Google Sightseeing
I use google maps all the time. The idea of google sightseeing is entertaining at least in a passive sense. As long as I don’t have to search out new ideas for what to look at and can just look at the RSS reader every once in a while and go “oh, that’s interesting…”, then I’m happy.
I was looking at it recently and noticed the “top 10 rudest place names in Britain”. Now, I’ve never been to any of those, but at the bottom it mentions a place a little closer to home. It links to an older article on Fucking, Austria.
As many of you may know, I’ve been there a few times now when we’ve had guests, and think it’s a wonderful photo opportunity. We usually do Burghausen, Fucking, and Altötting in one day, it’s a great day trip (you need a car to do it).
Anyways, here’s a few pictures from our trips there:
My brother, Petra, and I:
no more Fucking, Austria *sniffle*:
(sorry if you’re easily offended, it’s supposed to be funny)
J.G. on 09 Mar 2009 at 4:17 am #
Yikes! Although, according to Wikipedia, they’ve had the name since 1070.
NOFXmike on 09 Mar 2009 at 10:24 am #
Yes they have, which is why they refuse to change the name. It’s an outrageously conservative area…
joedrew on 24 Mar 2009 at 3:07 pm #
fuckin lmfaooooooooo
kelly on 24 Apr 2009 at 5:32 pm #
If they were that conservative and upset.. they could altar the spelling to resemble the name of the man its supposed to be named after in the first place…
how did the spelling get altared..
and Yes.. its f**ng hysterical…
even more funny that its the adjective for
everything..
f**g police, f**g taxes.. if they have em.. so on so on..
funny stuff..
Helen Melbourne on 12 Jun 2009 at 3:37 pm #
The Germans are not known for their sense of humour and as Basil Fawlty once said “Don’t Mention The War”. I wonder if they have a place called Sense of Humour because they certainly don’t have one. My other half is Austrian and I couldn’t stop him laughing.
Anonymous on 22 Apr 2012 at 10:38 am #
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