Lago Fucino
Lago Fucino
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
Technically it's the piana del Fucino as the lake is gone but close enough.
It used to be Italy's third largest lake before being drained in the 19th century. The Romans had attempted to drain or partially drain it as well.
And now for something completely different ...
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
- Sun Tzu
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
Nice, here it is:
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
- Sun Tzu
Harbin Ice Festival?
Yeh you got it. Over to you.
To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
- Sun Tzu
Fjallbacka, Sweden?
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
It is indeed Fjällbacka, a nice little town with the Kungsklyftan, a narrow gorge, in the middle of it. You can quite clearly see the gorge in this pic.
I wonder how Muizer was able to find that out of all little seaside towns in the Nordics.
Yes, from the physical geography and the building style nothing much more can be deduced than that it could well be somewhere along the Norwegian or Swedish (west) coast. I searched for Norwegian and Swedish 'marinas', which a.o. returned some pics of Bohuslan. Thinking I might be on the right track, I searched for churches in Bohuslan and this location came up.
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
I don't really have any specific ideas, so I'll start with some general observations.
The Brazilian flag is very obvious, but indeed so obvious that it could be a red herring - Brazilians meeting somewhere else in the world for whatever reason, e.g.
The church looks Italian rather than Colonial-Brazilian with its separate campanile and romanesque facade.
There was considerable Italian immigration to Brazil's southern neighbours over the course of history, so Italian style churches may well be a possible sight in southern Brazil/Argentine/Uruguay.
The weather and flora look more European/temperate than south American, but South America is large and in the south of Brazil the weather is more temperate than tropical, I think.
"Non i titoli illustrano gli uomini, ma gli uomini i titoli." - Niccolo Machiavelli, Discorsi
"Du musst die Sterne und den Mond enthaupten, und am besten auch den Zar. Die Gestirne werden sich behaupten, aber wahrscheinlich nicht der Zar." - Einstürzende Neubauten, Weil, Weil, Weil
On an eternal crusade for reason, logics, catholicism and chocolate. Mostly chocolate, though.
I can heartily recommend the Italian Wars mod by Aneirin.
In exile, but still under the patronage of the impeccable Aikanár, alongside Aneirin. Humble patron of Cyclops, Frunk and Abdülmecid I.
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
Anguillara Veneta, Italy. The town where the Bolzonaro/Bolsonaro family comes from.
"Non i titoli illustrano gli uomini, ma gli uomini i titoli." - Niccolo Machiavelli, Discorsi
"Du musst die Sterne und den Mond enthaupten, und am besten auch den Zar. Die Gestirne werden sich behaupten, aber wahrscheinlich nicht der Zar." - Einstürzende Neubauten, Weil, Weil, Weil
On an eternal crusade for reason, logics, catholicism and chocolate. Mostly chocolate, though.
I can heartily recommend the Italian Wars mod by Aneirin.
In exile, but still under the patronage of the impeccable Aikanár, alongside Aneirin. Humble patron of Cyclops, Frunk and Abdülmecid I.
Impressive work, both of you. I have been looking at southern tip of Brazil a bit but so far didn't find a match. It turns out the place is indeed in Italy and near Venice and the connection seems to be that Jair Bolsonaro's family is from the place itself, the village of Anguillara Veneta.
https://www.thelocal.it/20181026/ang...ly-emigration/
EDIT: ninja'ed by Iskar
Last edited by Septentrionalis; November 18, 2021 at 03:13 AM.
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -
Repped Iskar for you.
Cause tomorrow is a brand-new day
And tomorrow you'll be on your way
Don't give a damn about what other people say
Because tomorrow is a brand-new day
Thanks Morticia!
"Lay these words to heart, Lucilius, that you may scorn the pleasure which comes from the applause of the majority. Many men praise you; but have you any reason for being pleased with yourself, if you are a person whom the many can understand?" - Lucius Annaeus Seneca -