Circus Maximus

There's absolutely loads of sightseeing to be done in Rome, but today we're just going to be visiting the Circus Maximus... actually, there's so much history in Rome that it's nearly impossible to see just one thing. Close to the…

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Tuesday, 4th October 2005

Comment Spam

Apologies to those of you who subscribe to our comments RSS feed, which has today be plagued by a rather nasty onset of comment spam. We've cleaned it all out and tightened up our filtering so, fingers crossed, things should…

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Tuesday, 4th October 2005

Rusty Tree Drawing?

Can anyone explain why someone has planted this rectangular-ish line of trees outside of Oakland, CA? And while we're at it, what the heck is this? Thanks to Bob (Canadian) Thompson.

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Tuesday, 4th October 2005

Sh*t Happens

Was this person really not able to think of anything more noteworthy to write in the sand than 'Sh*t Happens'? Mind you, it got posted here I suppose... Thanks to Marilyn Largent

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Tuesday, 4th October 2005

Joint Security Area

When North Korea, China and the United Nations Command (UNC) signed the 1953 armistice which effectively ended the Korean War, they did so in a village called P'anmunjÅ?m. After the cease-fire was signed, construction began on a site located about…

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Friday, 30th September 2005

Mang Gorn Luang (The Royal Dragon)

These red-gold buildings in Bangkok, Thailand, make up the Mang Gorn Luang (the Royal Dragon), the largest restaurant in the world. The restaurant covers 33,500 m2, has over 1,000 staff, and accomodates 5000 guests. The servers wear roller skates, use…

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Thursday, 29th September 2005

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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