LAST EDITED ON 12-22-05 AT 06:29 AM (EST)The Amazing Race heads back out into the world, with brilliant locations, wonderful tasks and awesome (for now) teams. But let's get to work people.
Billions of thanks to weecama for his/her vidcaps!
1. The Amazing Race logo
2. Phil: Coming this February...
3. Aerial shot of Mount Fuji, Tokyo, Japan.
After seasons of neglecting Japan due to high costs, here they are! I can recognize the conical shape so distinctive of the mountain, but there seems to be a little less snow that I would usually see in November. Has it been warm this year in Japan?
4. Night scene at Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, Japan.
It's an easy match with the Samsung on the left, and HMV in the background, closer to the right. This is definitely Tokyo.
5. Phil: Five continents...
This would make it North America (teams start in the United States), South America (Varig is a South American airline), Europe (Moscow), Asia (Tokyo at least) and Oceania (Australian newspaper reports).
6. Aerial shot of Temple of Segesta, Sicily, Italy.
Thanks to TARJunkie999's spoiling skills! Read his/her post below for more details.
7. Elephants engaged in combat. Dark-skinned mahouts.
No idea. It's sandy behind though. Indonesia? India? Sri Lanka?
8. Dancing troupe on stage.
9. Caucasian girl twirling. Looks Russian.
This photo is probably as close as it gets!
10. Phil: 60 000 miles...
Ooh, longest race so far!
11. Night view of St. Basil's Cathedral, Moskva, Russia.
12. Monkey takes a bite out of the camera.
Again, no idea. Any people familiar with monkey species and distributions?
13. Teams standing in a row at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Denver, Colorado, USA.
14. Phil: Eleven teams of two...
I can't see the teams well enough. More on the teams below.
15. Phil (on location): Go!
Ah. The usual.
16. Cars drive out of the starting location carpark.
17. Sao Paulo runway.
Morrilld nailed it as the Brazillian airport!
18. Contestant: Come on, come on, come on...
19. Varig plane landing.
Varig is a Brazillian airline, which means South America is on the destination list. The only links out of the USA is through Los Angeles, New York and Miami, and they all head to Sao Paulo.
20. Double-male team: Off to a million bucks!
This is inside a car, and it's near the start, where you can still see the red rock face out the window.
21. Dancer with traditional Thai mask.
The RealityFanForum folks spotted a Coke bottle behind, with the Thai lettering and design. Also thanks to Bowwie with the analysis!
22. Two girls roller blading.
Is this Danielle and Danielle from Staten Island?
23. The girls bartending.
Great. Bartenders.
24. Double-female team: We're girls, we're young, and we love boys!
25. Yellow helicopter in air.
26. "Nerd Team" rushes out of helicopter.
They're actually rushing. This is in the middle of a leg, not before the start.
27. Nerd Team: We're two of the biggest nerds that you'll ever meet.
28. Biplane.
29. Russian soldiers marching.
You see the Russian flag (horizontal stripes of blue, white, red) being hoisted near the back. No doubt about this one. This looks like Red Square to me.
30. Soldier close-up.
I can't find photos on this. The winter uniforms are different from the summer ones. The marching isn't a common occurence, is it?
31. Gutsy Granny lookalike (TAR2) running along Viaduto Santa Ifigenia in Sao Paulo, holding Route Marker.
The railing design matches perfectly! A single-decker bus passes underneath.
32: Gutsy Granny: AAAAAH!
33: Man, bungee jumping at Zulu Bungee, Corinth Canal, Greece.
Jack_bauer got this one. The red colour of the platform is a match, the canal is the correct width, even the little bit of bushes at the bottom is in there!
34: Man: AAAAAH!
35: Phil: This February, don't miss the start of an all new Amazing Race.
36: Me: AAAAAH!
And now a look at the teams...
Team Bartender Girls #58
Samantha Vano at RealityFanForum says that the girls are called Danielle and... Danielle. (?!!) They're supposedly from Staten Island, and are wearning hot pink with a black jacket at the starting line.
Team 70s
Looks like two guys, one with a black beard and sunglasses, wearing a light pink jacket at the start. The other (I'm not sure if it's the same team) is also bearded, but blonde, looking like an elf.
Team Nerds
From the video. Big-sized guy and a girl. Dark red T-shirt for the guy, light blue top for the girl. Both bespectacled.
Team Probably Won't Make It Past Leg Three
On the Sao Paulo Bridge. Two mom-types.
Token Black Team
Chip/Kim/Uchenna/Joyce clone. Guy looks more like Uchenna, wearing a black bobble hat (I don't know what this is called) and a red top. The girl is wearing all black.
Team Two Guys I Won't Remember
One wearing black, the other blue. These are the guys in #20. Nothing of interest from them just yet.
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