     @setProperties(properties)
 
   propertiesFromCookie: ->
-    properties = {}
-
-    if $.cookie('last_lat')?
-      properties.lat = $.cookie('last_lat')
-
-    if $.cookie('last_lon')?
-      properties.lon = $.cookie('last_lon')
+    properties =
+      center:
+        lat: if $.cookie('last_lat')? then $.cookie('last_lat') else 52.50521
+        lon: if $.cookie('last_lon')? then $.cookie('last_lon') else 13.4231
 
     if $.cookie('last_zoom')?
       properties.zoom = parseInt($.cookie('last_zoom'), 10)

  mapViewDidChange: (()->
    # Don't store the latlng and zoom in the cookie if we are in the embed layout
    if @get('widget')?
      return;

    center = @get('center')


  poppingNode: null
  widget: Ember.ENV.WIDGET

  center: null
  zoom: 14
  latBinding: 'center.lat'
  lonBinding: 'center.lng'

