So YOU don’t really believe in Santa Claus?  If so, you’re really going to look silly when YOU view the live Santa Claus webcams in the North Pole, Lapland.  Ho Ho Ho

One of the Santa streaming cams is located inside Santas toy workshop in the North Pole, Lapland. Watch Santa LIVE with his elves and friends as Santa goes about his normal daily activities. Watch as Santa Claus waves to all the Santa webcam visitors watching him via his very popular Santa cam

The other Father Christmas streaming video web cam is overlooking the secret location where Santa lives in the North Pole in Lapland, Finland.  Check out the weather in the North Pole in Lapland as well as trying to see the world’s most famous and popular reindeer – Rudolph the red-nose reindeer.  One thing for sure, global warming hasn’t so far started in Lapland!!!  Still lots and lots of snow for Santa and his reindeer to enjoy.

Enjoy watching Father Christmas, alias Santa, via this live streaming Santa webcam preparing for his amazing Santa trip around the globe delivering Christmas presents to all the good boys and girls around the world in the early hours of Christmas Day morning – when all the good children are sleeping in their beds

Not long now till Father Christmas will ride his Santa Sleigh pulled by Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer on Friday 25th December 2009.  Keep checking the live Santa web cameras on the exciting build up to Christmas 2009

The Two live Santa web cams are kindly provided by Santaclauslive.com For more info about Santa and his elves visit Santaclauslive.com – HERE

All the team at Camvista wish all our visitors a VERY Merry Christmas.

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Enjoy our selection of the Top 10 funny, unusual, and even weird live Google street view sightings that have been detected around the UK and Ireland since the recent launch of Google Maps – Google street view.

We’ll be nominating, every month, what we feel are the Top 10 funny, unusual, weird and some even bizarre google street view sightings that have been filmed by the fleet of Google street view cars, and Google bikes, as they filmed 360 degress panoramic street level images for their highly popular Google Maps. around the roads and streets of cities and towns around the UK and Northern Ireland

Enjoy our Top 10 UK and Northern Ireland google street view sightings for May 2009

Number - 10  Refuse Collector throwing the rubbish on the streets of Bristol in England Watch this refuse collector throw about the tools of his trade on a street in Bristol, England. He might get a job with the English cricket team

Number – 9 Snake charmer on a street in Norwich, England If you have a phobia about snakes, then don’t view this unusual and funny google street view on a street in Norwich. If you like viewing snakes, the reptile type, then view this snake charmer walking a street in Norwich, England

Number – 8 Love message written on a t shirt on Camden High street in London, England This young lady was expressing herself by sending out a romantic messages on her t shirt while out for a walk on Camden High street in London. Think she was looking for a kiss while out for a stroll on Camden High street.

Number – 7 The Toon army official season ticket office in Newcastle Looking for a football season ticket to watch Newcastle United football team for the 2009/2010 football season? If so, then make sure that you purchase your Toon football season ticket from this official vendor

Number – 6 Don’t try to tackle this 4 wheeled bull by its horns Thought bulls has four legs!! Not four wheels They obviously do in Hammersmith in London. This four wheeled bull will be a good match for any Spanish Matador!! Might give the matador a fright when it peeps its horn!!

Number – 5 Think I’ll now stick to walking the streets in Aberdeen This youngster from Aberdeen in Scotland hasn’t quite mastered the skills and requirements for roller skating. Maybe the google street view peeped it’s horn and gave him such a fright while out filming google street view map images in the Granite city – Aberdeen.

Number – 4    Thank goodness it wasn’t windy when Google was filming this street view image in Edinburgh Thank goodness google street view doesn’t feature audio with its 360 degrees street level images for Google maps!! Doesn’t look that this Edinburgh bagpiper was making much money on the day of google street view filming on the streets of Scotland’s capital city – Edinburgh. At least the weather wasn’t windy. Google would have to do some blurring under this Scotsman’s kilt if it was windy!!

Number – 3 Sherlock Holmes on a street in Cambridge waving to a Google street view car I say Doctor Watson. What’s that funny little car with nine cameras on its roof? It’s a Google street view car, Sherlock Holmes, filming in Cambridge for Google maps. Better give the Google driver a wave, says Sherlock Holmes. Might need some picture evidence from Google street view in the future.

