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Episode Guide: The Amazing Race: We Got A Gnome! We Got A Gnome! 4/26/2005

One team re-examines the status of their relationship, on "The Amazing Race 7," Tuesday, April 26 (9:00-10:00 PM) on CBS. Phil Keoghan is the host of the series.

One duo's bickering fuels a much deeper discussion about commitment and the state of their relationship.

Two Teams are confident they are ahead of two lagging Teams, but face a harsh reality when they learn they are the ones pulling up the rear.

One Team's hard-fought lead is jeopardized when they have a hard time completing a task. Will this delay cost them the Race?

Participants:
Uchenna/Joyce Married
Ron/Kelly Dating
Rob/Amber Engaged
Meredith/Gretchen Retired Couple

Ryan/Chuck Best Friends-- ELIMINATED 3/1
Megan/Heidi Roommates -- ELIMINATED 3/8
Debbie/Bianca Lifelong Friends -- ELIMINATED 3/15
Susan/Patrick Mother/Son -- ELIMINATED 3/22
Ray/Deana Dating On And Off -- ELIMINATED 3/29
Brian/Greg Brothers -- ELIMINATED 4/5
Lynn/Alex Boyfriends -- ELIMINATED 4/19

THE AMAZING RACE 7
Episode: "We Got A Gnome! We Got A Gnome!"
Date: 4-26-2005
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM
Network: CBS

gingerman28:
OK we have a better map of the Istanbul area and we can pinpoint the location of the Rumeli Fortress (Hisari) Good find since I could find nothing to tell me which side of the Bosphorus was the Tracean Side.  So it looks like the teams take a ferry or cruise boat from EMINONO north up the Bosphorus to Rumeli Hisari.

So note this: the boat is heading almost due North. The teams are looking out toward shore and the sun is full in their faces. So wouldn't that mean that the sun was coming from the West and therefore would be the afternoon sun. Sunset in Istanbul in the first week of December is at 4:36PM (Sunrise is at 7:18AM)  So it may be late afternoon that they are taking the boat north to the fort, not early morning.

The only flights I can find that come directly from New Delhi to Istanbul arrive at 8:45AM or 5:40PM. Of course they could be routed in many different ways, but these are the direct flights.  We have shots of the four teams lounging around a nearly empty airline terminal which seems to indicate they may be waiting for those 4AM flights to Istanbul.

There are flights from Jodhpur to New Delhi leaving at 10:10AM and 2:00PM arriving in DEL at 12:10PM and 3:20PM. But this would put some question into the cab ride we see Ron and Kelly taking which has been identified as in New Delhi (but couldn't it be in Jodhpur? to the airport there?  They are wearing the same blue shirts in the cab shot and in the early morning shot of them and Rob and Amber sharing a motorized rickshaw (tuk tuk?).

Looking at the shadows at the time of the arrival at the pitstop at Jaswant Thada, it is late in the afternoon by the time Uchenna and Joyce arrive. The shadows are almost the same length when R/K and R/A arrive together so they can't be very much behind U/J. So if it is late afternoon (the sun sets at 5:17Pm) the teams should be leaving the next day at around 4 AM or so. This matches the look of the scene with R/K and R/J sharing a tuk tuk to somewhere (Ron is reading a lengthy instruction sheet)

If they arrive in Istanbul in the morning at around 8:45AM I assume they will have to travel to a well known spot Tokapi Palace to find the Gnome and the next clue.

The DETOUR could be either trying to find a particular dancer at the Whirling Dervishes show at the Sirkeci Station or finding a particular column with the famous Medusa head in the Yeregbatan Saray.  Upon completion the clue will tell them to get to the Eminono ferry terminal and take a trip up the Bosphorus to the Rumeli Fortress.

The ROADBLOCK here is to climb up the wall, find the clue, and rappel back down.  We have shot of Joyce looking up (with the bridge in the background) and then reading the clue with Uchenna.They seem to be happy as if they are getting instructions to go to the pit stop!  Upon close look, Uchenna has removed his jacket and tucked his pants into his socks for the climb (more later).

