@@Mavve69So, I don't know quite how that mode works, but on Zigzag's channel he did a similar video and he was able to go back into the map and look around? To be fair though, I don't know how it actually works.
Yeah, he was a medical student, but he went on a motorcycle trip up the west coast of South America, and all of the poverty and suffering he saw radicalized him against capitalism, and American imperialism
When zigzag does this, he leaves moving and panning turned on, but just doesn't use it. Then once he makes a guess, he turns around to see the landmark, but he's not allowed to change his guess once he turns around.
17:15 As a German, very happy to see a German location featured in the video :D. I was allready expecting a German place as soon as I saw the location, but as soon as you zoomed in to the posters it was obvious. The „Nürnberger Christkindlmarkt“ is a famous Christmas market held in - well, Nürnberg in Bavaria.
"Colonburger" - GeoWizard 2024. The church you saw by the market in Nuremberg is the Frauenkirche or "Church of Our Lady". It was built on the initiative of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor between 1352 and 1362 to replace a synagogue after a pogrom happened in 1349 following an outbreak of the Black Death. The architect was Peter Parler who also worked on the Charles Bridge and St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague! Emperor Charles IV wanted to use the Frauenkirche for imperial ceremonies, which is reflected in the porch with the balcony, and in the fact that the church is relatively unadorned except for the coats of arms of the Holy Roman Empire, the seven Electors, the town of Nuremberg, and the city of Rome, where the Holy Roman Emperors were crowned. And here's some history on the Leaning Tower of Pisa: The tower began to lean after construction had progressed to the second floor in 1178. This was due to a mere three-meter foundation, set in weak, unstable subsoil, a design that was flawed from the beginning. Construction was subsequently halted for the better part of a century, as the Republic of Pisa was almost continually engaged in battles with Genoa, Lucca, and Florence. It worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century. Between 1589 and 1592, Galileo who lived in Pisa at the time, is said to have dropped two cannonballs of different masses from the tower to demonstrate that their speed of descent was independent of their mass, in keeping with the law of free fall. Also something to note is that the tower was saved from destruction in WWII, as the Allies suspected Germans were using it as an observation post but a US Army sergeant was so impressed by it that they chose to refrain from striking.
I find it unlikely that a mere sergeant would have held off the entire wrath of the US army. They wouldn't even have command of a single battery of guns, let alone multiple batteries that would be given such a fire mission. Edit: having researched this claim it comes from the words of the sergeant in question themselves. Who says he was sent on a recon mission to determine if the Germans were in fact using the tower, but he didn't see anyone in there, so determined there wasn't, which is why the tower was not targeted. He didn't spare it just because it was beautiful, he himself says he wished he did see something so they could just obliterate the tower and go home.
That shrine you saw on Robben Island is a Muslim shrine built in the late 1960s to honor Sayed Abdurahman Moturu, the Prince of Madura (an island in what's now Indonesia). Moturu was one of the leaders of resistance to the Dutch banished to the Cape in the mid-1740s. Moturu, one of Cape Town's first imams, was exiled to Robben Island and died there in 1754. Robben Island got its name from the Dutch word for seals, and Nelson Mandela was imprisoned there for 18 of the 27 years of his imprisonment. And regarding Che Guevara, Che Guevara wasn't from Cuba, Che was originally from Rosario in Argentina! He travelled across the Americas, and while he was in Mexico, he met Raúl and Fidel Castro, joined their 26th of July Movement, and sailed to Cuba with the intention of overthrowing military dictator Fulgencio Batista. When he made it to Cuba, he rose to prominence among the insurgents, was promoted to second-in-command, and played a pivotal role in the Cuban Revolution! The quote below the silhouette of his face reads "Hasta la victoria siempre" which means "Until victory, always" and that quote is notable for being the last thing he wrote in a farewell letter to Fidel and the Cuban people. Che left Cuba in 1965, and he was killed in Bolivia in 1967. Che's real name was Ernesto, and he earned the nickname Che by his Cuban comrades because of his frequent used of the Argentinian slang word "che" which can mean "pal" or "Hey!".
Nooooooo I wanted to see that one I was there 2 months ago and wanted to see Tom guess (I didn't even realise it was Krumlov until you pointed it out, after rechecking it was so obvious)
19:18 Every German knows the "Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt". It's the most famous Christmas market and we drink their hot sweet wine("Glühwein") all over the country.
My first hunch was Trier with maybe the Porta Nigra behind. The christmas market in Trier is also pretty popular I think. Haven't been there in some time, so I don't remember the buildings around and don't know whether the market is even in that area. But then I also saw the small "Nürnberger" on top, so yeah...
