Landlocked country?

Not in a landlocked country, but I'm also not on the coast. After you guess the country, I'm in a very unusual sort of Palace.

North of 50?

is versailles in the country you are in?

I'm south of the 50 and yes, I'm in in the same country that Versailles is in < damn those dangling participles < that's not a clue, I'm just saying

that would be france, not monaco?

All the girls in france
Do the hula hula dance
And the way they shake
It's enough to kill a snake
When the snake is dead
They put roses in their head

viva la france... < yes

I'm in an unusual building...I think it would be fair to say it's an eccentric palace

usse?

not that one.

Unlike Château d'Ussé, it would not be accurate, or common, to call where I am a château. Btw, I was at Château d'Ussé when I took a very enjoyable trip through the Loire Valley with my ex-wife who I loved at the time...now I just like her < that's not a clue, I'm just saying

I'm about 590 km southeast from Château d'Ussé.

vaux le vicomte?

nope

Go another 500km south, in fact just south of Lyon

valencay?

nope. You're still too far N.W. by almost 500km. Go SE, I'm just south of Lyon.

cheverny?

I can see you must be having a relaxing, enjoyable trip toward me and in no hurry to get here since you're still ~500km too far NW. But take your time and enjoy the scenery and trip, eventually you'll get to me since I'm just south of Lyon

Le Palais Idéal?

You found me, Tul. You're up, sir.


Ferdinand Cheval (1836 – 19 August, 1924), was a French postman who spent 33 years of his life building Le Palais Idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives which is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture.

Cheval began the building in April 1879. He claimed that he had tripped on a stone and was inspired by its shape. He returned to the same spot the next day and started collecting stones.

For the next 33 years, during his daily mail route, Cheval carried stones from his delivery rounds and at home used them to build his Palais idéal, the Ideal Palace. First he carried the stones in his pockets, then a basket and eventually a wheelbarrow. He often worked at night, by the light of an oil lamp.

Cheval spent the first two decades building the outer walls. The Palace is a mix of different styles with inspirations from the Bible to Hindu mythology. Cheval bound the stones together with lime, mortar and cement.

Cheval also wanted to be buried in his palace. However, since that is illegal in France, he proceeded to spend eight more years building a mausoleum for himself in the cemetery of Hauterives. Cheval died on August 19, 1924, around a year after he had finished building it, and is buried there.

Just prior to his death, Cheval began to receive some recognition from luminaries like André Breton and Pablo Picasso. His work is commemorated in an essay by Anaïs Nin.

In 1969 André Malraux, the Minister of Culture, declared the Palace as a cultural landmark and had it officially protected. Cheval's palace is open every day except Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

Cheval may have been the inspiration for the character of Denny in Chuck Palahniuk's 2001 novel Choke, who gathers a collection of stones which are eventually used, in similar fashion, to build his 'dream home'.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s_Ideal_15.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s_Ideal_14.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s_Ideal_12.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...s_Ideal_11.jpg
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http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...lais_Ideal.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0I/palais2.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...tnDCP_3203.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...nick_luthy.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Hauterives.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...r_cheval_2.jpg
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...al_panoram.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...I/alaskaeh.jpg
;)

Ok, where am I?

south of the equator?

Yep, SH

EH?

I am between the IDL and Greenwich... So I'd say yes.

australia?

Yes

east coast?

No coast

are you at Ayers Rock aka Uluru aka Inselberg Monolith?

Well that was certainly quick.

Your up Nick.

wow, cool place but that was a lucky guess. It made it easier since you weren't too close to one of "those lines". While I figure out where to go next, here's some pics for eyeball stimulation:

Uluru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2..._Springs_M.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...from_layby.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Rock_climb.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...Ayers_Rock.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...ighway1437.jpg

I'm leaving to go to work now so I won't be back for almost 2 hrs.

I've been to Alice Springs but never made it out to Ayers Rock.

To be fair I was trying to pick a somewhat easy place to find since I've got another week of painting, pool repair/cleaning and moving in store. But honestly I figured it would take you guys at least a day to find me.

