You Are a Tourist

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1. Rosa, today you typed over three pages, and it's only the start of our round-the-world trip! You included mention of visiting the MCG, then taking a tram to shop at the Vic Markets. Then you took a boat ride down the Maribyrnong River to Flemington Racecourse, arriving in time to catch a horse race that is claimed to stop a nation on the first Tuesday of November. A train to the city dropped you at Flinders Street Station, where you could easily walk to see the famous nude painting "Chloe" at Young & Jackson's Hotel. There was much more, but that should be enough to remind you of the city we visited today. Which Australian state capital were we visiting? Adelaide, South Australia Brisbane, Queensland Melbourne, Victoria Sydney, New South Wales

2. I am exhausted after producing today's report, Rosa. Massive earthquake damage in 2010-2011 in this New Zealand city means there wasn't much to see here, but it was only a 2.5 hour drive to see Mount Sunday, one of the locations where "The Lord of the Rings" was filmed. What city, New Zealand's second-largest and nicknamed "The Garden City", was the starting point for our tour of New Zealand? Wellington Hamilton Auckland Christchurch

3. Rosa, you really seem to have enjoyed today, which you spent wandering the streets of a South American city which has special tourist routes for fans of Eva Peron and Jorge Luis Borges. You waxed lyrical over the way in which Benito Quinquela Martin has decorated the suburb of Caminito, and the majestic width of the Avenida 9 de Julio, named in honor of this country's Independence Day. For dinner, you went into the nearby countryside to visit an estancia, where you feasted on a traditional asado, served (in a restaurant that is clearly designed for tourists) by waiters dressed as gauchos. What capital city did we visit today? Brasilia, Brazil Lima, Peru Buenos Aires, Argentina Quito, Ecuador

4. The capital city of the largest island in the Caribbean has inspired you to fill over ten pages of ecstatic descriptions about today's excursions. Your enthusiasm was not dampened when you slipped and fell into the Almendares River, which runs through the city; after changing clothes, you hopped aboard a cruise of the harbor in which the USS Maine sank, a mysterious incident that was the trigger for the Spanish-American war. Which city did we tour today? Kingston, Jamaica San Juan, Puerto Rico Port-au-Prince, Haiti Havana, Cuba

5. Ah, Rosa, today's visit to an historic New England town really got your writing juices going. In highly condensed form, you rode the swan boats in the Public Garden, wandered into the adjacent Common to start your trek along the Freedom Trail, checked out the harbour that was the site of a famous tea party in 1773, then took in a night baseball game watching the Red Sox defeat the Yankees at Fenway Park. Do you remember which city offered us these experiences? Concord, New Hampshire Portland, Maine Boston, Massachusetts Providence, Rhode Island

6. This morning you flew into Heathrow Airport to visit the capital of England, a city that has been around for over 2,000 years since being founded by invading Romans. There was so much to see and do, Rosa, and you recorded it faithfully this evening. What city, through which the River Thames passes, did you see today? London Belfast Edinburgh Cardiff

7. Tonight you have worn me out typing up your experiences in a city that was called Lutetia Parisiorum by the Romans a couple of thousand years ago, and which has been nicknamed "Paname" in local argot, as well as being known as "The City of Light". Rosa, do you know the English name for this city where you enjoyed a boat ride on the Seine River this afternoon? Stockholm, Sweden Paris, France Rome, Italy Oslo, Norway

8. So, Rosa, you appear to have enjoyed a slightly less hectic day than usual as you absorbed the exotic sights to be found in the largest city in Africa, from which you plan to launch an excursion tomorrow to visit the pyramids of Giza and the Great Sphinx. Near what city will you be seeing these ancient wonders? Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Marakesh, Morocco Durban, South Africa Cairo, Egypt

9. The largest city by population (in 2011) in India was originally built on seven islands by fishermen who lived and worked there. But you were more interested in visiting Bollywood than in exploring the geographical history of this city. Where were we today, Rosa? Mumbai Kolkotta Hyderabad Chennai

10. Today, Rosa, you visited a city on the island of Honshu which was host to the 1964 Olympic Games. Originally a small fishing village named Edo, this city was devastated by an earthquake in 1923 and by extensive bombing during World War II. What national capital have you been typing about all during this evening? Tokyo, Japan Beijing, China Seoul, South Korea Manila, Philippines