Archive for July 9th, 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

Unintentional People

Saturday, 9th July 2005 by James

Another landing strip in Iraq which, like most of them, has been made unusable by placing sandbags at regular intervals along the runways. But who’s that dead body on the runway? ;-)

Deed Body

Here at GSS we get a lot of submissions of clouds, but they are mostly pretty unexciting. That said, I really like this shadow formed by a cloud over Munich Airport. Can you (like me) see the footballer, facing east, about to kick the ball? Or, (like submitter Sebas) do you see a traveller, walking east, carrying a handbag in his right hand?

Footballer

Thanks: Mark Huijser & Sebas

British Museum

by James

The Norman Foster designed glass roof of the Great Court, a spectacular covered square at the heart of the British Museum. Also Centre point which stands 117m (385ft) tall, accommodating 35 floors of office space.

British Museum

Thanks: Julian

Weeeeeee’re back!

by James

Yay! new server! GgSs is back in effect!

Many thanks to the guys at EuroVPS for all their hard work in getting our new box all set up.