Europe

Tonight’s Dinner

For tonight's dinner we're following what might well be the world's largest recipe - as it's written in large type all over the surface of Google Earth. To start with, on the coast of Nova Scotia a vineyard uses the…

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Thursday, 6th September 2007

X-wing

12.5 metres (41 feet) in length, hyperspace capable, and with a top speed of 5,025 mph in atmosphere, the X-wing is of course the iconic starfighter first seen in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, all the way back…

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Wednesday, 5th September 2007

More Puerile Roof Art

Actually, you could barely call this childish scrawl on the roof of a French University "art" (stop sniggering). By my calculations (yes, I measured), at around 7.7 metres this is actually the smallest of the penises so far found on…

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Friday, 24th August 2007

Plane Crash in a School

Nestled amongst the buildings of a technical college in Antwerp is a F-84F Thunderstreak fighter-bomber. But how did it get there? The Belgian airforce had around 197 of the American built F-84Fs, and the story goes that this one, serial…

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Thursday, 23rd August 2007

Garlic?!

Written on the ground beside the runway of an old World War 2 airfield is the most bizarre large type yet: "Garlic?!". This airfield used to be RAF Hibaldstow, which has been inactive since 1947. Currently the site is used…

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Tuesday, 21st August 2007

English Chalk Figures

Along with the more modern pastime of making crop circles, etching chalk figures into the side of hills seems to be a peculiarly English obsession. The Uffington White Horse is the confirmed oldest of the many chalk figures in England,…

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Thursday, 16th August 2007

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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