We'll start our tour at
my place. Since all of you live either in
China or
Canada, certainly not
nearby, we'll have to use
Terraserver.com.
Note that these
images were taken in
1996, at best. Now, go to:
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1582&Y=21603&Z=18&W=1
Welcome to
Bethesda, Maryland! (39:00:59.620N, 77:07:11.082W)
The
horizontal road is the famous
Washington Beltway. The
almost-vertical road is
Old Georgetown Rd.
On
Old Georgetown, you should see
4 splotches. To the right of these is an
access road that runs
parallel to
Old Georgetown. To the right of the
northmost tree is a
horizontal road,
Jarvis lane, which hits the access road.
On that corner is a
dark-
rooved structure that is
blocked by trees and is hard to
make out. But trust me, it's there. This is where
our hero,
Bob the Cow, does his
fantabulous noding, and cooks up
evil schemes to
kidnap EDB and his
not-so-evil plan to eventually become
level 6. If you have any
questions, such as more precise
coordinates for your
missile, please
/msg me.
Sights of Bethesda:
To the
north, along
Old Georgetown Rd.:
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1581&Y=21607&Z=18&W=1
In this
shopping complex is
where Bob gets his hair cut, and then picks up his
sushi.
A bit further:
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1579&Y=21608&Z=18&W=1
The famous
Giant where I buy my
foodstuffs and
caffeine. To the left is
Walter Johnson high school, whose students fill up the
Bagel Bakery at
11:00 every day.
Go
south, and you'll see
the Beltway.
After that:
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1583&Y=21602&Z=18&W=1
This is the
huge and ugly old folk's home,
visible for miles.
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1584&Y=21599&Z=18&W=1
This is the
YMCA, where
Bob buffs up to
prepare for his battle against the
Death Borg.
Still on Old Georgetown:
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1586&Y=21594&Z=18&W=1
This is
NIH.
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1590&Y=21593&Z=18&W=1
More of NIH, note the
Medical Center metro stop, where
Bob catches a bus home.
Still on Old Georgetown (it's
diagonal, now.):
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1590&Y=21587&Z=18&W=1
Go even further south, and you'll be
smack-dab in the middle of Bethesda, the most
restauranty (
restauraunchy?) place on Earth!
(tm).
See if you can spot me!
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1592&Y=21585&Z=18&W=1
This is where Old Georgetown hits
happy, little Wisconsin Avenue. We can take it all the way to
DC! (
If we were so inclined.) Also, the
Tastee Diner is at the top. (Thanks,
coffy.)
Bethesda:
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1593&Y=21584&Z=18&W=1
Note the
police station on the corner in the center, a
parking garage up and to the right, and a
movie theater (
triangular, with a whole in the center) on the bottom left.
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1594&Y=21580&Z=18&W=1
Oooh! A
golf course! Perfect for the rich
suburbanites who
commute by here!
http://www.terraserver.com/image.asp?S=10&T=101&X=1596&Y=21572&Z=18&W=1
Okay, back to the
shopping area, the
funky-shaped building in the center has a
Clyde's, where we can go for
lunch. On the left is
Hecht's, for all your
bomb-threat needs. (
Don't ask.) At the bottom is the
Bethesda Metro station, and
the District line,
which we dare not cross.
People to see:
Well, there seem to be
quite a few Everythingians in Bethesda, here's
everyone that i know of:
Bob the Cow
Queequeg
Tftv256
Nailbunny
Coffy - lives in
Kensington, works in Bethesda
I might also mention
binarydreams, who lives in nearby
Silver Spring.
/msg me if you want to be on this list
and you actually live or work in
Bethesda. Also, check out
The Everything People Registry : United States :Maryland for more
Marylanders!
Goodnight, folks!