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A relaxing, sunny, summer read and cool drink - but where? (Updated with results)
KesterTester92 - Somewhere in central-east Europe, this fellow is enjoying his afternoon. Photo: I don't know this chappie, and he...
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Kester Eddy
Julius Meinl's Flagship Supermarket in Budapest - where?
KesterTester91 - Happy New Year! Where was this piccie taken? UPDATED with results! Photo: I remember the press conference when this...
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A Nice Leg of Pork, Sir? Meat on the Street, Winter, 1989 - But Where? UPDATED with results!
KesterTester90 - Meat deliveries in Central-Eastern Europe have changed a bit since this piccie was taken. At least, we hope so. Photo:...
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Elvis Lives! - Well, 'his' filling station was alive & well in the 1990s - KesterTester89 - Updated
Located on a major international route, this petrol station was a kind of iconic stopping point for lorry and car drivers alike. I'm...
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Signs of the Times - Budapest - A pic to send regular reader Tom C Apoplectic - KT88 - Updated!
Tom regularly rants about there being too many signs up on roads, saying that the surfeit is dangerous because it diverts drivers from...
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Tank in Park by Church - GuesterTester87 - Updated with Results
And on a Sunny Day to boot (It was raining, and dark when I was there). Photo: Sent in by a dedicated reader, you might think this would...
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Budapest's Disappearing Banks [Updated]
KesterTester86 - Three banks advertised in the Hungarian capital which have either disappeared or dramatically downsized their business....
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Towers, Turrets and Spires - Budapest Architects Love 'em. But where is this Particular Amalgam?
KesterTester85- Many readers will have glimpsed this view, but where? UPDATED with Winner! Photo: An 'above-the-street' scene in the...
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In the early autumn evening mist - a group of revamped buildings
GuesterTester84 - But what were they part of originally? (Updated with RESULTS.) Photo: A collection of re-purposed buildings somewhere...
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A tasty bite in Budapest - VIPs savour the flavour of home.
KesterTester83 - This couple were well known in Budapest at the time of this photo - who are they? UPDATED with results. Photo: This...
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A Theatre Magnificent - even if the seating is a bit hard by Broadway/West End standards - UPDATED
KesterTester82 - All testers thus far have been in (or to do with) the former Warsaw Pact countries, or Yugoslav Republics. This one is a...
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A snapshot of the first outlet team from what became an American chain in Hungary - RESULTS
KesterTester81 - This is one for folks who were in Budapest in the 1990s. It shows the team (and owners) outside the very first outlet of...
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Name Change! It's 1989 and this Factory Sign is being taken Down - But what is the Company's Name?
GuesterTester80 - It's a company with an interesting history that finally closed in 2007 - Updated with extra clues & Winner! Photo:...
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Eastern Europe Personified: Staring at the Wall under Socialist-Realist Man
KesterTester79 - It was a grey, grim Sunday afternoon in a grim location - But where? (Updated with extra clues.) Photo: I'm not sure...
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This is a Seemingly Happy Fellow - But Where Might he Be? (Bonus if you can say who he is!)
KesterTester78 - Updated with extra clues & results! Photo: This chappie, despite apparently being stuck in a housing estate, doesn't...
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The Train that doesn't Go Very Far (at least in recent years) - But Where? (Updated with Results)
KesterTester77 - By coincidence, following on from the news post about the landslide that has severed services via the normal route...
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GuesterTester76 - Nude Gardening - Which Bridge?
This statue, by a French sculptor, adorns the pedestrian entrance to a bridge in Budapest. Which bridge? UPDATED with Winner! Photo:...
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A Bit of Baroque - But Where?
KesterTester75 - Some well-kept sculptures of a spiritual theme in one of the region's municipalities - UPDATED with Results Photo: This...
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The Party Train with a Political Message - KesterTester74 (Extra Clues Added)
Linking two cities in the CEE-SEE region, viewed from Madrid, Paris & London this train appears to be just 'fun' - but it means something...
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Post-Communism Industrial Bleakness - Where/What?
KesterTester73 - This scene of desolation, perhaps surprisingly, sits in an area of natural beauty. UPDATED Photo: A pic from, I think,...
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