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Sunday, 13th November 2005

Tower of Hercules

The Tower of Hercules is the oldest Roman lighthouse in the world and the only one still in operation. Spanish legend has it that one of the many heroes named Hercules battled the giant Gerión on this site, killed him,…

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Sunday, 13th November 2005

Parasailing

The white blob in our thumbnail is a parasail, with the speedboat doing circles just to the East. This is just off the coast of Mexico where we can see the Rui Palace hotel (again, under construction in the satellite…

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Friday, 11th November 2005

Barcelona Port

The Port of Barcelona is covered in Large type, there's El Consorci, Honda, Frimercat and a couple more which I can't quite read. Perhaps Google Earth users will have more luck 😀 Thanks: Reven

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Friday, 11th November 2005

Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona

The Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona, Spain is used for the the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix along with other motorsport events. Inaugurated in 1991, there are three different routes: the Grand Prix track (4,727m), the National track(3,067m) and the…

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Friday, 11th November 2005

The Gherkin & Tower 42, London

30 St Mary Axe aka 'The Gherkin' was opened on the 28 April, 2004, yet is still under construction in the satellite photo (I've been saying that a lot recently). Wikipedia goes into detail of all the clever designs incorporated…

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Thursday, 10th November 2005

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