Number – 2 Give us a big kiss for Google street view.  Keep both of yiur feet on the ground This young couple on a street in Coventry, England, love expressing their desires for each other in public. Is this a new kissing position that the locals in Coventry enjoy? If they eventually get married, let’s hope that the wedding pics will be taken by a Google street view photographer.  Try to keep both feet on the ground in future!!

Number – 1 Our May 2009 TOP funny Google street view sighting is:  Aliens having a stroll along Tottenham Court road in London Bet the Google street view car driver thought he was filming on a different planet when he came across these Aliens strolling along Tottenham Court road in London. Hopefully the Aliens eventually found their Starship Enterprise.  And didn’t have their space ship clamped when parking in London!!

The Google street view map photographs on the highly popular Google maps has fairly caught the imagination of many millions of web visitors.  Now online visitors can take a virtual walk through many cities and towns around the globe from the comfort of their computer or mobile phone.  Pan, tilt and zoom on Google street view 360 degree high quality street level map imagery  Exploring some of the biggest cities and towns around the USA, Europe and Australia and New Zealand.  Allowing online visitors to search and find famous landmarks, visitor attractions, shops, restaurants, parks and hotels and bars.  Enjoying a virtual tour by viewing live 360 degrees street level map images

Google street view was filmed by a fleet of Google street view cars.  Covering as many roads and streets in the cities and towns that currently feature on Google street view maps.  Many thousands of miles have been covered by the Google street view cars that have nine high quality directional cameras on the car roofs, hence the reason Google street view can give 360 degrees street level views on Google Maps.  Sometimes Google bikes were deployed to film Google street view images, along narrow streets and lanes, that couldn’t be accessed by a Google street view car

Quite often, when the fleet of Google street view cars are filming live along the roads and streets of the cities and towns that they are covering for Google street view, some funny, or unusual, or even slightly weird events are often caught by the google street view cameras.  And then loaded up onto Google street view maps for everyone to see and view on Google Maps.

We’ve now launched a new Google street view sighting section to feature some of the funny, or unusual, and some slightly weird Google street views that have been detected by the fleet of Google street view cars, and bikes, on their journeys along the streets and roads in the USA, Europe, Japan, Australia and New Zealand.

Check out our new Funny Sightings Google Street View Section – HERE Enjoy viewing a selection of live Google street view sightings that have been filmed and available to be viewed on Google Maps.  Some are really funny, very unusual, quite hilarious, and even weird and wacky.  Enjoy viewing our selection of funny, weird, unusual Google street map view images on our Funny Sightings Google Street View Section – HERE

If you’re looking for funny, weird and unusual Google street view sightings around the USA – then visit our Funny Google Street View Sightings USA section – HERE.  View funny Google street views sightings in Florida – California – Las Vegas.

Google Maps have just recently launched Google street level in many cities and towns around the UK.  Check out unusual, funny or even slight weird live Google street view sightings in our new UK Funny Google Street View Live Sightings Section - HERE

Check out our new Unusual Google Street View Sighting France Section – HERE If you’re looking for some funny Google street views around Paris, then visit our Paris Google Street View Sightings Section - HERE

We’ll be now adding many more funny, unusual and weird Google street view sightings on our Funny Sightings Google Street View Section.  So keep checking out this new Google Street View Section on at least a weekly basis

Google have finally managed to launch their much awaited UK Street View 3D images onto their very popular Google Maps section in the UK  Currently UK Google maps is only displaying Street View mapping content on Google maps from the UK’s 4 capital cities plus 21 major cities in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales and England.

The internet giant has spent almost a year filming and collecting millions of 3D images from the north of Scotland, to the south of England with fleets of specially modified cars trawling along thousands of miles of roads in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland snapping high defination pictures for the UK version of Street View on Google maps.  Allowing Internet visitors around the globe to enjoy a `virtual walk` via Google Street View on Google maps

Officially lauinched on Thursday 19th March 2009 the UK version of Street View features 3D photographic content from 25 cities in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Google are expected to drip feed more Street View mapping content from other cities, towns and villages around the UK that they’ve already filmed, in the near future.

Currently the 25 cities that you can take a `virtual tour` courtesy of Street View on Google maps are – London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Bradford, Cambridge, Oxford, Sheffield, Nottingham, Derby, Bristol, Coventry, Aberdeen, Swansea, York, Newcastle, Dundee, Southampton, Norwich, and Scunthorpe

Now you can have a virtual walkabout London’s iconic roads and streets – from the comfort of your computer seat.

