function initialize() {
      if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
        var map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("googlemap"));
        map.setCenter(new GLatLng(address[0], address[1]), 16);
        map.addControl(new GSmallMapControl());

        // Create a base icon for all of our markers that specifies the
        // shadow, icon dimensions, etc.
        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);

        // Creates a marker whose info window displays the letter corresponding
        // to the given index.
        function createMarker(point, index, address) {
          // Create a lettered icon for this point using our icon class
          var letter = String.fromCharCode("A".charCodeAt(0) + index);
          var letteredIcon = new GIcon(baseIcon);
          letteredIcon.image = "http://www.google.com/mapfiles/marker" + letter + ".png";

          // Set up our GMarkerOptions object
          markerOptions = { icon:letteredIcon };
          var marker = new GMarker(point, markerOptions);

          GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
            marker.openInfoWindowHtml(address);
          });
          return marker;
        }

        var point = new GLatLng(address[0],address[1]);
        map.addOverlay(createMarker(point, 0, address[2]));
      }
    }

    google.setOnLoadCallback(initialize);