Archive for June 6th, 2005

Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

The editors: James & Alex

Ciudad Juarez

Monday, 6th June 2005 by James

In the city of Ciudad Juarez , Mexico (just east of the Uffington White Horse) is this large type painted on the side of a mountain. The text reads “CD Juarez, La Biblia es la verdad. Leela.” which translates to “Ciuadad Juarez, The Bible is the truth. Read it.” The letters have to be repainted every couple of years to keep it legible and can be seen from nearby El Paso, Texas (more info).

CD Juarez, La Biblia es la verdad. Leela.

Thanks: Tyler & Bill

Downtime

Monday, 6th June 2005 by Alex

Apologies for the downtime today, we’ve been experiencing some er… difficulties with the server. We’re back now, but not quite up to speed, so you may find some issues with comments pages (amongst other things).

We’ll let you know when we’re back up and running properly. Sorry!

Update: We seem to be back on track. Normal service should resume shortly, thanks for your patience. :-)

FAQ Update

Monday, 6th June 2005 by Alex

Just a quick heads-up to let anyone interested know that we’ve updated the FAQ page with a bit more information about how the zoom level works on Google Maps. Many thanks to Ryan Jonasson and gIMpSTa for the information. There’s also now a separate entry on how to make sure your link is set to the maximum zoom level.