Mapping company, Seety, have just completed and launched their London street level view mapping solution covering the Capital city. Click your way around the London looking in every direction admiring well known beautiful panoramic views. The street level views cover some of the most iconic London attractions from famous landmarks, streets, roads and bridges,  red double decker buses, and historic buildings. Enjoy people watching as you have a virtual drive or walk around one of the world’s most popular cities.

We’ve selected a list of Top 15 London street map panoramic views for you to see on your walk around central London. Don’t get run over by a London red double decker bus!

15 Chinatown in the heart of Soho, London
	If you enjoy eating Chinese food, and visiting London, make sure that you visit Chinatown in the Soho area of London. Many Chinese restaurants and shops selling all sorts of Chinese products are located in London’s Chinatown. Enjoy a virtual walk around London’s Chinatown area – HERE .
14 Regent street map view in London
	Regent street is one of London’s most famous and popular shopping streets. Enjoy a virtual walk or drive up London’s Regent street. No need to spend any money on your panoramic street level tour!! Enjoy your virtual shopping trip up London’s Regent street – HERE.
13 Downing steeet level map view
	The number 13 can be unlucky for some people. So can the number 10!! Take a virtual walk up to the security gates at Downing street in Whitehall, London. To take a virtual walk up to the gates of Downing street in London visit HERE
12 Tower of London street level map view in London
	It’s much safer in the 21st century to visit the Tower of London. You won’t get your head chopped off or locked in the Tower of London!! Have a virtual walkabout London’s famous castle, the Tower of London – HERE.
11 Royal Albert Hall London street map view
	If you’re wanting to attend a show in London, check out what’s on at the Royal Albert Hall. Enjoy your virtual visit to the Royal Alvert Hall in the Kniightsbridge area of London. Planning to visit the Royal Albert Hall? If so, get your bearings by having a stroll up to the Royal Albert’s Hall entrance – HERE.
10 The Beatles Abbey Road zebra crossing street map view
	Enjoy your virtual London walkabout tour to the world’s most famous pedestrian crossing – The Abbey Road zebra crossing. Made famous by it’s appearance on the Beatle’s Abbey Road record album. Enjoy a virtual walk over the world famous Abbey Road zebra crossing in London – HERE
9 Oxford street live street map view in London
	Have a virtual stroll along Europe’s largest shopping street – Oxford street. Make sure that you look left, right and left again when crossing the busy Oxford street. Don’t get knocked over by a London red double decker bus on your Oxford street shopping trip!! Enjoy your virtual shopping trip on London’s most popular shopping street, Oxford street – HERE
8 Covent Garden street level map view in London
	Enjoy your virtual walk around London’s Covent Garden area. Visit shops, bars, restaurants and market stalls that make Covent Garden such a popular place to visit. To enjoy a virtual trip to London’s Covent Garden area visit – HERE
7 Old Compton street map views in London’s Soho district
	Enjoy a brisk walk down Old Compton street in the heart of London’s Soho district. Don’t stop too long outside a adult sex shop!! Lots of nice restaurants, bars and cafes to visit in this Soho area of London. Use your computer cursor to walk along Soho’s Old Compton street in London – HERE
6 Waterloo station street map view in London
	Are you always in a hurry trying to get to Waterloo station? If so, sit back on your computer seat, relax, and enjoy a hassle free street map tour around the UK’s busiest railway station. Enjoy a virtual tour outside the UK’s busiest railway station, Waterloo, in London HERE
5 Houses of Parliament street map views in Westminster, London
	Click your way around the Houses of Parliament in the Westminster area of London. Take a virtual tour outside the House of Commons and the House of Lords. To enjoy a virtual tour of the Houses of Parliament in London go HERE
4 Piccadilly Circus live street map views in London’s West End
	Enjoy a virtual tour of London’s Piccadilly Circus in the heart of the capital city West End. Use your curser to have a virtual walk around London’s Piccadilly Circus – HERE
3 The London Eye and County Hall street map views in London
	Enjoy a virtual walkabout on the banks of the River Thames to view the London Eye and County Hall. To enjoy a walkabout in central London to view the London Eye and County Hall visit – HERE
2 Leicester Square live street level views in London’s West End
	If you’re planning a visit to London, make sure that you catch the hustle and bustle at Leicester Square in the heart of the Capital city. To enjoy a virtual walk around the West End theatres and cinemas at Leicester Square in London visit – HERE
Number 1 London street map panoramic view – Buckingham Palace on the Mall
	Imagine that you’re sitting in a ceremonial carriage to drive up the Mall for a Royal audience with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth 11 of Great Britain. Enjoy your short journey up the Mall to the gates of Buckingham Palace. To enjoy your virtual horse carriage trip up the Mall to the gates 0f Buckingham Palace visit HERE

Hopefully not long now till Google launch their much anticipated Google street view mapping imagery in the UK. For months, the Google street view cars have been spotted all over the UK filming streets all over England, Scotland and Wales. Reported rumours have been saying that Google will be launching their much awaited street view mapping imagery before the end of 2008.

