This is my first crack at creating this picture puzzle, and I have to admit it's not that easy finding a photo will be somewhat challenging but solvable. I picked this one to start with; It's certainly a lovely setting. Here again are...
The Old Mill is a survivor. Built onto a bridge to save money, it still stands, but the bridge is gone. Not only the one it first stood on, but several of its replacements.
Since last Wednesday's Where in the World was unmercifully picked off in a hot second by second-time spotter Port Moresby, here's a second chance for this week. Log on to Gumbo and leave your answer in a comment to this blog (if you're not a member...
Think you know "where it's at?" Here’s this week’s TravelGumbo photo puzzle, the third in our weekly series. This week’s picture shows a building with a long, and troubled history, and even a mysterious present. Do you recognize...
Most people seeing this picture of the Old Cathedral in Kaliningrad, Russia, assume they’re looking at the 19th-century because of the red-brick construction. But they’re wrong! The cathedral was begun in 1333 and nearly finished by 1380,...
Still no winner! Gumbo wants to be helpful, so here's a weekend bonus: two hints for the price of one. 1. This building, which is much older than it looks, was destroyed in World War 2 and restored in the 1990s2. An important scene in a mystery...
Since no one has come anywhere near yet, here's a hint. The building in the picture has not moved, but it is not in the country in which it was first built, nor do its present users speak the language of the builders... Submit your guesses...
It's time for TravelGumbo's weekly photo puzzle! Last week's winner, Port Moresby, got the answer so quickly, we've made this week's a bit harder. Submit your answer as a comment to this blog as soon as you can: There's no prize but the...
As reader Port Moresby guessed correctly, Gumbo’s Where in the World photo shows one of the cast-iron bridges crossing the Canal Saint-Martin in Paris—a popular attraction with a fascinating past, and familiar to millions through its movie roles.
Try your hand at the first of TravelGumbo's weekly picture puzzles. Each week we'll present a picture from our collection, without the usual description that goes with our Picture of the Day. It's not that we don't want to talk about it--but we...