal City. Your specific destination in Rome is one of its seven hills, the Palatine Hill where Augustus, first emperor of Rome, built his palace. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Next: In ****, you meet a man with an, apparently, large cranium. He wants to guide you to a city in which he had a very brief and deeply unsuccesful stint. In spite of this, he is regarded by many, himself included, as one of the all time greats of his profession. The city you are going to is north in one fourth. However, the region in which it is situated has etymological roots even further to the north, and has given name to a somewhat misleading dish. Where are we going now (name of the city)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 26, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted May 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, El Zen said: Next: In ****, you meet a man with an, apparently, large cranium. He wants to guide you to a city in which he had a very brief and deeply unsuccesful stint. In spite of this, he is regarded by many, himself included, as one of the all time greats of his profession. The city you are going to is north in one fourth. However, the region in which it is situated has etymological roots even further to the north, and has given name to a somewhat misleading dish. Where are we going now (name of the city)? Spoiler Leeds 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 @Stevo985 got it absolutely right. Spoiler You met Old big'ead himself, Brian Clough, who led you to the city he had a Damned working relationship with for a very dis-United 44 days. Cloughie is still regarded by many as one of the greatest managers ever, and famously said himself he was certainly in the top one. We are, of course, going to Leeds, which is in northern England (one of the four nations of the UK). Yorkshire's etymological roots , via the city of York, lies in old Norse, and Yorkshire Pudding is the slightly misleading dish. I've got one more for now. Stay tuned. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) In ***** you hear a radio playing a tune you may recognise. The song is written by a great artist, though small in stature, with a doubly biblical name and performed in duo with his childhood friend. The song's lyrics are about what you would rather be, if you only could, but the melody is taken from folk music traditions in a mountainous country further to the south. This country, where you will find your next destination, is one of many that owes its inedpendence to a man who shares his name with the beforementioned lyricist. You are told to travel to this nation's capital city, whose name has the same amount of letters as the name of the country - one of only three in the world with this combination of numbers and letters. Where are we going now? Edited June 2, 2021 by El Zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 2, 2021 VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2021 This took a lot of googling so I feel like I've cheated. But I think the answer is Spoiler Lima 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Googling is ok. You need to know what to google. Good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 2, 2021 Author VT Supporter Share Posted June 2, 2021 31 minutes ago, El Zen said: In ***** you hear a radio playing a tune you may recognise. The song is written by a great artist, though small in stature, with a doubly biblical name and performed in duo with his childhood friend. The song's lyrics are about what you would rather be, if you only could, but the melody is taken from folk music traditions in a mountainous country further to the south. This country, where you will find your next destination, is one of many that owes its inedpendence to a man who shares his name with the beforementioned lyricist. You are told to travel to this nation's capital city, whose name has the same amount of letters as the name of the country - one of only FOUR in the world with this combination of numbers and letters. Where are we going now? Too easy, no Googling required. Lima (Peru) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 2, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2021 45 minutes ago, El Zen said: whose name has the same amount of letters as the name of the country - one of only FOUR in the world with this combination of numbers and letters. Not true. I counted three and I only got as far as A in the alphabet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 6 minutes ago, bickster said: Not true. I counted three and I only got as far as A in the alphabet With excactly four in each? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted June 2, 2021 Moderator Share Posted June 2, 2021 1 minute ago, El Zen said: With excactly four in each? That isn't how I read the statement, I didn't realise it was capital cities with only four letters, I thought you meant capital cities with the same number of letters as the name of the country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, bickster said: That isn't how I read the statement, I didn't realise it was capital cities with only four letters, I thought you meant capital cities with the same number of letters as the name of the country I can see why. Could have been clearer. EDIT: You still helped me spot an error, though. There are only THREE countries with this combo. Edited June 2, 2021 by El Zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 Lima, Doha, Rome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 3 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Lima, Doha, Rome? Four letter country/capital combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, El Zen said: Four letter country/capital combo. Oh right I see. Hmm, dunno that, have to Google it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 5 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: Oh right I see. Hmm, dunno that, have to Google it. Lima is probably the most obvious one of the three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 2, 2021 Share Posted June 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, El Zen said: Lima is probably the most obvious one of the three. I've now looked it up; probably should have got at least one of the others, but Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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