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pinboy3niner

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45. I might have modified a search term I was already using
Sat Nov 2, 2013, 07:45 AM
Nov 2013

Last edited Sat Nov 2, 2013, 08:55 AM - Edit history (1)

I know I'd used "art and subway stations" so I may have modified it to "art and subway murals" or something like that.

My search history shows "lisbon metro," so apparently the search result only gave me the city and I had to do another search to get more details.

I'm constantly tweaking search terms, and after looking at hundreds of images turned up by umpty-ump search tweaks I'm a little spacey about how I got to where I ended up.

The frazzled Columbo detective image I sometimes post is a pretty apt depiction of me after you've put me through the wringer of one of your tough Challenges.

Edited to add: I was right the first time--my search WAS simply on "subway murals." Which gave me this in the results:

Fulbright in Portugal - Muito obrigado
http://stevedoig.com/archives/227

That only gave the city, so I searched on "lisbon metro" for more.

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I have absolutely NO IDEA about any of these, but they are gorgeous! CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #1
Thank you Peggy! CTyankee Nov 2013 #2
We did, in Paris and London... CaliforniaPeggy Nov 2013 #3
Me, too...altho I liked the big red buses in London the BEST! CTyankee Nov 2013 #5
The second one I'm going to guess is Moscow..... marmar Nov 2013 #4
No, not Moscow. CTyankee Nov 2013 #6
0-2 marmar Nov 2013 #7
there are hints... CTyankee Nov 2013 #8
Toughy....# 5 Dubai ? jessie04 Nov 2013 #9
they have fabulous subways but no, neither one is here... CTyankee Nov 2013 #13
5 looks like Paris, going by the French written in the background NuclearDem Nov 2013 #10
I'm betting Paris Metro stop jberryhill Nov 2013 #11
Le Palais Royale station in Paris... CTyankee Nov 2013 #12
My last shot... jessie04 Nov 2013 #14
Oh, no, not your last shot! CTyankee Nov 2013 #15
#2 - Zoloti Vorota Station – Kiev, Ukraine pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #16
Hi, Pinboy! How did you know this one... CTyankee Nov 2013 #17
That Moscow station fooled me at first pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #18
I guess it's that Russian "thing." CTyankee Nov 2013 #19
#6 is Athens (Syntagma) according to my Google-fu... (nt) petronius Nov 2013 #20
what is your Google-fu? CTyankee Nov 2013 #21
It's the ability to use search engines with ninja-like skill petronius Nov 2013 #24
A great job at searching, petronius! CTyankee Nov 2013 #29
#1 - Monte St Angelo Subway Station, Naples pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #22
what led you so directly to this station? I had looked at so many subway sites and saw other ones CTyankee Nov 2013 #31
You don't even wanna KNOW what I added to my search terms to find it pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #32
Okay, just this once I'll reveal my search secret for this one pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #46
Dammit! I tried something very similar to that - can't believe petronius Nov 2013 #54
Wild guess. #3 San Francisco? longship Nov 2013 #23
Alas, no San Francisco here... CTyankee Nov 2013 #30
#6 - Athens Metro displays of artifacts unearthed during subway construction pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #25
It's wonderful. The tips on this were pretty obvious, yes? CTyankee Nov 2013 #27
This message was self-deleted by its author pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #33
I found mention of it on a site about the London Tube, of all things pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #35
#3 - Tile mosaic in Oriente Station, Lisbon Metro pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #26
what gave this away to you? I'm all ears... CTyankee Nov 2013 #28
This message was self-deleted by its author pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #34
For this I simply searched on subway murals pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #36
hmm, I tried and didn't see it there... CTyankee Nov 2013 #37
I might have modified a search term I was already using pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #45
#2 is Moscow? and #5 is Paris? - #6 is Athens? - LiberalElite Nov 2013 #38
they have been guessed. You are right on Paris and Athens. CTyankee Nov 2013 #39
Somewhere in Spain? LiberalElite Nov 2013 #40
not in Spain... CTyankee Nov 2013 #43
ok - at least it's obvious that LiberalElite Nov 2013 #55
#4 is not representative of the design of other stations in this city... NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #41
If you know the answer, SKP, go ahead and solve it pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #42
Surprisingly... NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #48
Thankyou pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #50
This did look unusual. But very interesting, don't you think? CTyankee Nov 2013 #44
I have not been to Brussels in decades. NYC_SKP Nov 2013 #47
Thanks for your kind words! CTyankee Nov 2013 #52
commoners use mass transit-don't spend money there dembotoz Nov 2013 #49
ANSWERS RECAP: pinboy3niner Nov 2013 #51
Thanks for the recap, Pinboy! I was off tutoring ESL this morning... CTyankee Nov 2013 #53
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