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TAR14 EP1: 'Don’t Let a Cheese Hit Me' (Switzerland)
Boingo:
:lol: they're everywhere!
puddin:
Plenty of sex shops in Interlaken too Boingo :sucks
gingerman28:
--- Quote from: puddin on February 01, 2009, 01:14:33 AM ---Just throwing this out as a potential pitstop area, because I like it and can't look at Interlaken area anymore tonight.
Staubbach falls, Lauterbrunnen
--- End quote ---
Just for anyone's information, just across the street from the Jungfrau Hotel (on the right) is the station for the cog railroad which takes you up to the Jungfrau. See my pix. By the way, the pix you found, Puddin, are pretty damn good. Those falls are spectacular; there are at least four one after the other down the valley. Worth anyone's visit.
puddin:
I don't think Lauterbrunnen is the pitstop but in my dreams it is Gman, again it would be a shame not to feature it in the race. So Gman since you've been there, do you know of any historic/famous cottages in the Bernese Oberland general area? And would you keep us updated if your tvguide comes today on any race articles please? :<3
gingerman28:
Don't know of any off hand, but I'll look. I agree it would be a shame to miss. Will keep an eye out for TVGuide.
So far we have identified five tasks which could be in eps 1 or 2:
Bungee Jump (At the Verzasla Dam in Ticino, Switzerland) ROADBLOCK
Cheese carry down hill (Interlaken, Switzerland ???)
Para glides(at Ruhpolding, Bavaria)
Cake throwing ????
Segways (at Koeningsee, Bavaria)
In all TARs to date the first episode has only had one Detour OR one Roadblock task. Except TAR10 which had both a Detour and a Roadblock but was a two hour, double elimination first episode. Most first episodes also had only one additional task. So if we have identified the Bungee Jump off the Verzasla dam as a Roadblock, then the cheese carry may be just an additional task which all teams have to perform before getting the clue for the pitstop, which could be in Interlaken or even in Lauterbrunnen, which is only a short drive away.
There is just too much time taken up with all eleven cast intros, arriving at the departure spot, Phil's greetings and traditional "the world awaits, travel safe,..... go" Travel to LAX, finding the right flight, flying to Zurich or Milano, train to Tocina, bungee jump (11) train to Interlaken, etc.to have more than one additional task before the pitstop.
That leaves: the Paragliding in Ruhpolding, and segway ride in Koenigsee, (which we know are in Bavaria on the way to Salzburg) and the cake throwing which could be paired with some unknown task as part of a Detour. And if the pitstop for this leg is in Salzburg, there would be little time left for any other tasks in Salzburg.
Ruhpolding and Koenigsee are between 40 and 50 klicks apart. The shorter route is through some high mountains; the longer route is on better roads and not as difficult to drive. Both routes must pass through Berchtesgaden on the way to Koenigsee. So there is some more time take up.
We know that they have white Mercedes cars in Salzburg, but so far not one scene of anyone driving anywhere. Strange.
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