Google Street View Maps now reaches 50 countries

Google launched a technology  "Street View Maps" in 5 US cities, in 2007 that gives panoramic views from positions along many streets in the world. According to Google's Offical blog , they have reached 50 countries with the launch of Street View in Hungary and Lesotho (an independent state surrounded by South Africa).

Now without budging from your seat or bearing those heavy travel expenses you can stroll in the the historic center of Budapest which is along the Danube (the river that carves the city in two). The Hungarian Parliament building and the famous Chain bridge is also just a click away!

Other Hungarian treasures include the Széchenyi Thermal Bath, the largest medicinal bath in Europe, as well as the wonders of Buda castle.

Street view cameras have captured some of the breathtaking mountainous ranges and the winding roads and lakes of Lesotho. Other treats include Lesotho Evangelical Church, which is one of Africa's oldest Protestant churches, founded in 1833 by missionaries from Paris, and the traditional architecture in Nkesi, Maseru.

WebProNews quotes Google Street View manager Ulf Spitzer who when referring to the vast coverage of this technology says  "From Antarctica to Australia, South Korea to South Africa, from the snow-capped peaks of Everest to the Great Barrier Reef, you can navigate more than 5 million miles of the world, without ever leaving home.”