On the way to the fortress we have shots of U/J leading along the dock and M/G following (these two teams are together it seems for the entire ep.)  We also have Gretchen and Rob climbing. Nothing on Ron or Kelly.

There was an interesting shot in the post ep 9 previews for ep 10 (but not shown since) of Uchenna and Joyce walking with Meredith and Gretchen in what has now been identified by Puddin' at the Istanbul Metro. And note that Uchenna still has his pants tucked into his sox so this must be after the climb; and he and Joyce and Gretchen are carrying their jackets (hot in the subway?) So this looks like it is at the end of the Detour and they are taking the Metro back down to the old city. The northern terminus of the metro is at a station named 4LEVANT which is on the map just a short way from Rumeli Hisari. So this makes sense. They could take the metro all the way to YENIKAPI  or transfer to the Modern Tram line at TAKSIM which would take them to SERKECI within a stones throw of Tokapi Place, Yerebaten Saray and Sultanahmet Camili (the Blue Mosque) which could be the final pit stop on this leg of the race.

To add something about sun and shadows. It is hard from the still vidcap pix to tell which side of the boat M/G are standing on - is the bow to the right or to the left?  But from Eminono Ferry Terminal the boat would first sail approximately Northeast out of the Golden Horn into the Bosphorus and then North to Rumeli Hisari. So we know that the boat is heading North most of the time. Even if M/G and R/K were on the port side of the boat looking back the sun is still coming from the left or West. I don't think that even if they are on the starboard side of the boat looking ahead that the sun would be on their face in the morning (they would be looking almost North at the time).

Another sun shot that makes me think that it is afternoon and not morning is the shot of Joyce as she watches Uchenna rappelling down the tower. The bridge is behind her, so if the fort is on the western bank of the Bosphorus, the bridge is going toward the Eastern shore so Joyce must be looking West. AND the sun is in her face. So to me the sun is coming from the West or Southwest. Thus it must be afternoon and late at that.

Chateau d If:
Gman, if I’m following you right, the shot of Joyce is 19 seconds into the CBS promo and behind her is the eastern pylon of the suspension bridge that is north of the fortress.  I noticed that same buildings are along the opposite river bank as in this shot.

So, the line from the pylon to where she is standing points southwest. She is also looking in that direction too:  southwest.  The sun is hitting the left side of her face and maybe a little bit towards the front too.  So that means the sun is coming from the southeast or maybe a little bit from the south.  I think she would have to be looking toward the western pylon of the bridge in order to get afternoon sun on the left side of her face.

But I could be wrong.  I sure messed up with the Jami Masjid.

Also, I can’t tell which way the boats are going or which side the teams are on but I bet they are on the side with sunshine because its 40 degrees out!

gingerman28:
OK, Chaty, we may have a problem.  I found live video of the two teams (M/G and R/K) on the deck of the ferry. The boats are sailing right to left. Both teams are on the starboard side (right side) facing the bow to the left of the screen (you can see the wake moving left to right which means the ship is sailing right to left). Anyway the sun is shining right in the eyes of Gretchen and her hair is being blown backwards so that is the direction the ship is travelling. But if the ship were sailing UP the Bosphorus toward the Rumeli Fortress, there is no way that the sun coming from ahead of them would be in their eyes either in the morning or in the afternoon. So I double checked the tourist boat schedule and they only run between April and September. So unless CBS arranged for a special charter, this is not a boat that sails from Eminono up to the Rumeli Fortress. So it probably is a regularly scheduled Ferry Across the Bosphorus to Uskudar, Kadikoy, or Haydarpasa. If it were in the morning, the sun would be in the right place for such a trip (most people look to where they are going hence the bow and not toward where they have been hence the stern.)

I have no idea why they would cross the Bospherus for any of these spots. The only thing that comes to mind is that Haydarpasa is the terminal for the trains running toward the East to such places as Ankara (the capitol) or to KONYA CITY the home of the Whirling Dervishes.  Would they make this trip and use up all this time?  But maybe they then take a cab back across the bridge to the Rumeli Fortress. Very confusing to say the least.

But the metro (subway) scene sure comes after the castle climb. And if they have to change trains at Taksim it sure would lead one of the teams to screw up and get lost and lose their lead back to the pit stop.

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