This map is great ! Also next time, could you please click the yellow flag with the black background at the end of each round so you can go and actually see the place on the street view please ? It would be great :)
Hi Tom! Che Guevara was an argentinian doctor who commanded the revolution against cuban dictator Batista, he participated in armed conflicts and later on he was minister and president of the national bank. He was captured and executed by the bolivian army years later, while leading rebel revolution in this country. He had a really interesting life whehter you aling with his ideas or not.
Coming back from learning what was in Cuba to you saying interesting knowing full well you have no idea what we learned at that moment was hilarious and I had to pause to laugh. Also, even though you were right it’s always good to brush up on your history.
10:33 Knowing a bit of Spanish would've helped you there. Revolution Square (Plaza de la Revolución) was staring you right in the face. Also, colina means hill, not statue.
@@GeoWizard you missed a few important names and i was like "it's right theeeeeeeeere oh my gooooooh" like that cafe with a weird name in Pisa, right at the bottom left most of the time when you were looking at the map. Well at least i can feel better at something so that i don't feel ashamed in geography :D Very fun concept this one, an efficient way to improve would actualy probably be history knowledge for once!
Robben Island is where a lot of political prisoners (including Nelson Mandela) were detained during apartheid. Also the kramat is the grave of a Muslim spiritual leader not a Hindu temple
@@maxim_ml gl and gn are the Italian versions of ñ and ll (literally because they're the same sounds and figuratively because they are so distinctive) I can see how helpful they are. They still are the last thing that would have helped me, that shape of the square, those buildings, the long renaissance palace on the right, are so distinctively Pisa that I didn't even notice the writing before pinpointing the location
From the one in Cuba I just spent a hour researching the Cuban revolution, thanks for the inspiration I love politics and history and realised I didn’t know enough about it.
Now that is an interesting map. Besides the fact that in some cases you still faced some more or less famous landmarks which happened to be opposite of the searched one, this leads to some unique ways to find out where you are, like looking for people who hold the leaning tower. The Christkindlsmarket was pretty obvious for me as a german, but likely a lot more difficult for someone not from germany. It's one of the best known Christmas Markets in Germany and the name gives away at least that it is in southern Germany. So the mostly undecipherable word ending in something like "...burger" immediately made me think of Nuremberg.
Hi Tom, argentine here. Ernesto "che" Guevara was born in Argentina, in the city of Rosario. At a young age he began studying marxist ideology while traveling all over Argentina and discovering the harsh realities that some of the people had to live in. He eventually went to Mexico and met Fidel Castro, and became an instrumental figure for the Cuban Revolution, where his frase "Hasta la Victoria, siempre" (Towards Victory, always) was coined. As for the term "Che", the cuban revolutionaries called him like that because "che" is a very common word used in Argentina for when you talk to someone, as in: Che, ¿todo bien? (Hey bro, is everything alright?) Hope this helped, keep up the good work!
something very useful in geoguessr, especially for maps like this one, once you have guessed and it shows in the map 2 circles, one with your picture and one with a yellow flag inside (the right location), you can click that second circle to open the location on google maps, also works in the final score screen
Hey tom! I am from Mazatlan, that is the biggest natural lighthouse thats still in operation. It has 157 meters height and saddly, it isnt that recognized around the world, but the views are amazing. Greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽
Behind you in Nuremberg was actually the Nuremberg Christkindlmarket which is one of the nicest christmas markets in Germany (and probably one of the nicest in the world)
My mom lives in Mazatlan and I've visited a few times over the last few years. The lighthouse at 16:13 is one of the tallest natural lighthouses in the world, the lighthouse itself is pretty short, but the hill it's on top of is tall (157 meters). It's a cool spot, but im not sure if it's really one of the most famous locations in the world.
Hey brotha, if you love docs, please watch The Motorcycle Diaries. It’s not quite a doc but it entails the early years of Che Guevara’s life. If you’re still interested afterwards, Che Pt. 1 and Che Pt. 2 with Benicio Del Toro is a great accounting of his time being a revolutionary! Love your stuff from Mentor, Ohio!
That play along link is great. It's so funny seeing you going through the same thought processes as me, coming up with similar guesses and even the final score is less than a 1000 off from mine. You still won tho :-)
American here, when I think of a Christkindlesmarkt I think of Nuremberg and I was so proud to be correct a fair bit faster than our GeoWizard. And yeah, like many of you said, the Robben Island one was pretty easy too.
For the Germany one, I immediately saw that it has to be South Germany or Southwest Germany, because all the buildings are made from sandstone. And the window frames indicated that most of them are pretty cheap post-war constructions. So a place where sandstone is a cheap building material. It's typical in the South or Southwest, but very rare in the North. In the North, almost everything is build from clay bricks, like in Denmark or northern Poland.
