promo

[patlini]

Great Job guys :-)

The Indian lady - interesting colours for her sari

[Neobie]

#5 is probably Salvador - the triangular peninsula fits just about where the Mansao Professor Pedro Calmon building would be...?

[apskip]

all this from 1 commercial, you all are amazing 
Start line!
Missing Leg

oh happy days 

Actually, according to my timeline we have 2 missing legs. Some have assumed there will be 2 in Moscow. That may or may not be so and my guess is probably not.

[apskip]

got it!

I'm not putting this in spoilers, cos I have been able to find NO collaborating info apart from a  similar post with nothing to back it up at jokersupdates. Do others also believe it's just idle speculation, or is there a very remote possibility that there could be something to it?

Found here

There are numerous reports that The Amazing Race is now filming season 13....*snip*....(Reportedly they were seen filming in Kazakhastan recently.)

Let me set the record straight. I was not the first to hypothesize on Kazakhstan being a possibility. However, I have consistently been its champion. Also, I identified Almaty as the most likely city to host a pitstop.

Separately, how do all of those commenting in this thread prior to 5am get the energy? I am still recovering from 6 hours of jet lag, but even so I am never up in the wee hours to do all of what I discovered this morning.

[TARAsia Fan]

You miss one day, you miss a lot. Promo! 

And in regards to the Coliseum, yes, LA Memorial Coliseum and Coliseum are the same, Peach.

Third straight start in LA.

The Coliseum is only used for USC football (and the S2 season finale of 24, another show I'm obsessed with). Good to use for the start. Plenty of room and a lot of twisty roads to get to LAX.

[Boingo]

This may be #9 - 18th century Kazakh warrior

Insert is a clip from the Kazakh movie "Nomad The Warrior".  A film based on some of the history of Kazakhstan in the early 1800's.  Horned helmet is a match.  Other details are consistant with Kazakh warriors of that period.

Edited to add: Nomad: The Warrior film trailer (movie)

[puddin]

Good job Boingo    ..that goes for everyone 


here ya go


Original Video- More videos at TinyPic

[Hooky]

That's an awesome promo! It's short, but it gave us loads of info.

Nice job, everyone!!

[TARAsia Fan]

Thank you, Boingo & puddin!

[Kiwi Jay]

I watched it, the Frats look happy and so am I  :sucks

THANKYOU PUDDIN

[Boingo]

     Pretty pictures of La Paz   

[puddin]

#5 could be La Paz?

lets try this, Kazakhstan 

[georgiapeach]

I think you might be right puddin...

This is the nicest panoramic wiggle around Almaty skyline I found so far if it helps:

http://www.freebase.com/view/wikipedia/images/en_id/15643034


look at the pretty mountains!

[georgiapeach]

Also lots of skyline views of both Almaty and Astana here;

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=453920&page=15

[puddin]

This may be #9 - 18th century Kazakh warrior

Insert is a clip from the Kazakh movie "Nomad The Warrior".  A film based on some of the history of Kazakhstan in the early 1800's.  Horned helmet is a match.  Other details are consistant with Kazakh warriors of that period.

Edited to add: Nomad: The Warrior film trailer (movie)

 

http://aboutkazakhstan.com/Kazakhstan_History.shtml

Detail of the famous statue - the warriors of Kazakhstan one with helmet and the other rider with a dombra on his back

[puddin]

#5 is probably Salvador - the triangular peninsula fits just about where the Mansao Professor Pedro Calmon building would be...?

  oops i missed this !

[georgiapeach]

Salvador Skylines:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=26003

I love these guys--they are as nutso about buildings as we are about TAR!

[puddin]

I love that site too peachs, its just hard to navigate and it wont let me register, bastards, lol

[theschnauzers]

Regarding the LA Coliseum:  Given Bert's penchant over the seasons to route the Race through Olympic Stadiums and sites, I'm actually surprised it took this long for TPTB to use the Coliseum, which hosted the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for both the 1932 and 1984 Summer Olympic Games.

[Chateau d If]

Salvador Skylines:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=26003

I love these guys--they are as nutso about buildings as we are about TAR!

From your reference:

Capital of Bahia State, former capital of Brazil (until 17??). Has one of the largest historical centers of Brazil.

I can hear Phil reporting same to us on September 28th.


And from that site:  My hometown (only one 16 story building at the time)

[Slowhatch]

Technical note: Emporis has made a mashup with Google maps; type in a city and you'll get a map on one side and a list of notable buildings on the other side. A time-saver.
The reason I mention it is because I found it while trying to spot the Instrument museum without much luck; according to this album (taken 09 May, Victory Day), it's somewhere near a large square and a soldier's memorial.

[georgiapeach]

I found this Slowhatch if it helps:

The Museum of National Musical Instruments is located on the edge of Panfilov Park, close to Zenkov Cathedral, and is located in the building, called the House of Officers, which in the last century was used by military officers for their meetings.

also: Address: Kazybek bi Street
Directions: Across the road from the Glory Memorial in Panfilov Park

I found the actual website last night right before I lost Internet, but haven't found it again yet... 

[Boingo]

  Here it is....  :sucks

[Neobie]

Did a slightly more detailed comparison between Mystery City and Salvador on Google Earth...

(A) matches up with a patch of green as the Praca Santo Antonio da Barra, and (B), where there is a distinct lack of skyscrapers, sits where a flyover intersection is in Salvador. (C) is a building parallel to the coastline sitting on a vegetated knoll, matching up with the one on Rua do Cristo. And (D), previously identified as Mansao Professor Pedro Calmon, matches up exactly with where it should be in Salvador, along Rua Sabino Silva.

[Chateau d If]

Okay, so you know these two are right next to each other.  Right?