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Upcoming contest #900 – an update

Thanks to all who have submitted locations! Paul and I have decided to run a series rather than one post with 15 to 20 locations.

Where On Google Earth has been around for close to 17 years since Contest #1 back on February 12, 2008. Players from many countries have travelled the world on a weekly basis, and for upcoming Contest #900, we would like to offer up a series full of locations close to your various homes.

Comment on this post to send us a hint and location near you – we don’t want difficult ones, but ones that show players where others live. Over the past ten years, Paul and I have had the opportunity to reach out to some and got to know a few of you via email. It’s been a delight to act as hosts.

Points as usual, with a twist:
– 2 for correct responses before the hint
– 1 for correct responses after the hint
– a bonus point if you can guess who submitted the location

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Contest #898 – Eldred Street Stairs, Los Angeles, California, USA

Eldred Street is the steepest street in the state of California (way steeper than any of the ridiculously steep streets in San Francisco). At 33% grade, its actually the third steepest street in the US, and, is so steep that half-way to the top, it turns into a 197 step stairway. At the top of this stairway is a great view (when it’s not too smoky to see anything) of the city.

As of earlier this week, the stairs were not in the line of any of the Los Angeles Fires, but that could have changed by the time you read this.

Those who climbed to the top (or down to the bottom) before the hint:

  • Martin de Bock
  • Lighthouse
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Graham Hedley
  • Eloy Cano
  • hhgygy
  • Phil Ower
  • Garfield
  • Angie CF

And after the hint:

  • Ashwini Agrawal
  • Bas van Limpt
  • LRey
  • bernd
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Contest #897 – Cathedral of Saint Mary Steps, Girona, Spain

File:Girona Cathedral Steps in Girona Catalonia Spain.jpg
By Tim Adams – Own work, CC BY 3.0, Link

The current cathedral here was built starting in the 1600s on the sight of 2 previous houses of worship, one which was converted to a mosque before the reconquista in the mid 700s, then another one built to replace that one in approximately 1100.

The church includes the widest Gothic nave in the world and is home to the Tapestry of Creation.

Game of Thrones fans may recognize the cathedral and it’s steps as the Great Sept house of worship, destroyed in the an episode in Season 6.

Those who found it before the hint:

  • hhgygy
  • Martin de Bock
  • Glenmorren
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Phil Ower
  • Eloy Cano
  • Garfield
  • Bas van Limpt
  • Lighthouse
  • Graham Hedley
  • Angie CF

And after the hint:

  • bernd
  • LRey
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Contest #896 – Vennel Steps (aka the Miss Jean Brodie Steps), Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

These 150 steps lead from the Grassmarket district with it’s tourist feel, bars, etc to Brown’s place, with an outstanding view of Edinburgh castle. The staircase was known as the “Vennel Steps” (referring to an old French word “venelle” meaning alley or passageway) until a decision was made to recognize in 2018 that it was featured in the 1961 book and 1969 moview “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie”.

Before the hint:

  • Paul Voestermans
  • Graham Hedley
  • Martin de Bock
  • Garfield
  • Angie CF
  • hhgygy
  • Eloy Cano
  • Phil Ower
  • Lighthouse
  • LRey
  • Bas van Limpt

After the hint:

  • Ashwini Agrawal