Challenge: Relive your High School Memories using Goole Maps

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Last week @TravellerG took us to the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum in Bangalore now called Bengaluru, as part of the mega meetup.

At the entrance, I, @MathanVibranarayan, and another local guide whom I do not remember now, saw a retro weighing scale at the same time.

Our eyes sparkled with joy since we had seen this machine after almost 25 years.

I remember during the 80s when I was in high school, these machines were found at bus stands and railway stations. I used to ask my dad for a 1 Rupee coin to operate it.

The machine had rotating disks and colorful lighting.

After standing on the pedestal and inserting the coin, the wheels rotated, and the machine made some amusing sounds of levers and gears operating inside that gave us goosebumps about what was in store for us.

Within a few seconds, a piece of cardboard would be spit out by the machine which displayed our weight and also a little fortune :smiley:

We relived this moment at the museum.
Here’s a photo collage:

Local Guides Tushar Suradkar and MathanVibranarayan using the weighing machine at the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum in Bengaluru
Local Guides Tushar Suradkar and MathanVibranarayan using the weighing machine at the Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological Museum in Bengaluru1600×871 130 KB

Challenge :flexed_biceps: :star_struck:

Share the Google Maps link and a photo of a school day memory you relived recently.

Ideas to take the challenge:

  1. :school: Locate your school on Google Maps and visit there, if you haven’t in a long time. Take a photo and share it in the reply.

  2. :people_holding_hands: Locate an old friend’s place on Google Maps whom you have visited without Google Maps - and give him/her a surprise. Show them how to use Google Maps if they don’t know already. Invite them to LG Connect.

  3. :film_projector: Locate a park or cinema theatre you have not been to for a long time. Check how it looks now and upload photos to Google Maps. Write a review of the place by simply adding facilities like parking, accessibility, updates, and photos.

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Can I share the location of our go to food spot😄

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Yes :+1: Nice idea! dear @framesbysumedh - but remember - from a distant past - from school days or older :smiley:

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This is one the most memorable and nostalgic moments during the meetup :heart_eyes: @TusharSuradkar sir thanks for showing me this place.

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Nice @TusharSuradkar sir

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In Kolhapur I saw this mashine in hotel Opel and my son trying every time.

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wow…! nice
maybe next time, you can take a photo also - though not of the kid, only the machine.

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We had an amazing time at the museum @MathanVibranarayan - so many memories :handshake: :hugs:

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I have the pic just searching in phone

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Every interesting challenge @TusharSuradkar for this Challenge I have to come there. Those weighing machines are still there in smaller railway stations.

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Pastry Corner was out go to place to hang out for birthday treats after school. Before lockdown they had a variety of menu which they don’t serve now, but hopefully will soon introduce it back. Also it is budget friendly flace :smiling_face_with_sunglasses:

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No necessarily weighing machines, any old memory place you can find on Google Maps, you can visit and add photos @Gurukrishnapriya

But if you could visit the same machine again, then that would be fabulous too :+1:

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This shop looks interested @framesbysumedh
When did you visit here the last time?
Please share the photos of the latest visit and tell us about your past memories at this place.

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Sure. Last time i visited was during 14th Feb. I don’t have much photos as it’s nearby my house and I visit it frequently. But I will surely post some photographs by this weekend :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

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wow look at that machine, I do not remember I have encountered to one, make me wonder if I am too old or too young for the machine lol @TusharSuradkar

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Nice challenge @TusharSuradkar
I’ll try to participate.

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:round_pushpin: Reliving My High School Memories with Google Maps

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High school was truly an unforgettable phase of my life, and Maharshi Patanjali Vidya Mandir will always hold a special place in my heart. :blue_heart:

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One of my fondest memories comes from spending hours in our computer labs, where we learned coding, presentations, and digital skills that still help me today. Those neatly arranged rows of computers, the excitement of creating projects, and even the nervousness before practical exams, all remain fresh in my mind.

Equally memorable were the chemistry labs :microscope:. The thrill of mixing chemicals, conducting experiments, and watching reactions come alive made science both fun and fascinating. I still remember the smell of the lab, the glass apparatus lined up, and the curiosity that every experiment sparked in us.

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Our school temple added a spiritual touch to our daily life, where we often began the day with a sense of peace and discipline. The school corridors still echo in my mind with the sound of chatter, laughter, and hurried footsteps between classes.

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And of course, how can I forget the daily anthem at 9:15 AM :musical_notes:, a ritual that united all of us and instilled a sense of pride, discipline, and togetherness before we began our classes.

Walking down those corridors again through Google Maps brings back nostalgia, the friendships, the lessons, and countless memories that shaped who I am today.

Link to School on Google Maps

#LocalGuides #ConnectChallenge #HighSchoolMemories #GoogleMaps #BackToSchool #Nostalgia

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