function initialize() 
{
  var latlng = new google.maps.LatLng(38.059989, 23.997622);
  var image = root + '/Images/bluePin.png';
  
  var myOptions = 
  				{
		  		  zoom:16,
		  		  center: latlng,
		  		  mapTypeControl: false,
		  		  mapTypeControlOptions: 
		  		  {
      				style: google.maps.MapTypeControlStyle.DROPDOWN_MENU
		  		  },
		  		  navigationControl: true,
		  		  navigationControlOptions: 
		  		  {
		  		    style: google.maps.NavigationControlStyle.SMALL,
		  		    position: google.maps.ControlPosition.TOP_RIGHT
		  		  },
		  		  mapTypeId: google.maps.MapTypeId.HYBRID
  				};

  var map = new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById("map_canvas"),myOptions);

  var marker = new google.maps.Marker
  				(
  				  {
  				    position: latlng,
  				    title:"Τα Καλαμαράκια",
  				    map: map,
  				    icon: image
  				  }
  				);
}

function preloadImages() 
{ 
  var d=document; 
  if(d.images)
  {
    if(!d.MM_p) 
    {
      d.MM_p=new Array();
    }
	var i,j=d.MM_p.length,a=preloadImages.arguments; 
	for(i=0; i<a.length; i++)
	{
	  if (a[i].indexOf("#")!=0)
	  { 
	    d.MM_p[j]=new Image; 
	    d.MM_p[j++].src=a[i];
	  }
	}
  }
}