The fountain in the Pisa round was called Fontana del Putti on the map and it's a fountain with little cherub angels. I'm German and we also call them Putten here.
Hey Tom, since you mentioned it in the video: if you ever make it to Hamburg, I'm happy to show you around and of course your wife as well. It's a beautiful city with lots to do :) Cheers!
Holy shit, that place you were standing at the beginning with the river winding around the city is Český Krumlov in Czechia. I studied abroad in Prague in 2022 and we went on a weekend trip there. That photo was at the top of the tower in the castle. So crazy seeing a place I've been to be in one of Tom's videos
That one restaurant you were reading at Pisa was actually on the map, it just wasn't right on that edge where you looking but rather slightly further down. You put your mouse over it a couple times
It's incredible to see Pisa in a Geoguessr Video ahaha I studied there at the university and I've worked at the local airport. It's a very special city to me
19,242 ... basically very similar guesses to you ... guessed Athens for Mexico ... guessed Santa Clara rather than Havana because I knew Che Guevara was buried there, but got Nuremberg bang on.
i went to robben island in 2017 - as soon as it came up i recognised that part... you were correct in saying its where Mandela was imprisoned for a time ...
Nice! i got 19450. I also messed up on Mexico but I was slightly closer. I did not have the accuracy you have on the other though. I'm really having fun with these :)
I spent around two hours at the leaning tower in Pisa when I was a little kid many years ago and instantly recognised that outdoor area. It doesn't feel as though it's changed at all. Although I guess I'm not that old to be fair.
lol "I'm assuming they don't want to celebrate oppression and humiliation" ... pretty safe assumption to make ;) Love your videos and please more adventures in the English countryside if you feel like it, as an American its so beautiful and cool to see the old paths and farms and your guy's freedom to roam around is so cool, it's just so relaxing and pleasant, but all your content is awesome. Stoked for every storror colab too :) thanks man
I would appreciate more of looking into what the famous place was. A bit of back story (no pun intended) like you do with the Tragic and Traumatic Places videos you do
Oh man, the Nuremburg one is painful. I saw that image and immediately knew it's the Frauenkirche (woman church). Also what a wonderful example of how creative Germans can be with names. "Schöner Brunnen" literally means "pretty fountain".
the birds in the sky are Frigatebirds that only exist in a pretty specific band around the equator so it was funny watching this one, but recognizing the birds is pretty obscure
I haven’t been to Mazatlan, but I’ve visited Puerto Vallarta several times and the photo screamed “Pacific coast of Mexico” to me. That’s where I would have searched. As for the Christmas market, I have been to Nuremberg and it looked very familiar.
I'm a little bit miffed about round 4. You worked out Germany, but firstly only _southern_ Germany, even more specifically, mostly Bavaria (and also Austria), refers to the new-born Christ as _Christkind,_ but secondly there is just *one* world-famous christmas market in Germany: The _Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt_ (which uses the Franconian - Franconia being part of Bavaria, but has a distinct dialect - minimization suffix _-le_ for _Kindle,_ small child, which is very distinct as other such markets in Bavaria or Austria would be just _Christkindlmarkt,_ missing out the _e)._ Also, the buildings are rather distinct for the architecture in the historic center of Nürnberg... Besides that, it would be nice if you simply jumped into Streed View after the round for a look around to show the famous place - you can still put in a Wikipedia snippet, but please show us the location! Thanks!
I thought I effed up on the Mazatlan one but managed to scramble a few more points together than you. I had the luck of figuring out it was Nürnberg straight away which was necessary as I went for Bologna on the last one. 20667 was my score which is okay. The Mexico one was beyond me completely. Would never ever have gotten that one. Havanna and Pisa was annoying, been in both places but couldn't figure them out exactly.
The famous place in Nürnberg probably was meant to be the "Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt" itself, not some particular building. It's I think the most famous Christmas market in Germany. It even has a marker of its own on Google Maps. Also, just as an additional tidbit: Usually Christmas markets in Germany are called simply "Weihnachtsmarkt" (lit. Christmas market), whereas the one in Nürnberg is called "Christkindelsmarkt" (lit. Baby Jesus' market :D).
I had a marked advantage on the 4th one since I lived in Nuremberg for 2 years and passed the Frauenkirche many times. I think technically the thing that's oh-so-famous they are referring to is the fountain directly behind the camera, or maybe the square itself.
@6:59 Blouberg is also the name of the beach opposite of where you were on the mainland. What happened on Robben Island you asked? Well.. a lot. A terrible lot ... I've been there and the prisoners were not treated very well... not much food, hard boring, useless labour.. imagine being stuck there for 27 years!
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