For Blogging Out Loud...

Nick and Rick (not related) have given their versions but both failed to spot the eerily emptiness of the world whilst the Google cars were doing the rounds. Must have been when Jeremy Kyle was on TV - its the only possible explanation.

Eerie 1 - An eerily empty Lou Macari's Fish and Chip Shop on the Chester Road


Eerie 2 - Fitzroy Tavern on Charlotte Street minus the punters


Eerie 3 - My local Woolies open for business.... *choke*


And not forgetting Camden Lock bridge minus the pushers. Seriously eerie.

So, Google has launched the UK version of it's controversial StreetView project. Now, like our friends in the States we can re-trace that drunken night out, check out our new neighbourhood or spy on our other halves...

The Google street cars have been trawling the nations highways and byways for months and the finished article is impressive with 360° horizontal and 290° vertical camera pictures.

Following legal discussion faces and numberplates are blurred.

How to use Google StreetView;

• Go to Google maps at maps.google.co.uk
• Zoom in on a major city
  
• Drag the yellow man left hand side onto a street on the map. If the street is highlighted blue StreetView is active
  
• Drop the man at the point you want to view from and you will switch to the 3D image.
• Play!