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Mistoffelees

20:05 / 21.03.06

Google Earth is a free program, with which you can look at photos of the Earth, wherever you choose to look. Some places (mostly major cities) are very detailed.

I got this idea from another board: "Google Earth" where you are, and put the photo here in the thread. This way we can in turn stare in awe at our fabulous dwelling places.

Here is mine [notice my castle!]

Ok, I admit my appartment is in the topright corner of the photo.

So how about you?

All Acting Regiment

21:15 / 21.03.06

Never mind your castle, your lawn's a fucking revelation. Can you play that town like a violin?

Mistoffelees

21:26 / 21.03.06

They´ve just recently finished that lawn. Now the park is the way, it was designed by Simeon Godeau at the end of the 17th century. They plan on making people pay "voluntarily" this spring!

The castle even plays a part in the Baroque Cycle, when the young princes gets the giant globe for her birthday!

BlueMeanie

22:00 / 21.03.06

Here's my swanky pad.

Mistoffelees

22:15 / 21.03.06

Aw, it´s almost black and white. Here´s a more colourful version.

Self explanatory.

Actually not. That says at the top "Matt's castle" and at the bottom is says "Matt's Car"

Baz Auckland

23:11 / 21.03.06

I hate living somewhere without close-up photos...

I live in the red rectangle on the upper left, and am sitting and typing in the southern one...

The big mountain between the two has a neat ruined fortress and wall running along the whole top of it...

Mistoffelees

09:33 / 22.03.06

If you don´t want to install Google Earth, you can also use the satellite map of Google Local.

Elijah, Freelance Rabbi

14:05 / 22.03.06

As you can see the orbital particle cannon is pointing right at my apartment.

Jerks.

Jub

14:21 / 22.03.06

I would, but after all the talk of scary stalker types today, I don't think I shall.

Mistoffelees

15:07 / 22.03.06

I thought this point would come up. Of course, your location says "London", where that stalker is supposed to be. So he might recognise the area.

For everybody outside London, who may feel uncomfortable: If you just cut off the latitude and longitude, it´s almost impossible to tell where you live just by looking at you houses from 300 feet above.

We could test that with the London Barbeloids. I´ll post a randomn neighbourhood of London and you can guess where it´s at:

Jub

15:14 / 22.03.06

givusaclue

Mistoffelees

18:44 / 22.03.06

It´s East London, north of the Thames.

miss wonderstarr

18:56 / 22.03.06

We don't have red games courts in S. London. Red gravel is restricted to royal parks.

Mistoffelees

19:22 / 22.03.06

I photoshopped the picture and tweaked the colours. In Google Earth it was more of a faint orangebrown. And it´s not South London (where I saw similar game courts).

Mon Oncle Ignatius

19:49 / 22.03.06

For some reason my guess is around Bow. Something about the towers on the school building

Mistoffelees

19:59 / 22.03.06

I have no idea, how the area is called.

You can find it here:

51° 30' 49.39" N and 0° 02' 47.24"

doglikesparky

20:02 / 22.03.06

East Arbour Street, Tower Hamlets.

Bubblegum Death

00:54 / 23.03.06

I can't get the image to show up but here is a link. It's the long building with a blue roof and a pool in the back.

This is where I work at by the way; not my house.

Jub

06:41 / 23.03.06

Do another one Mistoffelees !

assayudin

08:20 / 23.03.06

I cannot figure out how to post the picture but I am completely un-nerved that I can see my balcony very clearly.

Thank you for giving me a new reason to wear a tin-foil hat!

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08:48 / 23.03.06

I'd show you an aerial view of my Palace, but unfortunately you people will have to go without the splendid sight, because I can't use Google Earth with WindowsME.

Someone living in a Palace using WindowsME? Well, it's the best operating system there is, I wouldn't accept anything less.

Mistoffelees

09:34 / 23.03.06

Do another one Mistoffelees !

Ok, and Good Luck!

I cannot figure out how to post the picture

You press the print button. Then open a program like paint or photoshop. Choose "new". Then press ctrl+v. The photo should appear. You can then change and save it.

Mistoffelees

09:36 / 23.03.06

@Alchymia:
I'd show you an aerial view of my Palace, but unfortunately you people will have to go without the splendid sight, because I can't use Google Earth with WindowsME.

You can try this site: flash earth

Jub

11:58 / 23.03.06

It looks like the west end, but I can't place it. - Give us a clue!

Punji Steak

12:01 / 23.03.06

Is that Charing Cross Road just north of Trafalgar Square?

Mistoffelees

12:01 / 23.03.06

Not west end. North of St. Paul´s.

Punji Steak

12:12 / 23.03.06

Ah of course. Tysoe street, junction with Middleton - I'd recognize it anywhere!

Jub

12:13 / 23.03.06

Rosebury Avenue - near Farringdon.

Jub

12:19 / 23.03.06

oh, you got there first Punji - good show. How did you get that? Did you raelly recognise it, or was it looking on the google earth thing?

Mistoffelees

12:31 / 23.03.06

You´re right Jub! It was tough to localize, I compared the photo to my London map: it´s between Farringdon road and St. John street. There´s such a maze of streets inbetween, that I can´t exactly tell, what crossroad it is.

BTW, while I was getting out the map, I found 34.35 £ in cash!

The coins look funny: one 1 £ coin has a palm tree, the other one a dragon. And the .20 is smaller than the .10

Mistoffelees

12:38 / 23.03.06

Yes, Punji Steak, you got it! Now, thanks to you, I´ve found it on the map. About 500m east of it was my hotel (with those ugly Barbican monstrosities in sight).

Punji Steak

12:39 / 23.03.06

Yeah, just Google Earth. Turned the street names on to identify it after matching the images... now I'm looking at the Himalayas though, much more exciting!

Mistoffelees

12:56 / 23.03.06

Yes, Google Earth is a lot of fun for watching landscapes, some look like abstract paintings. That´s Australia on my desktop:

If you want to continue guessing London, pick a street yourself, I´m now off, and won´t be back til tomorrow. Have fun!

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