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  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    Hint: The car stops at this point of the road.
  • CommanderRossCommanderRoss The bottom of a pitch lake in Eastern Trinidad, place called La Brea
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    Looks like the place where Goldfinger stops whilst being followed by bond and behind that, Masterson
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    Goldfinger isn't part of the show.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    Here is another photograph: After stopping on the upper right part of the street, the car took this narrow street downwards. But where did it go to?
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    edited December 2022 Posts: 4,334
    Is it OHMSS, the corner with the VW Beetle, as viewed by Bond from the helicopter? Somewhere between Mürren and Lauterbrunnen?
    (It would make sense for @goldenswissroyale to choose a Swiss location, no?)
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    Good guess. But no VW Beetles involved here. It would make sense to choose a Swiss location, indeed ;)
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    But I suppose it is at least a sub-Alpine or Alpine setting?
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Bond stopping at Auric Enterprises for a look, then later driving into the woods.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    QBranch wrote: »
    Bond stopping at Auric Enterprises for a look, then later driving into the woods.

    Good point, except that @goldenswissroyale said earlier:
    Goldfinger isn't part of the show.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    I must admit this reminds me more of the place in Torn Curtain where Paul Newman kills Wolfgang Kieling...
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    The barn where Bond proposes to Tracy! OHMSS, Ford Cougar and soft focus lens…
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    zebrafish wrote: »
    The barn where Bond proposes to Tracy! OHMSS, Ford Cougar and soft focus lens…
    It's a Mercury Cougar, to be precise.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    edited December 2022 Posts: 4,411
    Yes, that's it @zebrafish. The first image (page 7) shows the place where they stop before driving downwards to the barn.
    The village is called "Heiligenschwendi" and isn't close to Mürren. We visited the place with the James Bond Club Schweiz. Including the Cougar.

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  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    Very nice! And what a barn find! That car was auctioned off a few years ago, any chance the new owner is in Switzerland?

    The JBC Schweiz seems to be very active, I have been reading about their excursions with interest. I went skiing in Lauterbrunnen quite often and in Mürren once, so have seen all these places. Glad that they celebrate the Bond heritage on the Schilthorn.

    I'll see to it to start a new game later today.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    The car on the picture belongs to a couple who are members of the Fanclub in Switzerland and/or the Fanclub in Germany. I can't remember if they live in Switzerland, Germany or Austria but they are definitely very likeable fellows.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    Ok, here we go, a foto from Google Earth. Where are we and what's the connection to Bond?

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  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited December 2022 Posts: 14,448
    White Cliffs of Dover, MR novel.

    Specifically, St Margaret's Bay where Fleming had his holiday getaway.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    Excellent! The house hidden behind the visible ones was indeed Fleming's summer retreat from 1951-1957, which he bought from Noel Coward.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Nice. I knew Fleming had a house near the cliffs, but assumed it was up at the top and further back, not at the foot. Even better.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    I didn't see it in time...I was busy preparing kimchi. *(^o^)*

    Was Bond ever in Korea?
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    DAD, North Korea!
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    edited December 2022 Posts: 8,932
    Oh yes, of course. Even they have kimchi. Provided they manage to grow the cabbage.

    And technically Bond was also in South Korea after crossing the bridge.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Alright friends, may your attention be drawn to the long green building at centre:

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  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
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    Literary or movie?
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Movie.
  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
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    The length of the building reminds of the spot where Bond is waiting for Tiffany (andcshe doesn't show up)..
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Not DAF.
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
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    Kingston Jamaica, Liguanea Club, the opening scene of DN.
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