OK, I was lost but now I'm found....well, after you find me, that is. Where in the world am I?

greenwich, england?

Nope, not in England.

greenwich, connecticut?

nope, not in any greenwich, though that makes me wonder how a spinach sandwich would taste...but since you're so enamored with that "g" word, I'll say that where I am is significant because of geologic uniqueness.

Pound Gap in Jenkins, Kentucky.

http://img.groundspeak.com/waymarkin...3445dc458b.JPG

not that either, Mac. Isn't that road cut a man-made feature? Where I am is a natural feature...and not in the U.S.

Not sure. Africa?

EH?

not in Africa or the EH...I'm in the WH but not in the U.S., at a very interesting geologic feature.

South of the US?

NH?

yes south of the US and yes in NH...now that I think of it, Tul, I'm not far from you, maybe I can come over and bring some lunch < that's not a clue, I'm just saying

Yeah bring three lunches my buddy Jorge's helping clean my pool system today. Spent a week without power even after paying the bill. Yesterday I found out if you climb up the pole with some duct tape to can hook up you own lights. Who knew?

Are you in Mexico?

yes, in Mexico

quintana roo?

nope, I'm in Chihuahua

valley of the caves?

no, not that one....think underground

are you near the chrystal cave of giants?

head more northeast, I'm real close to the city of Chihuahua

i was editing while you were posting...

ahhh, then you found me. You're up again, unc

I'm heading out this moment for some green beers and stuff so I'll post some giant crystal cave pics when I get back.

Crystal Cave of Giants, Mexico - Crystalinks

there ya go, nick..

i need some time to find someplace good...

ahm bak...had me a few Harp beers and some corned beef and cabbage, served by a very cute & efficient little Irish waitress...damn, she hardly looked old enough to work!...I proposed to her, but sadly, I think she saw through my charade :(

Thanks for the link unc, but since I'm impressed by the pics, I'm posting some of those, too.

Good pics and description here: Crystal Cave of the Giants - Dream Cave

satellite map of area and a little guy standing on the giant crystals!:

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...20I/gypsum.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...lCavesRick.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...percrystal.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...talsmexico.jpg

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...alsmexico6.jpg

wish i had a bigger pic, but...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ephil1/111.jpg

where am i?

Are you in the U.S.?

At the CLR (Jelmar Co.) plant in Skokie, IL?

nick - yes

tully - no

Bonnivile Salt flats?

White Sands, NM?

it would be the bonneville salt flats...

you're up, cowboy...

Cool even got credit for the misspell.

Ok where am I?

inside the beltway?

No

WH?

...wow, that was the fastest yet, wasn't it? U da champ, Tul!

Are we getting too good at this, or running out of places?...though I think that pic unc put up was an excellent clue to narrow it down. But in case we do run out of places, we might consider expanding this to "Where in the solar system am I?" ;)

The worlds a big place. Kind of hard to run out of places.

WH, yes.

SH?

landlocked country?

country with a Pacific Ocean coast?

South America?

Island?

NH, Not a land lock country, Not an island, Not on the Pacific, Not South America.


That covers it, right?

usOfa?

Yes, back in the US, back in the US... just not back in the USSR. Guess I do know how lucky I are.

are you in georgia

Nope, not even on my mind.

(I need more sleep- not clue just a fact)

east if mrs.?

East of the lady.

north of 40?

North Dakota? < edit note to myself: not east of Ms

South of 40. That answers both, yes?

along the Gulf of Mehiko?

landlocked state?

Mississippi?

I'm in a state that borders the gulf, so not land locked. No, not in the state of Mississippi.

tejas?

Never heard of it, so no.

florida?

Alabama?

U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville?

You're in Louisiana at the SUPERDOME or at some bar maybe?

I am in Florida

maybe you're diving at 40 Fathoms Grotto near Ocala?

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...msgrottoFL.jpg

Christ of the Deep - Key Largo, Florida?

No to both, they both look much cooler then where I am.

on a golf course?

Are you in St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European-established city, and the oldest port, in the continental United States?

No and No, sorry.

are you in the southern half of florida? (meaning not in the pan handle part)