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Sound of Music Mystery Cache

A cache by npg Message this owner
Hidden : 6/13/2006
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Short walk (in total nearly 5km) near Mondsee.

Short walk (in total nearly 5km) near Mondsee.

 

The church of Mondsee was the background for the thirdsuccessfulest film of all time * (until now) in the USA .
To get to the startingpoint answer this cinema-question: Convert the name of the main actress in this film (firstname surname ) into numbers (A=1,B=2... example: NPG....-->to find (a-c) c ---->(N-G) G--> (14-7) 7--> result 7 7) - you need this numbers only for the startingpoint!

 

The cachecoordinates are given in songtitles. example: track Z: Mercedes Benz (Janis Joplin) = 1 -- you find a Symbol ,picture ,factory etc. that belongs to the title (a parking car would'nt fit ;)) - solution: Z is number 1.

Startingpoint: Track A at N 47 51.f d (e+f) und E013 20.(d-f) h (b-i): Which title fits best:

  • Emergency Exit (Beck) = 5
  • Ring my bell (Anita Ward) = 6
  • Twisting By The Pool (Dire Straits) = 7
  • White Light/White Heat (Velvet Underground )= 8

Follow the street along the wall (nearly SW) turn right walk a bit -then follow the road between Blumen (Die Ärzte) and Heil dir, weiser Schmied (Richard Wagner) .
You reach the house number 5 - time to look around and search for Track B:

  • Rearviewmirror (Pearl Jam) = 4
  • Gasoline (Audioslave) = 6
  • Superunknown (Soundgarden) = 3
  • One More Cup Of Coffee (White Stripes) = 5
  •  

Follow the road (turn left ) until you see a doublearrow under a sign on the wall , so Track C will be:

  • Over The Bridge (Alice in chains) = 3
  • Under the Bridge(Red Hot Chili Peppers) = 4
  • Kindergarten (Faith no More) = 5
  • Hanging Tree (Queens of the Stone Age) = 6

 


From now on Follow the River (Joni Madden). You pass the house My World is Blue (Desmond Dekker).

Where the Bicycle Race (Queen) maybe get a Breakin’ Down (Skid Row) trough Rollin' Stone (Muddy Waters) turn right , to get to the path .

At the beginning of the wodden rails (also findable by the bench) you find Track D:

  • 1999 (Prince) = 4
  • 36 (System Of A Down) = 7
  • Conquest of paradise (1492) (Vangelis) = 6
  • 1000 Vies (Stephan Eicher) = 3
  •  


head on to Track E ..walk the Plank ...or four of them...look left:

 

  • Jesus gonna be here (Tom Waits) 5
  • Bridge over troubled water (Simon & Garfunkel ) 7
  • The small Print (Muse) 4
  • Houses Of The Holy (Led Zeppelin) 8
  •  


short before Track F:

  • Highway To Hell (AC/DC) 7
  • Greystone Chapel (Johnny Cash) 1
  • Goin' Down To The River (Mississippi Fred McDowell) 6
  • Walk On The Water (CCR) 3

 


Further the way you come to a crossing (one way leads steep uphill) : You find the decimals for North 47 51.???

 

  • 10 Minutes Before the Worm (Alice Cooper)Tracks CEA
  • 15 Minutes Intermission (Cab Calloway) Tracks EBF
  • 25 Minutes To Go (Diamanda Galas)Tracks BCE
  • One Hour (Coleman Hawkins)Tracks DEA

 

 


Follow the river - cross The Bridge (Queensrÿche) , turn right a little uphill, first you see are the decimals for East 013 19.???

 

 

  • Mansion On The Hill (Bruce Springsteen)Tracks CBF
  • Stones in My Passway (Robert Johnson)Tracks DFB
  • The Cross (Prince) Tracks ADC
  • Ruined Castles (Roland Kirk) Tracks DBF

 


In the mill by a delicious bread from a wood-burning stove you can solve the higher mathematics to get the final coordinates.
Full of new power you find quickly the Cache Cache (Zap Mama) because U Got The Look (Prince & The N.P.G) .
.... if not ...I Feel 4 U (Prince & The N.P.G.)

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

* Nqwhfgrq sbe Gvpxrg Cevpr Vasyngvba

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)