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A fairly easy puzzle (I hope): aerial photos of cities/towns in Europe. Can you name them?

City #1:
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City #2:
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City #3:
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City #4:
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City #5:
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City #6:
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1:
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Barcelona
3:
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Paris
4:
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Venice
5:
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London
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Paul, 1, 3 and 4 are correct :thumbup:

5 isn't...
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Looks like canals in The Netherlands. Your very own city of Leiden (or alternatively, Amsterdam).
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Just guesses...

#5
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Berlin
#6
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Rome
BTW: Those buildings in #4 are incredibly tightly packed! You'll never see the sunshine in your apartment! One would open the curtains and see the proverbial brick wall.
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Rudi wrote:#2
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Looks like canals in The Netherlands. Your very own city of Leiden (or alternatively, Amsterdam).
Your second guess is correct!
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Rudi wrote:#5
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Berlin
#6
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Rome
#5 is not correct.
#6 is correct! :cheers:
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I have a feeling it is:
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One of the eastern countries like: Poland, Slovakia or Hungary. How about Warsaw?
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No, it's nearer your original guess.
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If nearer is the operative word, it might well be:
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Prague
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Sorry, my mistake. My clue was incorrect. :sorry:
Here is a better clue:
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The city is in a country to the west of me
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No.5:
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Bath
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Yes, that's it! :thumbup:
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Those weren't easy, but it was highly entertaining to kibbitz
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Here is a bonus question (probably difficult):

City #7
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7:
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Sienna?
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7.
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Madrid
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The Swimming Pool of Pisa
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Paul B is correct:
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It is the Piazza del Campo, the central square of Siena, in Tuscany, Italy
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OMG!!! That is my first ever chockie bar!! Woohoo!
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