However, a small innovative Italian mapping company, Seety, who recently set up a London office, have beaten Google Street View by being the first company to launch a Street Level View mapping solution, online, for a UK city – London. Well done to Seety for beating the biggest player in the mapping imagery market, Google, for the the most pestigous city in the Uk, and Europe, London. (more…)

We’ve been getting lots of sightings, by Camvista snoopers, of the current locations that the fleet of Google Street View cars are currently filming around the UK. A BIG thank you to all our Camvista snoopers who are kindly reporting their sightings around the UK and keeping us all fully informed on the progress that Google are making with their new Street View photo-mapping tool.

Today, Friday 15th September, a Google Street View car was spotted at 10.20 am on the main Edinburgh road – Queensferry Road. The Google car wasn’t filming as all the camera equipment, on the roof of the car, was fully covered over. The Google car was in a big hurry, as it nearly drove through red lights on Queensferry Road. Must have been in a hurry to drop of the passengers at Princes street for some Friday morning shopping!!

Still no definate date from Google when they will be launching Street View in the UK. Street View is currently available only for certain locations in the US, France, Italy, Australia and Japan. Word on the street is that Google still hopes to launch Street View in the UK by the end of this year – 2008. From all the Street View Google car sightings that we’ve received, it would appear that many cities and towns throughout the UK will be featured on their new Street View photo-mapping tool.

July 2008 has been a very busy month for Google’s Street View cars zooming around many cities and towns in the UK. There has been many sightings of the Google VW cars, with six hi spec cameras on their roofs, filming 360 degrees panoramic street-level views for Google Maps, about to be launched Street View application for the UK Google Maps. Let’s hope Google has enough dollars in their Bank to pay the high fuel costs in the UK. By all accounts, their pool of Street View cars, in the UK, are fairly upping their milage, in the streets of many UK cities, and towns, in order to launch Street View in the UK by Autumn 2008.

So far, to our knowledge, Google Street View cars have been recently spotted driving the streets in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow, Norwich, Oxford, Nottingham, Bristol, Plymouth, Coventry. Google’s fuel budget, must be doing well with the strength of the Dollar, as some of their Street View VW cars have been spotted as far North as Inverness and Ullapool in Scotland. (more…)

The 2008 Tour de France, the world’s largest cycle race, 23-day, 21 stage bicycle race, reaches it’s climax on Sunday 27th July 2008, as the cyclists complete the 3,500 kilometres 2008 Tour de France and finish the final day stage in Paris, when they reach the finish line on the Champs Elysees.

This year, Tour de France fans and race cycling supporters, around the world, have been able to enjoy a more online interactive experience of the world’s most famous cycle race, thanks to Google launching their new Steet View 360 degrees panoramic street-level views of the exact route for the 2008 Tour de France. Thanks to the new Google Map application, Street View. (more…)

Word on the street is that Google will be shortly launching their popular Street View Google Maps panoramic views in the UK by autumn 2008. Google’s Street View immersive’s video footage, already available to be viewed online in many cities around the US, and in France, and now Italy, is already proving to be a massive hit for Internet visitors using the `free to use` Google Maps street view application.

Google’s Street View technology allows computer visitors to view 360 degrees panoramic street-level views of their favourite street, landmark, location or building in their city that Google Maps have already launched their Google Maps street view panoramic views. Already, Google’s modified cars, normally VW’s, with six hi spec cameras on their roofs, are filming their 360 degress camera images, have been spotted recently in some of the UK’s major cities. Such as London, Birmingham, Cardiff, Manchester, Glasgow and Edinburgh, to name a few of the UK cities that Google Maps are currently filming for their Street View application. It is expected that a number of UK cities will be online and available to be street viewed on Google Maps by autumn 2008. (more…)