There were plenty of reports of Google's Street View spy cars being spotted around the UK last year, so presumably we won't have too long to wait for Street View being introduced here.
Meanwhile Street View is live in Paris, and it is now surprisingly high-definition. I can imagine a new vogue for virtual tourism where you can travel to exotic locations and take screen grabs rather than photos.
For instance, here's my "photo" of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris - frankly pretty much on a par with some of my real photography.
Zooming into the courtyard in front of the cathedral is a nice little vignette - what looks to me to be a gipsy presenting an unwitting tourist with some 'free' lucky heather.
And on full zoom, I think you could pretty much identify the people involved. There's going to be so much fun along these lines when the UK versions launch!
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