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9, dieses Rätsel ist gar nicht so schwer! Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/13/2014
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

I created this puzzle as a way to celebrate my 1000th geocache milestone, which I have achieved in Germany in June 2014. Naturally, the puzzle is about Deutschland, and its many beautiful landscapes and cultural icons. As usual, the published coordinates are bogus.


It has been an awesome privilege and adventure to have geocached in Germany, and I have brought back many memories and mementos, some of which I have included in the puzzle which you see below.

In this puzzle all you need to do is arrange 16 of the 25 “postcards” in a 4 x 4 grid, as shown in the upper right corner. There is a particular order in which they must be arranged and I have included that information in the grid.

Once the right postcards are chosen and placed in order, you will have to search the grid for two sets of three numbers that will complete these coordinates:

N01 19.xxx

E103 48.yyy

If you were wondering, you don’t need to have geocached in Germany or know where I have been to on my trip to solve this puzzle. 

Good luck and have fun!

Finally, vielen Dank to baekno whom planned the logistics, provided the transportation and excellent company on one of my greatest Geocaching adventures I have ever had across Germany and beyond. Of course, she, too, had a part to play in this puzzle, as she kindly agreed to beta-test the puzzle to ensure that it is indeed "gar nicht so schwer". May the fun continue, und bis bald im Wald... someday. 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Eägfry: Xrvar Zngurzngvx oraögvtg Svany: qnf Fpuvyq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)