My sister and I decided to place two caches to mark the 5th
Anniversary of my emigration to Australia. So on the other side of
the world, pretty much 15.000 (yes, fifteen thousand) kilometers
away there is a cache similar to this one. Same size, roughly same
hiding spot, placed on the same day, similar swap items and each
containing a travelbug starting it's voyage to the other cache.
Even the questions are roughly the same ones.
GZ is at:
S 19 AB.CDE
E146 FG.HIJ
By solving the puzzle/answering the questions, you don't only
get the missing numbers for the coordinates, you will also learn
something about the "other" city.
We mainly keep in contact through internet, so it's only fitting
that you use this amazing invention to find your answers
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The city my sister lives in is the capital of the federal state
of Hessen, to be able to search for the answers you will first have
to find out what the name of this city is.
Then you have the following questions to answer:
A = The oldest remaining building is the old city hall. When was
it built? (take the first digit)
B = On the banks of which river does the city lay? (number of
letters of the river)
C = Which previous chairman of the car company Holden was born
in this city? (number of letters in first name)
D = Which symphony did Brahms compose while on holidays in this
city in 1883? (number of symphony plus 1)
E = How high is the western steeple of the "Marktkirche" (market
church)? (in metres, take the first digit)
F = How high is the "Neroberg"? (in metres, multiply first digit
with 2)
G = When was the cities "Staatstheater" (state theatre) built?
(second digit minus first digit)
H = Who was the Mayor of the city in the year 2000? (number of
letters in first name minus 2)
I = Which is the cities oldest structure? (number of first
letter, if a=1,b=2,...)
J = The "Kurhaus Kolonade" is the longest hall, supported by
pillars, in Europe. How long is it? (in metres, take the third
digit)
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You can check your answers for this puzzle on
Geochecker.com.
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Cache is a 2l Sistema container painted black. At time of
placement it contained: logbook, stashnote, pen, a TB, swap items
(souvenirs from the town in Germany) and a FTF prize.
Easiest way to reach GZ is from Castle Hill Road.
* * * Congratulations to "summer'skoby" on the FTF! * * *
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If you have found BOTH caches, please contact diluar (if
you're from Australia) or corikra (if you are from Germany). That
earnes you an invitation to dinner!