function initialize() {
	if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        	var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
           	var homepoint = new GLatLng(51.4329074,6.7691346);      	
        	map.setCenter(homepoint, 14);
         	var customUI = map.getDefaultUI();
        	map.setUI(customUI);        	
        	
        	var baseIcon = new GIcon(G_DEFAULT_ICON);
        	baseIcon.shadow = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/shadow50.png";
        	baseIcon.iconSize = new GSize(20, 34);
        	baseIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(37, 34);
        	baseIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(9, 34);
        	baseIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(9, 2);


        	function createMarker(point, index, text) {
          		var letter = String.fromCharCode("A".charCodeAt(0) + index);
          		var letteredIcon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
          		letteredIcon.image = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/marker" + letter + ".png";
          		markerOptions = { icon:letteredIcon };
          		var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);
          		GEvent.addListener(marker, "mouseover", function() {marker.openInfoWindowHtml(text);});
          		return marker;
        	}   	
        	var homepoint1 = new GLatLng(51.4329074,6.7691346);   
		var text1 = "<b>Currybar</b><br/>Königstrasse 39<br/>Duisburg-Citypalais<br/>Tel.: 0203 - 29 88 77 77";
         	map.addOverlay(createMarker(homepoint1, 0, text1));
          // 	var homepoint2 = new GLatLng(51.4424896,6.7766548); 
          //	var text2 = "<b>Little Currybar</b><br/>Schifferstrasse 220<br/>Duisburg-Innenhafen<br/>Tel.: 0203 - 31 77 317";
          //	map.addOverlay(createMarker(homepoint2, 1, text2));         	
      	}
}