Difference between revisions of "2018-11-10 46 6"

Latest revision as of 03:24, 7 August 2019

Location

Neyruz-sur-Moudon, canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Participants

Expedition

I had been trying to do this for a while: find a geohash somewhere in Europe (not in NL or BE), and get there and back again in one day. For this, three things needed to be in place:

A reachable geohash (not in water, someone's house, or on the top of a mountain)
An affordable way of getting there on one or two days' notice
Something interesting nearby that I would visit even if I wasn't hashing

Many times I've cross-checked Google Flights and geohashing.info on Friday evenings to see if I could make such a trip on the weekend, but opportunities have so far been very few. But this weekend, the stars were aligned correctly. There was a hash in a forest near Lausanne, there were still affordable flights available to Geneva, and I had always wanted to visit the old Montreux recording studio used by Queen and see Freddie Mercury's statue on the waterfront. So on Friday evening I booked flight tickets and a rental car and went to bed early. I got up very early the next morning and set off!

There

The car park at Schiphol Airport is divided into sections named after traditional Dutch things. I was in "Wooden shoe" today.
Our flight: a cute little Embraer 175 operating KL1925 to Geneva.
The sun rises as we fly over Luxembourg.
Landed at GVA. There's a weird dot pattern on the windows so you can't make clear pictures :-(
I had reserved a "surprise model" since that was the cheapest option. On checking in, the clerk asked me "if a Mercedes-Benz E-Class would be all right?". "That'll do" was my reply :-D

The hash

Parked the Benz at a forest road.
It was a bit foggy, but not too cold.
The hash is somewhere up ahead.
Made it!
Lloyd celebrating.
Another view of the hash.
And another.
And yet another.

The sights

Freddie Mercury overlooking Lake Geneva.
The exhibition in the old studio.
The actual recording location!
Sampling the local cuisine: a McRaclette with Rösti Fries and Apfelschorle.
The more traditional visitors to this town did not need such cost-cutting on their food :-)

And back again

A Boeing 737-700 brings us back to Schiphol.
It had started to rain as we prepared for takeoff.
Back at Wooden Shoe, the old hashmobile is still there.

Tracklog

Today I covered a total of 1896 km!

Achievements

FelixTheCat (talk) earned the Land geohash achievement

by reaching the (46, 6) geohash on 2018-11-10.

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+I had been trying to do this for a while: find a geohash somewhere in Europe (not in NL or BE), and get there and back again in one day. For this, three things needed to be in place:
+#A reachable geohash (not in water, someone's house, or on the top of a mountain)
+#An affordable way of getting there on one or two days' notice
+#Something interesting nearby that I would visit even if I wasn't hashing
+Many times I've cross-checked Google Flights and geohashing.info on Friday evenings to see if I could make such a trip on the weekend, but opportunities have so far been very few. But this weekend, the stars were aligned correctly. There was a hash in a forest near Lausanne, there were still affordable flights available to Geneva, and I had always wanted to visit the old Montreux recording studio used by Queen and see Freddie Mercury's statue on the waterfront. So on Friday evening I booked flight tickets and a rental car and went to bed early. I got up very early the next morning and set off!
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+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 1.JPG | The car park at Schiphol Airport is divided into sections named after traditional Dutch things. I was in "Wooden shoe" today.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 2.JPG | Our flight: a cute little Embraer 175 operating KL1925 to Geneva.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 3.JPG | The sun rises as we fly over Luxembourg.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 4.JPG | Landed at GVA. There's a weird dot pattern on the windows so you can't make clear pictures :-(
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 5.JPG | I had reserved a "surprise model" since that was the cheapest option. On checking in, the clerk asked me "if a Mercedes-Benz E-Class would be all right?". "That'll do" was my reply :-D
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+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 6.JPG | Parked the Benz at a forest road.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 7.JPG | It was a bit foggy, but not too cold.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 8.JPG | The hash is somewhere up ahead.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 9.png | Made it!
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 10.JPG | Lloyd celebrating.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 11.JPG | Another view of the hash.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 12.JPG | And another.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 13.JPG | And yet another.
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+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 14.JPG | Freddie Mercury overlooking Lake Geneva.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 15.JPG | The exhibition in the old studio.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 16.JPG | The actual recording location!
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 17.JPG | Sampling the local cuisine: a McRaclette with Rösti Fries and Apfelschorle.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 18.JPG | The more traditional visitors to this town did not need such cost-cutting on their food :-)
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+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 19.JPG | A Boeing 737-700 brings us back to Schiphol.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 21.JPG | It had started to rain as we prepared for takeoff.
+Image:2018-11-10 46 6 FelixTheCat 20.JPG | Back at Wooden Shoe, the old hashmobile is still there.
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