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6 Years of Google Sightseeing

Wednesday, 6th April 2011 by

Unbelievably (for us at least) today is the sixth anniversary of the the first ever post on Google Sightseeing, which was an aerial view of a MIckey Mouse-shaped lake at Disney World, Florida1. We’re very glad to still be here, and would like to thank our writers past and present for all their hard work over the years, and of course all of you who have been reading the site,…

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