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Rotary International Roundabout

What looks like a roundabout in Sao Paulo, Brazil features the logo (and large type) of Rotary International. There's another odd looking roundabout to the east. Thanks: Sight

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Tuesday, 26th July 2005

‘Net Jesus Red’

Some large type. 'Net Jesus Red' is seen here written on the side of a hill in Pretoria, the administrative capital of South Africa. I assume the language is Afrikaans, but unfortunately none of the online tools I could find…

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Tuesday, 19th July 2005

Tokyo Disney Resort

Completing the set of Disney Parks is the Tokyo Disney Resort. The resort is split into two main sections, Tokyo Disneyland Park, with the usual magic mountain, etc. and Tokyo DisneySea Park which is based around various themed 'ports'. One…

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Monday, 18th July 2005

Toshimaen Theme Park

Apparently one of the biggest theme parks in Japan is Toshimaen. The north part of the park has various roller-coasters, one of which is emblazoned with (what I'm told is) the park's name. The south part is a water park…

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Monday, 4th July 2005

BAR

Randomly written on the side of a hill in spain is the word "BAR". Perhaps there's a good pub there? Maybe someone called "Bar" flies a gyrocopter around there (like a spanish Dave)? Who knows!

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Saturday, 2nd July 2005

Bavarian Motor Works

The BMW world headquarters in Munich, Germany is the 'four-cylinder' building (which was built top-down), while the famous logo is atop the BMW museum. Over in South Carolina is BMW's North American home. The rather-cool crescent moon shaped building is…

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Saturday, 2nd July 2005

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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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