8 June 2010 Google streetview and the Gautrain were launched in South Africa. We had our first experience of the Gautrain at the tweetuponrails a few months ago. Yesterday we went for a rytjie from Sandton to Rhodesfield. It cost us R33 return plus R10 for the card. If you are parking there it will cost you R9.50 a day.

I was looking for a place near soccer city. I went to google maps. I was amazed to see that it showed the actual street exactly how it looks. You can rotate the image at 360 degrees and see the whole street. Then I went to see if my house was there. Amazing it was there as well. The Nani’s taxi was dropping of kids from school. I went to see my parents home, it was there as well. I went to see my in laws home, it was there as well. I went to see Ogies, pothole filled Ogies was there as well. I was also able to see what washing my Nanima had on her line. Amazing. See if your house is there. If you seen a strange looking car with a camera on top passing you, that was the google street car and you most probably are on google street view.

Meet Pegman from google street view maps

How street view works?

1. Go to google maps

2. In the search box put your street address or the address you looking for

3. Click on search maps

4.A picture will appear on the right. That is what you were looking for. Click on the image.

5. You will see pegman on the right dressed in Yellow. If he is not where you want drag him to the place where you want him to be. Just play around with the arrows rotate 360, go forward until you see what you want.

New! Explore South Africa in Street View.