var map = null;
    var geocoder = null;

    function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map_canvas"));
        //map.setCenter(new GLatLng(37.4419, -122.1419), 13);
        geocoder = new GClientGeocoder();
       
      }
    }
 

    function showAddress(address) {
      if (geocoder) {
        geocoder.getLatLng(
          address,
          function(point) {
            if (!point) {
              alert(address + " not found");
            } else {
            
            // Create our "tiny" marker icon
           //var tinyIcon = new GIcon();
            //tinyIcon.image = "http://www.dental-beauty.com/www/cms/design/maps_logo.png";
            //tinyIcon.shadow = "http://labs.google.com/ridefinder/images/mm_20_shadow.png";
           // tinyIcon.iconSize = new GSize(75, 44);
            //tinyIcon.shadowSize = new GSize(22, 20);
           // tinyIcon.iconAnchor = new GPoint(40, 40);
            //tinyIcon.infoWindowAnchor = new GPoint(5, 1);// Set up our GMarkerOptions object literal
           // markerOptions = { icon:tinyIcon };

            
              map.setCenter(point,16);
              map.addOverlay(new GMarker(point));
              var marker = new GMarker(point);
             map.addOverlay(marker);
              
              //marker.openInfoWindowHtml("Sie finden uns hier " + address);
              map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());
             map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
            }
          }
        );
      }
    }