Google satellite

I did something rather simple but profound yesterday. After looking at the google satellite maps of the Palm Islands in Dubai (I saw the construction project documented on the National Geographic channel), I had a sudden idea.

I typed in the name of the city where I was born. Then, based on childhood recollections, I followed streets in "hybrid" mode, literally walking (or panning) street by street, house by house, to find my old elementary school, the park where I played and swam, the house where I lived, my friends' houses, the little triangle grassy area where three roads met and we kids used to meet or hang out, and so on.

I wasn't too nostalgic about the whole thing, but it was intriguing and interesting. In theory, I'll never have any reason or need to go back to my birthplace (it's far and there's nothing there), but it is pretty darn cool to "revisit" and check it out from above. Highly recommended.