do you have your head in the clouds up on Irazú Volcano?

That I Do!
http://www.costaricabestparadise.com...olcano_003.jpg

Good catch :) You're up!

Apparently the volcano gods might not be Democrats:

"...Its most famous recent eruption began in 1963 and continued until 1965. It began on the day US President John F. Kennedy started a state visit to Costa Rica and showered the capital San José and much of the central highlands of Costa Rica with ash..."

I need to explore that part of the world pretty soon. In the meantime, I'll post back as soon as I find my next place to hide.

OK where in the world am I?

Second floor of the Empire State Blg, NY?

Great guess, Tul! I'm impressed with your spontaneous intuition although I'm not anywhere in NYC. Last time I was on that 2nd floor was when I was a Boy Scout and our troop visited NYC. We went up to the tippy top of the Empire State Bldg which at that time was the tallest building in the world. This was in 1961 when both Maris and Mantle were chasing Babe Ruth's homerun record. So even more memorably, we saw a Yankees game with Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris both hitting home runs! And even though Yogi Berra didn't hit any homers that day, I'm sure he said a lot of cool stuff like "I always thought that record would stand until it was broken."

Related a bit closer to where I am this time, Yogi might have said something like: "I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did." That's about the only Yogi'ism I could find about shopping.

Are you in a shopping capital somewhere?

You're on the right track, amonkie.

Are you feeling a little Donkey Kong in Hong Kong?

I haven't felt a donkey in a while, but I think you're in the right neighborhood. But I'm quite certain I'm not actually in Hong Kong.

Were you "Made" in Taiwan?

Sofa?

My favorite Yogism is the one where he goes to buy a pizza and the guy behind the counter asked "How pieces do ya want it cut into?"... "Just two I'm not that hungry."

that mall up in minnesota?

amonkie, Hong Kong is closer to where I am than Taiwan. I'm at a superlative place not too far from Hong Kong.


So not in or on the sofa, guys. amonkie asked about Hong Kong and I told her she was in the right neighborhood, so I'm over in that part of the world.

macao?

nope. mainland China would be correct.

Are you at the South China Mall in Dongguan, China?


http://www.photopumpkin.com/wp-conte.../biggest-2.jpg

of course not, amonkie. I'm not sure how else to say this but

"I am not actually in China"

???

ok, so I was a little too much into April Fools :) ...now that it's almost over, we can get back to our previously scheduled program.

amonkie, you found me again. Yes, I'm at the New South China Mall. I hope you brought your own credit card to shop at the largest mall in the world ...at least by some measures:

New South China Mall (simplified Chinese: 新华南MALL; pinyin: xinhuánán MALL) in Dongguan, China is the largest mall in the world based on gross leasable area, and ranked second in total area to the Dubai Mall.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Mall-Court.jpg

This part is "telling", it might be just you and me here, monkie: Notably, it has been 99% vacant since its 2005 opening.

The mall has seven zones modeled on international cities, nations and regions, including Amsterdam, Paris, Rome, Venice, Egypt, the Caribbean, and California. Features include an 85-foot (25 m.) replica of the Arc de Triomphe, a replica of Venice's St Mark's bell tower, a 1.3 mile (2.1 km) canal with gondolas, and an 1880 ft. long (553-meter) indoor-outdoor roller coaster.

I do like noodles: The project was spearheaded by Hu Guirong (Alex Hu), who became a billionaire in the instant noodle industry.

You're up, amonkie.

I was wondering...

Where I am?


you tell me!

Graceland?

well... I'm not there, but I'm within 500 miles of it, and in a place that is a tribute of sorts in its own right to the days gone by.

rock and roll hall of fame in cleveland, ohio?

my uncle and cousins live in Cleveland...maybe you're visiting them ...though apparently Graceland is 634 miles from Cleveland so I'm not sure we/unc found amonkie yet.

So I'll go with the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville...are you there?

Nope... and its not a tribute to music.

east of the mrs?

yup yup

are you at the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame & Museum?

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...of-Fame_HR.jpg

I'm not... but where I am used to provide the energy all those lights would need.

north of 40?

That would be a yes.

TVA?

Not quite sure I know what TVA is?

If its Tennessee/VA border... nope.

TVA - tennessee valley authority...

There's conflicting region coverage based on the maps i'm looking at.. but short answer. Not in Tennessee.


You'll find me near a fork, with a nice water view.

are you munching on a pittsburger?

nope... that's more than 500 miles :)

might you be at the confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers in Cairo, Illinois?