Europe

Mount Vesuvius

Probably the most famous volcano of all, this is the mighty Mount Vesuvius. Here you can see the crater, which was captured on this day shrouded in clouds. Way back in 79 AD, Vesuvius underwent a catastrophic eruption which buried…

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Tuesday, 20th June 2006

Saint-Exupéry TGV Terminal

Following up on a comment in Alex's TGV post back in October, I present Saint-Exupéry International Airport in Lyon and more specifically the TGV terminal . The airport was built in 1975 but the TGV terminal with its stunning roof…

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Saturday, 17th June 2006

Flying Road

Tired of planes in flight? School buses in flight not unusual enough for you? Well, soaring over cars and houses here in Elstree, London, there's a section of ghostly flying road! Bet you haven't seen one of them before! Thanks…

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Friday, 16th June 2006

Flying doughnut

Somewhere off the east coast of England the alien army are preparing their assault on mankind, using giant doughnut warships. Thanks: Steve Wrona

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Friday, 16th June 2006

Tropical Islands Resort

Tropical Island Resort is a large artificial "exotic island" resort in Germany. The 107m tall building was designed and built as a hangar for CL160 Super Heavy-Lift Cargo Airships, but the airships were never constructed so the hangar was a…

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Thursday, 15th June 2006

England v Trinidad and Tobago

This is the Urban Stadium in Nuremberg... Erm, no. It used to be the Urban Stadium, it now appears to be the Frankenstadion... Sorry. This stadium has been renamed the easyCredit-Stadion for the next 5 years. Except... FIFA have renamed…

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Thursday, 15th June 2006

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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