Contest #313 answer: Swallow's Nest castle, Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine.

The Swallow’s Nest was built in 1911-1912 on top of the 40-metre (130 ft) high Aurora Cliff.

Swallows_Nest

It is quite small, its footprint is only 10 x 20 meters.
Currently it houses a restaurant.

(In retrospect the hint could be a bit better, this week… 🙁 )

Those who enjoyed a meal with a view

  • Walter_V_R
  • Cloudspotter
  • Phil Ower
  • steve willis
  • Eloy Cano
  • hhgygy
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Lighthouse
  • mehmet durmus
  • mccrumplair
  • Garfield
  • krenek

– Hint –

  • Mik
  • rob de wolff

Contest #312 answer: Guédelon Castle, Treigny, France

Château de Guédelon is not a restauration project, but a new castle which is built from scratch. It is built after 13th century construction plans using tools and construction techniques from that period.

Guedelon

Construction was started in 1997 and is estimated to take 25 years to complete.

Those who’s home is his/her castle:

  • Eloy Cano
  • steve willis
  • Walter_V_R
  • hhgygy
  • Cloudspotter
  • mccrumplair
  • mehmet durmus
  • krenek
  • Sandworm
  • Phil Ower
  • Lighthouse

– Hint –

  • Paul Voestermans
  • Paul Franson
  • Garfield
  • Chris Nason
  • Eiram
  • ewen
  • Dennis S.
  • rob de wolff
  • Sasha Smith
  • Mik
  • steven simmons
  • Felix Bossert
  • Noisette
  • donaaronio
  • Romano

Contest #311 answer: Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, Wallops Island, Virginia, USA

The day this contest went live, was the very same day of the launch of NASA LADEE Moon Dust mission.

It was launched with a Minotaur V rocket from Pad 0B at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia.

ladee-launch

Funny enough it was launched together with a toad 🙂

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Those who gathered dust:

  • LawnBoy
  • hhgygy
  • mccrumplair
  • Walter_V_R
  • Paul
  • mehmet durmus
  • Fred A
  • ewen
  • Phil Ower
  • steve willis
  • Eloy Cano
  • Lighthouse
  • Garfield
  • Cloudspotter
  • Paul Voestermans
  • Sandworm
  • Dennis S.
  • donaaronio
  • Chris Nason
  • Skip
  • Steve Hoge
  • krenek
  • Paul Franson
  • Sasha Smith

– Hint –

  • Sarah G.
  • Rosella
  • Bill Close
  • David Kozina
  • DannyS
  • rob de wolff
  • steven simmons